Daily Republican., 1884-05-10
saekIess statement.

1u,o ,ol,tical editor of the Every
Eraniug is doing his work in a perfectly
nemocratic manner, we are free to say,
but we cannot as freely say that he Is
Joinc if in a very truthful manner
Tor instance, in last evenings issue he
saws, in speaking of the financial con.
Sition Of the present City Council, that
"bv holding back many bills that
ought to be paid, the deficiency on June
9Oth nav appear to be mucL less, but
still the fact remains that with an as
sass sessmpnt increased by $4,000, 900, and a
+ax,ratp raised from 81. 35 to $1.50 on the
s1Oo the present City Council has ex-
nende1 ali the available revenues OF the
ritv and created deficiency of $4,000
with the expenses of two months OF the
fiscal wear vet to be provided for.
For Democratic purposes, and as an
e,ecroneering boost to help this same
editor into the City Council from the
Third Ward, this Munchausen piece OF
information might do very well amongst
those who do not stop to question the
truth of such an assertion.
Those who have been pinning their
f,;th to the financial statements OF the
Every Evening made from time to time
to undprrate and decry the present City
Council, will find that many OF those
statements are like the one we have
onoted-deliberate untruths, cut from
the whole cloth, and how true the state
ment referred to is may beinferred from
the fact that the present taX-rate was
fixed a year ago, and that the increased
assessment of 100000 was not made
until since January 1st of the present
wear, The increased assessment will,
therefore, avail nothing to the present
CITY Council, but will avail something
TO the next City Council which the po-
litical editor of the Every Evening ex-
meets will be Democratic, and of which
he expects to be a Democratic member.
But while we are upon this subject we
would simply remind this same politi-
cal editor; that living in a glass house
he should be the last man to throw
stones. By his permission we would
ask him question or two which ne
can answer at his leisure, but which
we will answer for him as we 60 along
no that he can correct US if we are in
error.
Who was chairman of the Finance
Committee of the Democratic City
Council of 1881 and 1882, when thu
Council run out of money and tool
over $40, 900 of the money appropriated
to the cause of education ? Answer
This same political editor, who is nov
Democratic candidate for election t.
the City Council from the Third ward
Who reported from month to mont
for several months before the election i
June 1882, from $4,000 to $4,000 i
the City Treasury when it was we
known tact that the treasury was nc
only empty but that there was def
cheney for a large amount even attt
$50, 900 of the school fund money ha
been spent?
Answer A Democratic City Trea
urer, under Democratic City F
nance Committee, and q Democrat
City Auditor. Need we state agai
that this same political editor referre
to was chairman of that Finance Con
mittee Such was the fact. The ia
payers of Wilmington may Judge VIII
kind of financial reform will
brought about by turning down such
faithful servant of the peopleas Thorn
johnson from the Third ward, al
electing AS his successor the man WI
was chairman of the City Council I
nance Committee when go, 900 W
filched from the school fund and whl
Republican Council had to make W