Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-10-18

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Unless the Demo0i alto leaders put
their hands away down deep into their
pockets and make up . snug little pile
70 reimburse Tax Collectors Dickey
and NssFy for the blank tax lensipfa
that have been given out to be voted
upon by every Tom, Dick and Harry
who could be indaced 10 take one and
vote the glorious Democratic ticket,
these gentlemen will be left to foot q
bill OF any amount rAnaiDg from $4,000
TO $1,000. OF course while there can be
very little sympathy for the collectors,
they should be paid this money which
10 honestly due them, and II the Demo-
orAts who profted by these receipts do
not foot the bill, their refusal to do 90
must be looked upon as the HAnkest
kind Of ingrAtltude 10 the men who
EiSked not only their money but their
reputation for the sake OF their
| party . SUCCESS.
II ia said thAt prominent county
offlce row politiciAn has had . sub
acEiptian paper out for some time, bat
has met with very poor success in max
Ing up the money, he not having more
than about $500 subscribed for that
| purpose. The affair IA causing no little
stir In Democratic oiroleF, aud consid
erAble OF ohAarin and modification that
10 should have been found out and
given to the public. This substAntlAtes
every charge made by RepablicAns Of
unfairness and Discrimination sgAinss
them In the payment Of their taxes.
1t will be seen now II never beiors
shat while Republicans have made
every reasonable effort time after time,
% the loss OF time and money, and ell
without success, 10 pay their taxes,
there was no difficulty Whatever for
Democratic heelers 70 get all the re-
osipts In blank and also allied In to
! give 10 their faithful followers, who
would accept them and vote upon them.
| It WAS understood, however, by the
collectors, that the Demooratio party
was to pay the regular tax rate named
on the receipt. With this understand.
ing, the collectors, Of oouIso, did not
bother themselves about whose hands
these receipts fell into, 70 that proper
return was made OF the number used.
Thore was no sAorihos Of principle
whatever on the part Of the collectors
In giving to trusted men Of their party
receipts for persons regularly assessed,
% the money WAS to be oollested either
from the persons who uaed them OF
from the party for those parties. The
present di1houlty seems TO have arisen
from the failure OF the Dep ooratic
party 10 comply with Its implied oblI.
| cations and the collectors are left In the
l0rch.
NJ publicity would have been given
TO the matter had not the primary cleo.
tion law came in to disEupt and expose
the best laid schemes OF mice and men
| politicians, The same plan OF giving
out receipts TO Democratic voters At
their own primary elections did NOT
work very smoothly. The collectors,
like other Democrats, have their ohoIce
OF candidates and belong 10 one faction
or the other OF the Democratic party,
and naturally were very free In giving
out receipte to the faction to which
they belonged, but withheld them from
tine her. This plan didn't work 81
smoothly IS Withholding tax receipts
from Republicans, and hence the ex.
eposuTe Of tho whole matter. The ex-
posure, however, will have Q benehoiAl
effect, IS the collectors will not be sC
free in handing out rectipts either Allied
up with 6 name or in blank, with &
mere promise to pay, hut the cash vii
most AssuFedly have 10 be planked
down before the receipts are delivered.
The collectors are not going to be
osuRht In any more such snaps ct suoh
q great loss of meney, TO say nothing Of
the less OF . good reputation, Inform
nAtely the loss Of The collectors will mol
help the 5000 disirAnohised Republi.
cans OF the city to get thsir votes a. the
coming election, and this iB what tht
Democrats are alone depending upon tC
pull them through Under any oTdi'
nary circumstances, with q full asseFs
ment and full vote, she whole Demo
cratic party would be Az badly left 81
COLLECTORS DIokey and Neary have beeT
by the men they helped to office b.
questionable methods.