Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-01-16

tion tax to pay. do not pay their laAe"'
No doubt there is ground for complaint,
INIT ,hsre must be a reason for this IN
a,Asrence. The fault in a great meas
ure will be found in the law ana the
nan who made the law. In ordinary
cases of debt, the law provides reile-
dy whereby those debts can be collected
Tn the case Of taxes the Legislature tor
polit,cal and partisan ends, has taken
away those remedies. An lnu'ViuuA'
creditor for debts due himself, can pro
oeed to collect such debts by execution
process. The State Is deprived OF thls
process against its Thousands OF creel-
tors. and when man neglects or fai!s
In some manner to pay bis cApi'a'iou
tax. the State has no redress. Coilsc-
tors are spt cially directed in such cases
to return such names as errors 10 'he
Low Court and there is the end OF H.
The State loses the taxes it should nave
and ,hs man loses the vote he should
have. for his vote depends upon the
p,yment of his capitation TAX. Inc
,.v vxs not always 30 lenient with
voters, Prior TO the nfranchlsement
of the colored voters, coll. -ors were
compellad to collect and - 'vy
Courts Of the State refused to receive
"A errors the names OF those who hAd
failed TO nav their taxes al errors, IN
til every possible effort WAS maze %
collect such taxes. The correct Inter
pretatiou of the law YVES, 10 collect reVe-
nue. for the State and to facilitate ana
assist men In securing the right TO vote
These good old honest times have al
been changed-chasged by the Demo
cratic party OF the State, and the Ia"
a now interpreted, should read, a
law to cheat the State out Of taxes anu
voters Especially Republican, cut oil
votes" Need We .onder That men be
come Indifferent aboutvoting, wheI the
State itself places such light estimate
upon the franchise? Men are assessed
nowadays and never afterwards SEQ
tax collector. If he 10 known to be a
Republican, there is a potent reason for
not seeing him. If he is not called
upon to pay his taxes, it's not likely he
will take the trouble to hunt up the
collector to pay them to him. He set
through the mockery-the farce called
- law, and he is fiIled with contempt
for such . law. He sees the State /,
not honest in collecting taxes, ard il
becomes question with the vctsr
whether he is under any obligations I,
assist in carrying ont or In complying
with law braided with the stamp o
duplicity aud dishonesty. Hence mel
who pay regularly all other debts, ART
Indifferent about paying even sna.
poll or capitation tax. Tho butcher tn
baker, the milkman and the grocer pre-
sent their bills for p yment and thei
claims are honored. Tie StaCe present
no bill, makes no effort to collect VIVA
is due, and the voter sees through 1t a
once. This negligence is for purpos
and he argues for political purp"S
"A purpose to disiranchise voters
Such a purpose he sees Is dishonest AL
he Justly reasons within himself tina
there il no harm in net Fastening /
comply with dishonest law.
Another State fiscal year is abou
drawing to q close. The county co
lectors are arranging their tax dupl
Gates for the March meeting Of the Ley
Court. They tall US that there ar
whole colum ns Of names Of persons upO
their books who are only assessed {
capi.ation tax, who have not yet pal'
it, In all pTVDaAulty not one perHp
has been served with a personal motto
to come and pay h.s lax, and We al
justified in saying mat in all rroha
bility not one person npon co.um
has been Ca.ieI Ipou personally hy
collector and asked b. pay his tal
Need we wonder nat people becon
Indifferent when the State is 80 ind ffs
ent In referring 20 this matter "
are finding 10 part!cu ar fault with II
collectors They are doing all IL
State requires then 10 10. Thous
they have the right 20 send out Bills
dellrqueuts and to ca. prr-pnAI up,
them for their taxes, II they WISH
exercise that xht tue law does not r
ouire il VI them. Wtare not surprist
thai they max ~ 4reat personal g
fort 10 collect te c1pltaJlOD lakes, Il
IT, is attended VA considerable trDub
and many reyu1- are urt witt II
much tasi,r TO ielualL ia he Cfl1a al
issue manl:"s;J nov ard t'"u b
handblls aud card IN tt" paprr Ia
they are prepare8 ~ receive L'z"s, Al
that il they DO moi puur forward al
pay rnch '1AeSf IVY WI '"
ACCORDING to aw what IL that Ia'
That they wi be -.rur ~ TO the ~e'
Court 81 errors, thor lanes rttioh
from the aaspssns cut a'i not b. pc
mittsd 10 be paCr' Thereon again J
ous year TerrIh .u 'hinenb 10
man NOT dI4po1ed e. ny n tax
at.e evidently does r.' WAL Il
.f-ct says to hir,, # yon do no' p
this years ta1r5, son "teH pay d"
usxt wear. Astu punishment X
good $780, how oenehcent, "ow XII
now ler..u', new good t. ttH suhJ7rS
Voters see through 1t all. They plan