Daily Republican., 1880-01-23
THE NEW CASTLE DELJNQUENIs.
Marshal n. III. McMuIIin Refutes
Collector McCOy's Assertions.

NAOOOJ - AbbCEtAOhu.
D EDITORS OF REPUBLICAN, :-Your issue
OF yesterday contained communica-
ton signed "Douglass NJ. Mccoy"
This gentleman was lately tax collector
for Nav Castle Hundred and inclines to
the belief that it is necessary for him to
defend himself from those who "censurs
and abuse him for returning parties
who had not paid their taxes as er-
rors." Surely a man should be heard
In his own defence but in defending
himself he should be truthful. He
should not cite dead men as witnesses.
Mr.. McCoy's first statement is, that
in May, 1879, when he settled with the
County Treasurer "four U. s. officers
had not paid their taxes" Other
prominent Republicans, among whom
were members of the Republican Execu-
tive Committee for the Hundred had
also failed to pay taxes.
wish to dispose of the four U. s.
officers first. There are but four U. S.
officers that l know of in New Castle
Hundred, and one of them has or had
tax receipt from D. NJ. Mccoy, collector
for New Castle Hundred, showing the
payment of tax for the year 1878. This
same U. S. officer was returned as de-
linquent for the non-payment of tax,
due for the year 1878. He was told
at the office of the Clerk of the Peace,
that Mr.. Mccoy had 80 returned
him. Will Mr.. Mccoy say that he gave
this U. 5. officer a receipt without re-
ceiving the tax, or will he admit that
he returned the U. S. officer as delin-
quent after he had paid his tax? One
of these things must ba true, or his
communication discovers another cleri-
cal error. Another thing i; proven,
viz, that Mr.. McCoy's statement about
four U. S. officers not having paid their
taxes, is false.
Mr.. Mccoy who wishes the credit of
being generous to political opponents,
is not that kind of a Democrat; and tho
claim that he paid taxes for prominent
Republicans, and thus enabled them to
vote, is simply ludic-ous. In making
such u claim he confesses deriliction Of
duty as an officer and also confesses
treason to his party. Prominent Re-
publicaus are generally able to pay
their own taxes. The law requires
the collectors to collect the tax or to
return the delinquents and the
Democratic party claims from the men
it elects to office such allegiance as will
give it the benefit of the loss of fran
chiss which the law inficts upon nen-
paying citizens.
Mr.. Mccoy says he evaded both these
duties by paying the taxes out OF his
own pocket. Did he send those promi-
nent Republicans his receipts If not,
how could they vote? Mark this fact,
Mr.. Mccoy claims to have enabled them
to vote at the next ensuing cleo
ton. | repeat that Mr.. Mccoy is not
that kind of Democrat. The only
reasonable thought about this whole
matter is, that the Republicans who
voted paid their own taxes. If Mr.. Nc
Coy's statement was not so evidently
false it would be extremely funny.
In the matter personally referred to
ne as witness of its truthfulness,
wish to state that Mr.. Mccoy never tod
ne personally, nor did ever get the
Information from him that if the Re
oublicans wished to pay any taxes
hey had an opportunity to do so.
The other gentlemen named as wit
lesses never informed me of any visit
rom collector Mccoy, or of any offer
uch as he claims to have made to
hem, | never told Mr.. Mccoy that
'e "di not wish to pay any taxes"
HENRY H. MCMULLEN,