Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-03-27
St. GeOrg es-PencRder.

St. GeOrges-Pencader.
Mr.. Clendennin the Democratic colleo
tor o, taxes for Pencader Hundred, CANE
TO the Levy Court with an honest return
of delinquerts. 1t is true that the rug
ged old farmer had hay seed in his
clothing and the lowsr tex!remities o
his paptaIoOns were stuck inside OF a
pair Of COW hide boot leggings bat he
was an honest man and had no swollen
Delinquent list of voters to ,eturn 10
the court. He was one of the honest
old stu dy Democratic farmers who be-
iieved that the duty Of collector was
to collect The taxes and not to trifle with
his work and try hard bow not to COL
lect them, like his neighbor collector in
st. Georges Hundred. As the result OF
an honest collection of taxes in Psnea-
der, the Levy Court is not bothered with
striking hundreds Of delinquent voters
from the assessment, and as the result
OF an honest assessment of voters in
the same Hundred, the court is moi
troubled with applications of hundreds
Of voters to have their names placed
upon the assessment. Pencader .ad.
Joins St. Georges. Both are agricultu-
raj Hundreds, with . similarity Of soil
and the habits and disposition Of the
people Of both are the same. At the
commencement Of the present term Of
the Levy Court there were three hun
bred d:sfranchised voters in 81. Georges,
about seven ty five of whom have beeu
placed upon the assessment lists dur
ing the present tenn Of court, leaving
some two bundiel and twenty. five still
DISTINGUISHED. From Peneader there
have been only two or three applica-
lions for assessment during the whole
term Of court this far. What makes
this difference ? There must DO some
cause for it. Will the Democratic lead
ers who pirate 80 much about the hon
esty and il flexible integrity Of their
officials, tell us what makes this differ
enceY The question is plainly stated.
There lays s.. Georges Hundred en-
b ,wered amidst her peach orchards,
with two hundred and twenty-five dis
franchise Republican citizens. Along
side lays Pencader smiling amidst its
beautiful paach aud apple groves, with
q full assess meut OF voters of all parties
and all cClo:s. Ii there are any dis
franchised in that HUI drsd they are
the rare exceptions.
Both Hundreds have Democratic as
SCISSORS and Democratic collectors, and
how differently have the officers Of each
Hundred performed their work. The
assessor of Pencader came into Court
and under Ga tn state that lis return
was q correct assessor ent of the citizens
Of that Hundred, so far as he could
make it. Subsequent events showed
that what he said was true. Mr.. Glen
d.nul l, toe sturdy old farmer collector
in the same Hundred, came into Court
and under his efReial oath made an
honest return which showed that there
were but ew delinquents in his Hun
dreI.
Tie a SCISSOR Of st. Georges Hundred
cam into Court, and under his Official
oath returned what was purportsd to
be q full and fsir assessment of the
taxable cit zers in his Hundred, and
yet the names Of more than two hun
dred voters were cit of Il 9 assessment.
Nine tenths Of them were Republican
voters. He could not put them on
without offending his parry leaders.
The collector Of that same Hundred
came into Court and presented his de-
linquent list of voters on the first day
OF the March term as if he was fearful
some colored men in St. Georges might
want to pay their taxes and be kept upon
the assessment. Mr.. Clendennia pre-
scented his delinquent list lsst week
giving all a chance to pay their taxes.
These all combine to make differences
that cannot very easily lie reconciled,
and we leave them With our readers to
form their own conclusions in regard to
the motives which prompted such diff
ferent action in these two Hundreds.
There can we think be no doubt of the
honesty Of tn. Pencader officials, and
while we will OF say that the St.
Georges officials have not honestly per-
formed their dhsirs, We will leave their
mysterious actions to the judgment Of
ali Lonestly disposed person..
THEE is 80 u in multiplying