Evening journal., 1890-04-05
ResolutIons Adonled.

At a meeting of the Young Mems Re
publican Club. held last evening, res0lu-
lions, of which the enclosed is a copy,
were adopted and ordered published in
the daily papers. The resolutions are as
follows
Whereas, In the opinion Of the
Young Mems Republican Club, the time
has come when certain changes should
be made ia the government of New
Castle county and
Whereas, These certain changes
have become an imperative necessity for
many reasons, the chief ones being as fol
ows. The tax assessment and collection
laws Of 1873 conceived in inquity and
enacted by intriguing politicians for sell
FISH partisan purposes, have deprived
citizens of the precious right to vote /.
and have been the direct means of In
creRsing the burden of taxation The
county tax collectors by the operation Of
those laws have been vested with powers
Syhich have been used with utter disregard
for the constitutional rights Of citizens ;
@he laws 81 our state are so framed that
the highest court of justice Is unable to
afford relief to citizens thus disfran-
chised; the system Of county government
is corrupt, inefficient and burdensome to
taxpayers; the Levy Court has long since
become hurdensome and extravagRnt
partisan machine; the county officers re
ceive salaries out Of all proportion to the
dutiesthey perform The sheriff derives an
independent fortune from the allowances
for the meals Of prisoners, and the taxpay.
ers are compelled to foot the bills the
investigation of the accounts Of tbs
Sussex county Levy Court has revealed .
condition OF affairs which indicates 1
necessity for an examination Of The
New Castle county Levy Court; oul
eleven levy courtmen draw liberal
salaries for work which can be easily per
formed at much less expense by three
commissioners; the farmers of the county
are the victims Of vicious administra-
tion Of our laws Of taxtation; the work
ingmen Of this city who have by theii
skin and industry, earned their OWL
homes, are unjustly taxed in order I,
maintain this antique machinery o
government; the county tax collector
are granted commissions which are ex
cessive error lists smiraculouslY disappear
men are put on. the collectors duplicat
and returned as delinquents the SAM
day, and deputy clerks Of the peace def
the law by refusing citizens their lega
right to inspect the error lists; and
Whereas, These evils are too appareI
to the citizens OF New Castle count.
and the views held by intelligent peop
TOO pronounced to require any ventilatiC
or discussion. and
Whereas, All these ills in our bod
polite and many others of greater
less degree, are the logical result Of Il
dominance of class Of partisans wi
have been actuated solely by selfish a.
mercenary motives, and
t'WhereAs, 1t win be impossible
establish clean, economical, Wise a
honest system Of county governme
while the present condition Of aifa
exists, and while the Democratic par'
which has had the opportunity time a
time again to effect a reform, remains
power; therefore be 1t
Resolved, That the only mode
relief left to the oppressed and ov
taxed people Of New Castle county, is.
. levy courtman recently happily 81
gested, the election Of the ticket Of
Republican party in November, 1880. 2"