Milford chronicle., 1925-07-31

pointment of a postmaster at ST
Georges in New Castle County; cry
ing partisanship and unfair tactics
in that a Democrat on the eligible
list did not receive the appointment
According to the facts as presented
by the Every Evening, the democrat
was the only man who passed the
required examinations with the re-
quired average. Notwithstanding
this republican, who the Every Ev-
ening claims had not made the re-
quired grade received the appoint
ment. Why all of this howl, and
fretting? The administration is
republican, the State of Delaware is
republican; New Castle County is
overwhelmingly republican, and the
persons residing in that county are
certainly entitled to postmasters
who accord with the majority be-
lief of the county. When Woodrow
Wilson was elected President and
the country as a whole was controll-
ed by the Democratic party, post
masters of democratic faith were ap-
pointed to these offices. 1t was right
and proper that such should be the
case. These men filled their Offices
lust as capably as did their republi-
can predecessors; but that was no
reason why they should sit on the
Job for the balance of their natural
lives. The voters of both the state
and the nation have spoken at the
polls and have indicated that they
desire the government managed by
republican officials. 1t is in line
with this thought that the appoint
ment at St. Georges was probably
made. Why rant and rave about the
Civil Service when ways and means
of circumventing it were discovered
during the democratic administra-
ton at Washington. Play the game,
await the time when democracy
holds the reins-then see whether
our Wilmington friend will cry as
the republican postmasters lose
their heads through partisan ap-
pointments. "To the victor belongs
the spoils." This has been the po-
litical motto from time immemorial
and it will continue so to be.
Se@
CHICKENS COME home to
roost" and acts of people return to
plague after generations have pass
ed just as surely as the chicken re-
turns to it's roosting place. Nearly
seventy years ago the people OF
Smyrna, Camden, Frederick, Milford
and a few other places, opposed the
building of the Delaware Railroad
through or into their various local
tiles, and the cause assigned and be-
lieved to be true, was that citizens OF
these towns were large owners OF
vessels, which traded between their
several localities and the cities,
carrying freights as well rs passen-
gers which would have competition
in the railroad-a selfish view. Their
representatives in the legislature OBJ
jected to having the railroad come
near their home towns, so the fran
chise was given for the route of the
proposed railroad to be to the west,
or what was then recognized as the
forest" and from whence bark, tim
ber and articles which soon passed
out of the business category of eth
er the railroad or the towns them
selves.
Too late, the fact was learned that
the men of that day made greivous
error and new towns soon grew up
along the railroad at the expense of
the old towns; which then would not
have anything of the railroad. Clay
ton came at the expense of Smyrna.
Wyoming at the cost Of Camden.
FELTON, to the detriment of Freder-
lea. Harrington at the cost of Mil
ford, and so the years have passed
until the days of the automobile and
trucks.
Now the railroad has found it ne
cessary to lop off improbable SER
vice and Smyrna has been shorn Of
it's train service after this month.
This has caused the business men
of Smyrna to howl, but without re-
lent on the part of the RAILROADS.&C.
the Chickens" of seventy years ago,
have come home to roost.
The good that men do live after
them in most instances, but the mis-
takes they make too often remain to
plague those who come after them.
In the placing of concrete high
ways, the same principles are work.
ing as those of the last century af-
fecting the placing of the railroad.
It is to be hoped that the men direct
ing the building of the permanent
roads of today, will disregard the
unreasonable desires of those who
will be personally benefited just
now, and by which Cancellation, the
future would be deeply wronged.
Smyrna and her loss is worth think
ing over as lesson.