Daily Republican., 1882-11-01

10 Ln6m OF VOuCuou IOE Ny uoohOluoAi
II they were not Democrats and at the
same time have added to their lists and
been paid for thousands Of names thai
never appeared before them, that they
never saw and that In thousands oi
instances no one else ever saw. Every
year such fictitious lists 20 on and are
paid for. Every year such fictitious
lists, after the uses for which they were
assessed have been attained, go off on
the error lists. Now on this present
assessment, In the lower district OF this
city, seventy. seven hundred names are
on the certified assessment lists. at
least three thousand in excess Of the
voting population and almost double
the number of the largest vote ever
cast In that district. For saying In q
former communication that two thou
sand fictitious names, that is the names
of persons not living In the district and
liable to be assessed, were on the asses
sor's books in this district, was called
by the Democratic papers here either q
fool or knave-a fool II l was made to
believe such a monstrous lie; knave
II not believing 1t published 1t for
partisan purposes. commend these
young men to a study of the certified
collectors duplicates and to the statis-
tics Of the election In this district for n
verifcation Of that statement, and II
that is not satisfactory refer them to
the assessor and request them to ask
him II IL is not true that large numbers
Of names were added TO his assessment
without his knowing whether they
we're In the district or not, or with bis
knowledge that they were not and
never had been residents Of his district.
Ask him II he did not realize at one
time the snormity Of the fraud he had
been induced TO commit, and whether
he did not take from his assessment
lists the names of nearly thousand
men whom he claimed lived in the
Northern district, but which be had
enormously assessed in the Southern /;
II he did not send these names to the
assessor In that Northern district by
advice and direction Of prominent
Democratic leader at whose office those
names were written from his lists, and
that whom 1t was AscertaiCod that the
only names on his lists that belonged
in that district were already assessed,
and when that book and tho names on
1t we're sent back, respectfully declined,
II that assessor did not, contrary to
law-even to their own law-retain
those names by the advice or command
of that Democratic official or boss or
Aut0crat or whatever he chooses to call
himself; and ask him If they are not
now part Of that enormous list to
which ] referred, whether he was not
paid for them by the Levy Court, and
whether he did not get a hundred or
two hundred dollars extra, to which ac
cording to his own showing he was not
entitled. / d0n't say all those things
are 30 lest Shsuld be called fool or a
knAve. would rather the assessor,
who has earned ono or the other 0f
these titles, should take the risk Of
being 80 named. Therefore, 1 ask !:
Will one of these smart young men in
terview the assessor?
LEFT OFF-DEMoCRATs
"CARRIED."
Another sinuous and crooked path In
the execution Of these laws l will refer
to. The collectors of taxes In this city,
slow and dilAtory and .captious enough
in all conscience, we're rendered sJill
more 80 last winter by a constant sur
veillARce on the part Of the big boss, un-
der which they constantly ohafed, not
80 much perhaps because they were
more desirous than he of collecting Re-
publican poll taxes, but because he dis
trusted them and feared that they might
take tax that they could have found
. pretence for refusing. At the time Of
the meeting of the Levy Courtin March
there were still many unpaid taxes,
and 1t Was understood between the col
lectorB and those who were trying to
comply with the crooked requirements
Of these laws, that after the error lists
wero handed to the Levy Court the five
DAYS which were allowed for the scruti-
nv Of the lists would be available for
the payment Of taxes. To usO this time
to the best advantage copies Of the error
lists were being made In the court room
when the Attorney Genera, ,whoi Is also
counsel for said court, was hastily ap-
peAled TO, to authorize the immediate
stoppaRs of the payment OF taxes, he
deciding at once that the filing OF the
error lists debRrrOd . man of the right
to nay his tax. This Interpretation OF
law, while 1t WAS o surprise to all and
IN innovation on the previous practice
under 1t, shows conolusively the object
for which II was enacted, viz: Not To
collect taxes but to disfranchiso men.
But another surprise awaited the people.
When the duplicate lists were taken up
for scrutiny 1t was ascertained that
many mems names were on the lists
whose taxes were not paid. The ruling
of the Attorney-GenerR was cited to
show that these names must come OH
there was great excite
ment and the council was again sum
moned. This time the tall ,overshadow-
ing form OF the big Boss met him and,
taxing him by the button-hole, led him
= way to a private conference; and thSn
1t was decided that these meA could
pav their taxes after the expiration OF
the time, as given in his first decision.
| have no doubt that these decisions
we're exactly In accordance with tnN
meaning and purpose OF the acts. Ihe
apparent conflict Of opinion is fully re-
conciled by this important difference
which is the paramount object OF the
laW-the law being as matter OF course
the basis upon which all decisions should
rest-namejy, that the first decision
Republicans, the last
kent Democrats on the list, which fact
was in itself perfect justification for
the Attorney-General In his decis'
ions.
ANOTHER CASE OF "HEADs 1 WIN,
TAILS YOU LOSE"
To do him entire justice in the minds
NJ many who deemed his ruling stulti-
fying aud conflicting need only reier
TO a apother instance in witch, In deG1d-
ing the legal bearing Of this law, ne mas
been guided solely by this fundament'
Idea. In 1874 or along there kepne-
lioan assessor placed on the lists tne
names Of mon who had been returned
on the error lists within a year: Inc
Levy Uourt was undecided whether
they we're competent to strike them ctf.
-, ..-..n, fnr tho CnurL Lh6 same