Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1910-01-21
LAWS NEED REVISION
Anticipated and Useless Statutes
Discussed by Kent Farmers.

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Changers in large numbers were
attracted to the meeting Of Rura
Grange of Cheswold, in their hal
at Cheswold, Saturday, for an ex
traordinary debate. The subject
was "Some Laws That Delaware
Would Be Better OFF Without.
Grangers all over the State are
systematizing their discussions and
"resoluting" this year, and are
getting down to business and set
ting out just what the farmers of
this agricultural State want to
build up themselves and the State,
and just what they do not want.
This they propose to tell the Legis-
lature at its very beginning, next
session, so that the Assemblymen
will not have to sit about with
hands folded, waiting for people to
come with legislation. Further
more, the grangers are determined,
like the anti saloon people, to have
a committee on the ground from
time to time, looking after the de-
feat Of some bad laws and the enac-
ment of good ones.
The discussion before Rural
Grange, therefore, proved most in
teresting. 1t really began last Sat
urday, but proved so profitable that
it was continued another week
Epitomized, here is what the debat-
ers opposed
l. The present public school
laws.
3 The general tax laws.
8 The game laws.
4 The statutes governing and
constituting the Levy Court.
5. The exacting of taxes from
women property owners and the re
fusal on the part of the State to
permit these taxpayers to have
either vote or representation in the !
making of those laws
Well known Kent countians par !
ticipating in the argument were,
Albert T. Hoffecker, W. c. Savin,
J. + Cote, Rev Milton Mccain,
w c. Hazel, a brother in-law Of
Chief Justice Pennewill, Harry
Wright, and Others.
SCHOOL LAWS ANTIQUATED.
Far behind the times, it was said,
is Delaware in her public school
laws. The city schools may be
near up to the New
Century mark, but country schools
are still maintained at needless ex-
Dense, or improperly kept, or stu.
ated where both teacher aad tender
pupils must walk through woods
Or desOlate places to approach, in
all weathers. Consolidated rural
schools where pupils are brought
II by omnibus, furnished Dy the
State, ard where they can have
yraded school facilities, even to
manual and agricultural training
we're heartily favored. The opin- ,
on was expressed that it was high ,
ime that legislators who are think
ne men with ideas, instead of sub ;
ervient politicians, should be sent
o the Legislature. 1t was regard ,
d as a miscarriage of law that
ozens of children from the neigh
of Cheswold should have
) g. to Dover for High School ed
cation In the proposed revision 4
school laws it was held, the ),
Irge towns would oppose a change !,
ON this system as it might result n
j their losing the amounts the
tate now pays for the education Of G,
lese Outside" children. Ches- :,
old, it was shown, has a fine new
.hoolhouse, quite suitable for a IA
graded school for all
e children Of school age any z
here in the neighborhood. -
THE LAWS CONDEMNED,
The present tax laws were uni ID
.rsally condemned. Irregularity /
assessment and collection was H
onounced as ridiculous. H
"Why, one prominent farmer II
re, said one of the speakers,
the farmers name,
owns three farms, but the tenant
one Of ihat,, i m ,-it,cr mora t. Ii