Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-12-08
TUESDAY DEC. 8 1914.
Duty OF REPUBLICAN OrrlCuLs.ELEcr.


THE EVENING JOURNAL is a Republican news
L PAPER. but it is not party organ.
There is no Republican in state who is too
small to receive praise from for any act that is
promotiyc of public good
There is no Republican in our State who is too large
receive public censurc from il for any act that is
productive OF public harm.
We take the stanu that Republican Who is elected
% Office has three important duties perform
The first is to commit official act that will be
injurious the public.
The second is to commit official act that viii
bring dscredu the party that has honorcd him,
The third is to commit no official act that Will stu
dy him as an individual in tho eyes of The people.
When any Republican ofico-hodcr does violence
10 amy @, those duties. believe perform val
uabe service TO the public and TO the party by calling
attention 10 the fact and demanding that for the sake
Of the public the party he repair so far as it may
be- possible. whatever harm he has done and refrain
from future discrcditahle
The very least that be done by man who has
been elected 10 Office by the Republican party is to be
honest The very best that be done by him is not
only to be honest but be construcvcy and OBJ
ssructvely useful In other words to construct the
good and to the bad things in public life
Above all other things. a Republican who has been
honored by his party should live up the pledges
that his party organization made to the people as an
act precedent HIS election AS public official such
Republican the repository if the gotd faith Of his
party 1t S bis duty TO be true to that trust
such thoughts are aroused by the fact that the new
rear is rapidly approaching that Legislature,
controlled by Republicans. will assemble in
Dover and that Levy Court controlled by Re-
pubcans soon viii assemble in this city.
Republican members-elect of the Legislature must
bear in mind that the Republican party has promised
that the forthcoming legislative session shall be short
and It's predominant characteristic shall be the
intelligent and blsincss-like dispatch of the peoples
So Tho dufy a me Id
the Republican party to live up to that pledge, They
should 20 to Dover fully determined that the session
shall not extend beyond the sixty-day limit and that
It shall be made shorter If business prudence
should seem warrant IT, With no extraordinary
event like the election OF a United States Senator, to
disturb OF general legislative business the
Republican majority can offer no acceptable excuse
for prolonged session Nor it shift the response
bility for such session to the Democratic minority.
The Republican majority will have the power to de-
eide when the session shall end There can be no di-
vision Of responsibility if it fail to end within rea-
sonable time.
So much Tor the Legislature. Now for the New Cas-
tie County Levy Court. Through It the Republican
party organization has promised TO give to the tax
payers clean. honest economical and business-like
administration of county affairs. It Is the duty
of every Republican member of that court TO do his
utmost % enable the party TO keep that promise There
must no violating stretching of the law for the
benefit of anybody The good name and fair fame OF
the party infinitely greater Importance than Is
the pecuuiary interest Of any in the county If
in the past there have been any illegal allowances
Of county funds for increased salaries other pur
poses IL is ue duty OF the commissioners to let u b.
known at sac very outset Of their administration
that there will be no of such things. They SHOULD
live within law and compel all who have businea
with them 10 live within it far it may affec
either the treasury the general interests Of tn
county.
Further than that, there should be no star-chambe
proceedings The business Of the county should b
transacted In the broad light of day. Each bill passe
and ca check drawn should be open TO the inspec
ton OF anyone who wishes TO see IT, No one VIII
presents or passes honest bill and no cue VIII
draws or signs honest check has anything to fea
from public scrutiny Our commissioners must bea
In mind that public crookedness fsttens upon dark
ness and secrecy and that public suspicion Away
stands close TO the door OF the star chamber. There
fore for the sake Of the public the party and them
selves the commissioners should begin their work
January with a firm determination TO make recor
that will Withstand the most critical scrutiny of an
taxpayer no matter to what political party he ma
belong