Evening journal., 1921-03-19
HOPE TO SAVE
CHARTER BILL,
NIGHT RALLY
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able some mighty plain words will
be said with regard TO the addition
OF the amendment to the charter
bill providing that party emblems
shall be placed at the head OF the
tickets for the election OF City Com
missioners, and the subsequent ac-
ton OF the Senate at Dover in de-
feating the measure.
The original charter bill devoid
OF the amendments which Senator
Robertson requested. and added to
the Senate bill by the Bipartisan
Committee lawyers, is now before
the House and is expected to be
brought up on Monday for consider
atom Hopes OF the charter advo-
Gates are that the House measure
can be put through in satisfactory
shape and sent to the Senate, where
1t would form a substitute for the
measure there defeated.
The following letter has been sent
to Senator Robertson:
3rd month 18th, 1921.
Senator James w. Robertson, Will
mington, Delaware.
Dear Friend.-From the evening
and morning papers we learn that
the proposed new charter was yester-
day amended at your suggestion, by
requiring that candidates shall be
nominated and elected on a partisan
ballot.
As the principal object OF obtain
ing a new charter. as we understand
it. has been the introduction OF busi-
ness principles and practices into
the operation OF our municipal cor
poration. and the securing of a
higher grade OF ability and character
for the responsible directing heads.
through the election OF such officials
on a non-partisan ballot.
And as the vast majority OF the
citizenship OF this city has shown
that it most emphaticaily desires the
enactment OF the non-partisan char
ter as it was formulated by the BIZ
partisan committee:
And as there has been practically
no honest. open criticism OF. or OBJ
lection to the charter as finally
agreed upon, it is with surprise and
disappointment that we note your
action and the action OF the other
Senators who were responsible for
what was done yesterday.
There has been such an almos.
unanimous expression Of sentiment
OF the people OF this city in favor OF
this bill as has not been shown for
any other public measure for many
years past, that we trust you and the
other members OF the Legislature
may heed the call and give them
what they want
Very truly your friends.
LEWIS w. BROSIUS,
BENZ. K. SMEDLEY.
Douglas and Corey Disappointed.
w. L. Douglas president of the
Rotary Club and William c. Corey
president of the Kiwanis Club. are
both much disappointed by the ac-
tion OF the Senate. 'I am very
much disappointed over the action
OF Senator Robertson's commit
tee" said Mr.. Douglas "and I
think it particularly unfortunate that
the matter has resolved itself strict
ly intoia partisan measure"
speaking from the standpoint OF
Republican voter" he continued.
81 am not at all satisfied. and feel
it was a serious mistake that the last
amendment was added and the bill
put 10 a vote in that form"
Mr.. Douglas is still anxious to see
some bill providing for a new city
charter passed, and will do every
thing in his power to make such a
bill possible.
1T is too bad Mr.. Corey said. 1T
looks as IL the representatives OF the
people are not representing the peo-
pie who elected them. It is not true
representation when they did not
put the bill through after It was en-
dorsed by so many civic organiza-
tions
Il think that we will have an
other struggle. and a successful one,
for new city charter within the
next two years. Then there will
possibly be a number OF changes in
the Legislature when IL comes time
to elect our new senators and repre-
sentatives.
If the bill had been put up TO the
people by a referendum vote" ne
| concluded. "and the politicians kept
out Of it, the bill would have pass
ed"
Mayor for Partisan Tickets.
: Il heartily endorse the new city
/ charter" said Mayor Taylor. but
with the amendments proposed
by Senator Robertson. 1 would
T like TO have seen il pass In
that form, having always been op-
posed to the measure drafted by the
: Bipartisan committee and submit.
ted TO the General Citizens Charter
Committee.
Il believe that party primaries
will always result in the election OF
City and Pennsgrove fishermen