Milford chronicle., 1918-02-08
SOME FACTS OF POLITICAL
INTEREST TO DELAWAREANS


Mr. Houston at valliants invitation
not knowing the purpose of the visit
and had kept silent.
OF course, the natural query is
why did not Holloway, discovering the
purport of the visit and not consent
ing to it. Immediately announce his
opposition TO Valliant's program. and
thereby save Mr.. Houston the humili-
alton Of an apparent defeat for an Of
fee he never desired, and only con-
sented to accept upon the urgent rep
reservations OF Valiant that it was
his duty to do so.
The result was the election to two
nonentities and one Republican. the
ablest of the three from any point Of
view, but so inArm by age and illness
as to be entirely incapacitated for the
position.
How Valiant changed from Hous
ton to Steele was, for time, some
thing Of a mystery, but the truth fin
ally appeared. Mr. Holloway was in
favor Of Steele. owing to the influence
of Or. Hammond, Mr.. Mustard was for
Mr.. Houston, Valiant, therefore, had
the decision Right there the true
quality Of his courage was shown, and
all the hypocrisy of his campaign.
Faced with the forceful and not alto
gether polite representations of the
determined Doctor, whom, by the way,
Valiant had always affected to look
down upon, he wilted. weakened, and |
abjectly and pitiably surrendered. /
The Doctor won his point, got the ap-
pointment for his republican friend. !
ruined Valliant's reputation as a man
of independence, and laughed.
The appointments of the Trustees
of the Poor were no better. Excellent
men all, no doubt, but not business
man among them, nor one who has
the slightest knowledge of the prob
lens at the County Aims House. Five
excellent farmers were appointed,
four democrats and one republican.
the latter having been appointed not
for any excellence he possessed, but
because he supported Valiant and
helped to defeat his opponent.
The first move this body made was
to appoint as the County Physician,
The son of one of the trustees, who
lives twenty miles away. Instead,
therefore of improving conditions at
he Aims House, which every decent
,ltizen expected would be done under ;
he new system of County govern
nent. those conditions are infinitely i
larsher, less benevolent and sympa-
hetic than they we're before.
Just at this time the bill for bond
ng the County in the sum of $1,0OO0OO
or good roads. was before the legis- G
ature, and such was the general dis b
rust and condemnation Of the Levy I
'ourt. on the part of Democrats and :
that both Democrats and d
in both houses of the {
legislature, refused to permit the pas
age Of the bill except upon the con v
itiOn that three additional persons be il
)ned with the Levy Court as a spec "
II commission to spend the money. s
his was not republican measure, h
OF partisan measure. 1t was of 81
origin. It was conceived
y Democrats and openly advocated II
y them on the ground that the Levy
Ourt had demonstrated its unfitness -
, be entrusted with the expenditure c
such large sum of money. And al
18th all this. which cannot be dis
uted or answered, we are charged d,
it'll a distortion of facts and with Il
artisan and political motives. Why II
Ot let these facts be answered? Il
es, answer squarely these well OF
nOwn truths. m
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