Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-04-08
DiscrimIp a.lon In collecting Tex.

lAcA usp Job FOAo WIN o~hfihuo
i say that lbs oolore voters are not Ia
boring mn or any discrimination vi
Delaware, and that they have the sam
right and the same opportunities offer
cd TO psyinr their taxes that white 70
] tefs have. Peops who talk in thi
manner do not understand the situs
ton or els, understanding wiifully
misrepe ent Il. In the county for in
stance, and We will take St. Georges
Honar d 70 illustrate by, the System 0
discrimination ana rank injustice prao
ticei against colorsd voters, crops en-
and comes more plainly to the sGrfac
whore lite ugly features are plainl.
recognizable by all who have eyes art
want 70 see, and we'll understood by al
persons Of reasonable intelligence. Ii
the first place the Democratic assessor
in making what he swears before :hs
Levy Court to DO a full, fair and honest
assessment 10 60 afflicted with such q
political blindness. that be cannot set
even abe largest and blacklist maa In
broad daylight, hut 10 oou d find biz
dog no matter II 10 be onsed to the mcs,
infnitssinal species Of the kennel
tribe creation. Thus;it isno unusual
thing to ind eolored men in that Han
dred assessed with ore or two 6oes
while the owners would be left of the
assessment, 30 lar as that which con-
stituted his right to vote was o. ncerned.
II comes very handy to have tie sclorsd
peoples tax for dogs to pay for the
sheep Of the wealthy fruit growers and
farmers that are killed by their blood
ed hounds and spaniels. By tbs Pc
Suliar lave Of the Slate which pr, vent
any Of the money coming through the
usual revenue channels, into The Treas.
uIy from being used fer the supper of
the public schools, 3 special tax of fifty
cents head is laid upon every oolored
man who owns 10 property and pro-
portionate tax upon those VINO own pro-
perty for the SUI port OF taeir
own pull lie schools. Then again eol
ored man is taxed for load tax. the
came as white people whether it be liz
lie or much, but usually flon fifty
sents 10 dollav. TAe great Injustice
to the 'olored msn IS shown in the dis.
eIiminati0a made in the election OF
these taxes. fhe Hundred collector in
most instances is Snt listed with the
collection Ofall the taxes OF Hundred
and while sighty.four cents was tho
amount OF county aud poor tax which
entitled man to vote, the collector
would lot take that amount from him
unless he paid in addition his school
tax Of fifty cents and his dog tax Of one
dollar for each dog assessed 10 him.
Unfortunately colorsd men finding dogs
more faithful and friendly than MANY
OF the human species of creation they
had to contend with, usually had one, |
Two and sometimes more dogs around
them. Bs 1t ons, two or three however
the Democratic Assessor was always
sure to fad the dogs and assess them
to their OWL or, even though he should
systematically neglect to assess the
owner with a poll tax, which would
enable him to vote. The differences ia
just this in the O. lection OF the taxes.
The collector, of cou,ss Democrat
only takes rom white laboring man.
especially If BE- be a Democrat. tho
county tax Of eis hty-four cents, and be
collects the dog and school tax from
him at seine other lime, if any be as.
sessed to Rim. But when the colored
man Is called upon for his Slate tax d,
hgh'y-four cents, he is csmrelled to
pay in addition his school t. and bis
ts1 On one or two dogs. In no instance
can o1lored man get of with less than {
one COLLAR and Thirty. four cents. 1.-The ID
mas dog assessed to him the tax is one q
dol!ar and eighty -four cents, and if no
mas TWO "esgs assessed to him il Ia ,
two doI,ats and thirty four cents
ana no receip. is given to him
unti thu whole Of this tax is paid
though there sleo .ly righty-icur cents :.
that III" State requires and thst entities
man to vote. A grest difo.iu nation
Is made aSainct ia" 'ol red H., n also
by tie csd comm ssioners VIII for !, ia "
years past have Usually been Demo
Gratis. A. suston prevails that IL re. 7
pairing r0sda-ss equity bridges men d
are ~ plsyed by M eonmn sioners to q
work out tier county taxes, butno such /
NV Ever a. ord d to a oolored y
man. Hsmust toe the. marx and plank :
down theGresdy hard cash tor his {
county tax, hi. ohol tax, and his
dog tax 10 pay wealthy farmers for
sheep lost, ami every other .kiad of tax 4
that can be t'umpsd up against him /
or be returned as a deli quent to the
Levy Court 81 New Castle, an by :
some very hne nanoux+ring n gsug. q
ing the tim' or eturning the dslih- IN