Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1921-02-12
Peoples Column
CHARTER, SEGREGATION
AND NON-PARTISAN RULE.

AND NON-PARTISAN RULE.
To the Editor OF The Evening Jour
nal.
Sir -- The Evening journal is n
paper OF extensive circulation. many
copies are sold in Marcus Hook: and
when we have anything OF impor-
ltance to say. il should have wide cir
Iculation. In your issue OF February
o. we note some items OF great pub
lie interest. Wilmington you say.
has a population OF 10000. and the
state $4,000. Another item is that
the colored women are becoming
scientific drafters OF resolutions en-
dorsing the city charter. and in
which resolutions they oppose dis
F franchisement segregation, lynching
and the Jim Grow cars. Can they
q have protection from these through
non-partisan governm emit? Or
through the strong arm OF the Re-
publican party2
We are in the dark as to the fun
power Of. the autocrauc authority Of
this body or Ave men. They may
have power to enforce segregation as
many cities have attempted. How
about zoning--a fit thing for five
man rule? Il is most fortunate 90
have segregation brought to the
front by this non-parusnn Republic
an club.
We also read from The Journal
that the Mems Clubs are deep law
lyers and have found, what we have
found, that the commission will have
l"full legislative and Administrative"
lcontrol OF all city affairs. They do
what i cannot do-thcy approve IT,.
Here is a clear statement that the
two departments should be joined In
one body. Il is well to call this non
partisan FOR Il is not Republican in
any way It Is considered. 1t is an
all-powerfui policy and opposed to
proper rule
IL may be said that this form is
special to the city. and not proper
for the state. We can't see the dis
tincuon Foundation principles teach
that government is government
whether for the whole State or half
lof it, Segregation might be one of
those lurking ideas behind the eX-
treme radical rule vested in five men.
A train OF evils could result from this
wholesale grant OF power. Millions
have just died to put down kaiser
ism. DO we want man rule or free
American rule?
Wilmington is half OF the state by
the census. IL is absurd TO make all
a republic and segregate ono-half as
a nonpartisan. arbitrary. special dis
ltrict. Then what une OF the tevolu-
ton. the civil War and the World
War? Delaware has known nothing
FOR more than a century about ~ =
rule for this city only that ~ Mayor
and Council. There was a good rea-
= son for this For twenty years few
men have moved the earth TO change
1.-THE form OF the city's charter But
} the Assembly has stood firm. VIII
they fail now2 We hope not.
b A word on party government
t washington in his farewell address
; tells OF its benefit and he writes al
Z most a treatise on the subject. II,
= says there must be parties or there
e will be no inspiration TO eficicn
:, rule; but il must not be carried e
|. fanaticism. Wilmington Is half o
4 the State how are you going TO de
stroy party, throw IL down in tn
e city and pick It up when wanted Il
d the state and Nation? We can
= smash things up for the amusemen
e OF trying to place the heterogeneou
o pieces together again. Where viii
10 you md the pieces? Many will bl
n found in the other camp. when on
Z party gets In power, the other over
e. flows with virtue and becomes non
3 partisan. The party that rules Della
. ware hereafter will be the one tina
e politically rules Wilmington. n non
e. entity gets intrenched In this city
e the States rule will rightfully fal
upon Kent and Sussex. and, in thl
J. case, It should When party conven
n tons meet at Dover, they may justl.
e say to Wilmington, we don't know
you, you are nonpartisap.
n I would like to cite an appropriat
statement from Scharfs History o
Z Delaware, but space will not permit
& I am supported in holding that fire
l. rule can only be had by keeping tn
Is departments separate.
.- GEORGE A. TALLY,
D. Wilmington Land owner.
M Marcus InnI IT.h II 1000