Evening journal., 1919-07-16
E0IINn TRAIL 0E
1UUiVD IElIEIL VI
GRAFT, MOXEY SAYS
Run Across Traces Of L
When Making County
Government Survey
GAVE LECTURE AT
SUMMER SCHOOL
specIal o rhe EyenIns Iournal.

Special 10 The Evening Journal.
NEWARK, July i6.--Chester C. Make
Of the Ne,v York Bureau Of Mualeipa
Research. one Of the experts who mad
the survey OF the state. county an'
municipal governments in Delaware las
year. during a lecture before the sum
mcr school yesterday afternoon, sai'
he knew that there has been som'
graft in this county because he CAM
across the trail Of II during his worl
here
Mr.. Maxey's work was largely max
ing a survey OF the county govern
ments and his lecture yesterday was or
the subject, County Administration
for Service" He contended that th'
method Of county government here, bd
also in most all the states, is too coh
piiaated. and there is On resp)ns BIZ
head. In this connection ne stated lha
there is no doubt but what there Is
more graft in county government thar
any other He then related a number
OF county graft cases In other states
The speaker said, There Is some IN
this county. but mostly petty graft
know there has been some wholesale
graft because I came across the trail
OF it. was not here however, to hum
graft. but for a greater purpose than
that"
Mr.. Maxey started his lecture by
asking the question. what is a coun-
ty?" He spent some time giving the
history and method Of county govern
ment from before this country was dis
covered 10 the present time lie said
the present method Of county govern
ment In Delaware and other States Is
obsolete and out Of step with the times.
At the flrst. before the Revolutionary
War there was some centre control in
county government but now each
county officer seems 90 be little
kingdom In himself There should be
some head who is responsible for the
government. He said The county Is
nesrly Independent Of the state. and
there is a lack Of business system In
our county goxrrnment Each officer Is
his own boss 0nd is responsible TO no
one. Mr. Maxey said the reason The
lack OF business methods was not mo-
ticed more many years ago and The rea-
son why the system was apparently a
success then, was due TO the fact That
there was not near the large volume Of
county business then as now.
Mr.. Maxey said in his opinion gov
ernment by the people does not exist
and know as ! lived In Oregon where
they have the referendum
Government for the people has a
snr ul
The government should be responsible
10 the people and should also be respon-
siVe. some people claim that the only way
TO carry out suNh program is by popn-
lar elections. The people should elect al
their officers they argue. ibid YOU ever
try 10 watch everything that Is going
on In three or four-ring circusg
You may see everything in a one-ring
or even two-ring circus, but with
three or four rings. YOU get dizzy try
ins 20 watch what is going on. That's
the way IL is with so many popular
elections. when you are trying 10
watch everybody. you don't watch any
body. That's the trouble with popu-
lar government
Br Msxey said they are Just as dem
ocratic in England and France as we
are. In those countries. he said they 4
elect a few men and make them re-
sponslble for those they appoint under 1
them 20 carry out their plans. In con- I
clusion the speaker said politics should /
be divorced from the administration. I
Politics. he said. corrupts the admin /
Istraticn and the administration makes
politics petty.