Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1922-08-30
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM

The Democratic Party of Delaware
in Convention this twenty-ninth day
of August, A. D. 1922, adopting effl-
Cheney, economy and enforcement Oh
the laws as its watchword, announces
to the voters of the State the follow
ing principles and makes the follow
ing promises and pledges.
Efficiency and Economy
The people of Delaware and the
Nation have broken from the safe
moorings of their fathers and need to
he led back to sane business manage
ment and economy.
We pledge the Democratic Party to
an honest, thorough-going lnvestlga-
ton of conditions, a real budget sys-
tenn and a cutting out of all unneces-
sarv commissions and offices, reduc-
ton of salaries and employees, where
ever possible, and a decrease of ex-
penses, to the end that the State and
it's several subdivisions shall keep
their incomes without necessary bor-
rowing and with every possible reduc-
ton of taxes now become such heaVy
burdens on the people.
Public Schools
We favor the best public schools
that the people of Delaware can af-
ford. There is a safe limit to both
taxation and debt burdens and we de-
mand that both be kept within the
means of Delaware taxpayers. We
also demand that every unnecessary
expense be eliminated and that ap-
preparations for school purposes be
strictly according to law and without
the loose budget provisions of con-
tingent or extra appropriations which
tempt to waste and extravaganza.
We favor the repeal of the three
dollar filing fee provision of the In
come Tax law. We recognize, how
ever, that all citizens should contrib
ute to the support of public schools
and that if real estate is not to re-
sumo its former heavy burden of
school taxation, other classes of prop
erty and persons without taxable
property must contribute their share.
We also favor amendment of the law
imposing a tax for school purposes
on corporations so as to require cor
porations to pay their fair share OF
school taxes.
Home Rule Through Charter
We pledge the votes of the Demo-
Gratis in the State Assembly to the
passages of a law comforting upon
the City of Wilmington Home Rule,
non-partisan Charter.
Workhouse
We favor suitable and separate
sanitary quarters for the inmates OF
the Workhouse, both men and women.
Parole Legislation
We favor parole system for State
and County Prisoners under safe and
sane restrictions.
We favor the continuance of per-
manent road construction by the State
and counties so far as safety in Dor
rowing and reasonableness in taxa,
ton will permit. We, however, de.
mand that every possible economy
be exercised by the Highway Depart
ment and all other agencies having tt
do with road construction and upkeep
and that the public be given full in
formation at least quarterly of al
incomes and expenses. We also in
sist that the county roads not per
manently improved be kept in bet
ter repair. These roads are as neces
sary to the majority of our rural citi
zens as the improved highways.
They are now being neglected ant
many of them are unfit for travel
We insist that in the clamor for NOR,
improved highways, these count.
roads be not overlooked.
Control of Public Utilities
Delaware is one of the very few
States without some constituted au
thority to protect it's people from un'
fair rates and discrimination of pub
lie service corporations. It's shippers
are at the mercy of exacting and dis.
eliminating carriers. Rates are fixeG
and regulations made without regard
to the rights of the public. We favo,
the regulating by the State of al