New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-21

1878 to the payment OF poll taxes through
the OF the taxable that II lie failed to pay his
would b. disfraDchSed Any such purpose
would be directly calculated To WORK double wrong.
First, It would wrong the pablic because II would de-
the taxable would have been liable to piy II his name
nad hoI ps e wr"np b citizen lie TO nav S' 1e e
tax because IL would prevent him from paying tax
the subsequent year. which he could not be IN
default ana thereby disiranchse him FAR the rigat
to upo.. that tax is concerned.
To disraDchse citizen for the non-payment OF tax
which tho law will not permit him tn pay Is Simply
mOnstrous. The present SYSTEM which 0mlts 10 pro-
vide direct methods for the enforcement OF the pay
ment and grant the contention Of the sup
porters OF the legislation In question, seeks that
result striking the most sacred night OF the citizen,
for the of which alone taxation Is justin
be utterly subyersiye OF the cardinal principles OF
But one OF the greatest evils Of the laws OF 1873 the
power practically conferred upon tax collectors inie-
rior officers servants OF the public from
political design within to arbitrarily make
make voters 10y the Thousand. FOR the eonectors may
under our system either return not return de.
0uents they may choose those Citizens who have
failed TO pay their poll taxes sr, se VINO ARE returned
become DISTINGUISHED, while the rest, equally III default
retain the right of electors Thus these subordinate
officers at the dictatOn OF the political party to which
they belong. largely dsternine political najones W
AN arbitrary and grossly unjust discrimination between
From such injurious system nothing but evil re-
suits he expected Aud these results have been
ana are now reaiz Republicans are DISTINGUISHED
Delaware by thousand, not only by the direct opera
ton legislation, but by tho Unfair aud fraudulent
administration system. collectors. no longer being
compel ed to make demand upon the taxable Tor the
iicans have been hunted like ngitlves irom juscee
by those who wished to pay Their share OF
Selves to vote. Assessors have repeatedly thrown
every obstacle in the way OF Republicans VINO desired
10 lie assessrd, aud have fraudueDtiy placed Demo-
cratic delinqueuts upon the assessment lists within the
forbidden period OF twelve months next after they mad
Bnt it Is unnecessar, to 90 large into the de-
tails OF the practical operation OF our assessment ana
outrage upon the Republicans Delaware and have DIS,
graced the State. Ny opinion of tho real nature ana
nf el.pis Latin
speech made by in the House OF representatives, oi
ths state IN april 1911 anu 10 h s n is practical
operation is great political engine, worked By Demo-
assessors. Democratic collectors aud Democratic
evy-court for the purpose OF more
efficient collection OF the taxes due the public nor VIVA
vie " to furnish facilities the citizens OF this Stale
for their omahcaton to vJte but the purpose Of
crushing out all opposition TO me Democfac party
laden with It's injustice and It's fraud
Watson r. sperry of 1he Wilmington Morning He~s,
remarked
do consider It necessary to say anything In coic
mendatiOn or Endorsement Mr.. Rices excellent paper
our Delaware acknowledgements HIS statements arc
all and can he illustrated IN detail py hDhhuaht ~
stances SIil AIN not surprised that many peapie ma
difficult 10 believe, or AT least 10 con plehehu the H.
justice and miquty Of the state OF hne~ here tee use
our condition has parallel, that knOw OF. anywh"T
else IN the country. hrse people are IKE me traditional
KING Of SIAM who decided that there could BE- u" lee IN
tne world because waterdid not fr eLciny' rein
mons. The idea Original To tue hinI oI siam seems
To- have been pagiarzed By The EreHiBg Post pres
ent determination To Iind OF pones purity and
every whore throughout the old slave states
All conparison Delaware with Massachusetts is en-
tlrely beside point, any INTELLIGENT Juunal,t
ought to know. and would know If lie really knew aug
thing at all about the matter. Voters in Massachusetts
pay poll tax Voters In Delaware are perfectly WILL
ing the thing. But here poll tax Is made
condition poor mans right to the suffrage, and
every device OF perverted law Is employed against
him to prevent him from paying IT, Ard what bur
lesque upon oZc 49, 10 argue that because Delaware
years shows vote or sryenty-hye per cent Ia
her population Of male adults. therefore she has no
cause TO complain political Acknowledgement Thi- Is
exactly ike saying tna man VINO has bad one leg ana
one arm cut on who has broken nose aud ClasJ eye,
who false teeth ana wig, vino has the govt IN
his remaining aud crutches Is in perfect pnysc
condition ard has compaln because hc u
sill alive. Delaware lives. but OUTRAGEOUS partisan
laws have made her a cripple. such political problem
a. have here in Delaware Is not TO Ice solved ny tho
revelations ones Utmost consciousness combined WITH
"reminiscences Of youthful sOjourn In Massachusetts