Evening journal., 1917-03-30

cation. These members Of the board
get nothing for their work yet they
fight TO hold on to their positions.
There is nothing in It but they fight
just the same"
I'VE shall turn out some OF those
members Of the Board OF Education
az the next election"
Senator Gormley's alleged action in
lining up members of the House Of
Representatives against the work
mems compensation bill until the
Labor Herald had been induced to
withhold an editorial which he said
he understood had been written ere
vealing his tactics in regard to the
school bill" was condemned IN en-
phatlc terms and characterized as a
"hold-up." Insult and slap in the
face" were freely used.
The working people Of tho city
are entitled to good schools" II was
declared People who have incomes
OF 50 600 or $4,000 a year can afford
to send their children TO private
schools. We have to send our chill
dron to the public schools. We be-
lieve the teachers are all right. They
may be underpald. but they probably
have ability enough and are I'll sup
piled with means for teaching or
places in VIII ch TO teach These
things alone Indicate the falseness OF
the charge that the bill was a high
brow proposition and was supported
only by faddlsts"
10 also was explained that after
Senator oGrmley had told members
Of the committee there was no sup
port in behalf OF the bill by the peo-
pie OF Wilmington Nicholas ]. Ian
nan OF the machinist5' union, had cir
culated petition in the Second dis
trlct-Mr Gormley's dlstrict-and In
the immediate neighborhood OF the
Senator's home had obtained $40 sig
natures IN only a short time.
Senator Gormley, IN replying TO the
statements OF the labor men. denied
he ever had said the measure was a
"hlgh-brow measure" and that he
ever withheld his vote In favor of the
workmen's compensation bill until a
threatening editorial in the Labor
Herald had been Withdrawn from pub
licat,on.
"The determination as expressed by
the workingmen's educational commit
tee to 80 get some of the members
OF the present Board OF Education in
the coming school election in June Is
the proper course to pursue, said Sem
ator Gormley. 1.-THE committee is TO
be commended for the interest II is
proposed 70 take In the coming school
election. And ! think It far better to
defeat men at the polls rather than
legislate them out Of Office.
Il have no regret for my action on
the school board bill Every day since
returning frcm Dover strengthens me
I'm that opinion as I get around and
meet people who take an active part
In public affairs. receiving congratula-
lions on all sides for the stand taken.
"If the small group of so-called la
Dor leaders were as deeply interested
I'm matters directly affecting the wei
fare of the working men OF this cit!
as they are in some other matter
that tend 10 gain them little public
lty, the lot of the working men anil
ated with the several unions through
out the city would be greatly benefited
zone might think that there wer
no other measures acted upon at tn
sessions Of the General Assembly bu
! the school bill, but the memory o
most people IS not that short tina
/ they have forgotten some other meas
ures directly affecting the business in
terests I'm the city Of Wilmington II
which the labor leaders played a yer,
prominent part but for which par
! they don't seem TO want to claim verl
much credit.