Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-17

| his meeting. Over 100 were present
. this injecting. and Il was unanimols-
| resolved that It was tho consensus
OF those present at the meeting that
he county be bonded for q million
liars Promptly following this meet
ing, others wero held at Seaford
lBrldgcvillc, Milford. Georgetown. Sell
oyville. Millsboro and possibly other
places regarding this bond Issue, and
this same resolution was adopted ut
each meeting.
The bill was drawn similar TO the
one which was defeated two years
previously. sent to the Legislature
then In session at Dover, and unani-,
mously passed. authorizing Sussex
county to bond for ono million dollars,
for the permanent Improvement oi
konds. This bill provided that this
money should be spent by commits
sion to be composed OF the three
members of the Levy Court and three
lothcrs: one. OF whom. should be John
10. Townsend. Jr.. who was the COVER
lnor, and the other two were to be mp
lpointed by the governor: and one, of
the two. should be a Democrat, and
the other a Republican, which would
lmake the commission three Democrats
and three Republicans.
At the session OF tho Legislature
lof 1921, similar bill was presented
authorizing the bonding OF Sussex
lcounty for another million dollars for
permanent Improvement of roads, and
this bill was unanimously passed.
II seems TO me that the passage of
these two bills authorizing the bond
ng Of Sussex county for two millions
of dollars, plainly indicates the senti-
ment of the people OF our county re-
garding our county government COM
lmencing January /, 1917, and up ~
. The time that the second bond issue
bill was passed at the session Of 1921
While 1t is necessary to have good
, laws. for our government, whether
county. State or nation. but this Is
{ lonly second consideration. 1t Is
2 mot so much the machinery. thai
tcounts as 1t Is the man who operate.
the machinery. First-class men ant
fourth laws will give better ser.
' vice than fourth -class men with first
> class laws; but. when Il is made pos
4 sible for our best business executives
r to accept public office without abso
e Iutely sacrificing their business iron
: loss of time and partisan criticism
G then, and not until then, can We ex
Y pect to have flrst-class men worlSinl
Y under first-class laws. The great dan
o ger with our method OF government !
N that we are continually changing a
IS of our officials, so that W. have n
Y. experts TO do the real planning. Wha
d we need Is to amend our laws so tn
Il very best business men will serve a
y town, city or county executives. bu
J. with real authority to handle the st
lfairs Of the Office with the same degre
IS Of efficiency as they handle the!
e private business. or the business wher
: they are serving as directors.
" While conditions in Sussex count
h are conceded TO be very much bette
h than they were prior to 1915, TO m
c. mind much greater strides towar
~ further improvements could be made
or and, l hope. will be made before man
w years. When our taxpayers wake u
: to The fact that a largo part OF III
y money which they pay is wasted @
30 account of unnecessary duplication M
re multiplication OF unnecessary ofiic,
er and. also, when they realize about no
J. much is wasted by electing and al
rs pointing men TO office on account
a partisan regularity rather than Z,
In fitness TO the office. then another a.
s. sociatlon may be formed in SUISSE
county to create public sentiment
" cause these conditions to be remedie
he just as that little meeting OF i've W;
Is called together on juno I. 1914
L laurel.
, Only a few years ago, a gentlerna
I'd in Chicago~called a meeting OF thr,
4, or four of his business friends. al
a suggested that they meet once a wee
r. to tall5 over general business cond
We tons. when they agreed TO do. al
i'll they met from place to place ca,
as week; and. at last. formed a cll
s. which was called the Rotary Clu
Of Now look what has grown out Of tn
ST beginning, the wonderful associati,
RS Of Rotary Clubs.
o. II the same class of men who a
as responsible for the splendid organic
g. ton known as the Rotary Club wou
e. nut the same amount Of energy, int
te lligence. enthusiasm and conscien
On into bringing about better. more G
y lcient and more economical municip
" ounty and State government,
I'D would he accomplished.