The sun., 1900-10-08
THE LEVY COURT FIGHT.
om Middletown Transcript.

From Mddletown Transcript.
One of the words that i'll this campaign
is nearly worn ont by the constant use ol
the Democratic orators, is paramount
With some, free silver or sixteen 70 one
is paramount; with others. So-called m
periaism: with still others, trusts. bu1
to the tax payers of New castle coun'.
the paramount issue is the Levy Court
nee the passage Of the Five Comm
5ner Act hy the Legislature of 1891,
control of the body has been i'll the
,nds Of three men. John ]. Mealey of
q third district Henry NJ. White of
le fourth. and William 4. Scott of this,
the fifth district These three, and they
alone are responsible for the proflgacy,
not to use harsher term that has char
acterizpl the expenditures of the coun-
tvs iinanars, and they cannot shlk the
responsibility. or these. one, John j..
Mealpy, has been reuomipated in dis
tlict that's absolutely cert aim 10 elpct
him, Hpnrv NJ. White wus refll@el Il
place 0n the ticket lit tho Democratic
primary, hut saW 70 il tslt lto candidate
chosen MAS 0f his class. The third nom
ber William a. Scott, by largain that
is 50 loudly and piainly tallSed about by
our Democratic friondS in this district.
srcceetltd III securing the nomination of
John G.. Armstrong. NJ one doubts
that MI. Scott il entirely satisfied with
Mr. Armstrong Therefore, il Is certain
that. il the latter is elected, the same
kind of administration will 10 -iven the
county as has been the case since 1888
The party whip has boon swung ana it,
threatening note is everywhere heard. e
force this nomination 70 il successful
election.
Two Years ago the voters of this hum
dt.ed elected two Republican Road Com
missioncrs III spite Of Democratic mn
iority Of 42 for representative. 1t vii
lie remembered that the retiring Roat
Commissioners made their report 1T tha
time ami showed that the hundred owet
less than $1,000: hut WHEN the investigat
ing committee appointed by the new
commissioners rot through with thei
work. it WAS found that The real deb
was nearly 100000. Who can say WIN
the real debt Of New Castle County is
The bonded debt is set down at $646,000
but what is the floating debt? Hoy
much money does the county owe, fo
which warrants have not been drawn
nor bills WesentPds Whore Las tn
money conc and who rot ii: These III,
billnI tlUtSllHllS VIII ll1l W dilHNFltI N'll
iSfactory unless there is Il change i III
personnel of the Levy Court.
Every citizen of this hundred in part
cular knows where thousands ot dollar
were thrown into the mud nj 1T Anall,
tine road md tlln cnuscway hmlow Ode
SAL The first "iob" WAS estimated /
cost $4,000, hut. il Is Said, already ST.
600 has been spent lnd still the road
not fnishcd At Odessa $1,000 wa
spent il Widening the raHscway % II,
vent / few tl'ccS from bcing washc
AWAY. the road hring extended ten II,
or moro beyond thr trees, forming
piece of road that cannot under amy ii
cnmstances hc used fm public travt
Now. as in The two cases above not"
another election i approaching and
certain class of voters must he appeaSc
Consequently road Is q u huilt acre
Silver l;uu Marsh. III an estimate cost
$4,000. Bridges me built. over StIcaf
that are ,liy for least eight months
HE year II q cost 70 the county of IS
to Sl,5e0, Whom fair estimates Of iii,
value no Sar nothing If their ns"fulnc
Of them1 i not more than half So muc