Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-12
LEGISLATIVE SUGGESTIONS.


Editor Every Evening: Thcre have
becn many suggestions a. to what tho
General Assembly should and should not
do, and il YOU will permit, ! will offer the
following suggestions as coming from one
who has his car TO the ground and feels
that he knows, fairly well, the wishes OF
the people, especially in tho two lower
counties,
Repeal the School Code: Because most
Of YOU were elected to do that thing, and
the recent election in the Seventh district
of Sussex county shows the people stIll
mean t.. Do not let the imported
luxuries' talk or lobby you into anything
else.
Repeal the State Income Tax. Because
the money is not needed, as waa shown
bv the governors report to you last week
s1 200. 600 is too much Of the people q
money To be taken out OF the active
business channels and left IN the State
treasury TO be fought over by the political
manipiIatiops. IL causes desire to in
crease salaries, increase offices md IN
crease expenses all along the line. We have
no right To take more from the people on
taxpayers than il needed To manage the
affairs of the State in an economical and
bus,noss-like manner When we take
more il is a crime, even though Il Ia pro
.ected 0by the law. -,
Modify the Corporation laws: They
have caused much comment and though
they bring n great revenue, we must al.
init they are not just right We cannot
defend them.
Repeal or revise the State Highway
laws Because it - costing the state more
20 Law out the route of the State Highway
than IL costs Mr.. du Pont 20 build IT. Mr
din pont is all right and docs bis part, but
the fault is with the State Highway De
partment They appear to spend money
without regard. The General Assenbly
might request that the state Highway
Department give Delaware one-half the
credit for the boulevard. since the people
pay at least half the coet. and the abut-
ments and poles be so stencil that Ised,
If we wish 70 advertise.
REPEAL about all Of the liz commis'
sions. and If YOU think advisable, create
two or three 20 cover all. Is eals' ths
state is overridden by commissions end
each and every one spends or costs the
State thousands OF dollars
Increase no salaries: Because the time
| Is coming when dollar will look hig e
| the ordinary taxpayer. IL ls not risht ~
{ increase the Tniftlfl1n eftti Nhhh 'A'
/ taxpavars salary is decreasing lh'
/ governor now gets $4,000 salary, plni
/ s2, 900 contingent, or S2.0U0 m lou
, wears. and no docs not work 40 hart Inc
/ SECRETARY Of State gets about S5e 600, with
, his contingent fund in four years, that -
/ not so bad
Create no new Jobs. for u ~ not nigh
| % make place for politician when tins
4 taxpayers arc losing their Jobs
/ See that the state officials render
/ stat m Mt before receiving their con
+ tingent fund They may cay they epeno
/ more than the allowance. which may h'
/ true. but we l~ve right 60 know wh
/ thelr fund is uHrd for This ls UP TO YOU
I auditing committee
1 II YOU do .heze things al will give yn'
| credit. II you do otherwise and foIlo'
/ tie regular and easy line, all. even th
/ lobbyist. viii lose respect for YOU an
/ treat Won as 'soft thing.
/ Turn deaf eat 10 The lobbyist and th'
Imported luxtrries" and listen 20 you
constituents and YOU will not ~ ia
wrong You will not have ANYTHING q
regret kent County hea'a'
Clayton. January ii, 1921.