Milford chronicle., 1926-10-08

IN YEARS gone by there occasion
ally came an election year in which
the interest was so slight, that the
voters seemed not to be aware OF the
fact that an election is scheduled for
the first Tuesday in November. This
year of 1926 seems to be another
year marked by this particular lack
of interest and information. The fact
that primary elections were held'
apparently has vanished from the
memory of the voters of Delaware;
outside that narrow zone of politi-
clans who make their living by pet
ty politics, or Office holding. So far
there has been neither public meet
tings by either of the political par
ties in any part of rural Delaware
or any discussion of the issues-I
any there be. The only discussion
so far. has come from the slight in
terest in the effort TO make capital
through agitation of the wet and
"dry" question; which has been
pushed forward by few men and a
lesser number of women, nearly all
of whom are located in the City Of
Wilmington. The question as to
marty fails to enter into the efforts
made to bring the liquor question to
the front in Delaware as an issue. 1t
is not worth the time or space to
discuss the matter, pro or con with
the people of lower Delaware. In the
meantime, those who have not reg
istered seem to have forgotten that
there is an election to be held next
November. Even the problem OF
building public schools for children
who now have not sufficient room for
them to attend, fails to arouse the
people to activity. Unless some
thing awakens the people between
now and October 18th, the people
may see some more wild spending OF
public money; just as was done by
the last legislature just before it ad-
journed.
SeS
IT IS NOT surprising that some
person, or persons, have anony-
mously made attempt to get the
State Highway Police system involv-
ed in politics. A typewriter and un'
signed letter was sent to the editor
of the Chronicle and other papers
for publication, in which the man
agement of the police system was in
directly attacked, through false
statements as to how and why the
police system is maintained; sug-
gestion was also made which appeal
ed to folks who know but lit
tie about the State Highway Police
and less as to how they are paid, or
from what source the money to pay
them is derived. The article was
not printed in the Chronicle; but on
the contrary, attention of the State
Highway Commission was called to
this activity, by some person, who
may have a grievance; or who is
actually ignorant as to how and for
what purpose the State Highway Po-
lice System is maintained. 1t was
surprising that paper supposed to
be edited by man Of the high stand
ing of the Honorable James A.
Hughes, Of Dover, should print an
article Of its character without the
writer, or writer's, signing their
names and giving it some legal form
of parentage. The Introductory par
agraph heading the article in the Do
yer Index to the article, would lead
the public to understand, that the
Index approved of it and justified
publication for that reason; or, that
the author was privately know. How
ever, the entire matter seems tt
have been bred and born in the
minds of enemies Of the system
which is now far removed from po.
litical influences. The most Of thu
Highway Department are either ac'
tive Democrats in their politics, ol
identified politically with the Demo
cratic Party in Delaware. We hav'
no quarrel with their politics. Of
their wise management Of the High
way Department. The Highway Po-
lice system of Delaware is about the
only police protection which the
people of rural Delaware have. Th'
old, outgrown and almost forgotten
Constables provided by the Lev!