Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-03-08

Saturday, March 9Th, 1873.
plan 10 Increase the Burden of
Honest Tax Payers by Permitting
ANY who Choose 90 Escape Taxa
sasn.
Two bills now pending IN the Legislature
in relation to the collection Of taxes, seem
to us TO be- based on a too common mis-
conception OF the relation existing between
the duty of tarpaying and the right CT
voting. These bills provide in substance
that II af,er a certain notice, BY way OF
inadequate handful advertising, Is given
that taxes are due, the party owing them
does not call at the collectors ofiee and
settle, that the collector shall he aosoiNeo
from the duty Of further effort toward
collie ting such taxes, and the delinquent
tax.ower shall be left of the assessment
list for at least year, and thereby, oil
course, lose bis right to vote. The mis-
conception on which the bill is based ap- |
pears to us to be this That poll tar Is
price which the citizen pays the state
or county for the privilege OF voting, ana
that It is optional with him whether he
shall so purchase this right or not
Such an idea Is not merely miseoncep-
tlon arising out Of great confusion OF
thought as to the rights and the duties OF
the individual, but shows an utter lack oil
comprehension and intelligent considera-
ton OF the relations between the individual
and the state-or organized mass of iudi-
viduals-under democratic form OF gov
eminent. Each of our States is In theory
a democratic republic, and such State Is
simply the mass Of people inhaoitlng
certain portion of territory united together
under certain defined regulations and pro-
visions. by common, though taeit, consent
to perform, through duly chosen and au'
thoriEed agents or officers those duties OF
government on which the welfare and peace
OF a community largely depend. Each In
diyidual political unit, or citizen, of such
a community has of right an equal voice
in the direction Of its affairs, but with that
~,uh, oo,oes the eorresponeine duty Of
contributing his fair share to Its supports
by personal service In certain exigences,
and at all times by the payment OF bis
proportionate share of its expenses-that
Ia his tax. This is the duty he owes for
the protection Of person and property he
enjoys and all the other benefits which re-
,uI, fror, ,ba having of public order ill.,
.,ood ~ anarchy II ia a duty and an
oh,,n.,ior which ia ahsolute. and the
wais,ro Of No r,ght. the neglect of nc
It.. aor ah,olvo Mn from the obligation.
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