Evening journal., 1919-03-10
WHO WILL CONTRIBUTE TO the FATHER BROOKS
MEMORIAL FUND?

MEMORIAL FUND?
~ uR Old and esteemed friend Representative w. G..
~ Brooks OF Pcncadcr hundred putatlye father OF The
l-sarrcd and shorllycd bin to repeal The law provid
ing a Board of Assessment for New Castle county and
establishing the principle Of equaizcd assessment
has left The grave his legislative child on Dover Green
dried his eyes sung his lameniaton and sent to US an
autographed copy Of TO- The amenlaiion OF the Pen
cader statesman Is IN blank and blank idea, but,
as It has been wrung from the anguish Of his soul we
respect It and give il space. as follows
To the Editor Of The Evening Journal
sr-I Just want say to the editor Of The Wilmington
Evening Journal The Grangers and The County Board OF
Assessment that in his editorials that have appeared in
The Evening Journal the editor has been throwing it
into parties that not concerned in any way win me
bill that was before the House 10 abolish the New Castle
County Board of Assessment. want TO say right here
that am responsible for that bin, had it framed and
fathered n an tho way through and am proud Of a.
The tweny-sN that east in the House against
tie bill the Grangers and the Board Of Assessment do
represent 70 80 cent Of the people Of rural New
Castle county. OF which ] am a representative ana
would rather have behind the people Of that section
Of the county than all the others mentioned above
The journal throwing II into the onlcc-seekers
which did me good for the only onice-seekers KNOW
who were implicated in the matter were the members
OF the Assessment Board. It also ntmaed that The
four members OF the House who voted Tor inc DUl Nou
leave Dover much smaller in the estimation Of The public
than they when they first assumed their legsla-
tive functions want 10 tell the editor Of the Journal
that these four members stand higher In The re-
gard Of The taxpayers Of New Castle county han
ihev have m any time since their election am proud
that had The bin introduced and had opportunity,
90 vote for It, which makes me one Of the four mem
bers who voted for it mentioned by The editor The
Journal also spoke OF crooked assessment The only
assessment have Is the one the Assessment Board
made.
The Journal also declared that the bill should have
had a unanimous vote against IT, It might have had
that had Father Brooks not been present. want
the taxpayers Of New Castle county TO know That was
elected in favor OF the bin and stood behind it TO lis
DEATH but ] did not die with IL nor have changed my
opinion IN any way.
And so. Representatives Hart. Sherwood and Parker
did not vote for the ragbaby bin Of Representative
Brooks because they thought 10 proper measure TO
support but because Father Brooks present Ac-
cordng TO The statesman who raised beneath the
shadows Of Iron hin and Chestnut Hin and Red Ill., IL
he had been absent they might have Joined i'm making
unanimous the vote against the bill What wonderful
leader of Father Brooks ne calls himself must
bel Ills influence extends an The way from Hart to
Parker or from Parker to Hart and embraces sherwood
on the way How they support the physical strain
incident 10 Father Brooks exercise Of personal mag
nelism upon them it. is difficult for us TO understand
We don't know whether Father Brooks is dry bat
terry wet battery but ave do know That II the VIII
mngon ahd Philadelphia Traction Company or The Town
Council Of Newark doesn't take up for immediate con-
sdcration the utilization Of the magnetic Pehcader states
man in It's central power station in lieu Of the expensive
machinery II now has, It Will be guilty of an economic
bunder
Meanwhile, Father Brooks is cock-sure that
because he framed and fahered the bill TO abolish the
County Assessment Board and return TO the old YOU
Observation-Disclosures assessment system, he stands
higher IN the regard OF the taxpayers Of New Castle
county than he has at any time since his election we
desire 10 test The matter by asking for subscriptions to-
ward fund 10 be raised for the purpose of rearing
the highest point Tll heroic statue Of Father
Brooks with Representatives Hart sherwood and Parker
Immersed In his higcnsion electric PROSTATE at
his feet
An such subscriptions should he addressed TO the
Father Brooks Memorial Fund. They will be acknoWl-
edged ON The front page Here is opportunity for dis
appointed occ-scekers hearbroken friends Of crooked
assessments and despairing taN-dodgcrs to show mp
strongly in a sympathetic and appreciaiiye way.
No anonymous subscriptions will be acknowledge or
reurnedl