Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-02


Past 10 be Guarded Agar
THAT tho General Assembly OF
Delaware. which convened at
Dover today. gives promise Of
good results seems assured when the
personnel In carefully scanned. II Is
by no means hand picked" which is
the term applied when the selections
are made by political bosses. instead
:" by the people. The present Legis-
ls'urs seeme To represent the choice
- the people. In many instances the
members were selected after hot pri-
mary nghts. which il the best way to
obtain the peoples choice. The MEM
hers. In the main. are worthy repre-
sfnis.ves Of tho communities from
which they were elected In most
c-ses they have their own political
history TO mike. There are few who
have been IN the harness for some
me. hut the large majority are new
usn. who secm TO he actuated by
q sire 10 give service.
Another MASON for feeling more
Than tho usual amount OF confidence
o. the present Legislature IL the man
IN which the Democratic major
i''. which controls both houses. has
some about clearing the deck for ac-
Ton. All Of tho preliminary work that
.oulds he done beforehand has been
done. The customary method of lcav-
lng this for eleventh hour ccnsidcra-
ton vNs not followed. Heretofore Il
hs- been the rule 60 attempt 10 pick
The organization slate the night before
The biennial seesion convened. Usually
hits work has taken AZ least most OF
tho nisht. leaving the m,,nher~ in
anything but the hest ~ physical con
jtion for the opening day. while in
many cases there have hccn deadlocks
ot'r osrc-r 20 he nilsd which at timc-
hs,e lasted for weeks and delayed or
gsnt-ation just that Ions. Not 80 this
rr. In each house the Democratic
Majority Ions aao made nominations
fnt al ~ yie Offices 60 he nlled-cX-
~ attorneys. II ~ 10 decided 20 have
attorn~ys-and the latter places can
he a'led whom necessity requires. Had
her. necn and difrculiy about nllins
anN % the Offices tho start was made
soon enough to prevent interference
vHh the business % the session
a RIAL rask.
he present Legislature. haNinS
4. matters IN shape Tor immediate
u.tk ~ ready Co begin business al
n.e and 70 las a real task This Is
upha.s.d b, the complete oontro
he Democrats
Zen bccomina more complicated al
~. tims Commissions and other bod
a have h~en created. which did not
slvsys maAa FOR coordination and 81
l.isrc, ore reeui, has heeu the cres
On - vhst some persons consider
.sless ofNc-s Ana the expense 81
sfafs government has been mounting
esf sitter wear. until now 70 ha,
issrhed appalling proportions.
ror ears there has been TAIN 81
VISION downward. but usually ON,
roHtlcnl party controlled one houe'
Hns the other party the other house
somebody would star, something In
ended as reform. but ~ would no
l~t through. for obvious reasons. Nov
her. 10 no reason why every ussles
'sysnss provided any are found
,snnot be eliminated. Evsry hon~s
lul calculated IA bring about a r~s
re'orm ~ work economy ought q
have no trouble IN getting through
In this there - every reason 90 be
leNs that tse Legislature will hav
'ho FUN suypor, OF Governor Dennsy
who 10 known 90 - opposed 20 over
lappins commissions and department.
Power Laws the Retter.
q has vel been said thu; I.eei.
lafure pro,es Sc worth BY the lsv
~ mases the fewer Avs the hctto'
Tha; may no, always hold good-Cir
rgmstances Alter csses-but 80 10 cor
sIirsd q fairly sccd rule. So. Will
rsny resorns are needle: and ousf
ts 10 accomplished. 70 10 likely tina
ne srtuai number % bills consider~
VII be- kept down 70 a minimum A
.um. sessions several hundred b,i'
ar. introduced Such may re the ca
60 this session. bu; ~ IL not likely ths
any ~ill he given serious considers
ton urleas th~v have merit. fNollovin
thls policy will make ~ possible I
svs the maximum amount ~ lin
81 the bile tns; are really vorthy.
In order 20 DO this. however.
may be necessary 90 change the al
-rhtme ~ running away from Dow,
every afternoon IN time 20 catch
train for home COMMITTEES worl
could b. don. very well az night wNe
ne Legislature - not IN session Tn
pan used 20 ne followed. but IN r,
cent vesrp 10 hns become obsolete ]
recent ycsrs commitie. meeting
we're held during tn. DAY. general
while tho i-sisiatur. was in eessio
Tire result % this vss that rnerrb-
In committees could not attend n
scssion a. the sane tim. commit.
meetings wer. held. Under this pls
bills set through sometimes in n
absence 81 rpernber~ who ough; 20
pr~eent when thry a., oonsidere
There was n time when hearings we
inc rul. Ut nlstt Recently hear.nl
have taken place during the dsy az
frequently infer-ered with IN. bus
ness - on. or other houses.
n 10 siso true that before he
county WAS dry many member. r
manned In Dover over night. rather
drink thar 20 attend 20 business, b
that's another story.
Fle~t~l Ia Vote For Senator.
mi. brings 10 90 smother phas.
"a. Status % the legislature In q
tin. Of wet" Ken; Countrywide
hs the bye. vas some time nack-legi
laiurs wer. elected chiefly because
ih. fact that they would vote {
some particular candidate FOR Unit