Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-02-03

will have TO lie: Ireland go ID the end,
and she can let her go now With better
grace than hereafter.
The Irish people now hate England
and will not be reconciled 10 her while
kept In servile subsection. England
can make Ireland her friend by setting
her up in a government of her own, and
even afterwards she can rely upon her
for help in lighting her bat'le But If
she perse we're, in suppressihg ireland,
she will have an enemy always in her
midst. Has England ,learned nothing
from the loss of her thirteen American
colonies ? Has she not lie armed lesson
from Russia's freedom OF the serfs
Has the establishment OF The Republic
OF France across the Dover Channel no
lesson of significance FOX her.
Has she looked with stblid indiffsr-
-nce upon the liberal measures adopted
by Prussia and Austria y satisfy their
subjects Can she not learn from all
these that an intelligent people can no
longer be governed by tho law or force
That may suit in Egypt, in India and
even in China, but not 10 England, in
Ireland, In Scotland, in America, in
any country where tha principle ID
acknow lodged that gov srnments only
exist by the consent Of the governed.
our CITY Debt.
The action of the City Council last
night plainly tells the tax payers Of
Wilm ington that they are TO be taxed
at the rate OF sl0, 900 additional y uAr
for ten years TO pay of the floating debt
of the city. The question before the
people is, must the loan OF SlO0, 900 bt
created. II that is done it will be ne
cessary to raise the rate of taxation,
" hich is already as high As the peopl.
can bear, and higher than good many
of them can bear The constantly &c
formulating floating debt is evidence Of
something radically wrong n our method
of raising revenue, and il suggests TO u,
the necessity OF finding some more
Equitable plan of taxation whereby
each and every one shall bear a pro
portionate share OF the expenses OF th'
, city government. There is no necessity
, tor a city like Wilmington, wi h AN a.
sessed valuation Of s3B, 900, 900 having L
I meet with new and unexpected imam
r cial difficulties each succeeding year
I A close collection of taxes and rigi'
e but not niggardly economy will avoi'
: all this.
I'll Throwing aside all partisanship II
: this matter III the light Of an UMPIRE
$ JUDGED public opini on II must be AL
v mitted that both political parties are I
a blame. In settling upon the yearly AZ
!, preparation an eye was kept on tn
: " dear people whb do the voting. :
Y How tax was adopted 10 show th
Y class of voters that got along with
u dollar or dollar and ten cent tax rat
& was their friend, in couseq lence Q
e which the year closed with large de
Y ticiency. Between the question OF
0 low tax rate and "A high tax rate til
II two parties have shccessiveiy ee-sawe
t themselves into possession Of the city
y but each leaving a floating deb: behinC
y To add 10 this trouble was a partisan
IT Legislature ever ready TO listen to II
behests Of the party and TO dabble
70 our local politics Every time a chang
e has been made additional expenses la
ii been added. tits time TO call n ia
e. and instead Of going TO the Legislatu
Of by a strictly partisan vote, let the Ia
III PAYERS themselves take the matter
sh hand. call public meeting and deci'
&c upon a non-partLsan course.