Daily Republican., 1881-02-18

been SteaQlly on TIE II!
crease fcr the last three
years.
Manipulating the Assessments.
One Of the things most to be desired
in Delaware legislation vas a chang,
in the assessment laws OF The State
That a change was needed was adm;.
ted by all Republicans and all Demo,
eras who desired fair play a. the cleo,
ticns au6 wanted e7ery body to help te
pay for the support OF the siate gov,
ernmeut. But the session Is prJb6b.y
considerably more than half over, and
theGe are indications of 6 change il is
true, but a change in the Other dirsc
ton. New Castle county, that lei. the
need Of ch'nge, has delegation ia
vorable to her desires, but that is Lct
sutieient to pass any needed measure
without the assistance OF SONS OF the
members from the Lover oOUntieE. Bat
that needed assistance, ii seems now,
is not to bs obtained. Representative
Register, who represents Dack Creek
in the Legislature, and whose "dee-
strict" adj oins New Castle county, and
therefore he no dOnbt considers him
self more ably qualified ts take the
county under his sheltering wing, SO
far as partisan legislation i3 concerned.
H. feels TOO that the assessment Laws.
should &c amended, but unfortunately
his ideas Of amendment run in a differ
ent channel from those who ere the
real representatives of New Castle
county. He has already introduced |
one bill repeating q special oct Of the |
Legislature passed under the influence
Of William Dean, g Democratic reform |
member two years ago, and which was
intended TO compel tie Levy Court O.!
the County Of New Castle to publish |
the expenditures of each hundred in |
two newspapers, that the people might
=, |sss'Uhat became Of their money. This |
law was never carried into effect be-
cause there was a defect in it that
could have been remeiiei by a suc.
0eeding Legislature and made effective
and operative. Nj. R e s.er, COR whom
we have mona bat the kindest feelings,
instead Of offering 4 bill to remedy the
defect, hss concluded that /: would be
more TO the interests OF the Democratic
party to expungs it from the statute
books altogether. This no doabt &C.
cords with the desire OF the Democrat.
10 mem bers Of the Levy Court Of New
Castle county, who 10 doub. would
rather have their work in the hundreds ,
concealed from the public than to have
their constituents know exactly what
becomes OF the money they pay in tax.
IS. Strange, exceedingly strange, that
the Democracy so insist upon hiding
their lamps under bushels. Through
The influence Of the Duck Creek rlem-
Der as volunteer leader OF the De
mocraey Of New Castle county, and
aided BY the Dem ocra.ic mem beYs Of
Kent and Sussex, this very wiss pro-
vision Of statusry Law is to BE- swept \
from tbs records in the face OF tie pro- 4
test Of the members from New Castle, 7
who are supposed to know hes: what is s.
NEEDED in their own county. 2
Bat this is no: all. Mr.. Register, Who /.
appears 20 have been singled o1t 10 &
lead in all partisan measures, has in. L
troiuc4d another bill to amend the .
assessment laws. The amendment 0, Z
this lag 10 jast what the Republicans 3
wanted, bnt Mr., Registers bill araends n
/. the wrong way. He agrees with the r
Repu bliosns that it needs amending,
bnt his amendment is to maze it more
still. 1t IL to kick away =
a2o her proP-t0 tear down another
safeg 2 ard ard to make disirSnchise-
msnt o! the people more easy than it
aaa JssD. rs Looks az th3 big Demo.
egat'a majority of over 1000 in the
STAT ca, down to the beggarly number
Of go a: he last election, and he tool
c0Esi1srs that something must be dour Il
10 retrieve tns Losses or Delaware will P
flop over to he Republican side at the e
next election. |: may BE- true at the Il
section OF lhs Law sought to be repealed p
10 obsolete from LOL-1saEe in Kent 4
and Sussex, ba; iu New Castle, TO our 4
own kEosI. dgS, those same assess uent '
duplicates ha7r bssn hang out tEice,
Ii e last tins by tue Clerk VI the Peace
prior to the March session, and it is
absolutely necess 4ry that they should
be hucg ont u a large assss5meut was
made On TIE ASSESSORS APPEAL day like
the last Of January year ago Mr.,
Register, however, may tinker at the
assessment laws az mnch a. he pl-ases,
he will hardly succeed 10 thwardDg u
the will Of the people any longer. A G
CRY Of inatiCa has aria-n and Il will Tot | b