Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-11-01
.,isfrapOh,sed Republicans.

aDtsfrapchised Republicans,
The class Of voters who want to vote
tomorrow and cannot do so on acoouat
OF being disfrauchised IL very large,
larger indeed than Was anticipated by
republicans who are well informed OF
the Democratic methods Of disfrsncbise-
ment. II was the open boast Of one OF
the Democratic tax-oollectors that he
knew positively that three thousand
Republican voters alone were disfran-
chised and could not vote tomorrow,
and that on that account the BAyard
wing OF the Democratic party, to which
he belonged, never had better oppor-
tunity for putting down the other wing
and keeping 1t down.
Amongst the thousands OF disfrau-
ohised Republicans are many who
ought to have known better than to
have permitted themselves to become
disfranchised. They are Intelligent
gentlemen who, ON account of their high
character falsely supposed that the ool-
lectors would not dare TO return them
as delinquents as they knew them very
we'll and knew they would get their
taxes whenever they would call for
them. Since within . few days past
they have called upon the co lectors o
pay their taxes, rs the collectors did not
call upon them they are surprised to tind
thAt they have bsen returned as deia-
quents and their names stricken from
she assessment. or course this very
respectable class Of persons cannot vote
tomorrow unless they vote the Demo
cratic ticket, and they do not feel very
pleasant over the matter. They do not
propose to vote that ticket for the sake
Of getting to vote and hence the loss
falls upon the other side. We will be
plain about this IN after and say that
this class Of disfran cbised voters have
no excuse for having no woes to-mor-
row. They ought TO have known bet
ter than to wait for the collectors TO
call around for their taxes. The only
plan by which Republican voter who
only has . poll.tax to pay can keep
himself qualified to vote Is by hunting
mp the collector and paying his taxes.
We will not mention nance; for the
sake OF illustration we will refer TO o
few OF those who And themselves dis
franchised: One gentleman, very de-
termined In his opposition to the Bour-
bon Democracy, finds himself disfrsn-
chised becsuse be did not go before the
Levy Cour. aud get assessed though he
fully intended to do 80 every day until
1t was too late. Another gentleman,
carrying on business near the heart OF
the city, thought as there was o Tenn.
perance Reform ticket this year be
would vote and vent to the collector to
pay his taxes. His cbsgrin and dissp-
~pointment can scarcely be imagined
when he found he was returned as q de-
linquent
This gentleman used to say that he
did not believe the tax collectors were
90 bad as the newspapers made them.
He believes now the half has not beer
told against them. Another gentleman
employing several hands In business,
but non-property holder, thought be
was 80 well known that there WAS nc
danger of the collectors overlooking
him. He thought differently the Other
day when he went TO pay his taxes and
found be had none 20 pay. A promi.
nent clergy man who has taken q very
active part In the present cam paign
and wishing to vote As he prayed, fou cd
on application to pay his tlxee that Il
was very essential TO bs assessed frs
before ne could DO consistent with hi
own prayer. Another clergymaD, see
ing the discount uIe OF his brother
exalted tina. he Eae al, right for vote
and exhibited his city tax receipt +,
shoH that he was not nongst the dis
fra1chised. Hs might as well hav
shown gas bill receipt. Another gen
tleman who has paid a poll-tax TO
for5y-tive years every yeEr, went tn
other day to pay fer tbs torty-sixtl
year, only to find that the collector
had relieved him of the xpense OF pay
ing taxes and OF voting at the sam
. time.
These cases might be multiplied b,
hundreds, and only show the esq
working OF Mr.. Bsysrd's assessment
laws, ry which three thousand nuu
property holding Republicans hay
been deliberately cheated out of thei
woes aud the county OF New Castle a
the same lime cheated out of four thou
sand i've hundred dollars OF taxes tina
could have been collected.