Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-01-05
SUSSEX COUNTY FINANCES.
Charles J.. Moore of Georgetown Writes OF
the subject With Special Reference Co Re-
publican Responsibility.

publican Responsibility.
Every Evening, December 99th.
Editor Every Evening: Having read
several comments in the columns of
your paper ON editorials of the Sussex
journal as to mismanagement (l think
this is the word used) of the finances
and funds of Sussex county by the Re-
publicans in the Levy Court, and also
the admissions of the Sussex Republic
can and Milford Chronicle Of the
charges as made by the Sussex Journal,
| have looked in vain, thinking that
someone in authority or connected with
the Levy Court would reply to said
articles as commented upon.
If any such reply has been made I
have not seen it. l am q citizen of
Sussex county and do not like to see
such charges and admissions in print,
and being Republican, dislike to see
the representatives of that party in the
Levy Court charged with crime and
admitted mismanagers. sl
would like to know, in this connec-
ton, if any representative of either Of
the papers above mentioned has boon TO
the office of the clerk of the peace of
Sussex county and ascertained from the
records the amount of county orders
issued since February, 1897, (the date
of Republicans securing control of Levy
Court, and including the December
session of the Levy Court of the present
year?
How many of these county orders
have been paid by the different coll
lectors of taxes to the county treasurer
and how many are remaining unpaid
by said collectors to the county treas
urer, but still in their hands? Has any
representative of either of the said
papers any means of knowing the
amount of road orders issued by the
several members of the Levy Court,
since the last annual report of the
State auditor?
Are you willing to admit that on
March LIST, 1897, the bonded indebted
ness of Sussex county was S42, 500? If
SO, was a Republican majority in the
Levy Court responsible for this debt
and was it caused by mismanagement?
| When the sum OF $4,000 was, borrowed
by the county some years ago, was it
sufficient to liquidate all the foating
Indebtedness of the county?
A sum OF $4,000 is the amount
named as the debt of the county. and
the Sussex journal would have the peo-
pie Of the State believe the Republican
majority of the Levy Court responsible
for the whole, This, in my opinion,
is not the truth, but if am wrong |
am willing to be corrected and will
gladly acknowledge it, if any represen.
tative of either of the above named
papers will point out the mistake on
my part Through your columnsl.
The editorials of the Sussex journal
l ufA tfsfl IL. x,...t tx,.,
thorough knowledge of the exact state
the inordinate habit of the Sussex
Journal 10 enlarge upon and magnify
the mismanagement or misdeedb, ii
either there be, of any Republican.
Tho Sussex Republican and Milford
Chronicle are subjects of reproof fol
not having examined the records of the
county and for having acquiesced in
the accusations of their political adver-
sary without any accurate knowledge O.
the question themselves.
If the accusations made are correct
there must certainly be a Temedy,: but
is it not best to lind out the, exact anc
true financial condition; next, the
cause, and finally, apply the remedy?
The citizens of the State have reac
the accusations and admissions of til,
three papers before mentioned, but onl,
in general way, which tend to throw
discredit upon the financial affairs a
they exist in this county. Do away witt
the general. accusations and let then
be specific and accurate Give tn,
figures, if they can be obtained ant
this will suffice, not only for the publ,
generally, but for Republicans particu
larly.
4 The foregoing questions. are asked o
any of the above named papers, and
wish one of them would answer specifi
cally as to the exact amount du.
When this is done 1 shall ask then
some questions as to the cause
Charles L. Moore.
, Georgetown, Dec. 10Th, 1883.