The sun., 1901-10-07
MONDAY, OCTOBER Z, 1901.
KENT,s LIGHTHOUSE ROAD.

For about forty years the government
of this State-in each of its counties
was in control of the Democratic party.
During the whole of that period the eff
fects of Democratic control We're cum
ulative disasters. Nowhere else has there
of political power to party ends and in
diyidual profit. Nowhere else have the |
political rights of the people been more
wilfully and wickedly outraged, or more
the civic spirit Of the State been so pol |
luted and weakeued-have men high il
the counsels of Il party so excused ANA
aided. and bccn willing heneficiarics of
political fraud. By example and preecpt
the people have boon taught by Demo-
cratic leadership, 10 regard the state
as game to be l,ucked. and its public
treasures as fair loot for victors in
politics. These are not empty phrases
of partisan criticism. They represent
facts written indelihly in the history ~
the State.
During that long period of Democratic
control the party had ample time ANA
many opportunities to correct its errors
of legislation and faults of adminstra-
tnn. 1t did neither. Its career was one
of progressive evil doing Its end was
marked by desperation. To save itself
from defeat. and exclusion from office,
- \. 4. a.,
the law, overthrew the peoples allor.
stole legislature and destroyed all the
courts of the Stnte-the Democratic
party became party Of conspirators de
flying law ana authority. and destroying
courts in order that the conspiratelS
should succeed to Office and escape pun
ishmeut \ more evil and disastrous po-
litical fruitage could not he imagined
Ar1 NOW. after less than one year Of Re-
pubon control Of the State. Every
Fvcuing processing Democratic reform
principles. Il whining over the alleged
fai'nre of thr Republicans to cure all thn
political ill~ consequent upon forty
wears If Democratic mis-rllle. About
co#uty government III Kent. It says:
lg nearly Il year the government Of
Kli county has been under the control
~ A3diGks Republicans, ana already
tha ftrcts are disastrous, When tn"
Nttrk~ Rrnuhhcan Levy Court camc
in rGf tlnrr was healthy cash hal.
H' ho county treasury. and dulinG
w iuistltinn II t@ immediate pr.
Gan considerable reductions had hrnr
rafa t.,t. fA, .r4iint,'s bonded Iclt Non.
"f lmn wear Of AddclS u"
pufltcan r'ln. th" county treasury !,
ru weunv and The levy Court \
cai t.4 the disagrocahc and costh
cy's,Gtult n borrowing on note tn
money necessary to meet the runnin;
expenses If The county
Irtarrrctcd according 10 its evident IL
tent. aud according to thr dictionary, tha
saying of Every Evening is politca
lc such NJ only Democratic rcformc'
are capable Of. It is part of i story to-
to deceive" II credits surplus whe
there were debts unpaid e absorb I'll u
money in hand. II charges cXtrava@ame
ana mismunagcmCnt when there has bee
no extravaganza. except Democratic mi
management and cXtravagnncn.
The fact is and our information is z
liable the surplus LIFT Hy thu Democrat
has been expended IN paying debts ncn
red hy the late Democratic Court. III
collections have not been sufficient
meet rxtraorlnary rNi,cG-o incurred
attempting to repair SeranS damage
county roads caused hy over.oW q i
marshes on the bay side uf ihn raun
OF this road matter ow Democratic J
former makes much. Int fails, wflfut
we believe to tell thr truth about
The road in question crosses the marsh
leading ID Moodllud Rnarh. \ stof
tide ovrrtlowed tAa man-h Hnd the ~
flow of the wat li- sap il :
road. The mattcr Yt ii liug this ro
waS referred u rowniG~uf faur ml
hers TWO Of wham ara Democrats "
1--WE arr Republican Whle tin comm
trc was ,liScus~n4 vay- ana means.
contractor favored M the two Den
cratic members NJ THE connitte" &
pearrd and solicited hc ioh To grt
for lin tile two Democrats hunted
oilr II the Republicans "f the conn
tee. ana induced lin 70 vote with it'
ana they. iii the absence of III" ntl
Republican member. awarded the O
tract. This contractor either over 4
mated his ability. N under estimated
amount of work q hc done. ii" WAS
IL the work III il certain uunhcr q Il
thn aggregate cost Of which wtui
about 5000. Through the incapaciiy
the machinery used, break downs =
washouts during repairs, about ~
times tha number Of days 1T first E
mated wcre mt in, aad the contlat
raai4u= thai he hal nudrrtak"n VI
H. aaul not III. abandoned til" job s'
mitta- Il dll far throe times ~ ~
maucz III his fist estimate called f.
TaH tlurn ala that cost was
c,rae4 tHrtigh apd hrcanse " penl"r
TN basr M award A contract 7" ah
calaUlr contractor
,har contractor, another pem"cr
s@i.4ad ana was awarded the job
cEoTHa,iug thc repair Of the road
d,a#u Getting to work until the inn
ai 1ttiuw Of thc tide had torn away
III .aa repaired iy his predecessor
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