Newark post., 1921-01-26
REPUBLICAN WOMEN
DECLARE AGAINST
"UNWISE ECONOMY"
Outline Program Of Legisla-
ton Which General AS
sembly Will Be Asked
to Follow

Republican womNn of Delaware,
through the Associate Committee and !
four constitutional districts on Thurs
day made public program of legis. |
lation they have adopted and will ask
the Legislature to follow.
They declare against policy of
"unwise economy" for the State. They
favor an adequate system of public
schools effectively administered by a
State Board of Education. An in
creased appropriation for schools from
the general fund to keep down taxes
is favored and school term of 18O
DAYS is urged. A regrouping and CO.
ordination of a number of State agen-
cies is advocated, and the child-wel-
fare work program is endorsed. The
report in full is:
Program of legislation adopted by
the State Associate Committee of Re-
publican women and endorsed by the
convention district committees.
The following program was adopt
ed at an all day session OF the state
Associate committee at Dover, jan
uary 8. and subsequently endorsed by
the action of the Kent county COM
mittee in joint session on that day;
bv the New Castle county committee
on January II and by the Sussex
county committee on January II.
The full program of the Whining,
ton committee cannot be adopted until
final decision on the proposed city
charter is made and the recommends
tions of the Wilmington School Sur
vey considered.
The city committee is in favor OIL
the general State proposals Tor chlio
welfare. Americanization, pubic
health, public welfare and efficient
State government.
Lena M. Jones, chairman StateCom-
mittee.
Vera G. Davis, acting chairman,
Kent County Committee.
Elizabeth P. Clayton, chairmanNew
Castle County Committee.
Virginia T. Atkins, chairman, Sus-
sex County Committee.
Mildred Simpson, secretary, Will
mington Committee.
State Revenue and Taxation
It is our conviction that headlong
and thoughtless application of the ma
tional "policy of economy" to local
expenditures is just as much be-
trayal of the peoples real interests as
is a thoughtless extravaganza OF ap-
preparation.
An unwise economy is vastly more
EXPENSIVE to the State IN wastage OF
lives, health and economic opportup'
itv than the adequate financing OF
education, health, child welfare, roads
agriculture, etc.
Refusing food and the care ct
nhvsician for the sake of preserving
a larger bank balance is sulclda
policy for an individual. 1t is equali!
suicidal and far from economy on th'
mart of a responsible government O
the people.
Emergencies of the war showed
how little Delaware had prevlousl,
done for the child, the widowed mo
ther, the sick and dependent. III
moderate appropriations of the pas
few years have barely touched tn
need. The death rate is still abnor
NAL: only the smallest fraction o
those who need the States care ar
provided for; and we have no locs
nroblem such as conAronts the natlo
in curbing the extravaganza of wa
administration. Added to these fact
is the existence of the largest balanc
the State treasury has ever had.
Granted that some of our source
of revenue are uncertain, the onl
sound public policy, under our preser
conditions. is to provide adequatel
for the legitimate maintenance an
development of the States respons
bilities during the coming two year
and meanwhile to provide for
very definite and serious review c
the whole subject of State revenu
and taxation-for the purpose of re
lieving unjust burden upon any elias
of property or taxables-and to fin
possible sources of increasing the pei
manent revenue of the State to a
amount commensurate with the dig
nifty and responsibility of its COVER,
ment.
Consolidation of Departments
AS primary step in efficiency ar
economy, also, we favor the groupir
of the work and functions of Sta