Daily Republican., 1880-02-24
saa Advice to the Levy Court

the Democracy Of this County to tn
Levy Court, that 1t cannot afford :
allow the Republicans to get assessed
This proposition seems SO nonstrou
that We do not wonder that the peopl
wouli be slow to believe it, but it
nsvsrtheless true as the following clip
lping from yesterdays "Gazette" shows
"Ths Democratic Levy Court Of Ne,
Castle county cannot afford to grant tn
same indulgence to the Republicans t
get their negro votes on the assessnsn
lists that was given them in Ksnt coun
ty. 1t is too costly in the frst place
and in the second sets bad precedent
since it is tho duty Of every man VIII
wants to vote to pay his tax and thu
get upon the assessment lists withou
further cost"
Here is . direct appeal to the Lev,
Court to refuse to assess any mor'
Republicans. The Court Of Kent coun
ty yielding to the pressure set apar'
certain days upon which the unassess
cd citizens csuld appear and have thsil
names put upon the assessment lists,
and now when the Court meets next
Tuesday there will be no annoyance
from crowds of persons coming before
1t occupying the time and prolonginG
the session. The Levy Court of New
Castle County did not do this, and bsnce
it is liable to be ovsrrun by thousands
whose names have been left of the as
sessment coming before it to have their
names put on again. But here we are
met with the advice of this newspaper
adviser Of Democracy, telling the Levy
Court Of New Castle County that it
cannot afford to grant the same indul-
gencs to Republicans that was given to
them in Kent County. Though there
are still some fifteen hundred or two
thousand persons in New Castle County
who have not yet been, bat are anxious
to be assessed, the Levy Court is ad-
vised to fatty refuse to assess them
though they may comply with all the
requirements of tortuous law and ap-
pear before the court for that purpose.
The reason given why this extraordi
nary course should be taken, are first,
that it is too costly, and in the second
that it sets bad precedent, since it is
the duty of every man who wants to
vote to pay his tax and thus get upon
the assessment lists without further
costs. Is it too costly to do justice to
some two thousand disfranchised citi-
zens' "Lst justice be done though the
Heavens fall" But then "evsry man
who votes ought to pay his tax and
thus get upon the assessment lists with
out further cost" says this Democratic
sxpounder of Democracy. Why of course
he ought. But can he pay his tax un-
lass he is first assessed! That is lust
what these disfranchised people are try
ing to do. They want to get assessed
SO they can pay their taxes. The real
objection the " Gazette" has to these
extra assessments is that they are near
ly all Republicans who want to get as
sessed. The editor in mandatory Ian
guage says: " The Democratic Levy
Court Democratic mark yOu) of New
Castle county cannot afford to grant the
same indulgence to the Republicans
Republicans mark you) to get their
lsgro voters on the assessment lists that
vas given to them in Kent County"
Here is deliberate purpose to prevent
from getting assessed.
This reckless paper has no regard |
whatever s.tot law or justice. Its
Whole object is TO keep some two
thousand Republicans diSfranchised
imply because they are disfrauchised, |
md for this purpose it advises the Lazy
COURT of New Castle County to set the
federal and State laws at defiance We
new that these were the long cherish
d principles Of the chief organ of the
Democracy of New Castle County, but it
) only after having been pushed TO the
rail- that it has picked up courage to
xpress them.
Now that Democratic plan has been
locked out by which some two thou
and Republicans can be prevented
'om voting, will tho Levy Court of New
aitle County dare take such a re-
? Will it dare in the face
both Federal and State laws to refuse
assess these persons who may come
efore it in a legal manner, and make
pplicatiDn to be assessed? What will
lr. Bayar2 say who has succeeded in
lakin, the people believe that he would
no fraud, no Injustice Is
q prepared to 90 before the people as a
for the highest o:f4,4 il tine
1T Of the nation, while his party organ
home advises the Acknowledgement
two thousand voters, simply because c
assessed they might vote against
IN? What has States Attorney Gem
al Gray, who is also attorney 10 the /