Daily Republican., 1882-04-19

4 Word from Blaekblrd Hundset
In Relation to tho RcrsosratDs
Tax CollecsoFs, ahA> How they
Operate.
For the hsPUBLIoAN.
BLACKBIRD, April IS, 1SS2.-The
Democratic Press is unsparing in its
efforts to make the voters of Delaware
believe that the assessment laws and
the laws for collecting taxes are just
and fair to both Democrats and kepub-
licans alike. When we take up the
law for assessing and observe how ap
|parently impartial it appears, we read.
lily conclude that its theory, though it
makes an expensive and) difficult
method for those who were overlooked
by the assessors In their rounds 70 get
assessed, affords equal facilities to
members of either party. Bat when
we observe the execution OF the assess
ment law by Jealous partizans we are
induced to reinvestigate and note care
fully its phraseology; after 30 doing we
are convicted with the belief that it is
afford justice to all in the hands of pro-
fessional politicians.
In the first place the Levy Court is
by law composed Of treebolders who
are sufficiently Democratic to run the
entire machinery Of the State for max
ing voters. In the second place a man
who Is compelled, in order to become a
citizen and voter, to appear before a
freenOld Levy Court must bring Tree.
hold voucher to swear or affirm that he
the applicant) in prosecuting his hum
BILE self, before this august body of
treeholders, has not forgotten his name
and residence. You ask, in what par
| ticular do these ariStocraticand Demo.
cratic laws afford advantage to the
dominant party? In the matter of
freeholdship, Democratic freehold
Levy courtman is acquainted with
every Democratic voter III his Hundred
and stands ready to vouch for him
when 1t becomes necessary for him to
present himself before the freehold
tribunal for assessment. On the other
band if Republican presents himself
tor assessment there i, not a member
OF the court that ever saw him before,
and they will say with one accord, dc
part from us, we know younot. And
what Is the result =? Why this poor
seeker Of citizenship is compelled to
go out from among the Accommodating
treeholders and hunt up some one who
may chance to know him and at the
same time bold deed for piece of
ground If it is nothing more than frog
pond, to swear or affirm that the petit
TONER name is A or B and that ne is q
resident of certain voting precinct in
the State of Delaware.
In scanning the laws for collecting
taxes We form the same conclusions as
we did in the assessment law. But on
q closer examination of its wording We
find that the collector if he is disposed
to favor his party has wide scope for
doing so.
The law gives him the privilege to
return such as pay poll tax if they fail
to pay by certain time. If Repub.
lican tails to pay by that time be is re-
turned as delinquent, but if Demo
crat fails TO pag before the appointed
time, few members OF the party can
say to the collector we will stand good
for all the Democratic poll tax voters
who have not paid, and the collector if
he has sufficient confidence in these
members, (Which he invariably has)
may and does continue them on his du
plicate with the prospect of getting
their taxes out Of the campaign fund
at the next election. Now honest vo-
ters of Delaware, this is no imaginary
picture, but the reverse, real and
truthful one. To verify its certainty,
ask the poor Democratic voters If they
have paid their taxes and will ven
ture to say that 70 per cent of them
will answer in the negative. Then get
the error list of your Hundred aud you
will fail to find their names. Then
watch out for them on election day and
if they do not vote with tax receipt in
their possession it will be because they
have made up their minds to vote
against Democracy and usurpation.
will venture TO say that there are to.
day Is per cent Of the Democratic poll
tax payers of Blackbird on the dupli.
cate who have not yet paid their taxes
while there are not exceeding 5 per
cent. of the Republicans whose taxes
are not paid to be found upon the col
lector's duplicate.
An ex-COlleCtor told me that it con.
cerned no one if he choose to leave all |
the Democratic voters on his duplicate,
30 that he made himself responsible for |
the forthcoming of their taxes. To the
honest, fair-minded, and honorable
Democratic voters of Delaware who in
your breadth f soul, like Henry Clay,
had "rather be right than be president"
We approach with beseeching conf
ience and implore your service in over
throwing the inequitous party with
which you have 30 long associated and
80 often contributed your strength to
orolong its life. But which has out
lived its usefulness and has arrived at
\ stage of existence in which it has
proven tselfunworthy of its further
support and confiden ce. In conclusion
ask an impartial examination of the
assessment laws and laws for collect
ng revenue, also, to wisely consider
md if you deem the Republican party
worthy of your confidence and support,
end it your assistance in dethroning
oppression and "might"