Evening journal., 1913-05-01
MIL you yorE aYEs- OR Norl

Il VERY taxpayer and who wishes to conserve
IL the commercial future Of Wilmington should
in the forthcoming city election in favor of the
constitutonality OF the iniquitous Bulkhead Act of
1901 being tested tho to the end that it may
be upset and the Wilmington Terminal Company and
its associates prevented from getting away with 900
OF public land within the city limits, Federal
bulkhead and hl valued at hundreds Of thousands OF
dollars and the control OF the Delaware river water
front from the month of the Christana river north
ward to Edge Moor.
The Wilmington Waterfront Association which has
a membership of between 500 and 600 aided by be-
1900 and 5000 qualified voters of our city has
paved the way the submission Of this waterfront
question to the electorate in June The voters as
whole Will decide whether the waterfront shall be kept
for the benefit Of the people or turned over as ee
gift to the small group of marshand spectators that
is represented by the Wilmington Terminal Company
and its associates that It may enrich itself
with public land a public hulkhead and I'll and
public waterfront on one OF Americas most magnih-
cent and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS streams
Those taxpayers and voters who are in taVor OF
conserving this valuable public property for the bene
fit Of the public will vote Yes on the ballots contain
ing the two great questions.
Those taxpayers and voters who in favor of Civ
ing this valuable public property to the Wilmington
Terminal Company and its associates for speculative
exploitation and the enrichment OF the small group
Of men that is in the deal, viii vote NO on the
ballots containing the two questions.
That is all there IS to it. Those who hold to the
theory that the taxpayers the voters have not sur
fcient good sense to vote inelligently upon the
questions submitted ursing-now that they realize
that popular vote is TO be taken in spite Of them
that the taxpayers vote NO
The Wilmington Waterfront Association and the
thousands who signed the petition for the submission
of the two questions hold to the opinion that the tax
payers and voters sufficient good sense to vote IN
teIigently upon the two questions submitted and urge
that they vote Eyes" both questions
II the taxpayers voters will bear these facts in
mind thero can be no doubt to the result in June
II will be overwhelmingly in favor Of the lubc and
against the marsh-land spectators who are so nun
CRY for this valuable public property
Il Is i'm no party issue, because men of ali
shades of political opinion belong to the Wilmington
waterfront Association and have signed the petition
for the submission of the waterfront matter to the
electorate for decision.
No true friend OF a municipality owned and con-
trolled waterfront wishes It to be made party is
sue In fact he would, and should, frown upon such
a suggestion The Wilmington Waterfront Association
is made up of Republicans. Democrats National Pro-
grcsslycs Progressiyes Prohibitionsts, Socialists,
Single Takers Referendum Leagucrs and Commission
Government advocates. Representatives of all those
parties ANA organizations signed tho petition for the
submission of the waterfront question to the voters IN
June
II will he seem therefore, that u is citizens move
ment in the broadcast sense. and that under no cir
cumstance should II he used in the approaching cam
paien for a partisan purpose. II should be looked
upon BY all men as something too big and too inn
portaut to be used partisan plaything