Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-10-29
SUSSEX COUNTY.
Are the Eyes OF the People opens They
are Opening.


are Opening.
GEORGETOWN, October %.
MEssas. EDIToRs The people Of Sussex
county ara becoming convinced that there is
u financial screw loose, in their county af-
fairs The structures of the Republican
speakers have been denounced as "Radical
lies, but the Taxpayers have sufficient evil
dence that now they pay two dollars tax
were they used to pay but one, and that
there is no "lie" about tina. fact They sec
too, strange us IL may seem, that although
their taxes, since lS49 have increased from
$4,000 to 100000, the county is bankrupt
in credit. This cannot be denied. 1t is
well known, especially by those who were
summoned as witnesses or jurors to the last
term of Court. Many of them sold their or
ders for pay to the merchants of this town,
at seventy cents on the dollar. Many OF
them were poor; there was no money in the
Treasury, and so they had to get the county
credit shaved at thirty per cent.
The eyes of the people cannot remain clo-
sed to these things, much longer They
want TO know what becomes of their money.
This paying $4,000 year tax in these hard
times, with constables and sherifi's at the
door, poor crops, pinched families, winter
coming, and yet bankrupt treasury, and
county debt-ihesc facts are solemn truths,
and not "lies.'
They are beginning TO see too that the
same mismanagement which has bankruptcd
Sussex county is in a fair way to bankrupt
the State.
The Democratic speakers fail to tell them
that their State, which did not owe dollar
before the rebellion, is now, under DINO
cratic rnlc,i debt to the amount of ~, lO0,-
00o., and that debt too, created for the pur-
pose of paying Communication to drafted men,
to keep them from going into the army TO
suppress the rebellion.
They will not tell the Sussex county peo-
Pile that when the general Government ask
ed for few acres Of worthless marsh at the
town Of Lewcs, upon which TO build piers
and Notifications and workshops which
would have brought millions into Sussex
county, the Democratic Legislature refused
10 make the donation consequently Sussex
county loses all the advantages of having
government works within her limits with
employment for large number Of her citi-
zens and tae loss of Thousands of dollars an
nually.
They are beginning TO see the pretended
friendship Of these Democratic leaders is u
mere sham to lull them into security and
secure their support, when they turn around
and tax them one dollar additional for the
privilege OF touching Senatorial glove, and
drinking in the purlieus of Georgetown
Senatorial whiskey dedicated with the most
accomplished Of Senatorial blessings.
They are beginning to see that the wilful-
~ blind have been leading the innocent
blind, that the very persons who cry out the
loudest against the taxes of the General
Government, Of which the people of Sussex
pay but little ARE the ones who have doubled
the taxes Of Sussex county, and yet the
| county is hopeessly bankrupt. The tax
gathercr has visited the people and placed
| their farms under execution to raise money
| to pay the salaries Of these same Office hold
| urs; their orders never sell under par)
| The people are beginning to see that the
| poor-house farm worth 10000 dollars is
rented for $500 per year. That while so
| much beef was returned the poor house cat
tic had no hides; that the hogs, though the
hest and largest in the county, had no lard ;
ANA at the present rate of bankruptcy and
taxation the whole people of Sussex will
| soon be in the same tix.-their cattle will
have 10 hides, and their hogs no lard.
The Democratic orators have been telling
| the people of Sussex county that the Repub-
| lican party had two currei cies one for the
the rich man and one for the poor man, but
forgot to tell them that the Democratic par
| ~ of Delaware had two currencies; that at
| their last session of the Legislature they paid
themselves and the Governor off in gold or
| lis equivalent, but the poor clerks, janitors,
fremtn and aboreis were paid in currency.
| They also make a great howl about the
| government cxempting their bonds from tax
| ation, but forgot to tell the people that Del
aware too had bonds in the market. That
| during the rebellion the money had to be
| raised to pay this nice little sum of 81, l00,-
| 900 to keep men from going into the army.
| Their bonds were registered and thrown in
| 10 the market hut failed TO find purchasers
| These astute flnanciers were then compelled
| 10 issue coupon bonds and exempt them
| from taxation before they could be sold, Ia
this shape Il sufficient number were sold be-
low par to create the nice little debt of
4 ,lflu,uuu uItlcT WHICH ltIdWuIt IL NOW
groauing, and since the p. w. d b. II. II.
Co, have refused to pay the State the ulcon-
stitutional tax of ten cents for every travel
Ter passing through the State by rail, these
bonds are again beginning to flood the mar
ket, without buyers.
1 People OF Delaware look to your interests
or soon your cattle and hogs will be in the
deplorablc condition of those on the Aims
/! house farm of Sussex county.
| Voters of Sussex county remember that
the gallant General Torberi, the Republican
candidate for Congress, is in favor Of estab-
fishing public works at the Breakwater -
He is in favor of internal improvements.
And il you send him to Congress- he aOiU
haze an Influence Nth The Rtpu6lican
.e.,ngress Wt.ch Mr.. Biggs can neUer
hooe. He has already had the coast sur
vcyed preparatory TO the building of a pier
ant public works at the town of Lewes.
People Of Sussex county think of your
enormous taxes think of The misrule of the
leaders0f the Democratic party under whose
mlsm snagement, not only has the county
become bankrupt, but the morals of the
people are ietrograding! Think of the SER
vices rendered to your country by your gal
liant standard-l3arer, General Torbert, and
vote for him and the whole Republican ticket
at the polls ,'M next Tuesday.
''SUssEx."
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