Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-05-15
POLITICAL ROBBERY.
HOW TAXPAYERS ARE TO BE
CHEATED.
Tho Tactics of Neary and Dickcy to be
RepeRted-Chairmnn Grubb, of the
Levy Court, Backing Up the
Conspiracy,


lying on the desk In the Office OF the
clerk OF the peace this morning unsigned |
by Chairman Grubb Of the Levy Court, |
aud undeliyered TO Collectors Daugherty
and Mckee, and were likely TO remain |
there until noon to-day, when 1t was ex-
pected that Mr.. Grub would spare time
to step into the clerks office and sign
them, he having promised to do so at
that time. Tue whole blame of the de-
lay is laid at the door of Mr.. Grub.
| Had he acted promptly as Mr. Roberts
| did, the duplicates could have been IN
the hands of the collectors on Monday
and hundreds of citizens would have bad
their taxes paid by this time and the
county would have been that much bet
ter OIL
Excitement on account Of the wanton
and inexcueable delay ran at fever heat
all day yesterday and last night among
Republicans, and the better class OF
Democrats were equally denunciative OF
Mr.. Grubbs criminal dily-dallying to
get political advantage for his party al
the expense Of the financial interests OF
the county and by keeping several thou
sand Republicans disfranchlsed. There
seemed to be no doubt in the minds of
any OF a de iberate attempt to keep dis
franchised the thousands of Republicans
who have so long been in that condition,
and who thought that now tile time had
come when they could once more exercise
the rights of franchise, but their buoyant
| hopes have turned to ashes upon their
| lips as they look at Mr.. Grubb's actions
aud SEQ ahead Of them continued olsfran-
chisement.
1t was expected that the duplicates
would be signed to-day and delivered to
the collectors In time possibly for them
i to be In their offices, No. COSY Market
street. to night to receive taxes, but OF
this there ia no certainty.
Mr.. Mckee Is reported to have sai3
ast evening that he and Mr.. Dougherty
were new at The business and they would
have to understand something about it.
As for himself he did not intend to re-
ceive taxes until he knew all about It,
Upon the whole he did rot think he
would Q ready to receive taxes until next
week
Henry c. Mahady and Edward Mitchell,
Jr., drove out TO see Mr.. Grubb " ster-
day afternoon aud found him Juggling n
bag OF corn into his carriage house AZ II
altogether unconscious OF the duty he
owed TO the taxpayers OF Wilmington
most certainly he was unconcerned about
1t. As an excuse for not signing the tax
duplicates he said he had just got home
from Bridgeport, Conn, and was too
sick with the diarrhoea to get to Will
mington on Monday, when 1t was well
known that he was in Wilmington on
Monday and several persons saw him 10
in and out of the Court House.
He seemed to have no excuse TO offer
for not having signed the dup Gates and
stated that he would be iD Wilmington
at noon to-day (Wednesday) and sign
them, though It was imperative for him
fret to go 10 Philadelphia and look after
his milk business. Mr.. Grubb didn't
seem TO care how much he milked the
County OF New Castle out OF taxes for
the sake of keeping his party in power.
From all that csn be learned Republi-
cans need look for no special faVorB, u OF
even Justice. Mr. Mckee is reported u
have said that even when he gets to re-
ceiving taxes he will only keep his office
open from to 8 O'Clock in the evening.
aud that when the clock struck toe latter
the books would close no matter how
many were In waiting to pay axes.
Al. q large meeting OF Republicans held
last night at Republican headquarters,
the subject was freely ventilated ard Mr.
Grubb severely denounced by a number
of speakers
President Bach d. tailed the interview
with Mr.. Grubb yesterday by Messrs.
Mahaffy aud Mitchell, and complimented
Deputy Clerk Osborne Tor having finished
his work In good season. He hoped the
collectors would be ready by tonight to
commence receiving taxes, and advised
all Republicans who wanted to pay heir
taxes to turn out tonight, as 1t could do
no harm, and miRht do much good. The
speaker regretted that so many Republi-
can property holders had failed to regis
ter last Saturday. Democrats had been
as negligent, hut their neg ect was crimi.
nal. He urged that none fail to register
next Saturday.
M. ii. f. Pickels urged every Kepub-
licaN to do all he could to qualify himself
to voAs at the June election. The Repub-
licans have had to contend with such
things for sixteen years. He advised tax
payers to go to the collectors by the hun
dred at time and with such determine
tion as to force compliance with their
request.
David E. Buckingham made ringing
address denounclng In unmeasured terms
Democratic delays and distractions, con-
+ Guiding by Offering resolutions which
were referred to committee.
During the retirement of the commit
tee other addresses were made by Messrs.
Fra ncis S. Bradley, A. 8. Feaster, w. p.
Voshell and others. The committee on
resolutions made the following report:
= "Wheress, BY the neglect or refusal of
, one of the com nittee oil the Levy Court,
Isaac N. Grub, to sign tho tax dupli
+ Gates Tor Wilmington hundred, the citi-
zens OF this city are unjustly deprived of
their right to pay their taxes and quail y
themselves for registration, without
which they cannot exercise the right to
vote at the city election, June l. There
fore be 1t
''Resolved, That this action on the part
of this member Of the Levy Court Com
mittee meets with our unqualified con-
demnation, and we call on all good ciIi-
zens to aid us in making such conduct so
disreputable that 1t will never occur
again in this community.
"Rt solved, That as citizens of Will
mington we demand that those who wish
, | to pay their taxes shall have the oppor-
tunity to do so; and we call upon the
press and citizens to make every effort to
compel those whose duty 1t is to receive
the taxes to give every one chance to
pay who may so desire"
A motion was adopted by tie meeting
urging all Republicans to go to the tax
collectors office to-day during the after
noon and evening and demand the right
to pay their taxes. A meeting was also
called at the Republican headquarters
for o'clock tonight
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Go to Smeltz & Co.'S,
No. 10 K. Fourth street, for all kinds oil