The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1879-09-05

DncOURxsMa.-We have felt 1t our
duty, Is citizen and taxpayer, in COM
mon with others in the interest Of econo-
my, TO urge the reduction Of expenses
and the running Of the city government
upon it, resources IS closely - possible,
and II possible neat year that the Council
mako aAdEher reduction in the tai rate
Il s per cent, reducing II 70 @l.1O. We
mean just what We say and did not sup
pose that any one would put any other
construction upon our words, or that we
wsuld DO represented - approving Of
running the city INTO debt to reduce the
tax rate. We meant nothing OF the kind;
We did not suppose any one would think
We favored such policy. We are for
running the city government upon cash
principles and for conducting 1t upon
the money appropriated, If it can be dons
BY any possibility. We, therefore, think
It very, Encouraging to find onr sincere
and hsnsst sHorts oil distorted from day
10 dSya a has been the case. The Re-
publican, Of yesterday, copies = paragraph
from the GAZETTE, which urged ths
Democratic In Council toa policy Of
econsmy anda further reduction Of taxa
ton, ard then, a il It would make the
people and the Council believe such =
thing impossible and the GARKTTE not
sincere, adds the following:
Al there will be . floating debt this
year when the tax rate is 81. Is Of $685.
600, next year at $l.10 it would be run
up to s60, 900, and then it must be re-
membered that the old Council had
81, 900 left Of unexpended approprla-
ton for funding the public debt which
present Council will not have. This
amount must 4 course be added to the
1900, and 1t will be seen that the debt
will then be over 500, 900. 1t seems the
Gazette don't care how much debt is
piled up 80 it has low taxes to deceive
the voters with. II the success Of the
party ID ali the Gazette cares for and low
taxes Ii to be the watchword, why no.
reduce the rate TO $1.0Q and be done
With IL? That paper could make good
political capital out Of the low tax rate
Tor year or two yet without referring
TO the large accumulatlng floating debt.
Now, We hope and expect to find the
remarks Of the Republican Is quoted in
the above will, when the time arrive.
prove to be wholly false. We hope
when next September arrives to see NC
floating debt. We cannot speak will
certainty about IL. But II time prove
the Republican to be correct and it shall
be shownthst The city cannot be run TO
less assessment oftaxation then 81. %
of course all our appeals for econom!
will have been made in vain. But VI
still firmly believe the city can be rur
for $1.15 and may be for Ito; ant
would much rather have the aid OF tn,
Republican to secure such economical
results than its opposition, especially il
the shape of ridicule Is we find it above
Yet If its opposition to low taxation wa
fairly and sincerely put we would no
care for them, we might stimulate tn,
Democrats to q tremendous effort agains
l.. But here we find Ourself urging tn
Democrats in Council to reduce taxatio
while the organs Of the Republics
party are encouraging them in IL.
worst way they can adopt to make L
effort, by ridieuling the efforts of IL
former Council
Now, We propose to make this point
that the Council as it now exist, swift
out looking to politics at all, resolve I
make the assessment Of $l.15 of th
present yeAr, with the income from IL
water rents, the collections from IL
lien book by the Auditor, and such 9th,
resources as it has, meet the expense
Or, In other words, contract the wor
ing operations Of the city until this poll
Of expenditures IL reached. And ne.
year reduce the taxation to 81 10 al
refuse to open any more streets, or I
any more work on the streets, culver,
&C., than the money thus raised vi
pay for. ~if-' .I'
We PUT no confidence whatever
the returns from California. The