Daily Republican., 1889-11-04
THE GREAT OUTRAGE.
DENOMINATION AGAINST
THE POOR MAN.


r,pe lroat conspiracy 10 debauch the
,,ii,, And carry elections by fraud In
s,,.u,,, d l,y the Bonrb n Democracy OF
tb, state, lhoulh the great conspiracy mas
heen In operation since 1873, the people
have not yet aroused TO see the height
srl Jeuth aud breadth OF tho plot
against the iranchise.
THE MOT c0ntrmplates nothing less
,b,n the establishment CT property
,ollipr atIstocracy, that II 10 crush out
NE hptrits OF the poor man and reduce
hm 10 tie condition OF IA serf.
And there are thousands Of poor men
Who are voting right along In iav0r oi
their ruRn disfranchisement. Ihe power
on the throne In Delaware that will not
permit poor man, be he while or black,
10 qualify ior the exercise OF the elective
irllchlst II he is an opponent o. that
mower, will strike down fondled slave
ihe moment it turns agninst It's master.
Tie poor lAboring men who allow them
selves 10 be debauched by tax receipts,
ire aud fraudulent, must always bend
leree to the power that unmnns him,
ottc VIII be pushed out to be disfran-
chsri as other Republicans are.
nsa mistake to call this Infamous
Iltf 70 POLITICAL hVnenu oui1t tHht uih-
inuchs ses Republicans. 1t reaches out
MhAnl aud goes farther than that. IL,
with rllnched fist, strikes Q blow at the
poor man, be lie liepublican or Demo
cat, only with this difference, as long ms
be is Democrt he will be kept to
draw the water and hew the wood OF the
pry
lu support of this theory. look at the
g.. -
The EGrUBMCAS published that law last
snk. The tenor OF the law Is that tax
collectors must collect the taxes from
property owners, while he need not col
ltr . sin'le pol tar. He can return
every p3g tax payer TO the Levy Court
aud have hs maine stricken from the ns-
vssment Tor two years, but he cannot
have the name OF u property owner
tHrbtn from the lists. ID this not tue
nnkc,t knd OF discrimination against
Tie POOR man.
nos 1HE coLLEcToRs DO IT.
1t tho.c who are credulous about the
reports lha' come daily from the tax cul-
Rctor7' private office but note the work.
H. OF the machinery, and all doubt will
yLuisu. IlO.e who were there With
their miuds full Of political prejudice,
VIII an Intention not to see anything
Ntpng are those who keep the pnblic
mi-iu urm d as TO the true state oil
htsiis
ilere Is true picture. Two lines ci
pol Taxpayers are Drawn up before each
olrcl0r. The Lines vary In length 80
they are supplied ircm the outside pres.
surt sjLeIines there ave twenty per-
bits 90 each line, Sometimes \ majority
OF Moss Who compose these liuts are
White teEall't, sun, mes and mo @ oil EN-
lhfI are co utei. but what of that
1 NAI AiY d@yrn la'i0n on account ol
eV'"l lucy ate all tAGpayeis. They all
oh' lN' ep-u'y III iety ter the pr0tec-
Ion oi The law Ma, is thrown around
hfm. IN" deht they owe the county
he" tLey Wanl 10 pay It. 1t has been
btA''d against M m by county officers
~ par lAi0 The hands OF collectors u
t".''t' us debt above all others these
h4 wan iay. Why? Bceauie cod
PEI WIN The payment OF that debt
.'Rys i' 'lrm the proof that they are
hl a ~ irAn citizsns and qualified to
tIfr,':5 ihe elective franchise. 10 these
eolIr,d u.en who crowd the collectors
ol'ei rec ipt for taxes is u certificate
Of ilrif SIC exodus from slavery to FREE
dom Why wonder AZ colored men being
moe nSious to pay their taxes than
NIl'c non?
Bu 10 stand the two lines. The co..
hrns work slowly. They are not in
Vi lit eilieos regularly. Il takes five
hlle' 8 On the average TO hunt up the
hAa 900 the duplicate aud issue re-
ctFh NnmbeIs OF names are report d
% un the duplicates. Tie search for
ihtm Z, made In superficial manner.
No. lA else than the collector dare look
viii Ii the lids Of the sacred tax Koran,
except ONE Democratic becler. 1t would
b tilege to do SO. The heavens mi ht
hl OF The earth open. The man whose
Nan b declared not within the lids OF
tht sacred book goes up to the court
hoa,e aud there be gets certificate from
llt CrIk of the Peace that his name ia
o. Tie assessment and his poll assessmel At
hs'm much. lie goes back TO the tay
o'hi' hut he loses his place IN line. He
hll' ia al the rear but the clock strikes
tihyf Or and the tax naehiutry
ntl' He lcses the day. lie comes an
oIhCr lay and makes out to reach .he
o'r ipr Then Lo Ia Informed that II
wa a.l ullstake; his name was on the
BOOK J''er all.
'''N' " bNhhuh hHC llub vi pun Ian
abt' hftt on one 20 t tlIen on the otlei
Tor ,hlnge. They rest themselves bJ
N7lll 2 on the shoulders OF the neighbol
abt4d, lhty are all anxiety, all on tn,
hp'ye ~ rNpeetancy, and the important
gu"y IN The minds OF all is: f'Is N,
name written therei'
bn Brown" Is sung out by th,
pi'or who has reached the collector.
hlat ward" asks the collector.
second ward" Cor any o,her) an
"tIs The taxpayer.
-liuce shows whether the man will
Ne name is white or b ack and the col
UNI are run over.
~ zines Mr.. Smith to pay a properi,
Ii ne owns property in both dis riots
oD'h collectors shut down the gates. Mr.
a.,,lli "r Jones has his lis which wer,
m rmei'lhs'y sent to him. But they mus
s Wv wv gone over again. They must all b.
~ "lared with entries on the duplicates
,nl' al lakes time and the poor poll tax
pay'fS are waiting. In the course O
Ti'n Mr. smith is satisfied and leaves
.uoIfow or next day when the line
again before the collectors, he come
asail and Interrupts the work b
a"aulhg over his cheek,
- S", 'oln Brown finally gets his receip
es away with glad heart,
,, eHr Burton," singe out aucthe
rs 'I% payer. The same course is pui
siv oo'nts Charlie Dougherty, plotting
nI, vi 'wo who came to pay propcrt,
WI vi course they are waited upo
tom ~, most assiduous and polite alter
hs, Nol map In the long lines VIII
NV mat feeling of pnllantrv thn
jji"ps him to stand and walt until m
rnaa 4,'s Transact their busiuess. Thum
hls recent anu refer burton ge'