Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-12-18
Mr.. BAYARD'S LAW.
EASY foR DEMOCRATS TO
o,IALlFY FOR VOTING.
,..,,,or mcCloskoy Takes a Hand nj
,urnns tho Disfranchising Mill
u,v collector DouGherty Makes
1t l.asy for Republicans
nmllify tor Voting.

,.,s.so, McCloskeys apparently thinks
n,t h is about timo now ior nun 70 pIas
lis | ll,le part in carrying out lhe assess
maui law as II was intended oy MI
E,r,ri aud the trainers OF IL 10 disiran-
,hise Republican voters. Inc assessor
,oGsyrd very decently during the general
ss.s.sment last year and did Try 10 make
smll aud complete assessment. inere
rs. more money in II then than ihis
r'S, and yoters IN order TO qualiiy had
s,'1 Ia run the gauntlet oil the TAX COT
isc,ors ia order TO qualify 10 vote, Win
solls,iors who would not collect. Mr..
ScCloskey evidently thought he WIS
satt in paking iull asses ment. lie
sss teen constant attendant ut tho tax
alice during the past two months and he
~. watched closely the actions OF the
roltctors. Tie persistency oi hepuoli-
eau voters to pay their taxes and qualify
N, voting has alarmed him.
Hs knows that II all the Republicans
,,.rssed qualify themselves Tor voting
,ss,, , will 10 u sweeping Republican vic
,n,s and lie knows that all hepuis upon
NJ, a.sessment books this winter Will
contribute ~ that victory. so MIR. Nc
,io.kry IA evidently determined that 30
"a, a, he and his district 10 concerned no
,nors Eepublicans shall have an oppor-
,'nltv 10 yet assessed during the present
assessment.
Ue has been importuned time after
tim, In fix certain evenings when he
snuil br found al his house by those who
wanted TO get assessed, but he stubbornly
,elu,ps 10 10 SO. His assessment books
arr al his house and he won't take the
names Of anybody (Republicans OF
ronrse) who does not apply in person
and whsre HE books are. When liepub-
lc.ps apply he is not TO be found. as he
10 doubt has pressing engagements With
Collectors Dougherty aud Mckee 10
make out Democratic blocks vi tax re-
.rpls In buudles 10 be delivered TO ward
healer. lor use at the next election.
Olcou,sc there will be an opportunity
10 ret a.sessed In January when the as
,,s,or. all meet at tho Court House, and
.outher when the Levy Court meets ln
| Mach, but these opportunities will be
attended with more difficulty as youch'
,n viii be required aud the work OF the
.ssrssors will be slow. 1t IL but simple
Justice to Assessor Higgins to say that he
iaorls every desirable opportunity fol
yotbles to get assessed In his district.
H.c,n be found at his residence any
night in the week except Saturday night
10 accommodate persons who want to get
sue,.,d Assessor Devices Can also be
found ans evening at his residence, No,
/ lJll Washington street. Mr.. Devices
d..rlc, Is composed OF the Sixth, Seventh
ind Ntuth wards.
Mr Higgins resides at No. 409 Wes
S.Il sheet. aud has tho Fret, second
X tourih aud Eighth wards.
Al..sot McCloskey has the Third,
FiNh, I,u,h, Eleventh and Twelfth
psri. Ia bis district; no difference about
bis resiivLue, for ho cannot be found
there As he Is near neighbor OF eK'
Secretary Bayard, he may be acting under
Biz advice, to show how easy II is fol
EepublcAns to qualify iof voting, aud as
tesud the correspondent OF the Philadel-
phA Times reside In the same ward, 1t Is
Dot unlikely that they both have nightly
hsrYiews, as politicians only, with tue
ERe Of Delanere Place.
Another instance Of how easy II 10 fol
hpublicaus TO quality for voting hai
letn furnished by Collector Dougherty
cllored man assessed in the Fifth ward
/ lt now living In the Twelfth went L
lie tax Office ON Monday to pay his taxes
lie first called upon Collector Dougherty
The proper collector, and told where h'
vas assessed and where he now lived
3lt Dougherty, without opening hi
books, sent the man over to Mr. Mckee
4 Who IN turn sent him back to Mr.. Dough
ely. The latter, without looking OH BIZ
hooks told the man he was not assessed
The man left and went to the Cour
House, where he obtained csrtihcat
iuat he was assessed, and he went bacl
aud pr, sented the certificate 10 Collecto
pougLerty.
The collector, becoming excited, with
ont looking in his books to see 1t III
nan's name was on the duplicate, said :
LIN, "l've got you In hole now, an
~ fix you;" then he put on his coat an
II the office, returning no more ths
forenoon The man remained theIt
waiting ioT him to come back, until noon
when be left, and has not got q chance
eaGily yet But he was Republican
NO doubt Mr.. Dougherty had to go else
Where TO Ok q bundle OF tax receipts it
tome Democratic ward heller to dI
tleute 10 Democratic voters when tn
gEl time comes. Mr.. BayaTd mu
lave reant that it was easy for DEM
tl's TO qualify under the law to vote.
Elizabeth Alden has taken out lette
=, administration on tho estate Of job
Adm late Of this city.
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