Milford chronicle., 1925-02-13

THE TIME HAS ARRIVED when the fool kill.
er must be called in to take an active part in the
business Of the legislative proceedings at Dover
Up to February it was probably just as well for
the reins to lay slack on the back of the colts,
that they might work off some of their ego and
false conceptions of their duties while serving a
term in the legislative body of their state,
through unimportant and useless proceedings.
They have had ample time to realize that their
ideas must be cut to fit the requirements of bus
mess and that their personal seat in the fore
front of publicity, is held only as a servant of
the people Just as soon as each member of the
legislature can bring themselves to realize, that
they are sitting in that body as representatives
of the people of the entire state, and not as in
dividuals acting for a small part of the civil
government, such as their local district, they
will have attained the proper attitude for act
ing upon legislation. The members of the legis-
lature must realize that they are not Democrats
or Republicans, but representatives of all the
people in matters of the greatest public impor-
tance such as education, highways, finance, po-
lice and moral welfare of the commonwealth of
Delaware The time has arrived when the pet
ty factional and partisan politics which have !
been injected into the deliberations for the past
month must be eliminated. Unless the members
realize that they are ameanable to the laws !
which regulate the business of a legislative body
and that the business of the state can not and
must not be ignored by even members of a leg
islature, they will find that their play time has
much of the time that should have
been devoted to getting information as well as
consistent work in the committees Those mem
Oers who have already drawn most of their sal
lry from the state treasury on orders from the
presiding officers, will soon be clamoring for
adjournment, while the important business they {
we're sent to Dover to attend to for the people,
will not have been either considered or acted II
pon. This means that additional time at their q
wn expense, will have to be given to make good /
heir foolish squabbles over organization first G
nd committee adjustment later, which has made F
rouble through and by the application of petty p
ard district politics.; which in a local district
considered "slick" work by the Individual, but e.
hen attempted in the broader field of legisla- a
Ire, reveals the lack of ability of the would-be
ader to create shining halo of glory for him tC
If. in
The steering committee which generally
APES legislation, has so far this winter given pl
e colts their head and with bit in teeth they m
I'VE ran their little course. Now it is time to CO
II halt, get down to business and do practi- ne
! work The budget committee has been a ell
orn in the flesh for the two houses The Senate gr
S attempted to abolish the situation by throw ell
a wrench into the legal organization of that ha
dy The Senators resent the discourteous in
,atment they have received from the House; I'M
d unfortunately with more or less cause for pc
The duties of the budget committee
, such as to require much time for hearings pr
to the needs Of the various branches of state kn
as well as to get at the real neces- ow
les for the welfare of the people. To perform col
S work the law is mandatory after the first n
y days of the session. The calendars of the ths
nate and House now show several bills of vi off
Importance to the people, which will require De
ught as well as committee work. If the fac wa
nal political bias is permitted to continue, COZ
record of the session of 1925 lawmakers will ant
a farce and no credit to the state. The time syn
arrived for earnest and intelligent work fro
hout more foolish deadlocks between the two 7
ses. rou