Milford chronicle., 1923-12-14
DELHWHKE IOSI
AMERICAN STATE
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and to stick to the guns of honest pur-
pose. We have people of large means
and rich culture; but the atmosphere
is certainly not cOngenial for the
neauveau richie.
Virtues have the defect of their
merits-and the same is true in this.
Where men and women are satisfied
to live rather than move under the i'm
pulse of getting living of larger and
increasing dimensions there is bound
to be more content with small accom-
plishments so that many have left this
field for a place of larger material
promise. But in doing so they have
chosen the worse rather than the bet
ter.
whether this be virtue of defect
of character depends upon the point of
view. 1t makes both business and pol
itics very personal and factional. All
men, and, now almost all women, are
born politicians, and politics goes
with business. If anybody is seeking to
control state he will do well to try
almost anywhere else rather than Del
aware. They may take his money, but
they are not likely to give him what
he wants, as some have found to their
discomfort and disappointment.
This spirit makes every move in
the direction of cooperation extreme
ly difficult. 1t has been large factor
in delaying the effort to better sys-
TENS of public education and hindered
the growth of that other greatly need
ed thing, cooperative marketing for
farmers.
There is a mean between individ-
ual independence and community in
tertsts, but Delaware still thinks and
acts in the spirit of the individual.
"The nations of Europe seem to
want us now, and we are moved by a
spirit of restiveness to do something.
But are the nations of Europe willing
to follow the leadership of young Am
erica? Does American know how to
lead in so complicated a situation?
Personally have very grave doubts.
But of one thing I am confident: If
the nations of Europe can draw the is
sue clear and plain, even if they di-
vide on the issue, so long as it is one
where what is right and just, and
what is mean and wrong are as clear
ly defined as they were in the war this
nation will know how to act and will
act.
"That is the reason that personally
I, for one, am hoping for a Court that
will make the issues clear and distinct |
-disentangled from a multitude of
side issues and false pretenses. /
Moral and Religious
another Characteristic of the peo-
pie of your State is that they are NOR
al and religious. am bound to say
that it is a morality and religion still |
highly individualistic, but they 10 be-
lieve still in the Ten Commandments
and personal righteousness.
"That means they are a conserva-
tive people. 1t also means they are
a law abiding people. That means that
they insist on such integrity Of The
courts, criminal as well as those
which deal with cases of equity; that
the professional criminal from other
states is inclined to go elsewhere to
ply his trade.
zone thing more, Delaware in its
present state is like time-table-sub-
ject to change without notice. I can
see the changes coming rapidly. They
are due, in large measure, to good
roads and the increase of automobiles.
The roads, which now nearly cover
the State, are the direct result of the
first built from one end of the State
to the other, and donated by one man.
It is, believe, the largest single gift
Of this sort ever made by citizen to
his State, and sincerely hope to see
a large public demonstration and eX-
preston of gratitude on the part of
the State when the road is formally
given over.
1.-THE spirit of former isolation is go
ing rapidly. Each community is feel
ing the compact of neighboring COM
munity and a renewed fellowship with
states north and south.
"It would seem that the whole line
Of the Delaware river from Philadel-
phia to Cape Henlopen, certainly as
far as New Castle, is destined by ma
ture and transportation facilities to be
an industrial center like parts of New
England-almost like the Ruhr dis
,rict in Germany.
"It will have its factories, wharfs,
railroads, steamships and teeming
population Of workers.
independence a Characteristic
Second in this list of characteris-
les I would put the spirit Of inde-
)endence. By this I mean the attitude
hat says: I'll mind my business if you
will mind yours.
eff that is to come let us hope a
way can be found to escape some of
he tragic mistakes made in the in
crest of commerce and industry
where whole portions of the country
lnder the driving power of a greed
hat describes itself enterprise has
poiled Gods handiwork, polluted
treams and rivers, filled the sweet
ir with noxious gases, turned pleas
mt groves and fields into hideous
illages with crowded homes and dirty
children and made of the
7hole thing the outward and visible
ign of an inward and spiritual dis
race. We have alreadys had too much
f that.
There are other things more valu-
BILE than material progress and in
ustrial prosperity, and if this is des-
ned to come, as seems to be the case,
It those who love the State work and
ray to have them not at the expense
( fine simplicity Of life, strong inde-
endence, moral law and civic right
at the sacrifice Of decent
ONES and the happiness Of people"
Would Avoid Amendments
The subject Of Mr.. Moore's address
as Delaware and the Constitution"
e made a strong plea for the Ameri-
an people to leave the Constitution