Daily Republican., 1882-10-11

check. One will watch the other, anC
between the two your tax and mine
will be very much reduced. Let
Blaokbird and New Castle Hundreds
have their Democrats, and Cnristiana
and Mill Greek their Republicans In
this Court.
THE LICENSE LAW.
We have what Is known in this State
rs a law entitled "An Act Regulating
the Sale of Intoxicating Liquors" "
passed in 1873, by Democratic LeRis.
lature, and subsequently amended by a
different Democratic Legislature. It's
disgrace to any statute-book. 1t first
required that before a man could sell
liquor, he must In addition to making
application himself, procure the sigma
lures of tWenty-four free.holders who
reside in the ward in which he desir-
ed to keep his tavern, who should certi,
~ that the applicant was man of 30.
briefly and good moral character, and
that an inn or tavern was necessary for
the accommodation of the pu blc at the
place named, and then left it to the
Court to say whether he should have a
license. Ii the Court approved, he paid
his hundred dollars and sold his rum.
If the Court did not approve, he sold
bis rum, and did not pay his hundred
dollars. A subsequent Democratic
Legislature found twenty four free.
holders going it pretty strong for the
average Democratic rumseller to pro-
cure, 80 they modified 1t to twenty-fouI
respectable citizens.
Now think of it my fel low men-that
to carry on business TOR tho selling
OF liquor under the laws of this State is
made business), any man should be
required to get certificate of his char
acter from twenty-four respectable citi.
zens of his ward-al ways remembering
that in the majority Of the cases the
twenty-tour respectable citizens turned
olt to be either liquor sellers them
selves, or firm friends of the liquor to
he sold, by the man whose character
they had certified.
How would you improve it?
| would wipe from the statute book the
required lying certificate of character.
This State has legalized the sale of Ii
quor, and from it's sale directlyIreceives
IN immense revenue every year. The
certificate of the twentyfour respectable
citizens, that the applicant Is man OF
sobriety and good moral character, may
be perfectly true, but why require the
certificate of him? Why note clothier
a grocer, or a plumber. This at any
rate would have the appearance OF
straightforwardness, and is not o lying
sham.
No class of men have been more dis
graced by class legislation than the IL
quor men in this State. by the Democrat
iC party, who have always catered tC
their vote.
This law was passed by the Demo
Gratis with two. fold purpose, to please
both temperance and liquor men. Hos
they succeeded in their dual purpose ]
leave to liquor and temperance men tt
decide.
THE AssESsM ENT LAWS.
And 80 we have what are pOpularly
known as the assessment laws, passed
by Democratic Legislature which
measured up to the highest standard OF
morality, integrity, and intelligence, OF
course always measuring it with a
Democratic half-bushel.
This law will pass into history, be
preserved with the sacredness of a
family relic, and should be engraved
upon the head and.foot stone of every
Democratic leader iO rhis State. Nc
more fitting epitaph mo political culogy
could half 80 well portray their sinoeri.
ty of purpose as the inscription of these
assessment laws. Oh!whata a gem it, 8 beer
for them. How falsely it's kept them
in power, and at its burial how they
should mourn. A law passed to raise
taxes by the qualification Of voters, and
by that mean the more people yonr
assessors assessed and your collectors
collected taxes from, the larger the
fund of revenue for the State became
and the lighter the burden of taxation
on each individual head. Yet for the
sake of prolonging their party in power,
their assessors have failed to assess, and
their collectors failed to collect taxes
from thousands who could, nay, should
madehave been made pay the same
They have thrown every barrier in the
road against the coll lection Of these
taxes. Their Levy Conrts, year after
year, have by the most lawless and dis
graceful methods failed and refused tC
put men otherwise qualified to vote
upon their lists. Their.collectors, elected
by their Levy Courts in the different
counties, have hidden themselves in
barns and in forests TO avoid the receiv'
ing of taxes from men who desired tc
pay them that they might become legaI
vGters. Their collectors haye actually
been hunted down like dogs in order
that men who in every other way were
fully qualified to vote might get theil
receipts upon payment OF their proper
tax. Yet through it all the leaders Of
the Democratic party have given en-
couragement by word and by deed tt
.juet such devilish performances.
Honest men OF the Democratic party
can you stand this? Do you know III
God knows it's as true as it is that the
sun rises in the morning.
DEMOCRATIC ECONOMY.
They point with pride to their RECORD
of economy in this State, Well, old
Rip Van Winkle may as well have
pointed with p:ide to his record o.
economy when he woke up in tht
mountains OF the Catskills after sleeE
of twenty years. You have simply
slept, and slept, ana slept autil yonl
senses OF what Is going on around yor
are moro bonu nbed than were Mr.
| Van Winkle's.
The children laugh at you. They
don't know you. Your clothes ar
made for man VINO died in tho war .
1872 Your record of ec0nomy-why
it's a disgrace to you. What have yot
done Point me if you can, TO a sin
gle Public Impro ovemsntS-Chat tn,
State OF Delaware has given a tarthiu!
to in twenty years. Well, l believe
you did under burst OF speed chang
the back of the SCate House TO the
front, so that the House Of K 'pEasauta
tivss, iusCaai If msating III Jhe roAc Oi
tue building, should have front view
of the Dover Greeu, and tha5 onl be
CauaGsKsnt cJunty wanted lew CUur
House. Ii augat else know 1t not.
Where are your asy.uns for TIA
hind, the deaf, the dumb ? Wher
your House Vi Correction for children