Evening journal., 1912-10-28
MONAGHAN VOTED TWICE FOR TEN PER CENT.
COMMISSIONS.

MT llH eYer-increasng persistence. the Democratic
w machine in Delaware proclaims loudly N every
corner OF the state that Republican administration
of State and county affairs has been featured by eN
trayagance and favoritism The law allowing TO the
county officers ten cent the fees collected has
been pointed out repeatedly the crowning outrage
the taxpayers and the great terrible example
Of favoritism
AND YET STATE SENATOR THOMAS NJ MONAG-
HAN, THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR GOV
ERNOR, VOTED FOR THE BILL ALLOWING THE
TEN PER CENT COMMISSIONS.
HE NOT ONLY VOTED FOR SUCH A BILL ONCE.
But HE VOTED FOR TWO BILLS HAVING THE
SELF-sAME OBJECT IN VIEW. IN THE SAME SEES
SION OF THE LEGISLATURE HE ASSISTED IN
PUTTING SUCH A BILL THROUGH THE SENATE
ANB WHEN THE HOUSE SUBSTITUTED THE
I HOUSE BILL FOR 1T AND SENT 1T TO THE SENATE
FOR CONCURRENCE. SENATOR MONAGHAN VOTED
FOR IT.
That BILL known as House bill No 2S7, was passed
in 1905 II is found Page 635 in the Senate Journal
of that year
The Senate Journal entries 1905 in relation TO Sen
ate bill No 1856, the first for which Senator Mon
aghan voted, are found on Page 554. as follows;
On motion of Mr. Rose the bill, Csenate Bill NO
1851 entitled An act fixing the salaries of certain
officers in New Castle county and providing that all
fees received by them be paid into the County treasury
taken up for consideration, and on his further
notion was read a third time, by paragraphs, in order
to pass the Senate On the question: Shall the bill
mass The senatogo The yeas and nays we're ordered,
which being taken, as follows.
YEAS-Messrs Barnard Jefferson Latta Lingo
Mendinhall MONAGHAN, Moore, T. c. Pcnnewl, Reed,
Rose, Smith, Sparks, Stirling, Mr. Speaker pro tenn
NAYs-None.
So the question was decided in the affirmative and
the bill having received the required constitutional
majority, declared adopted Ordered to the House
/ for concurrence.
But as has been explained the House did not con
cur in that bill II passed one of its and sent it
to the Senate concurrence and here is the Senate
Journal entry showing Senator Monaghan's action
! on it:
On motion of Mr. Sparks the bill (House Bill no 230
entitled An requiring and enforcing payment 20
County Treasurer of all fees OF certain county OF
fcers regulating accounts Of fees and audits thereof
and fixing the compensation OF such county officers
and their deputies and clerks taken up for con-
/ sideration and on his further motion, was read
/ third time by paragraphs in order to pass the SEN
ate On the question "Shal the bill pass the Senate?
/ the yeas and nays were ordered which, being taken
Yeas Messrs Boyce. Houston, Latta. Lingo MON
/ AFGHAN Moore, o. o., Pennewl Reed sparks sur
ling, Mr. President Pro tempore-n
! So the question was decided in the Affirmative and
the bill having received the required constitutional ma
ioritv passed the Senate Ordered that the House be
informed thereof and the bill returned to that body
/ WE ASK THE DELAWARE VOTERS TO KEEP
! CONSTANTLY IN MIND THE FACT THAT SENATOR
! MONAGHAN. THE PRESENT DEMOCRATIC CANDI-
! DATE FOR GOVERNOR. VOTED FOR THAT BILL
/ WHICH NOW is CRITICIZED so ROUNDLY BY THE
/ DEMOCRATS
They also should bear in mind that the ten per cent
] feature
when they were introduced and was not passed sub.
seouently as a separate measure as has been stated
| falsely many times by machine Democrats
AND SENATOR MONAGHAN VOTED FOR THIS so
! CALLED OUTRAGEOUS BILLY
If the Republican party is to be condemned Tor II
so also is Senator Monaghan, who. if the Democrats
regarded il an Outrageous" measure. then and there
should have protested loudly, and denounced the bill
as an outrage and an imposition on the taxpayers Or
the contrary he approved of IT, he supported 1t ana nc
/ voted for IT, not once but twice.
LET NO VOTER LOSE SIGHT OF THE OFFICIAL
I IY ESTABLISHED FACT THAT ShNAIok MoNA
! CHAN VOTED FOR THE TEN PER CENT. COMMIs
| sIONs TO COUNTY OFFICERS