Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-04
LESSON or THE LEVY COUNT.

ror more than two years the Re-
publican majority in the Levy Court |
~ New castle county has demon |
slratcd ,ts ,noaraci;y TO property con- !
duct tho business OF the county. Under |
our political systcm OF elections, the
poiit,csi majority IN a body Of this
character must besr TN. responsibility |
90 administration. and " n cannot per-
form ia duty In th!. respect II openly
,onfcs.c- ito incspscity. This the Re-
publican majority in the former Levy
court did for n long time. making a
,nmbinstion With Democratic members
osson'i,i ~ the procedure Of business.
rhi. situation - due 60 the fac
iona. division that has long prevailed
ln tho Republican party Of Delaware.
80 tho four majority members OF the
ia levy Court two wcrc sdherenis
81 ono faction sod two Of the other
faction. They could not asres and
desdlo,k resulted which Was only
nrrl.n by a continuation Win Demo
attic msmb~rs.
nfc'tDnateiy fcg the public inter;
is. the election Of last November
suited IN . continuance Of n RE
rub'osn ns,c,'ty IN the Levy Court,
We new t-rdy. which assumed control
.h.s week. h.,rx composed 90 four
f.epubicsn. and ,hrc. Democrats
zoe N. Republican majority - d.
d.d. ss before equally between the
NO factions. ard the fAotions. at the
uestirs ~ the lazy Cc,us on T>aes-
Iay lsse were unable =, agree on a
rcersm q, organization. hasssns at
"a sscs~ ~ president Thu sscod
NO to svv,. and neither fAntioa eouId
do anything. AfssS tahins fourteen
usric,~ without r~sult adjournment
oos taken un,n ys~erdsy. but the
lesdicck continued and apparently
80 ss stubborn a. over today.
This situation shows that the Re
lblsosn majority o, the te,y Court
rot 70 be depended upon for an
,'acien, ana economical sdminis,ra-
on a county sfrai--. AZ long a..
h- Republican rsrey CONTINUES IN a
sst~ ~ fso,ionai a,v,sion--~n,oh
nrou,is~s % Re for an snaennits period
'lmcsi certainty unsr after 'ns,t
car. political oamrsisn--,his Re
uub'.oAn majority In the levy Cour,
wa c,ntinuo IN = state az hostility.
md teins equally divided. II can do
1othins without IN. ala Of th. Demo
.rat~ men,rrs
Recently there IA. b-~n much tail,
about the propristy % snolieh:ns the
Nsw Csstie county Lew Court and
suh.tisutins for - a BOARD OF COUNTY
Commissioners. oompoesd OF three
members. Much hss h~en said ,r
fuvor ~ such q change e- the sycerior
advantasos q smaller aarninistra-
i've tsdy have been conclusiveiv ocm.
ousi-.'>d IN Sussex county. where th'
ohanss ~as effected several years ago
and IN Ken; county. where ~ took ef
fcc' t~o year. ago. There 10 ever,
rca-cn 60 believe n boty az thre'
Conr-, Commissioner could ably at
lend b. the administration of affairs IN
N.w castle county. win vastly bet
ter results than hsvs bsen ob,aine,
from tho body ~ seven members. will
Republican majority hopsiessiy di
eided into lighting factions. NJ ~ ha
s'ccn here Tor the past two years Il
he present situation there IL no hop
- riief save that which may be az
forded by the Democratic minorit,
usmisrs IN coalition with one OF IN
Hspue,icsn facuuns. and ~ Will b
Omitted ,ha, snes, q AesA.,on is nc
altogether Desirable. But st ieas; .
would be- effective IN breaking a dead
lock and permitting the transaction G
pressing business. that otherwise woul
suffer seriously from delay.
And now comes the Republican ma
iority Of Tho Levy Court OF Ne,
castle county. sffordins. by It's ac
inouisdrso inefrcsency and i,s nerc
sdh.rsnce 90 fnc,ionsl interest. eve
when public interests are threatens
a poten, argument in favor OF IN
change. Th.s. four Republican ms
lority members. upon whom just
rcsts th. responsibility OF admlnistr,
.lon. hsV. snsde public display of q