Evening journal., 1907-07-22
Monday, July ~, 1907.
THE NEXT GOVERNOR.

THE Milford Chronicle, in discussing the
\ campaign next year when a candidate for
governor is to be nominated, remarks that the
State has been governed by corporations inter
ests for the past thirty years"
And it will take a rather bold person to deny
this statement of a fact that is familiar to those
who have made the slightest study of Delaware
political conditions. No wonder, then, that the
Chronicle sounds note of warning, that in the
consideration of the various aspirants for the
gubernatorial nomination due regard should be
paid to the character Of the man. The nominee
should be candidate who will stand for the in
terests of the people and not merely be a man
bound hand and foot, either from choice or ne
cessity, to the corporation that is the public ser
vice corporation interests of the State
The next governor will have the appointing Of
an entire new Judiciary most unwse provision
of our Constitution. No governor in these days
should be permitted to create a complete judi
cary 1t is thrusting upon one man at one time
entirely too much power and responsibility. And
yet this was a duty and authority created for the
States chief magistrate, after small discussion in
the convention.
1t is we'll for the Chronicle this early TO call
attention TO the Importance Of political conditions
as they will exist next year.
The Chronicles remark, governed by corpora
tions," also illustrates by analysis how a minor
ity, and a small one at that can by shrewd and
sSllful tactics, control At the recent city cleo
ton the actual strength of the corporations to
which we refer, was shown to be fewer than 1000
votes in Wilmington And this vote was mus
tered to the polls after the most frantic appeals
of the local corporation organ urging the voters
to cast their ballots against the initiative and ref
erendum proposals
The Chronicle can therefore see that under a
plain "show down" the sentiment of the people
of this city is not that they of their own voltion,
desire to be ruled by corporations. And yet it
cannot be said that these voters wish that corpo-
rations shall be treated unfairly; not bit of it.
The only question involved is that the corpora
tions shall simply pay a reasonable and fair share
of taxation, just owners of private property
must do and that they shall not dominate or con
troll the party politics. The real sentiment of
Wilmington voters was manifested, as we have
said, in the last city election but the judgment Of
the voters for whom the Chrinicle speaks has not
been made so clear.
@NN fS'~49 "a 'liO i0FNl SVuHliSS VIII have an
opportunity to make known their wishes in the
selection Of candidate for governor. If the
farmers and those VINO have no special interests
to serve and who cannot profit by corporation
rule alive to their own welfare and that of the
State, they will that out Of the swarm of aspi
rants for the gubernatorial nomination man
shall be chosen who will represent the interests OF
the people at large, and not be under the sway OF
The persons who are responsible for the truthful
ness Of the Milford papers comment that Della
ware has been governed by corporation inter
ests."