Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-06
WHAT is NEEDED
TO BRING GOOD.
ADMINISTRATION
Indignant Citizens Should Divert
Their Indignation Towards
Practical Results.
GREAT NEED OF CITY
is A NEW CHARTER
Morning News. sept. 1.

Morning News. sept g.
When IL was noised around that five
fire companies had kicked up, there was
much Indignation on the part of many
citizens. One of them, name not given, IS
quoted as saying that he was almost
ashamed TO regard himself as Whining
tonian' There were many similar cx-
prcssiors The resentment felt by the
public had much to do with the sur
rendcr of the companies.
u Is n iine thing to have our people
Mt time exaSperated. They are stirred,
"a least for the moment, by some nm
desirable or outlaudish situation. They
talk forcefully and then too often the en-
tire subject passes out ot mlnd and things
drift along in the same old way until there
Is "A new reason for another outburst OF
Indignation
correction and could be corrected IN our
municipa. life if the wrath of the citizens
could hc sustained if their interest did
not flag. il they were not too frequently
willing to let George do 1t.
The Indignation should not cease be-
cause the fire companies ''camc back,
and because there has been another patch
put upon our crazy quit OF municlpal
government and our WAY of conducting
public affairs. The struggle for paid
department should go on with redoubled
ycaI We should continue until we get
n The circumstance that the hve COM
names have returned viii not change the
Vows of the National Board OF Under
writer's. IL will not alter the views OF
those who long ago realized that the city
should have paid department The Hurry
and the menace are powerful reasons Tor
a paid department If there were not
multitude of other reasons
Looking at the matter broadly, why
should not wel-known citizens and all
others become indignant about our entire
syh r.,r of city government Those who
nf4tt uadcT the present system are OF
course satisfied. but not all OF them. They,
however compose only small part
~ the total population. We believe
ths5 the vast majority OF our citizcns,
whom they think Of the matter. are con-
vipccd that there should bc q change,
rui We shall get nowhere unless such a
hchcf i Translated into action. by our for
ward-lookirg citizcrs and by civic bodies
that concern themselves with such mat
tors. Then we shall have a new charter,
ard tho commission form Of goVrt-
newt Protection against fire IS oUlN orc
it.-ch uf our city life. There are other
5efccts l,:>t as objectionable IS tho pTcstut
H. situation We could have If we Alllcd
n have il. the hest kind Of city govern
ucrt There arc no sound reasons why
W, should not have II.
IL view of the progress that has been
made in municipal managcmcnt, It Is
prcpostcrous that Wilmington should
Iii 4 To PARTISAN municipal government
uith mon h,ising their claims To office, "a
eiclt cases out of ten. upon the good tci-
lowshin' theory, instead Of upon merit,
which should bc the sole qualification.
O,i ciChbor, Every Evening seems 10
l.. II ucb alarmed by advancing taxes. II
thc~c IS alarm the first thing TO do IS to
cx.nl . our municipal MECHANISM under
winch taxes mount without IN uIre cases
on cf ten, the city gcttrg the worth OF
th,- mo .cv paid IN taxes
lot Wilmington arouse from its slug
clsh.cSs ct us have sustained ndigna'
non. Tk, there viii bc action and We
shall be dragged from the mIrc Of an IN
competent ard unsuitable city govern
mc.t IN which We have been HouDdering
The rImpus about protection against
ire is orly an added reason for a thorough
ovc-haulirg, for serious consideration
bv ritizcrs, and for determination thai
We shall get a rev charter with moderl
form OF government. Air. 1ltlzen, Vol
k-ow that we should take this step. w
shall rot take itrIr less YOU help and unIcs
YOU do not fear to speak out III the orcl
ard declare yourself for what you know
TO bc right.