Milford chronicle., 1913-08-08

County" which pity It's, lis
true, in a general sense. When
the Republican party came into
control of the affairs in Sussex
county, now nearing twenty years
ago, they found the finances mud
died and the Indebtedness an un-
known quantity. They promised
reform and the people trusted them
with continued control, but outside
of turning ont the grafters and at
tempting to operate the county
business along the same lines as
their predecessors, so far as a bust
ness policy is concerned, there has
been no practical results developed
along the lines Of progress towards
pertinent road building, or any
actual reform in business methods:
other than those made necessary by
the operation Of the amended con
stitution. Impractical laws have
been enacted from time TO time, to
please those who have been directly
interested in the affairs Of the coun-
ty, for the sole purpose Of contnu-
ing the favors TO those in power. .
aud the minority party has assisted F.
TO help this along. When sugges-
tions were made from time to time
in the Chronicle, or in other papers. +
that the reform laws be enacted, the
same power smothered the effort to
about through legislation.
There never has been any real con 4
,erted effort made to get a practical
business administration of the pub
ic business in either Kent or Sus-
ex counties, for the absolute reason 2
hat the political mauipulators dis :
outraged by active work all efforts a
o bring about laws to remedy this :
rouble which has been recognized v
y all. If ever any public govern !
1ent unit needed a commission Y
orm Of government, the two lower (
ounties Of Delaware are easily the u
lost ready for the experiment, and 9
'e firmly believe that the time is "
OF far distant when the people will 4
ver-turnthe present order Of affairs
] these two counties by radical re- 8
'rms. It was only a few weeks t,
nee Kent county permitted her o.
onds to be protested, and it is a el
ommon affair for Sussex county to p
ave her financial obligations re- G
ldiated before the world. There .
re reasons for this and one Of them. al
has been shown for several years q =
the columns Of the Chronicle, is ca
e law which rebates taxes. +" ct os
hich in operation deprives the it
'unty Of money at time when 81
sh is most needed. After all these I'M
no notice has been IN ~
ken by those who should have
en- interested in the honor and in gig gi,
gritty of the financial affairs of tn
E county, by having the laws or or
her amended or repealed. We pr.
verbatim the editorial in SCI
: Every Evening, so that the con chi
ions as they appear to outsiders Wis Vi
y be understood: sta
The costly, tax-increasing, but posi- a lal
Ely inefficient administration with ~ ~
lch the people of Sussex county have -
II afflicted for many years is of itself a 10,
We evil. But when to this record of -
SIS msmanagement is added the evil a.
deliberate reputation of the faith and "
lit OF the county, the condition be- an
les one of shame and disgrace. Nc,
Under law enacted in the interest We
10Th economy and prison reform. long
II prisoners convicted and sentenced
he courts Of Kent and Sussex counties
sent to the New Castle County Work
Sc, where they may be kept at profit
/. labor, instead of being allowed to
nd their time in debilitating and costly MI
ness, as was the case when thev were Mis-
lined in the jails at Dover and George at {
u. This wide change was resisted at II
time, because it diverted from the on (
Sets of the sheriffs of Kent and Sus- by
the customary fees for the keep of the
0ners, and also diverted some bust suff
from those who furnished supplies Viii
le iails, Kent county, however, &C corr
ed the change in good spirit and has was
owiedged its merits. But Sussex III
ty has been rebellious and resentful Flor
the first. NJ
Jnder the new system Kent and Sus- atte
respectively, are required M
" to the trustees Of the New Castle is 81
lty Workhouse 40 cents per day for as Il
of each nrisouer sent b,, Re-