Smyrna times., 1936-02-20
ITAXCUTLAUDEDI
BY GOVERNOR
Tells Lincoln Day Gathering
He FavOrs Other Cuts
To Reduce Expenses
ASSAILS THE NEW DEAL

rumbled at the New Deal in Will
mington ON Wednesday of last
week from record Lin
coin Day rally that gathered into
the Hotel DUPONT 1910 party stall
warts fro mout of all the three
counties in Delaware. Attention
hung on the words of Governor G.
Douglass Buck as he denounced the
Democratic Assemblymen for their
unanimous. but unsuccessful oppo-
sition to the State assumption of
county roads, which he said has
saved the taxpayers 100000 al
ready and would probably mean
further savings by enabling tax re
ductions in New Castle and Sussex
counties in the next fiscal year.
"Chaosi" was the charge flung at
the Roosevelt Administration by its
arch-critic, U. S. Senator Daniel O..
Hastings, as he stood f1anked at a
luncheon table by the States Re
publican high command, and fac
ing an audience whose cheers pro-
claimed that the war is on. Acidly,
systematically he arraigned the
Democrats as the sponsors of
waste, the progenitors of boon
doggling," the apostles of confusion
who have foresworn their own
pledges and traditions for the
counsellings of ''parlor pinks." my
own judgment" he proclaimed, "is
that the Roosevelt administration
is on the way out. The Republican
Party has two responsibilities: to
see that it goes out, and to see
that it is succeeded by men who
have the principles of American
government at heart" Other re-
sounding thwacks at the admins
tration were delivered by Governor
Buck, by Senator John G. Town
send, who presided; by a past
president of the National Woman's
Republican League, Mrs. George A.
Wyeth, of New York; by Mayor
w dlICl W. DdSOu, SOHS cSSuldn u.
George Stewart and Jefferson
Coage, negro Republican leader.
Three hours the barrage continued,
from one o'clock to four. The
luncheon, which taxed the hotel to
the limit, started at noon. In the
gold ballroom, and foyer, upstairs
in the duBarry room, out in the
Green room and even in the main
corridors the diners were crowded.
1t was the biggest event in the his
tory of the hotel and, as Governor
Buck said, it was the greatest Re
publican rally the party had ever
held in Delaware. Trumpeting ele-
plants, traditional party symbols.
appeared on every hand-at the
dinner places and in larger editions
on the speakers table. At the far
end of the ballroom an heroic-size
painting of Abraham Lincoln look
ed down on the throngs. 1t was
done by John Beverly. Flags were
everywhere.
Governor Buck Reviews Work
In a speech that many of his
friends declared the best of his
career, Governor Buck dealt large
ly with the intra-State aspects of
the political situation by sharply
reproving the Democratic activities
during the las tsession of the State
Legislation and by reviewing the
administrations accomplishments
in that session. To look over the
record of the 105th General Assem-
bly," the Governor said is to real
ize that when entrusted to the care
of legislators and the same holds
true of Congressman, who put pub
lie service before political exped-
iency and selfish interest-the well
fare of the citizens of our country
can be safely and fully protected,
under what we know and revere as
the system of government under
the constitution of these United
States of America, free from COM
munism, fascism, socialism and
Farleyism. The high calibre of
men elected by the Republican
party to the last Delaware Legisla-
ture established a record that chal-
lenges the party leadership to equal
it in future elections and our mu-
tual interest in the success of the
Republican party in this years
coming campaign is intensified by
the alarm felt for the future safety
of the Constitution, and the pro-
lection of that form of government
our forefaters established and
fought for ourselves and our chill
dren." Governor Buck showed that
the transfer of county roads to the
State Highway Department, cut
ting the property tax in each of the
three counties, meant an actual
saving of SIS, ,375 to the taxpayers
of Sussex, $50, 0,243 to the taxpayers
Of Kent and STA, ,845 to the tax
payers of New Castle county.
Proud of Achievement
~ regard such an achievement
as constructive government and L