The daily Republican., 1902-12-22
CLEGh QUICLEY
SCORES EDITORS
Says They Are Not Compe-
tent to Pass on Questions
OF County Expenses.
IN DEFENSE OF HIMSELF.
To the Levy Court He Says
Globe CompaDv's Bill is :
All Righh and Will
Be Paid.

| 'So.oe'9 w Iei Id'i HcHhpipetS cl IlS
city in no uncertain terms. He said
that these newspapers lad criticized
the ballot bills OF tie Globe Printing
C0mpanr, either because OF malice
or ignorance of the law, or perhaps
both, and had assalled him in the
same connection He had not been
injured, however. as one editor had
sad that it was his desire to "get
even vita the Globe Printing Com
panv. bHt had nothing against the
Clerk Of the Peace.
Mr., Quigley asked the court to
ascertain til" names of the men who
write editorials in the local papers,
that the court may understand if
any Of them are better qualified to
moNld public opinion on matters of
county expenses than Is the Levy
| Court.
so long RS certain newspapers
did the printing OF the Clerk Of the
Peacea office said Mr. Quiglev,
"everythlng the Clark Of the Peace
did was all ri~rnt, init. when a new
Lierk Of the Pea, took up the duties
of his office, and the plums were
gone off that tree for that paper,
then the paper, which kept very
quiet about excessive bills so long as
they did the printing, set up "a Wig
orous critirism.
Mr. QnIg ey quoted figures show
Ing that the election ballots which
are Just now the subject of some
discussion before the Levy Court,
had cost the county $3.50 iD 1900,
and In 1902 the county was charged
only SIS a thousand. lie also pre-.
sented figures showing what
amounts had been paid TO the croak.
ing newspapers Tor publishing the
ballots.
He awarded the contract to the
Globe Printing Company In good
faith. and said bat, flhe court would
not pay the companys bill, lie
would pay it.
lie was scrrv that Comptroller
Kelley was not present. as he desired
10 ask HIM whether he refused to ap.
prove tho bill Of the Globe Company
OF his own cOnvIctiOn, or at the re-
queS; OF a member OF the Levy Court
lie stated that he had made an error
of 20, 600 ballots in his computation.
which he frankly acknowledged. Mr..
Quigey claimed that he had the
leRaIrIght to contract tho bill, aud
asked thatthe bill be paid.
In reply Mr. Ewart said he was in
favor Of printing the bills mention
ed in the discussion, framing them,
and hanging them on the wall for
the purpose of permitting future
Levy Courts to see how bills had
been paid in the past. He said that
many tax payers had protested to
him against the payment of the
bills
Mr.. Quigley then scored several
OF the newspaper reporters one OF
whom, he remarked, must have
been short Of news, when he print
ed in letters large enough to be seen
across any street, a story criticising
the bill, and making an incorrect
statement concerning it.
Mr.. Quigley stated positively that
he would never contract another
hill for the county without first
securing a statement of what the
court would promise to pay for the
work to be done.
Mr. Quigley called the attention
Of the court to the fact that John NJ,
Rogers had been paid in 1902 $500
for printing the alphabetical lists OF
voters for 81 districts, 30 copies
each. 0rs2O district The clerk
added that it twas very strange that
.he same Mr.. Rogers should make
| bid Of $3.50 for printing 40, 200.
after the ballots hal heon printed
by some one else. when he had
submitted and been paid such
! bill as that registered voters
bill of 1900.
Mr.. Willis said that when the
bills came before the court disap
oroyed by the Comptroller, it was
he dGty otthe court to Investigate
hem. lie denied that he had request
ID Mr., Kelley to Withhold his ap-
,roval.
Then followed an exciting discus
ion between Mr.. QUgley and Presi-
lent Willis, and Mr.. Ewart thought
seemed as II Mir Qugiey was not
'rgrling 50 strongly in favor OF
he payment Of the bill, as he was
coring the newspapers and their re.
,Ortcrs.
The point OF the whole matter Is
whether the Levy Court has author.
~ to hold up bills lawfully contract.
d by tie Clerk OF the Peace, when
uCh I'll are for work which Is re.
eqUlred by S!clIol II, Chapter 81
avs OF Delaware.
1t reads The Clerk Of the Peace
II each county shall cause to be
printed within the state Of Dela-
ware III the form berein before pro-
idea, four ballots for every voter in
ach Hundred or Election District In
lis county aud the number Of votes
hal he asrertained in each Hun.
|red or Election District by refer.
nee TO the highest number of votes
'olIed therein Al any preceding
election, with duo allowance for
NY estimated increase thereof" etc.
The number OF votes roled was
yer 1000 In 1900, and over 26, 900
sgisteted in that year. The Clerk
4 the Peace ordered 100, 900 ballots
nd allowed lwo hundred and fifty
ew voters to each of the twenty
ew districts in computing the mum.
'Cr OF bIii)ts.
The court adjourned 10 meet 10
esular session 10 morrow At 10, 50
'tloek,