Daily Republican., 1890-04-05
HOWTO OBTAIN RELIEF
AN ANsWgA TO THE DEMO-
CRATIC CLUB.
The Young Msn's Republican club
Adopt Resolutions Showing How
Reform Cau be Accom-.
plished.

The Young Mems Republican Club
held meeting last evening at which
resolutions were adopted In answer 10
those adopted by the Young Mems DEM
oerAtlc Club some three weeks aQo in
reference to reform In the government cf
this county. Since these resolutions
were patssd meetings have been held By
the club at which Hon. George H, Bates.
Lewis Y: vandsgrift, Esq. Clerk OF the
Peace Cochrans Deputy Attorney Gen.
eiai Davis and City Solicitor Turner have
siandpoint on how reform can bs -s,s sc.
compllshed.
The resolutions adopted last syeuinr
BY the Y. III. r q. are - follows:
"WHHREAs, IL the opiuion Of the
Young MsL's Republican Club, tho time
has come WIN ssftaia changes should
DO made In the government Of New Cas-.
tie county; aud
"WHERKAs, Thssss certain chs nees'
have become an imperative necessity for
many reaaouA the chief ones being ss
follows: The tax assessment and collsc.
tion laws Of 1873. conceived 10 iniquity
and enacted By Intriguing politicians for
selfish partisan purpofcs, have deprived
citizens Of the precious right to vote;
| and have bean the direct means Of In.
| crcaslDg the burden Of taxation; the
county tax collectors BY the operation of
these laws have been vested with powers
| which have been used with utter disre.
gard for the constitutional rights Of citi-
2ens; the laws OF our State are 90 framed
that tho highest court OF justice 10 unable
to Afford relief to citizens thus disfrsu-
chised; the system oi county government
| 10 corrupt, lnefiiclent and burdensoms to
taxpayers; the Levy Court has long since
become . cumbersome and extraVaRsut
partisan machine; the county officers re-
ceive salaries out Of oil proportion TO the
duties thoy perform; the sheriff derives
an independsnt fortune from the allow
ances for the meals Of prisoners, and the
taxpayers are compelled to foot the bills;
the investigation oi the accounts
OF the Sussex county Levy Court
has revealed = condition Of Affairs
which indicates . necessity for an
examination OF the records Of the New
Castle County Levy Court; our eleven
levy courtmeR. draw liberal salaries for
work which can be easily performed ct
much less expense by three &C mmission.
ers; tho farmers of she county are the
victims Of Vicious administration OF our
laws Of taxation; the workIngmen OF this
city who have. BY their skill and indus
try, earned their ownhomes, are unjustly
taxed IN order to maintain this antique
machinery Of government; the county
tax collectors are granted commissions
which are excessive; error lists miracu.
lously disappear; men are put on the
collector duplicate and returned as
dslinquents tho Same day, and deputy
clerks Of the peace DEFY tho law by ro-
the error iihts; aud
| "WnEREAs, Theks evils arc too ap-
parent to the citizsns OF New Castle
County, and the vlcws held by Intelligent
people too pronounced to require any
ventilation or discuss{oB, and
WHEREAp, All these Ills In our body
polite, and many oshsrs of greater or
less degree. are the logical result of tie
doiniaanco Of c,ass OF partisaus who
have been actuatcd solely by selfish and
mercenary motives, and
"WH1REAs, 1t will no impossible to
establish . clean, economical, wise and
honest eystem of county government
whilo the present condition Of affairs
exists, and while tho Democratic party,
which has had the opportunity time and
time again to effect reform, remains In
power; therefore, be 1t
| "Resolved, That the only mode OF re-
lief left to tho oppressed aud Ovet-taxed
people OF New Castle County i,, as
Levy C0urtman recently happily aug
ges'ed, the election of the ticket OF the
Republican party In November. $780,"
One OF the members of the club, upon
being asked by . reporter % to the intent
of these resolutions, said:
"They are an expression OF the Young
Mems Republican Club as TO the remedy
which should be adopted to relieve the
county OF this antique machinery OF gov |
ernment. We think It 10 prepostsrous
for the Democratic party to pose 40 re-
formers, especially when It is considered
how long they have been In power With |
out reforming the system themselves.
But now that their power is endangered
they come before the people In the ca
pacty Of reformerf. We deem 1t our
duty to uncover and expose their posi-
ton, and have enumerated o few Of the
euils for Which that naIix Il reannnsi. |