Milford chronicle., 1933-01-13
Legislature

Legislature
Each branch of the Legislator
has elected their officers, an
should be ready to get down to bus
mess at once, There is much to b
done, and the sixty days will 500
roll around. and many things vii
be left undOne
Tho present condition of the far
ming industry should be carefull
looked after. If there is any way il
which the Legislature can help th'
farmers of Delaware by lowering
their taxes on real estate or in an!
other way, let them proceed to dc
so. They need help.
g. The public schools are costing the
State too much money; too many
experiments are being tried. Leavs
them off until times are better. Let
tho members of the Legislature eX-
anime the present cost of running
the public schools. If the cost can
be lesseIed without destroying their
efficiency let ii be done. The great
surplus row accuflElating in ine
school fund should be applied Tor
other purposes.
The system of The State in paying
pensions to people who ase old and
need help, is too CumbeI some. TIE
overhead expenses are too heavy.
No pcrbt the persons who are man
aging the affair, are doing the best
they can under the circumstances.
but if more economical plal
could be thought out, it would give
more to the aged. and not keep so
.nany or the waiting list. If tic
Irembers of the Legislature would
summer Alfred I. DUPONT of Will
miIs;cn and Mrs. Laura Walls of
lincoln, they could receive such in
rurm; tiOn which would be useful in
the future in dealing with the ola
age pension system. These two pc -
pie we're at the head of a systerl
giving pensions % the aged wh'cn
was very efficien. and whose cost
was less than one half of the pres
ent tCst This is q matter wcfih |
looking into.
We may from tire to time take up |
ether matters whicd should have Il { |
attention of the Legislature, at lii
ferent times.
People who will nave business to
go before the Legislature should
have the bills prepared. and ready
for action when the members are
ready for business, which we hope,
will be soon.
Democratic Newspapers Needed
A Democratic daily newspaper,
founded on the principles of gOvern-
ment as proclaimed by Thomas JET
ferson. should be started at once in
the City of Wilmington.
The consolidation of the Every
Evening with the Evening Journal
has taken from the Democrats what
little help they had when that paper
was published as a separate sheet.
We hope if daily paper is ever
started ii will keen clear of advO-
eating the cause of any factions. but
will publish only such news that
will he for the benefit of the pubic
at large. Economy should he the key
motto when speaking OF the admins
tering Of the State or County affairs.
paper of this kind should COM
maud paying list Of subscribers.
and il conducted rightly should take.
its place in the ranks of the sue
cessful dailies printed today.
Another weekly paper that should
be established is a Democratic pa '
per at the county seat at George
town. Il should be an up to date pa {
per in every respect, printing only
such news as will be of material ;
benefit to the farming industry and
tho business world.
Its editorials should be written by
men who are able to give in an in {
telligent way. true Democracy as
elucidated by Thomas jefferson.
Factions, the curse of all parties. d
will rise up now and then. and If d
not checked will carry such parties n
having such deviations, to certain /
defeat
This is time when people are 2
better educated and think for them
selves. The independent vote has to
be reckoned with. and the party n
which has the power to attract this a
vote will generally be successful at
he polls. n
The time has come when women q
and men don't vote for any particu- Z
ar party simply because their par =
snts did so. They are Democrats be-
;ause they believe in the principles
advocated by the Democratic party.
md are Republicans because they
relieve in the principles advocated
~ the Republican party.
The dividing line between the two
yreat parties is small and the one
hat can coral the independent vote
will come off victorious.
Playing petty politics may seeln
he right thing to do. when a party
s in power, but II generally comes
'ack with full force, when the OPP
'osition party gains the ascenden-
y.
People should play fair in politics
g well as in business. When they
earn to do this. then you will see
hfngs more along on an even keel.
nd the manufa 7turers. farmers and
aboring classes from whom the
axes are collected will feel that
hey are being treated in a fair way
nd in consequence taxes will be
over, the expense In running the
tate will be much less. Men or wo-
len should be at the helm IN guid- -
ig the State through the many -
torms 1t will have to pass, should
Q above playing petty politics. but
hould stand firm and give to the
eople at largo q government foun-