Evening journal., 1919-09-23
sussex CO. CODE
OPPONENTS TRY TO
PROVE TOO MUCH
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rrances against the school Code at
their face value, the best the oppo-
ncnts Of the code in sussex county
oould do was % enroll considerably
less than half the voters OF the county
AGAINST the code
according 10 well-informed citizens
of Sussex county, this is not far from
the real division Of sentiment II any
thing. It IS too liberal in credltlng
strength TO the opposition. Joseph J..
Cshall. former Secretary Of State, for a
Ions time very intimate with school ar
fairs in Sussex county and connected
with the draft board in Sussex county
during the war. Is most emphatic In his
assertion that nothing-like % per cent.
OF the people IN Sussex county are
against the new school Code.
1T might be carrect 20 say that %
per ltent. OF the people who have done
the talking up TO date are against the
code" said Mr.. Cahall. ''but those who
have been doing the talking do not rep
PRESENT the people. The friends OF the
code are now TO be heard from. When
they have had their day there viii be
another story 30 tell.'
This opinion was verified by a dozen
of the leading men IN Georgetown one
man said that when the facts were
sifted out OF the mass OF misrepre-
eentation which is being circulated, it
will be found that not p per cent OF
the people OF Sussex are against the
code and that many against the code
arc willing TO give Il a trial and judge
fst on its merits at The end Of a years
operation.
4 prominent citizen, who is a physl-
lcian OF large practice which brings him
linto contact with a great number OF
tpersons. expressed the belief that out
side radius Of about eight miles OF
GEORGETOWN extending southwark and
eastward. there was not much senti-
mcnt against the code What senti-
ment against the code which does ex-
isi IN his opinion, is largely manu-
featured by propaganda originated and
carrled on by few Georgetown poll
iicians.
Another physician who comes IN con-
tact with a large number Of families
says the opposition 10 the code Is
largely confined 10 a certain element
IN. Georgetown. TO the eastern half Of
Broad Creek hundred. and TO The hun
drcds OF Dagsbono, Gumboro and In
dian River.
"The northern and the western sec
fions OF Sussex are overwhelmingly in
favor OF the code in my opinion" he
sid.
incidentally. II Is noticeable that an
Overwhelming proportion Of the ply
sicians of this section are in favor OF
4he code, and give 10 as their opinion
that the majority Of peops is the same
way Moreover. they are agreed that
much Of the opposition. n not most Of
a. is due to a well-organlzed campaign
OF misrepresentation. and this Opposi-
zion will disappear as the people learn
the truth.
Your correspondent investigated at
some length and detail this campaign
OF misrepresentation, which was used
By few politicians I'm Georgetown 10
secure sisners 20 the petitions which
have been forwarded 20 Governor
Townsend asking that a special ses-
sion Of the Legislature be called for
the purpose Of repeating the code
There Is no doubt that such a cam
paign was waged and that malicious
faisehoods were circulated in order TO
arouse popular sentiment against the
code and disreputablc methods were
used 90 obtain signatures 90 the anti
code petitions.
Outside OF the mass meeting held in
The Georgetown Court House. Septem-
ber G, an Of this campaign has been