Evening journal., 1919-07-19

also OF the three counties and the city
OF Wilmington. Before coming 10 Della
ware we imagined that IL would not be
diflcult to analyze the administrative
organization OF Delaware because the
state is small and the administrative
services are so simple and so few in
comparison 70 the elaborate orsaniza-
tion necessary in larger states where
we had worked, but we were astounded
at the iniricacy OF the organization we
discovered in this state
I'VE found that this little state has
M administrative agencies. many OF
them completely detached ans inde-
pendent Of an others. and very few ~
them subject 70 a responsible directing
and controlling head we found that
there has been no attempt 10 group
relating functions into single depart
ment; we found that many indspend-
ent Offices had been created when there
was no need for such a unit Of organi-
zation To put II briefly. we found
that the administrative organization OF
Delaware is about as simple as a barbed
wire entanglement. and that apparently
IL is quite as battling challenge any
citizen Of Delaware % tell me what u
is. what 70 is doing. and who IS re-
sponsible for it
Il wish TO tel you few of the
specific evils that we found In CON
nection with your state administration.
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thing that Is invited BY the irresponsi-
bic and chaotic organization which now
exists. We found that there are state
officers. heads OF responsible depart
ments Of state government. who visit
their Offices as seldom as once a week:
That they know little about the work
~ the Office that their chief care seems
10 be 10 draw the salary They are
elected by the people. not subject 20
the control of any superior administra-
tive o1leer. their functions are not con-
spicuous so as 10 attract attention and
therefore they do about as they please
We found many sinecures. one case IN
which a relative of a department head
was on the payroll but was rendering
no service, We found another case ~
IN official who had been on the payroll
for some weeks. hut who apparently
had never taken up his dulles
We found that the financial system
is loose and dangerously wanting IN
control. For instance we discovered
that there Is 2 deficiency OF something
like sii50o0 In the sinking fund This
does not indicate corruption so much
as poor management Also We found
that that state IS still issuing bonds TO
refund bonds which run as far back
as 1865.
I'VE found that the public health
situation is very bad: that there is no
soundly conceived program and that
nobody is particularly Interested IN
carrying out a wise and far-reaching
public health program. Indeed. we
found that nobody IS particularly in
terested In enforcing the existing law
In regard 10 the protection Of food
supply, sanitation, etc
we found that yOu are without a
wefi-ariiculated plan for highway de-
velopment You have made great
strides in improving your highways IN
recent years. but 10 has not been IN
accordance with a well-rounded, COM
prehensive plan.
In regard to agricultural production
we found also that the state is without
a program and without an agency cap
able FOR enforcing the legislation which
now repOses on the statute books.
Il have enumerated these Instance
% mal-administration IN Delaware. not
for the purpose Of calling attention 20
he shortcomings Of any individuals
but 20 emphasize the fact that these
are evils which inevitably arise out Of
a system Of administration so defective
as that now prevailing I'm Delaware.
You can't escape these things 50 long
as you retain your present scheme OF
organization