Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-19
THE PEOPLES WISHES DENIED.

Editor Every EveninR--A Senate
committee of which Senator Hobertson
is chairman has reported the city Char
ter bill, with nm amenment removing
the provision for n non -partisan hallot;
the Republicans In the Senate support
ell Il as thus amended. the Democrats
voted against IT, stating their readiness
To support IL without this amendment.
Whnt situation ia thus prcaentedY
The lnFartlBan coumittees at
torueys prepared n charter, which that
committee. hy more than more ma
lority vote. approved. the Citzena' civic
Cummittoe. composed II representative
OF all tho civic organizations In the
city, after fun delibernfion. unqualih-
edly approved and urged: In tho In
tervening weeks practically every other
organization In tho city. religious IRA
ternal and social publicly endorsed ana
approved. every newspaper I'm VII
rninRton. Republican. Democratic and
1.ahorlte. editnriai1y has not only ap-
proved. hut demanded IN the name Of
the citizens of wilmington the enact
ment 81 this measure
ON March TO- "A delegation df several
hundred Wilmington citizens iourneyed
to Dover 10 appear before tho Senate
committee to which tho Charter bill
{
went forth from thts cits which was 81
thorounhlt representative Of every class
IN the community. aud which. because
of the strength of It's indiviaual nnita.
40 ruorttcd respect foi its VIEWS, Aena
tor Robertson md his committee. and III
addition aii. the other Inpmhets of the
legislature Hat and listened to Hsrih
licana and Democrats nen and women.
white md roIored in uneauiFonal
language. state wilmington demand
for this uhntte, aa giving business
form of government. ard ahnfn all elae.
form whore ite .dmlutattafote 9auld
hc chosen fnr tbetf fituess aud not he
cause of the political faith 70 which
Tho, snha.ritod eenator totcftann 2
M, intials stated ,bitTtiuna had boon
removed no ncv onca srfe auRgesfed
though sr,aRrta fsu the delegation in
vitod tham
rho senate committee has deliherat
81 and hnq aaeuinted tho proposed
,hnltoi has renewed from u the -
a,.ntial ehnractariHtio - any commits
aiou form ~ euternmant Much lahof
and Thought has heen spent n thte
uic, puiont IL u - be another eaae e
the mountains lnboiins ard tnouse
/ coming furtH7
genatn, ltnbeftaon - quoted sa say
ing ns plau haa l'esn II Set ea neat
What ,uu want aa paeathle i'laa Son
4 ator Rohottann want what WiiminEfen
+ wantar n eo atn thn fifigena - vi
,ninaton ~ ha dclnded ~ TIE lnlpll, q
i zion that tho rural members e ihe
4 senate committee arc placing fhe4r otsn
] Judgment al a. WilminEtahs interest .
above ard against Eruatnr ltaitst iaih $
Judgment and that ~ almost tha ehfats
Wilmington citlaanRhipf II sa"h IN
f rlt, alton is warranted. who arc the
+ 4crato committee members eho Ia .
+ allowed a favorable report I" tie g ~
charter hiu only when ita essential
form had heen materially ait"f"d
Tho aitnation cannot - disguised
small PARTISAN eleiustt. viii elafsl
not apeak aloud haa deliberately acted
unanimous demand Of Wilmington 3
citizens. as well m "a defy the Juds
mont and deatra Of much tire greater
norton az the respectable clement 90 i's
own party
+ Public opinion cannot be ni,eeessf.ff5t
and for long doned Tho writing OF III
vall IL piain wise poiifi Inn viii
ro,I. only a fonhen politician vii q 80
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