Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-02
HANDING
BOI'OIETS TO THEMSELN ES.

BOUQUETS TO THEMSELNE Es'
Ii is not likely that any intelligent |
,ittzen reading the report Of the state !
Senators dinner NJ the Hotel du Pont. |
Thursday evening will imbibe tho i'm
preston that the affair was hattcr-
inr testimonial extended to them by
Brir grateful and admirng fellow-citi-
ems. Not III all. 1t was their own
.r,n. and was devoted to making a
t.r..eut IT, the presiding officer II the
>,.t. Scnat,-vho. il may ~ said. per
i..ra,d the duties Of his position grace
illy and well-and to throwing bou-
taet- al themselves. Then constitu-
Its were not on hand. and doubtless
il was vcll for the diners that this vas
- matter how these sclf-laudatory
; na,.qs ,nd,avorcd 70 nut 4 fair face
81 I'M, of5,ial doincs Al Dover. the
.,rplc knov tho actual result. In
i.n,tic.a! legislation i was practically
The record Il The session IS far
nn, ,redi-abJe. l.aziness ruled until
I'LL. CLOSING hours. and The mcrits--if
..rv-of ne new Schcol law. Sc hastily
repaired ana rushed through. remain
II. H. dlsc.osc,- We may presume the
lsalcct system provided for will bring
.aod results. but It VIII not ameliorate
til, prevailing condition q onerous
taxation. The income tax was ad-
1anced. and the extent Of general taxa
-ior melted the Legislature % make pro-
vision for a state Tax Department. 70
facilitate collection Of the Irritating i'm
position Of tax burdens in various ways
and incidentally 10 provide jobs for
more tax eaters in office.
The Paid Fire Department, for which
senator Lutz pinned gorgeous bou-
met on his bosom. Is something the
n.ople Of Wilmington have long wanted.
but in a different manner. They de-
sired it through a new city charter. but
the Paid Fire Department hill was
PASSED first. and in a manner that
mainly indicated the scheme Of its spon-
rars 10 make it a blockade 10 the new
charter movement.
senator Robertsons explanation OF
-ls attitude towards the new city char
=. vas Iamentably weak. What the
...o,,Ie know IS that an acceptable char
,.r measure was prepared by men and
women who were actuated solely by a
,!..sir. 10 ;.dvarce the public interests
.f Wilmington That this measure
..fteI having been approved and indorseC
q large majority Of our citizens, wal
esryh.l amended in order TO meet sorn'
.nrious objections advanced by Sena
III. Robertson. who had al first ex
messed hearty approval Of The origina
measure. And that even after it ha
...ei. mus amended to suit Senate
..ab-rt.cn. he ignored il entirely an
.r..s.nl,.d to the Senate for action
.stard measure. based or q continuanc
III partisan municipal administration
thien was 50 repugnant TO the prin
.irIe- Of the entire charter movemer
and so demoralizing 70 the cause of rea
municipal reform that it's defeat by tn
friends Of the charter movement in tn
sanat. was hailed with delight II
this situation Senator Robertson ca
ind any justification for his attitud
towards charter reform, OF any caus
for self-congrat atulation in mis- own min
vben he gives calm consideration to II
.ntire matter ne is welcome 70 its e.
Joyment
So it is apparent that had not Il
members OF the State Senate arrange
for this little dinner Of limited attenc
ance for the purpose of throwing boz
ouets at themselves, no fowery tril
utes would have come their way. Il
deed. if the people Of Wilmington ha
an opportunity to appropriately expire
their disgust and humiliation, tbs
would hurl bouquets of decidedly di
ferent composition.
"IMPRUDENT,
RIFT RIGHT MINDED"