Daily Republican., 1880-03-05
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NOTE.
Our Levy Court.

Court yesterday, made a strong argu
ment in favor of the assessment of a
citizens qualified to be assessed, for il
this all had then to contribute some
thing to the support Of the State anC
county. 1t was true as Mr.. Bush sale
that If the people who only pay pol
tax are deprived Of that privilege
the business of the county and real es
tate had to make up all deficiencies
The argument seemed strong and rea
sonable enough to convince any reason
ate man Of the justice of the privileges
Of iaaking all who enjoy the protection
OF &Ae laws, pay something for the
protection and privileges guaranteed
under the law. With reasonable and
44vnest men, partisan feeling will never
gain sueh an Ascendency that will lead
to disfranchisement, simply because OF
3 difference In politics. 1t is also true
that in an unsslfsh light no man should
desire to occupy an official position un-
less he was elected by majority of the
people honestly expressed, or in other
words, that an honest conscientious
man would not feel justified in holding
an Office and performing its functions
at the expense of hundreds Of votes
Whe have been icrcibly and politically
disfranchised, and who, if they had q
right to vote would elect somebody
else to the same Office. 1t is not likely
however that such arguments, whether
presented by Mr.. Bush or any body
else, would have any effect upon men
who have been elected by small minor
ity OF the people. Angels are not always
found occupying the sacred desk, and
angels In the Levy Court are about as
scarce as they are in any other calling
in life. The great thing that stares the
Levy Court in the face of doing their
duty, is the fact that these crowds of
men in waiting to be assessed, would !
vote them out Of Office if their names
were put upon the assessment. We
can imagine the influence this would |
have upon men who have made politics
partly trade, and We do not believe
that even if the Republicans were in
power in the Levy Court and the cir.
cumstances OF the case reversed, they
would show any great alacrity in per
forming even duty they were sworn
to perform, if that duty would initiate
against them in their hold upon the
Offices. Under this view of the matter
the force of the feeling which has accu.
mulated and strengthened daily against
the present Levy Court is somewhat
weakened. But Notwithstanding all
this, the sworn duty Of Levy
Courtman is plain, and If he is a cen
scientious upright man he will not
shrink from the full performance of his
sworn duty.
He will not only look after the fnan-
eial affairs of the county, but he will
see that every man is protected in his
rights and privileges no matter what
may be the color of the man, or what {
the shade of his politics. The careful
guarding Of the county's finances which {
President Bright says is the principle l
business of the Levy Court, would sug-
gest the assessment of every citizen {
qualified under the law, that taxation {
may not become onerous upon one
class, but that the burthens of taxation
may be equally distributed. 1t would
be looking for too much however to ex-
pect Levy Court elected under the
laws passed by the Legislature, to act
contrary to the true intent of those .
laws. That they were passed for the
purpose of bringing about the very ,
state of affairs that now exist cannot be
doubted. The law makers intended
that assessors, collectors and Levy
Courts should act exactly as they have :
acted. The pretended fairness and i'm ,
paltiality of the law are but gauzy
cloaks which do not cover up the true
inwardness which is continually COM
ing to the surface. The law makers in
tended that the colored men and white
men who pay but poll tax should be-
come subject to disfranchisement,
through the instrumentalities of parti-
san Office holders, and these intentions
have been carried out. But there is a
retributi0n not far off. Injustice will
be met by the stern DEGREES of justice s
when an outraged people become arous-
cd. The tax payers of this county are
interested spectators Of what is trans :
piring at New Castle. The prejudice I
which has 80 long ranked in their bo-
SONS is btcOming weak in the light of
intelligent reason, and if we are not !
TALL mini Ian IN tha Sinn- nf tho 4ixoon