Daily Republican., 1880-03-08
The As.ess ent Frauds.

city election, the Democratic papers ds
aounced us as liars, and everythin
that was low in their estimation. W
regarded not the charge knowing tina
time would make all things even an
that: "Truth crushed to earth woul'
rise again." We charged that at leas
live hundred Democrats voted at tina
election whose names were stricken
from the assessment at the March tern
of the Levy Court of 1870; and we fur
ther charged that ole hundred and fifty
Democratic votes were cast by paiC
repeaters who were well known to
the police, and some of whom conducted
them from poll to poll protecting then
in voting. We knew what we said
was troubling the Democratic party
and we know that while Democratic or
gans had lent themselves to defend the
fraIds and abuse the REPUBLICAN, those
in the secret gave US credit for being
truthful and for having the boldness to
speak out in condemnation of the black
est fraud that ever had been committed
upon the purity of the ballot in tLis
city. This wholesale condemnation OF
our course might have worked very well
had a day of reckoning not come.The as
sessment lists tell no lie. Prepared
and hung up by Democratic assessors
they appear as the witnesses of the truth
OF onr assertions. On these very lists
are the names of these illegal five hun
dred voters, who had been returned as
errors last March, and whose names are
on the Democratic tally lists of last
The Levy Court can see
them ii the members will take the
trouble to cast even a casual glance at
them in their search for some evidences
which may keep a Republican from bs-
ing assessed. Proof Of fraud as never
palmer, and yet the Lsvy Conrt takes
no notice Of it. Scrupuously and we
might almost say hypocriticaily exact |
in the dry programme Of realing long
reports. they pass over mountain of
fraud at every page of the assessment,
and yet no voice in that body is raised
to condemn it. Where is the manhood
Of that Levy Court? Is there no! one
among them who has the independence
20 break the shackels Of party slavery
and come out boldly in defence Of
ruth and justice? The eyes
VI the honest people Of Newcastle
County are upon that Levy Court and
t will be called to reckoning before
he bar Of public opiniog. 1t has been
disclosed that the whole city of Will
nington has been rangacked over to
'et the names of Democrats to put upon
he assessment, but while clean sweep I
las been made Of the Democratic voters
here are still the names of thousand
voters that have been omit
ed. Lists Of the latter were taken 10
Assessors by responsible parties, but
hey were never put upon the books.
Iven when Republicans applied in per- !
on, and gave in their names they did I
lot appear npon the lists when hung up T
Or inspection. In some Instances the y
ame of the same Democrat appears
wo and three times on the assessment.
his happened by the name being tax.
4 at some cigar store IN ore ward, a G
iquor, saloon in second, and by some g
eader of Democracy in third. Names !
f Democrats were put by hundreds {
pon the lists upon the mere represen !
alton of some Democratic leader. No
natter how, they were all go6bled up ,
Tithout the lea5. regard to legality.
md yet the President Of the
'9vy Court und~r these circum-
tancgs wanted to know why
bese Republicans did not 90 before the
ssessOrs and get assessed and not come ,
'o!herinG the Levy Court. 1t Is time !
e ami his fellow members knew that
mad no cnrGl,y2o in the
SCISSORS, knowing how often they had
lade application Ito be assessed and
lad as often failed to have their nQues1
laced upon the lists. We say to the
Ivy Court that the Injustice which
as b en- practiced cannot I've b)rns {
aucA longer. The tax payers CT tue
.ounty see row why it is that thous-
nds Of Republicans are refused assess
nent while the names of huadreds of !
democrats have been Illegally assessed,