Evening journal., 1921-05-17

ing from better 10 worse. This
law" he said, may be the best
school law ever drafted, but II the
State has not the funds to carry II
out It is no good. Give the boys
and girls the best education possi-
bic. but don't bankrupt the state to
do it. The budget in my opinion
is more than the State can stand. /
have confidence enough in the State
and county boards to think they
would not pad the budget. II they
did I am sorry for them. II they
did not pad the budget I cannot see
how the law can be made to func-
tion by cutting the budget as has
been done"
III the budget is increased to the
amount that the State Board asked,
will you vote for it?" Senator Alice
inquired.
NO, because I know the State
could not afford it," replied Senator
Palmer.
Frederick Parsons. OF the Clay
mont school district. was given the
privilege OF the fiSor and explained
that because OF the rapid growth Of
the school at Claymont in enrolment
it's appropriation should not be based
on the 1919-192O appropriation.
Senator Robertson said his SYM
pathies were with the Senator from
| Dover, "as he knows what Il is 10
have persons want you 20 do some
( thing that you feel you should not
| do" He said he represented a SEN
atorial district In which live about
one-quarter OF the entire population
Of the State, and repeated that h'
knows what il is 20 be censuret
when you have done what you think
Is right" He agreed with a state
ment made by Mr.. Ridgeiy that a
mans conscience should be his
| guide.
Senator Robertson said the cause
OF the trouble wit heducation in Del
aware is because the people place
the guinea stamp above the child
This remark was applauded by a
number OF spectators in the gallery
Continuing Senator Robertson said;
II you want anything good you have
got to pay for Il, and 25 cents on
real estate will not do Il for educa-
ton. No matter how you figure you
cannot figure how you can give e
the children the education they de-
serve on a 25 cents real estate tax
Senator Robertson gave some fig
ures showing what Wilmington vii
do for the state in the way Of taxel
under the law and what Whining
ton will get in return under the bud
get bill. In his first figures Senator
Robertson said for the sake OF argu
ment he would only figure on vii
mington paying one-half the corpo
ration tax and one-half the incom
tax and then the figures would shov
that wilmington will pay into tn
state treasury for school purposes a
least 5000, 900 more than she get
back under the budget bill. Alto
gether. he said. Wilmington will pa
about S945.O0O for school purpose
? and at the most will not get bac
r more than slightly in excess Of 800,
600.
: Senator Alice remarked that Wi
mington should also have to stan
some share OF the general contrc
cost.
, Senator Robertson said II h
b wanted to be more correct he coul
, place the figures around four-fifth
that wilmington will pay OF the cor
' poration and income tax.
Senator Alice said IL the incom
taxes are not paid any better i
wilmington than they have been i
the past, Senator Robertson ha
o better divide his figures by two.
The Wilmington Senator remarke
that II the state Treasurer woul
use the same energy in collecting tn
e income tax in the lower countie
that he does in wilmington prob
ably those people down the stat
would pay more nearly their proper
uonate share.
Senator Alice argued that Dove
p Milford and most any other sma
= town per capita. based on wealtl
] gets less out of the State treasur
considering what they put in, tina
e does wilmington. He said Dove
S Milford, etc, pay more per capita
n support the rural schools than WI
s mington does. He added that II WI
. mington gets back within 100000
j what she pays in she will get
e larger dividend on her money tha
u for anything else she does for u
n state. wilmington. he said, -
Il fortunate II she is only going to pi
g 100000 to help support the rur
schools. The wealth Is there ana 81
e should do it,"
n Robertson and Alice Clash.
e Referring to Senator Allee's stat
Is ment about wilmingtonians payif
IT the income tax. Senator Roberts'
j. said that Il would probably be recall'
h that several years ago in accordan
e with resolution adopted by q
a Senate the State Treasurer gave son
u figures showing who was paying Il
J. Income tax. That report, he sal