Evening journal., 1912-09-12


when needed ESPECIALLY Tuber-
culosis SanitaIium for the sake of ap-
pealing and suffering humanity, the
draining of our swamp lands compris-
ing one eleventh of our small territory
a general and scientific highway inn
prOvement, and the extension of rail-
roads and trolley lines for the con-
venience and profit of the producer.
With these needs in view, in addition
to the equalization of taxation as al
reaoy indicated.
We favor a graduated inheritance
tax so adjusted as 90 relieve the small
estates of anything except a nominal
tax but to tax great wealth in such a
way as to compel It to subserve the
interes the commonwealth with
out injustice. The laws as they now
stand take practically one thiid of
poor mans estate for fees In the pro-
cess of administration, and less and
! less as the estate is larger. Tnis is
unjust as between man and man and
a detiment TO all public prog ess.
We favor a complete change in the
assessment of property. The present
/ system of an assessor for each repre-
/ sentative district should be abolished,
and a Board of Assessors elected by
/ the people for each county in lieu
| thereof, not more than five, not less
/ than three I'm number, in order that
Uniform assessment may be had,
political favoTitism prevented and
other injustices made impossible.
] especially that condition which obtains
throughout the whole state by which
a poor mans home is assessed at its
! full value, but the residence of the
rich often not more than a fraction
! thereof This assessment should be
the base on which taxes for municipal
and school purposes are levied thus
eliminating the expense of unneces-
sary officers.
We also favor In Kent and Sussex
counties a compete change in the col
lection of taxes Instead of ten tax
! collectors for each county at a tTe-
mendous cost to the public, the office
of Receiver OF Taxes for each county
should be established which should
be combined with the Office of County
Treasurer.
We favor a consolidation of county
officers to the end that economy may
go hand in hand with efficiency.
We favor a County Commission to
consist of not more than FIVE or less
than three, and elected by the people,
in place Of the present Levy Court
as being more efficient, more economi-
cal, and better adapted to modern
government on business principles.
We favor a Public Utilities Commits
sion, state wide in its operation with
full and ample power TO regulate stock
issues, to examine books, ascertain
. physical valuations. gross and net
earnings. require efficient service, ard
establish rates just and equitable alike
20 the corporation and the people.
We favor Drainage Bureau for the
reclamation of our swamp lands both
littoral and interior together with the
enactment of a comprehensive and
modern Drainage Law IN the place OF
the worthless and obsolete ditch laws
now existing.
We favor an efficient Corrupt Prac-
tices Act and such statutory altera-
, tions of the rules OF evidence as will
deny to the accused a refuge from his
) guilt In the concealment of facts
While the Constitution provides wha
would seem to be ample means for the
elimination of bribery and corruption
at our elections by constituting the
judiciary both the jury as well as the
judges Of the law and the facts, yet the
J fragrant abuse still exists unmitigated
even to the point where hypocrisy
) has become nauseous and brazen.
p We favor the enactment Of a Work
7 mems Compensation Act which shall
3 abolish the archaic common law rules
! of Assumption of Writ, Fellow Ser
wants, and Contributory Negligence
. when applied to the relation of master
and servant
We advocate the passage Of a com
9 prehensiye Factory Inspection ac
% which shall provide for the protection
0 of the workmen by safety devices ant
e enclosure of dangerous machinery
:. and REQUIRE the maintenance of suci
= hygienic conditions in factories as viii
). preserve the health and we'll being
n of the workmen
r We favor the enactment Of a mor'
= stringent child labor law.
T. We favor the amendment of tn
; statute limiting the time within whicl
n actions for damages for personal in
n iuries may be instituted so that in tn
e event of the plaintiffs suife ing a non
] suit. a sufficient time may be afforde'
; for the institution Of a new action.
l. We condemn these rules of pre-
+ cedure which make appeals to on
= Supreme Court so expensive as Z
y virtually close its doors to all litigant
II of small meant especially these rule
i which requires the printing Of the re
cord of the case and of the attorney
y brief, which rules we declare to b
Il now utterly unnecessary and unjusti
II fiably expensive, as typewriter record
j, and briefs would answer every reason
g able requirement, and reduce the eN
= pense of appeals at least seventy fiv
Ie per cent. We therefore urge upon th
r Judges or in their default, upon tn
Is egislature the necessity of changin
these rules to the end that our highes
g Tribunal of Justice shall be hereafte
b as open to the poor man as to tn
le rich and further. we approve the pat
sage of a law that shall compel tn
le stenographer of our courts to furnis
in cases of appeals all necessar
ID copies of the testimony in such case
without charge as a part of his offici;
n duties.
or We likewise condemn the cumbel
or some and expensive procedure adopte
by the Board of Pardons relative
te appeals for pardon. We especial
as condemn it's action relative to thos
convicted for bribery at elections.
n is difficult enough. for reasons that al
commonly understood, TO secure col