Evening journal., 1911-04-26
WEDNESDAY. APR. 20 1911
CHARTER COMMISSIONERS.


NJ ance will soon appoint ten men who VIII COM
pose the commission to consider new charter
Tor Wilmington. The Civic Association has SUB
mitted number Of names which are offered
merely as q suggestion 10 the officials.
The task Of selecting ten persons qualified Tor
this important duty is not easy, but We trust thar
both the Governor and the Mayor viii give the
matter serious consideration and select persons
who arc fitted for the duty TO be imposed upon
them.
The commission is to work for year, and the
new charter which will be prepared will oe voted
on AZ a special election. This seems TO be the
only method Of getting public expression on the
charter.
Owing to the present dissatisfaction with the
municinal government of Wilmington The Jour,
nal believes that during The year much interest
will be aroused in the deliberations OF the char
ter commission. Ii is TO be hoped that an m
strument will be prepared which shall receive the
approval of large majority Of the voters Ger
tainly it is becoming apparent to anyone VINO taxes
the slightest interest in our civic matters thar inc
time has arrived when something should be done
TO improve conditions
The Journal trusts that the Governor and the
Mayor will take "a broad gaugcd view OF the ques-
ton with the idea OF securing a charter suen as
Wilmington fcally needs Much depends upon
good beginning. The Governor and the mayor
have no more important duties before them than
should be performed only after serious thought
and counsel and advice
The Mayor in particular has stated that during
the last two years he has been hampered ~ DONG
things that he thought ought to be done for the
welfare of the city Now he has an opportunity
TO rise 10 the occasion and TO show that ne Is VI
tallv concerned in the welfare of the city.
We don't know who the Governor has IN mind
for his appointments, but VIC would suggest that
he broaden the scope Of his advisers IN this city,
give the matter his personal attention and en-
deavor TO make appointments that will not be
open TO serious criticism.
The Governor has often expressed his ideas
on municipal government and his words have
been in harmony with the views OF those who are
FOR the best business-lke administration OF the
affairs Of the city.
To both the Governor and the Mayor we sug-
gest that this is not question for playing poll
tics1 The people Of Wilmington, most of them,
are becoming tired of playing politics. They have
seen the city plunged into financial turmoil as
q result of playing politics. They want some
thing else tried.
The coming election IN Wilmington will not he
decided By playing politics. II will be decided by
voters who think they are getting the hest men
FOR the positions to manage our city the best
that can be obtained under our present adverse
conditions.
We are perfectly content here in Wilmington
to let the playing Of politics be confined to the
lower counties in their government but we are
tired Of it here In Kent and in Sussex counties
set them keep on playing politics, wasting money,
giving inefficient government bad roads provid-
sag jobs for men not fl to hold them bat The
journal thinks the people of Wilmington arc be-
coming weary Of doses of that kind.
We want TO get something tangible and real for
our money paid out in taxes, and I'VE shall have
it before many years Therefore we hope that
the only kind Of politics 70 be played in the ap-
pointmentrof commissioners will be the politics
that has only good municipal government in mind