Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-20
DESIRES INFORMATION.

Editor Every Evening --conaldcred
from the posut Of view of n relatively
new resident Of Delaware and Of VII
mington--the writer haa been a resi-
dent for but about two years-it seems
that so far at least as new residents
are concerned. efforts 20 Introduce re-
forms in the city. county and State ad-
ministrations arc greatly hampered By
the fact that such residents know
neither where the real difficulties lie,
nor hat causes brought about the dif-
fiCuitics. With respect To these resi-
dents. il can do but little good - alleEe
editorially that State eXuavagance Is
due to Republican administration. II
may be that ii is due to that. but new
voters, particularly those Of Republican
affiliations. need 10 Ia supplied With
facts. They wish 10 know why there
are no LAWS to cover certain conditions
and why certain laws are not rigidly
enforced That is. why it has seemed
best to the controlling party not TO
have certain laws, and not TO risidly
enforce laws already on tn books.
with the facts before them the new
voters could intelligently decide how
they should vote and where they should
exert their influence. Would ii not be
worth while for YOU 10 run series OF
articles on Delaware and Wilmington
political history. covering, gay the
20 years last past. in order to educate
these new residents-there are not
few of them or at least Why not run
series of questions and answers,
with both the questions and answers
framed by you, so as TO make species
of Voters Catechism9 There is a rea-
son, good, bad or Indifferent for the
present conditions and it can not lie
II the mere fact that the dominant party
is of a certain political faith.
AS an indication merely of the things
of which the average new resident Is
ignorant the following questions are
presented not so much with the eX-
pectation that all viii be answered, as
with the hope that they Will illustrate
the difficulties of the new resident whom
he attempts to vote intellisently and
take his part in the political life of the
community:
No. l. why did the Democratic party
lose control of the city, county and
State administrations Was It mereiz.
because of an influx of Republican vot-
ers or incompetence, or graft
No. , Why is the State Income Tax
law not rigidly enforced-aeeepting for
! the sake uf the question the not uncom-
mon belief that it is not? Is it because
/ there is believed 10 he so much opposi-
/ ton TO it that it seems ineXpedient to
| rigidly enforce it for fear that the people
would compel its repeal. and it is better
| to get what money can he obtained
| easily than TO risk kiIling the goose
| No. 3. Is il a Delaware custom to re-
| fer matters already decided by one at
! torney-general to the then present at
/ torney- general, in order TO get new
/ opinion, and then act under the new
/ opinion?
! No T. Why is the information not
/ available to the general public as TO
how many make State income tax re
turns?
No 5. In the proposed new city char
| ter why was the Levy Court retained
/ No 6. Has it ever been proposed to
make Wilmington separate county
| II SO, on what grounds was i opposed
No T. What is the Continuing pave
ment tax" of which certain old resi-
dents complain?
No. s. Is the county capitation tax of
25 cents tax on real property holders
| only as a species Of fee for paying
their county tax bills; or is it poll
tax? If it is a poll tax, then why is 1t
not SO collected instead of being col
lected from only those who pay real
property county taxes. if the latter be
| the fact2
No 9. Who owns the abandoned street
car tracks on certain of the streets
|