Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-06

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! lfeved on real estate, $5a0.ooo was ap-
| propriated from the general fund OF
the State treasury.
| THAT there is still opposition to the
| law will admit. The analysis of this
| opposition Ia interesting and is divided
into groups. representing different mo-
| tives. There are those who do not
! honestly understand the law and the
advantages IL promises when given
fair time to be tried out. And 1t has
not yet had fair trial. There Is an
opposition that has fostered this obtec-
ton for personal and petty partisan
| reasons. Political and sectional preJu-
dice have been used by those seeking
personal power. In these appeals. state
ments startling In their inaccuracy
have been made and many strong and
even bitter opponents would become
loyal supporters If exact facts We're
known. Another force working to the
disadvantage of n better understanding
and appreciation of the law has been
the faint praise given by some of its
supposed friends. Another objection.
thoroughly honest. and one with which
l am in sincere sympathy, is the bur
densome taxation on real estate. But,
gentlemen, taxation legislation and cd
ucational legislation are separate and
distinct. There is no RI, stionship what
ever between them ! urge you not
to be confused i'm your deliberation. In
the adjustments OF your tax grievances
do not permit unseen wealth and in
terest to escape their share which the
farms are now bearing. BY confusing
educational legislation with the tax
problem YOU may perchance relieve
your burden. but they escape. and the
state suffers. If by legislation all
forms of wealth were required to pay
their proportionate share. there would
be no tax difficulty before YOU
The law. gentlemen, is subject 70
your hands. But more than that. the
welfare of the boys and girls of this
State is subject to the within or wis
dom of you men. The responsibility
rests with you.
With all the criticism. fair and un-
fair, the little part l have played in
this campaign has been solely in the
] interest of the boy and girl back in
the remote rural districts who has
heretofore been robbed of hts or her
deserved and rightful opportunity for
advance. l am as responsible and SO
are YOU for, the education and oppor-
tunity of that boy or girl we are
for the child in the graded school in
our own district.
las | view ii the question Is not one
for praise or censure. My work has
been merely a sincere attempt TO do
what / conceived was only my duty.
| have no personal pride. as some be-
lieve. in the law. The question of per
sonalities fades into insignificence be-
side this problem. IL is bigger than
| men or party. of vast more conse-
quence than section or State. II is
the future OF your children and mine.
Il is America itself. What may have
been accomplished that is worth while,
the credit belongs 10 a supporting pub
lie opinion what may have been neg
lected or in error. the blame Is solely
mine. j have merely done what /
believed was right as was given me
to conceive the right. To me. right
is children first. Permit me 20 say
this. you represent officially here for
the first time the mothers of the
State. and they are watching you.
asking for sacrifices that only mo-
, theirs can give.
AMERlCANIZATION
In your deliberations on problems
concerning the training of our own peo-
pie pray do not let escape notice and
| consideration of the education of those
: | foreigners who. inspired by America
and all that II promises hast come
to our shores. The Americanization
work done in Wilmington is making
good Delawareans. good American cit
; izens You have only 10 visit the
night classes to be convinced OF the
service rendered ] know Of no skep-
} tic who has not been convinced By
/ such visit.
I Law and order. labor questions. for.
} / eign problems. respect and apprecia-
J. / ton for the ideals OF liberty and tht
= responsibilities of democracy are here
made so permanent by this work thai
{ / we should do everything possible tC
e foster the response they make. The
4 methods of work. as begun here, under
= the auspices and direction of the Coun.
S Gil of Defense and since adopted ant
. carried on by the Department of Edu
2 cation, have had the enthusiastic ap
p proval Of Federal authorities and il
= many respects has been adopted as tn,
= model plan for the training and Ameri
canization of our foreign residents anC
: coming citizens.
: HIGHWAY COMMISSION AND
e ROADS.
Just previous to the present admin
d istration General T. Coleman duPon
r had completed and generously pre-
sented TO the State the magnificen
highway known as the dupont Boule
ward. extending from the Maryland lin'
) at Selbyville TO Georgetown. Whil
good roads had been a topic for leg
a islative discussion for years. this prac
tical demonstration OF their value dis
0 PEELED all carping and theoretical crii
cism. The advantages of su, i high
way in the development of the Stat
o We're here ofplainly shown that ther
was an overwhelming public sentmen
for improved highway construction. !
0 State Highway Commission was sug
gested, and !the creation of such a de
a partment WIS effected.
The connnission was especially for
o tunate in securing Charles NJ. Uphan
4 as chief engineer. Upon his recon
mendations and supervision the worl
has been iso organized along modern
n scientific and business lines that it cal
= be safely said that the department can
o not be surpassed In the nation. Tn
system OF administration, plans an
70 detailed inspection of construction, wit
% up-to-date laboratory methods of test
" ing, has attracted the attention OF en-
70 gineers and highway department
I everywhere. Mr.. Upham is an engi
y neer of national repute. ranking hig
Z and eagerly sought in all national coun
Z ellis of highway engineering. The sys
TEN projected is without doubt tn
q most complete of any State in tn
Union.
: THE war handicapped seriously TIL
= work, especially In the way of secur