Middletown transcript., 1873-01-04
n Legislature.

PWvsy - ~ s"c 'sWS ~~sss~" - s"ss
= h. pssdseessess. There being no U.
3. Ssssaos 10 elect there will BE- no con-
ssssi"s over that political bone to enliven
sts psceeedisss. while there will. doubt
Isss. bs CREST many matters come before
she Assembly which viii he Of little inter-
s-t 10 the rsblie aud Of scarcely amy i'm
pssssses 10 ssyoac. uslsss il be to those
issmcslisssly ssaeersed. there will new
csshsles. ssme questions arise which |
vill te Il interest aud Importance to the
sst;ss people of the State. That thorn
81 its A<,h," the Tax Bill. will. Of course,
e.ms up for the regular revision, and an
oshes r,"rian attempt will be made to
mske tax Law which will give general
sasi.fsc,i"n--an attempt which will be
sl~ms a. suecct.ful as Ponce do Locus
srasrh f,r the Fountain Of Lila 10 the
silsls aud swamps Of Florida. The man
~ h@ly "f men who could frame tax bill
whieh would plrs.c every body. and at
. wue" MUMMY """su S"'P ""o "S""-~~
as partial. would achieve a performance
that sesld render his memory immortal,
aud cntisle him 10 reward far greater
snd more enduring ,hnn ,ha, promised to
the di~ovsrrr Of perpetual motion.
The tax M the Railroads and its conss-
Tu.nccs will. also. come up for It's full
slarc IL Discussion. This tax, VIC do sim
c.rrly think. should be taken Oh entirely.
Il IL an unwisc aud perfectly futile At.
t.spt 10 mskc iksse corporations pay
,sore than their proportion Of tho State
debt, which IL unfair and unjust. Be-
sidcs, il is utterly useless, for the people
have II TO pay in the cnd. in the shape Of
increased fare far travelling aud for
fsrishss TIE burden falls most heavily
urn the peach growers who feel severely
the extra aw"un, charged upon each car
for the srss. s.p'riaii"n Of their fruit. to pay
the State tax. The people arc beginning
~ understand that il is no relief to them
sui their already "verjrained pockctbsoks
m have ,hrir Legislature thus cause
them so p,y adli,i"nai tax. indirectly. !,
H. true. hut none the he's surely. II VIC
have the tax ;" pay snyh"w We would jus,
~ room pay il iinriy a- indirectly.
TIE syl;ccs which will command ths
1rs~A~r p"r'iux II ppblic aaec.ioa vail be
'.I.egislativ. Representation The pco.
sls ri Neg Castle cnpv,y ,saye long fell
fhst the large popplaiis., u sLis county
~ss not fairly represented in our Genera
,Ass~mbly. sud "n several occasions at
tesnpss have brcu made TO secure IN in
crrssc Of the numlwr Il our members o
the Legislature. !, is we'll known ,ha
che l~."pls ,f Nc two lower counties. fear
ful IT the ovcryown power Of rho eiy o
vNmisgton. are net willing and will pev
~ agree To ~ increases Of rcpresentatio
ssdss the present Consultation aud Stat
divi,i"u. and ,I,"uxh they reeogu;se y,
great isjus,ice to New Castle county i
sllssing her M moro members Of ou
Sssse rssasil than are given to Kent an
Ssss-x eounsir. when her population an
wealth src nearly equal TO thst Of thoi
cssssi.s c,,mbiur,l. yet believing ,h'
'.rsll- -prcservatiou is the 6rst lsw Of III
sssr." sh.y refuse TO yield to the solicit,
~ sissss snsl demsnLs ot the people Of III
Dwssy They are sPP'ehcnsive, aud '
Iist jussifiaIIy. shs. we're represensaii,
svs~disy 70 isPaiaiisa sllo~ed to .h
bsssay. wilnisysus would beeome po
sssi ~ IN sndss influence In tho &c
Assea'bly. and the Agricultural di
10 vssld - placed too much in b
svr. Tkis. u eosrsc. the peopH Of tho
ssnsisa snd u shis eosnsy. also. are OPP
jss. wvsskssslsdse the claims Of W
kianesM 10 % iussesss u nssmbcss 10 o
DS.rislssssr. hus vc srs opposed 20 gran
NJ tho~s clsims undcr the existing co
disis~ II slsirs. We much prefer d,
(ss~A;~.ssa. y sts vilmiastoa psps
essn ~ pselySs ps-isios. 10 dictstioa
~ tssis. fhis the psopls II this eou
~ - hssssily tissd u. ssd win ssv
49, = opssvs . isssssss Il shs bssds
~. shss. shsll eus representation
a1sr1sas sinply by Gsidies Il
y. ~ essssisssiss wil.isosap d
y 1y y hesssIf. 81 sesla he pei
- - ~ ~ shsis pssisiess 10 thoss
(; - 1D = ~ ssst = .hs essssy. o
IN @ N r. ! ptlsiaS J iivi.ios. ~ nssh =
E 4 = nGnse = svpssssusssiss sssl1 hi
!! g su1osn u - Assstly lts