Daily Republican., 1889-12-16

Total. !. IL, ,Ga4
An uar!cle In Saturdays Every Even
ing states that the assessment contains
over 3, 900 negro taxa bles. This is not
correct, rs will be seen by tho foregoing
figures, but It 10 not far from the truth.
The article also states that the whole col
cred population OF Wilmington In 1880
was ouly 5,46s, that allowing so per
| cent. Increase, the population now could
10, he more than 8,202, and that allow
ibg one voter to each five persoDs,a popu-
lBiOn ol $4,000 would be required b
sbiorb tile coored us; essed vote of 5000.
/ As has already been shown there are not
/ 500 c0loIed persons assessed, and
neither docs 1t bold good that there must
b. five OF population TO every voter.
Il is true as stated, that only 8, ,463 was
returned as the colored population Of
Wilmington ia 1880. 1t 10 Just worthy
| OF remark that ~ kho taking oi the ceusus
ID 1850 Was in the .hsals OF those who
would be more likt}ysto underestimate
tie colOred populstipp than to oveFesti-
mate it, she nqmbef l4turned might not
Then gain IL q "a no. be forgotten
that the coIoted : 14 increase in VII.
nDgton was 10 pNs .ysAE greater than
that OF tile Shites. whsshis placed at so
yer cent C0lored ne1pth 4note from the
/ country utothe city ~ GREATER numbers
than whites do, and this tends TO raise
lie cOlOrci ratio. Slxty-1ye per cent,
then oi an increase even on o, 46S would
Tuh the population now up to over 1000
aud would give one vote to each three
persons. This is q yesy large ratio OF
voters, but when the time comes for
'o'm5 It Is haIdly gossibie that there
could be more 44nioDe 1oter out of
every tour Of t1e' fRphist!on. These
figures u4O Ia our hblds ood in all
elues ShrgO . iuif Yets y mot and where
~sVIss are about equal.
Buy y the colored assessed vote is
4 hige beyond proportion to population
hO8 ABOUT The white assessed votef As
mrie are II, 773 white persons assessed,
acgor!lng TO the Every Evenings COM
puhuon OF one vote for every FIVE per-
HD'' Tue white population OF the city
Aole would be 1866. II the cOlored
isas'ment Is padded, how about the
VILE assessment? II seems TO be all
fglt il the padding is of white wool; It
hobly wreng to Use black wool.
But here la another assertion from
D,nocratic sources that needs straight
tng up. II Is found In "Democratic
Classes" OF the Sunday Star:
'lEe whole scheme is q deep-laid plot
sh.ch began with the general assessment
q voters last winter. after unfortunate
Democratic dissensions had paved the
Way ior the Republican Legislature that
,eLt Anthony Higgins 10 the United
tAies Senate. The assessment of voters
bAlended by no safeguards. A COM
FtsAlion OF ten cents per name induces
ue assessors TO freely place upon their
Looks all names handed to them, aud
VIII the ready work OF q Republican as.
t@sur in the Third district, the total
assessment OF colOred men of voting age
70 The city of Wilmington for the present
year exceeds 5000"
Aslhere we're two Democratic assessors
and one Republican, 1t will be interesting
70 note VINO made the most ten sent
pieces
Assessor Higgins. Democrat, had the
,,ls', second, Fourth and Eighth wards.
Us cUI0ted assessments were: l42 in the
sia' ward; 297 In the Second; III in the
,,W1. 'O'"''
ASSESSOR McCloskey, Democrat, had
<t ihifd, Fifth, Tenth, Eleventh and
i"eiIih wards. Ills colored assessments
|St,t' ln the Third ward, l25; in the
tiUl all, ia the Tenth, none; in the
IN, 20, aud in the Twelfth, 1872;
ASSESSOR Devices, had the sixth, Sew
'u ana Ninth wards. The colorcd
,'tsallenis were In the Sixth ward, 455;
INs seventh, 4gG, and 10 the Ninth,
NiAt ls6. 1t is no disputed fact
~ lie three wards in Assessor
80 s,stt, district the colored population is
,pGeAdll! heavy and his assessments
"4' lnOre under than above a full
N''n'e4l Then Republican assessor
M. lso eolored voters and the two
~, aye assessors assessed 1,7iJ in
M ~, '''lon Of the city least populated
- ta.nr.d People
So ,JlOIcd votes are too many for
III 'L4 ward, who assessed them but
hi 10 H'usi the Democratic assessor?
hs,i .'s ute Too many for the First
n, III, Hl assessed them but Mr.. Hlgginsi
s;i .'t 700 many for the Twelfth ward,
49, 'i y many for the Fifth ward, who
h. IA lheEl but Assessor McCloekey.
H.. ~ "'n7tFaiie assessorl
Ia Le,,. I'tsI 81, there Is no good reason
.lIette lAat any of the assessors
oar,,' We Isis. The assessors made as
r,II ~ nn assessment as they possibly
tler 'lshn, and when they nuiehed
5ls Is'h 10 tie Levy Court committee
ng,.t t-sl ti,. January, they were compll.
iaira,l vote Of confidence for the
u,",a ua llh Partial assess ment they made.
sa.. Tor Of ma has never yet been full vote
iaerq w! ,uo Noters OF Wilmington. II
ial, vor0, "re J., would reach fully Is. 900.
b. BONN. ,I'a ~, oe ono vote to every four of
lrs.rft fto,a,ion, ,.', and compared With the
t. 5,iS, 10 ',,s'ssneni =, of voters, there would
rtyer an,l,, VI an excess for iloaters who
rg,otsi,'oVIo,ln ti' oVIonEeetion it may be Interest
taie clc1,iyStho Iseay tho vote OF Wilmington at
,Sll sbsn i'1n' ,h alrce 1870, especially since
npn, Ieu ar, he Present Infamous sssess.
1assei Isu law. tah collection laws were
ttauis .Hp,' nws which ex-secretaTy Bavard
i.tcs ShHi.r Ssponsor Tor and which Tinted
bud. IIs,o IIsa'2r or Gray stauds rc,Idy To de-
"s'e TIE vo,ti >'s W uo-