Milford chronicle., 1922-05-05


which have been discussed by the ma
tions of the earth in the past two or
three years, and the effort to have all
nations join in a league to prevent
war in the future, the card-house of
dreams has fallen early-even before
the plan could be formulated. The
most peaceful and defenseless nation
on China-is in the throes OF
civil war, with two great armies
battling for control of that country.
The way to keep the peace-is to be
ready to make the other fellow behave.
JUDGE BOYCE ADDRESSED an
open air meeting on the Plaza in South
Milford last Saturday evening on
Law Enforcement" and appealed to
the people to recognize that each per-
son has a responsibility to individual
lv help to enforce the laws of the
State and town, as well as the moral
laws recognized by every community.
In an earnest and impressive man
ner he stated facts as to results OF
enforcement of law for the better
safeguarding of property and civic
liberty and for peace and good order
in all communities. He spoke by au-
thority of having been judge charg-
ed with the enforcement of the laws
and told the people that the moral
conditions of today, are far better
than of ten or a dozen years ago. The
courts then had to pass upon many
cases at each sitting of the court
which came to them from Milford
all caused by the abuse of the use OF
liuuor-while today few cases are oc-
cupving the attention of the courts.
The cases of illegal selling and man
ufacture of liquor are to be expected
exactly as cases for stealing, for
murder and other crimes against
which laws are provided, have to be
applied and enforced. Law in itself
will not remove the trouble-Only en-
forcement of laws by arresting Often
dors and applying, the penalties, will
hiring respect for the law. 1t is the
dutv of every man and every woman
to help to enforce the laws, by assist
ing officers with information and per-
sonal objections to the town or State
officials, permitting offenders to con-
tinue to commit crime, or other Of
tense against the laws and the moral
peace and welfare of the community.
The bootlegger will be suppressed;
but, it should be written into the
laws, that the person who buys or con-
sumes illegally manufactured liquor,
shall be made equally guilty of break
ing the law with the seller or manu-
facturer. If there were none to buy,
there would be none to manufacture
or sell. The attitude of men like
Judge Boyce, who have seen the con-
ditions under license and prohibition,
is the true attitude of the people gen
orally towards the illegal traffic in in
toxicating liquors. With this condi-
ton existing, then it is always the
duty of all men or women to see that
law enforcement is practiced in every
town and county in Delaware.
PROMPT PAYMENT OF BILLS by
the counties of lower Delaware is a
condition that succeeded a miserable
system which had grown up in Kent
and Sussex counties under the old
laws made to govern the county gov
ernments of these two counties many
years ago. An order on the county
treasurer then was real joke - it
could not be disposed Of at its face
value. and the entrenched officials at
the county seats so managed the Il
nances, that they or their friends, had
the first call upon the cash when II
was occasionally paid into the treas
urv. Defalcations of collectors were
frequent, and the taxes were wasted
in both their collection and disburse-
ment. When the legislature was asked
to enact the laws regulating the as
sessment of property-which abolish
ed one of the worst system ever de-
vised to form an assessment on which
a tax levy was to be laid to raise mon
. ey for the county and creating a tax
receiving department-the people
without regard to political affilliation
demanded their enaction into law. The
county seat ring was unable to pre-
vent favorable action by the legisla-
t,1re, and the reform laws were enact
ed and went into effect-to the great
satisfaction of the people and justice
and equity to those who had taxes tc
pay. These laws stopped the trafnC
in county orders on the treasury and
made it a misdemeanor for the tax re-
ceiver to take an order in settlement
of county taxes. The result has been
that a county order is looked upon as
a check by the county, and is receiv-
ed at any bank as cash item. The
county is doing business upon a busi-
ness basis. All this was the result OF
LEGISLATION by Republican members ol
the legislature standing for thell