Evening journal., 1914-11-24
SPIRIT OF THE
DELMARVIA PRESS
REPUBLICAN PARTY AND REFORM

From the Milford Chronicle.
Il is now clearly up TO the Republi-
can party of Delaware to present the
bills for legislation which will bring
about the reforms which the people |
have been demanding for the past ten /
years I'm Delaware affairs. by the .
vote OF the people on November 3rd /
1914, the people made il plain that /
they placed their trust in the pledges !
OF the Republican party to enact re-
forms in the methods OF collecting the !
taxes in Kent and i'm Sussex counties. !
Think Of the wasteful methods VIC
have been living under in this matter
of collecting taxes. II requires $4,000
TO collect 100000 of taxes levied One
receiver OF taxes who should sit TO
receive taxes one day i'm each of the
representative districts of a county.
at @ salary of say, $4,000 a year. and a
deputy at 81 200 per year. should do
all The work which is now performed
by ten men under the present system.
This IS one of the reforms the people
viii expect of the Republican party
in Legislation this coming session Of
the Legislature. Then the great ano
important question as TO the roads
will have to be met sQuaroly. The
same applies TO the matter of tax col
lection; its the system which is wrong.
and IL is that which the people III
demand to be changed by the Repub-
lican party. Now is the time for the
ncn who have the interest of Della
ware an heart. and the future success
of the Republican party as their hopes
to come forward and prepare in ad-
/ vance, forms for such laws as will
bring this about. The Sussex County
Good Roads Association has employed
| lawyers 10 draw up the road laws, but
the great and important question Of
economy in collecting taxes will have
TO be considered carefully and pre-
pared. and presented TO the legislature
early in the session, so that the best
thought and effort can be given to the
laws. These are not the only things
which the people are looking to the
Republican party for their future well
fare. They, and we mean especially
those who reside in the sections OF
| Delaware where the flat conditions
prevent good drainage of the lands.
are expecting that thoughtful consid-
Grafton of a form for draining the
swamps of each of the counties, shall
be placed in practical way for sue
cessful accomplishment of this inn
pOrtant question, which is connected
closely with the future success of
agricultural pursuits as well as the
public health. Delaware needs a
Drainage Commission with power TO
investigate the needs of the State and
| submit estimates as to cost of re-
claiming these waste places, which
will increase the general value OF
our property all over the common
wealth thereby. From this the legis-
lature in the future will be able ia
provide intelligent means after eco
nomical study of the situation. These
are some of the important things
which the people Will expect the Re
publican party to bring into effect
They have a right to expect this, ant
should the Republican party permi
the next session Of the legislature L
close without action looking to tn
accomplishment Of these and othe
important matters touching thei
immediate government, 1t VIII hav
been unfaithful to the trust reposel
in the Republican party by the peo
pie of Delaware. With the teN
things we have outlined above accom-
plished there will be no question a
To the future control of the politica
affairs of Delaware by the Republi
can party, and the demands for poll
tical reforms made by the Progress
sives will have become facts, and tn
cause for the existence Of that part
will have ceased.