The daily gazette., 1882-10-25
A REVIEW OF THE PAST.

The Record of the Republican Party's
Control OF County and City Affairs-Can
1t BE Trusted Again?
To THE EDITOR or THE GAZETTE: Now
is the time to inform the citizens of New
Castle county of the doings OF the men who
are asking the voters to elect them Mr..
Bird, in his speech at Fourth and Market
streets on the 10th instant, beseechcd his
hearers to try the Republicans Just once,
and they would see whatimprovements they
would make and what honest, faithful ser
wants they would be for the dear p ,oplc who
are groaning under Democratic rule. Let
us go back to 1861 and learn who controlled
the levy court of this county The records
show that for twelve long years this party
that Is clamoring for a trial were In power.
and ruled with tyranLical will. What did
they do while In power for the interests of
the people. Did they build any asylums for
the blind, and deaf, and dumb Did they
improve the roads and bridges throuphout
the county, No. These Republicans were
both blind and dumb to improvements
They spent large sums of money, increased
the taxes, and showed the people that they
were unit 10 take charge OF the copn,yis
affairs. During this reign one Of their col
lcctors for Pencader Hundred collected over
$500 for dog tax which should have brcn
paid to the farmers who lost sheen
killed by dogs. The Levy Court Com
missioners from that hundred neglected to
call on this collector for the money
due, and the matter was overlooked or
neglected for more than three years, and
when the Collector was called uDon To
PONY up" he refused. Suit was brought
| against him at the Superior Court at New
Castle, but when the trial was called the
Collector, Ike nice, honest man, walked
up 10 the bar OF justice and plead tie att Of
limitation us bar. So he he did not havr
to take $3.50 of the peoples money out of
his pocket and pay IL like an honest man.
No, he kept it, and robbed the taxpayers
oil over $500. Anothtr Republican tried the
same game, from the same hundred but
three years had not elapsed, and his plea
was not good. He had to pony up S2gG
Mr.. Bird, will the people try your dishonest
oliice-holdcrs againf 70, you are not for
gotten. Sheep dog Office holders are at n
discount. They live in Pencadcr hundred
yet, think, and are Stalwarta.
For longer time this same party was I'm
power in Wilmington. Where are the i'm
provements they madel They wrung from
the people during their reign and spent
el,5o0,0o and left bonded debt Of q ,}00,-
900. They opened Water street and
promised the people wide avenue with a
II foot pavement on the north side. In
stead of Keeping their promises they took
more than 5iO0,00O Of the peoples money
and divided 1t amongst Il few of their
friends who had buildings and business
places along Water street and ruined a
number of properties by allowing the rail
road company to place their track nearer to
the already too narrow pavement. Repub-
mean promises are not good, Mr.. Bird the
people know you aud will not try you again.
What has become Of the 81 800 uockcted
by an ex-Republcan City Treasurer, and
where are the honest men who gave an ex-
pert 1000 TO find out really how much was
| stolen, But like nice, honest Republicans
the suretics of the cX-Treasurer did not nav
so the city lost 81 300 instead of 81, 800.
What became of the Sl2, 800 BELONGING to
the School Board, the theft OF which The
Democrats unearthed Was it deposited In
bank! No and there is no minute or record
of what was done with it.
But, oh, the Republicans did make one
Improvement, and it stands to this day as n
monument to their great wisdom. | refer
TO the enlarged City Hall, which cost the
neat little sum of SEQ, 600, one third as much
as our beautiful Court House.
Yet still another improvement was made
by this wise and honest party. They sent To
England and purchased an "Iron Bull" and
named it "Bakcr's Bull" 1t cost $50, 900.
This bull" was used by this wise party to
macadamize Fourth street. It was an ex-
pertinent, and it cost the people some
$4,000, and the work was failure. The
people living on Fourth and French streets
have nothing but curses for the English
Bull' and It's importers. The "Bnll" is