Evening journal., 1901-08-17
SATURDAY. AUGUST IL, 1911.
CONTINUED AGITATION

We refuse to allow the Evening
Journals attitude on the matter of the
shsrin's fees to be misinterpreted.
We shall defend no man or no body of
men for any act or acts sayoring Of
fraud. An evening contemporary
which is much interested i'm reform.
evidently believes as much in indis-
criminatc smashing as Carrie Nation
violently attacking the motives and
conduct Of every official in the city
and county. We do not for a moment
question its motives, but we do protest
against a course which can only in
crease the agitation without giving the
taxpayers any relief
There is every indication that there
has been great waste of the peoples
money in some of our branches OF gov
ornment; there are even evidences OF
fraud, and It is the duty of a public
journal TO make exposures, where there
are exposures to be made; but we are
getting a little tired OF reiteration Of
TumOrs and beliefs without anything
tangible. Our contemporary assumes
many things, and then in subsequent
issues gives to these assumptions ain
the weight Of facts. 1t assumes that
there has been wasteful extravagance
in the Levy Court, if nothing worse.
and there Is some evidence in warrant
ing its conclusion, but not sufficient to
make out case The attorney gem
eral is making an investigation, and
the proper course is TO presume that he
will do il in a thorough manner: II heI
does no5 the Evening Journal will dol
as much as any other journal in plac-
ing the blame where 1t belongs.
Council, too has been attacked, but
only for specific acts which are so we'll
known as to be the subject of legiti. /.
mate criticism. But our contemporary
does not stop with comment upon facts
that can be proved; It goes so far as
Ito assail the chief Of police for bills
covering a few dollars of what we are
credibly informed are legitimate ex-
penses.
In its criticism of the sheriff Il has
receded until it occupies the position
that a recognition OF the commitments
Of the mayor OF New Castle is without
warrant Of law. This requires a great
deal of assurance, since our best law
yers believe that the sheriff is acting
within his rights and that. in any
case, 1t is a purely technical question
which only our courts can decide: and
we take 1t our contemporary must ad-
init that it is without jurisdiction. In
all probability it is easy to show
glaring evils in the system which
should be remedied by act of Legisla-
ture.
We believe that our people have
grave causes for complaint in the con-
duct of many Of our departments of
government, but indiscriminate sccld-
ing does private injury without any
public good. If instead of so many
editorial innuendoes. there were more
temperate comments, based on actual
facts, something might be accomplish
ed We pledge our readers to sa,
many things in the premises which
shall show ineficiency, but they shal
have the basis Of what we deem TO %,
facts. Many well-disposed people ar,
injuring the oty by this constant agi
ration; it keeps people and enterprise
from coming here. and causes a con
unued depreciation in real estate. w
grant that something ought to be done
but it cannot be accomplished simpl,
by an action Of the tongue. Whei
there are known evils to attack. thi
paper viii not take a second plao,
When there are sane remedies to D
urged, the Evening Journal viii b
found in its place.