Daily Republican., 1880-02-07
Not Ashamed Of Them.

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because the REPUBLICAN does not tel
its readers that large number Of per
sons whose names were pat upon tn
extra assessment were negroes, it in
forming us that the great bulk were
that raCs. We thought We had mad
the matter plain enough for intelligen
reasonable persons TO understand. l
does not deny that the names Of th'
colored men have bsen left of the as
,essment, but it says it was because
they would pay 10 taxes. This is only
in part true. The negroes would pay
their taxes about as promptly as Tie
Same proportionats number OF white
lAboring people If they we're called upon
and asked to pay it but it never was
the intention of the Demoera y that
they should pay it and hence every
impedimsnt possible was thrown in
their way to keep them from paying,
We are not ashamed to own ll4t the
negroes when not tampered with aud
corrupted by Democrats are So,idly
They would he fools II
they We're not. Those who are pe!t-d
and patted, and fawnsd upon by tue
"Gsz5 5tte" for voting the Democratic
ticket, we will admit that we are really
ashamed Of. Yes, we do admit that
tue great bulk Of the persons who
got assessed were negroes. Had they
been Democrats there wouid have been
no occasion to get assessed, for they
would then have been furnished
with tax receipts and they
would have voted any how. The col
ored msn getting assessed are
only an offset TO the Democrats who vote
being assessed, and without
paying a cent Of tax. The Gazette"
has no room to cAide us for trying 10
get Republicans assessed though they
be black, so that they can cast honest
votes, while the assessment lists at this
very time contain i've hundred names
Of Democrats illegally uut on, and
which il the Levy Corr, does what is
right, will purge from the lists. 1t is
true that the bulk Of tne seven hun
ired and fifty names added TO the lists
On Saturday and Monday we're the
uames Of cOlored voters, but neverthe-
less they were entitled under tbs law
to bo put oD, but at ths same time
tdere was large number of white Re-
publicans assessed On these two days.
1t must be remembered that the great.
Or number Of the white Republicans
get assessed before the lists closed on
the first of January and more colored
people would have been assessed before |
that, time too if the assessors had tsken
heir names. They however refused to
put on a great humber who applied,
aud others knowing the uncertainty of
having their names put on the lists
wen if they did apply, preferred get
ing ASSESSED at the city hall where
hey would haye vouchers aud super
'isors to witness that theyFhad applied
n person and that their names had
,een received by the assessors. The
Gazette" need not fret its heart, if it
las any, abOUt the payment Of the col
red mems taxes when they get assess
d. The tax will be paid, 10 matter
whether they pay it themselves or some
,ody advances them the money to pay
7ith, and they expect to vote legally
t the next election for President, State
nd county officers. II had better look
fter five or six hundred Illegal assess
tents of Democrats which now Cumber
be assessment books. Il il wants a
line of fraud to work it can find one
lere.