Daily Republican., 1889-09-25

the receipt gets the receipt. Suppose the
case land It has happened several times
atready)s that man COMES into mo or
Mr.. Dougherty, whose tax one Of these
Eood-natured employers has PAID, and
demands his receipt, stating that never
gave him one. That would be true, be-
cause had issued II to s0me one else,
and that in good faith. What pickle !
would be In. This has happened several
times, and parties after their receipts
had been given to others have como here
and demanded duplicate receipts, which
Icould mot refuse after they laid down
two CENTS - the law requires"
Repsrter--"But In the case OF Mr..
Pierson you refused him ID the case Of .
crippled man who gave him = power Of
pied man had been 10 your Office once or
twice and could not each you in."
Mr.. McKee--eNF. Pier. ON has himself
10 blame for that Hc came Into my
Office In Z lusiering, threatening manner.
throwing down his money, his power Of
attorney aid demanding the receipt as II
] was compelled 10 give It. declined
TO give II under the circumstances, Had
he treated me in gtntlemanly manner.
would have been glad TO have treated
him courtecnsly, as lido all others who
applied. Mr.. Pisrson had c,rre to mo
several times before Tor receipts one at q
time and be got them, but twas becom-
ing too common aud had TO be stopped.
Whatdoes Mr.. Pierson care about these
receipts? He wants 20 be postmaster
and he wants to gain favor with Anthony
Higgins. Bat ie will never be able to
touch side or bottom in the postollice
| race.
Reporter-aMr. Pierson has been .
very active Republican for years, Office
or no oflce.n
M. McKee--"well, he viii never gel
the postofilce, and don't intend to bs
hulldozed. TIE language attributed 70
me In tho article In the REPUBLICAN,
that Tfyou fellars want to make any
tuts about your taxes, we'll shut the
ot1ice up 10 incorrect. never use sucr
slang words and anybody that knows mt
knows that that part at least, II untrue
As matter Of fact, Mr.. Bush nevel
called upon mo at all 10 relation to pay.
ing the taxes Of his workmcn. He calle{
on Mr. Dougherty, but Mr.. Warner dii
call on me. / may hsvo made the re
mark that there was no p0li'ics In II,
to Mr.. Warner, but II did, II was in
joke. I would not make such q remarl
In earnest"
j Reporter-"would you not have beel
entirely safe In giving tho receipt
desired to hr. Warner q q bnsines
mani"
MI. McKee-sI have the srea test conf
, deuce in Mr.. Warner, and transact
igreat deal Of business with the firm, bu
J make no exceptions In giving receipti
, | II gave them to Mr.. Warner or MI
| Bush could not refuse them to othtrl
} i will not give receipts TO any but u
, bona-fde persons entitled TO receiv
!. them, except in the cases of invalid
a You have seen, have YOU not, where u
1 courts In Philadelphia have decided thi
1t was illegal 10 issue tax recsipts excer
d 10 those entitled TO receive themp
Reporter believe have seen som
: such dt olsion, aud have no objection |
r II, provided all are treated alike"
a Mr.. McKee-'T shall refuse thes
i proxy receipts to all alike, Democra
: and Republicans, without discrimini
ltiou."
Il Reporter-"Then that will be moi
i than has ever before been done by Dems
cratic collectors"
81 Mr.. Kee--"Repubrcan collector
/ have been as bad In the paBt as Dem
n Gratis" Mr.. Mckee then alluded I
' Charles III. Gallagher, who. IL was n
+ portej, had 5g0 tax receipts locke
4 up in the safe In the Water Department
Reporter-"I have heard OF tha
] charge. and If true u was entirel
I wrong"
! Mr. McKee--"Yes, and II Mr.. Pierso
! was o .ector OF taxes just imagine bo'
j he would put the screws to the Demo
: crats.n
II Reporter-sT hope he would not tres
H.. a. 49,
. ed Republicans, but you say you will nc
carry out thoee tactics; that you will us
i no discrimination and will know nelthe
emocras or Republican in the colleolio
/. OF taxes"
MIR. McKee-aThat Is what Itay, and
will carry itout, and want farther I
q say that no Democratic employer ha
i called upon me for tax receipts for hi
i men. The applications are all on th
) other side )"
Reporter --"There was no need fo
( Democratic employers TO call for tax n
Q ceipts ia the past, as Democrats alway
: turned up on election day with receipt
b anyhow, no matter how they got then
But am very glad that no discrimini
I tion 10 TO be mads row. That Is jul
0 what Republicans want. Would 1t
0 asking too much OF you to know whs
0 advice Ex Secretary bayard and Senate
Gray gave you this forenoon, as yo
8 were seen 10 earnest conversation wit
y them2"
Mr.. McKee--ssI don't think ought I
7 be expected to detail private conversatio
1 Of that character"
{ Reporter--"I do not ask you to do 81
: only 1t is supposed to have politics
. bearing, apparently go soon after th
D Piereon, Warner and Bush episodes. Tn
< eyes Of Delaware are upon you, and you
: interview was noticed and commsnte'
0 upon.H
Mr.. McKee-"As matter Of fac
q Messre. Bayard and Gray did not stop |
4 front of the tax collectors office, but l
/ ifront oil s, W. McCauley,s Office. to Sc
!, about the transfer Of some props rty, an
/ recollecting that ! had some Of the sam
i kind Of business with them, l went dow
TO see them. That was how the inter
view came abouto
!. Reporter-"Gent emen, my interview
with you has been OF very eatisfactor
q character and 1 thank you kindly IL
4 your courtesy and attention. Good day.
Mr.. Mckee aud Mr.. Dougherty-
a "Good-day; ca again. I"
In the course OF the conversation bot
/ the COLLECTORS stated that their offls
: tours were from 0 a. m, 70 IL M, an
] from 2 to 5 p n., and all who called du
4 4 lug those hours will be waited upo
i courteausly.
D It requires no difficult arithmetics
{ calculation, however, to show that II th
y hours adopted for business by the co
i lec.ors are adhered to, II will bs utterl
impossible for all the poll tax payers I
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