Daily Republican., 1883-05-16
Messrs. McIDtire, Maxwell 4 co.

Messrs. McIDtire, Maxwell 4 c.
For the REPUBLICAN.
To be, or not to be, Is the questio
that is now agitating the public min,
in this city, and to the known majority
of the voters, to the Taxpayers, to ever,
one indeed that has the interests of tn
city at heart, it is a most importan,
lquestion, for our taxes for years pas
have been high, far too high, for tn,
simple reason that the burthen of taxa
tion always falls upon the poor man.
If the capitalist who has his money in
vested in houses and lands has to pay
an increased levy Of one half Of one pei
cent. on said houses, 1t is at the earliest
possible period made pretext for az
advance in the rental value thereof, thus
causing as above indicated the tenant OF
poor man in every instance to pay the
advance.
Now just here let us inquire for 4
moment for whose particular benef
has the expenses of our city govern
ment been 80 largely increased OF late.
One year ago Messrs. McIntire,
Maxwell, Cottingham and others were
very pleasantly situated, snugly en-.
sonced in positions that brought them
an easy living without any serious la
Dor, and this had been the case foI
years, but the people, who had become
more and more dissatisfied with the
situation year after year, arose in their
strength in June last and hurled them
from their places, and now being out
of a job they were soon like to b. ont
of the means Of existence, and as the
people had 50 unkindly ousted them,
they at once turned their attention to
the Legislature and invoked that very
accommodating body to aid them in de-
feating the will of the people of the
city Of Wilmington.
During the past winter frequent jour
neys were made to Dover by the fellows
above named, and although some few
of the majority of the members of the
Legislature objected for "a while, and
for a season made the success Of the
Water Commission, Police Judge and
other bills look doubtful, yet by the
most persevering efforts on the part Of
the seekers after place buttonhollng the
doubtful members day after day and
week after week, arraying before them
the benefit that would be sure to come
to the party in the future bytheir favor
able action, and thus certain members
of that Legislature, who had always
been regarded as high-minded, honor
able men, were induced by the votes
they finally gave to become parties
to a plot that they well knew was anti
democratic, and only intended for the
benefit Of the very men that the citi
zens of Wilmington had deposed. |
have heard Of pothouse politicians, but
how about such members of a lawmak
ing body.
To SUN up the entire business, il the
Water Commission and Police Judge
are suffered to be inaugurated, then the
whole people, including the largest prop
erty holders in the city will, to all in
tents, be under the control Of Mclntire,
Maxwell and Cottingham, and liable to
pay any tax that may be levied in the
future to keep them in place, Now, if
there is yet any way of resisting this
Thing it is hoped, sincerely hoped, that
The Mayor and Council will fight it
)ut, even if it takes all summer The
dea of IA city like ours becoming sub
ect to such IL trio of low, scheming poll
.icians, the people don't want it, and if
hey had their say, they would not
nave it, and it is their opinion that
Of any law making body that
would vote to defeat the will Of the
people for the sake Of three or four
ward politicians ought themselves be
,nbiec to the old Athenian law OF oStra-
ism.