Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-03-16

tricks OF the DesDOcra ~
By close watching and by having
few Republican members in the Levy
Court. the veil has been lifted and the
people of the county have been enabled
to see into the ways that are dark, that
have been employed todisfranchiss lie
publicans, and keep the county IN the
hands of-we had almost said dishon'
est Democracy. 1t has been disclosed
that only Republicans as a general
thing have been returned by the col
lectors as tax delinquents-the few
Democrats returned with them being
for party effect and perhaps real errors
of names of persons that could not De
found-that had removed away or had
died. There are enough of such to
modify the partisan intent OF the re-
turns and to give them KIND OF show
of impartiality. 1t has been further
disclosed that the names OF hundreds,
and we might be safe in saying thor s.
ands of Democrats, have been carried
over from term to term of the Levy
Court, who never pay cent of taxes,
never make any attempt to pay, nor do
they even know they are assessed. The
only thing they know about it is, that on
election day, some well known ward
politician comes around, hunts them
up, hustes them out to the polls, where
they vote the ticket handed to them, on
receipt also handed to them, of which
they know nothing OF. We do not
deny that the taxes have been paid on
such receipts, and whether paid for out
of campaign fund or an individual.
fund, makes no ditference-they are
paid as far as that is concerned ard the
legality Of the vote is not questioned.
But this does not apply to the hundreds
of repeaters that voted at the city elec
ton in 1879, when the City Council wa
made Democratic by the votes of re.
pe;lters-non. residents and boyg-and
ever since by that election has been
kept Democratic. Where the re,ei pts
came from upon which these repeaters
voted, il something which none but a
few leaders of the Democratic party
know and is amongst some of the dark
and hidden things that will Rot be dis
closed. Theirs seems to be no denying
the fact now that by the system of not
returning Democrats who paid no taxes,
and by returning all Republicans who
~ paid no taxes, the Democracy have
! cen enabled to keep themselves in
" or, though they came nigh losing
owSN power in the county two years
hat fS,shis fact seems to Lave embold'
go. TNasaders to take fresh F'sh' 'ne
ned the M and for that purpose ~
present year'$Sahave been prepared and
irquent lists MIXING the names of all
in'"' W. ,i"iAe" w P"s Voi
wh0Nt time, while the
taxes at cer'aihM democrats who
names of hundreds of N er are carried
failed in the same maniNN' As supposed
over--not returned as it % tray gave
the law required before Mr.. sback up
his decision last Friday. To w. seu
such actions and to give them ~ Mr.
bJauce Of regularity and legality Wa
;,.;ray's opinion has teen asked am i.
ra. rkIy gwen, that the Levy Court
.anpoE,. GO behind The return of the col
ectcr. fGeEperate cases reed desperate
.pp .dies ant.a this is one of them. Even
dr, Gray comtos forward and assumes
10 take risk inHe partisan lottery iof
n. sake Of Formulating in power the
,arty to which he btloh> gs' i
Ali this, however, will A>%srcely avail
% save the Democracy of New oas'le
Comfy. There is rossibilityN2f over
loading even that party, and II w are
mt mistaken this late action by III 'el
Democratic collectors, a Democratic x
Lew Court and Democratic Attorney
will prove the last straw that broke 1he
camel's back-the back OF the ssemo- I
cratic party. People will be partiSans
more or less, but there is a point be.
yond which honest partisans Will not
be led even by the abltst leaders ~
looks az if that point WAS now reacheu
by the Democratic party, and the ques-
with all honest Democrats now IS
whether they will longer support such
uniairness, such trickery for the sake
of a party advantage.