Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-02-27

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Insnts, hear appeals and place on the
lists all who may have been omitted.
Another attempt will then be made to
have stricken from the lists tue names
thus ffaudulently assessed in Georgetown
hundred. The fear Of the Democrats ia
not that the men thus frauduiently as.
too closely watched for thst-but that
receipts for all these names will be made
out and sent to Wilmington, where the
Republican ring can find plenty of eel.
ored tools to personate the names
contained in the receipts and make each
receipt good for one Republican vote. II
is alleged that oDe pet move of the Re-
publican managers will be the forward
ing OF every superhuous Sussex county
receipt to Wilmington, SO that the ras-
oality that would surely be detecte II
attempted here may be successfully 40
complished in that city. The scheme will
surely be attempted il there is half
chance to make it go.
MORE OBSTRUCTIVE TACTICS.
In the city OF Wilmington the Repub-
licans sought the aid OF the courts to
compel tax collectors to issue tax receipts
upon powers OF attorney procured
promiscuously from ignorant negroes, one
of which, az was conolusively proved in
the city court, was signed by negro
woman. But here in Georgetown,
yesterday, the Republican collector
Frederick Walls, deliberately refused o
power OF attorney presented by q roputa-
BILE citizen, authorizing him to pay the
poll taken OF another oitizon, well known
10 the collector and duly assessed upon
his booku. The collector insisted that
the taxable must call in Leraon.
This course is generally followed all
over the county, but last Friday the col
lector of SGnticoke hundred got caught
in trap. He was selling tract OF land
for taxes, at Greenwood, and knowing he
would be there, about 40 Democrats Of
the hundred loaded themselves into
wagons and proceeded to the place of the
sale. The collector could not escape, so
he had to take their taxes, but he meanly
took advantage OF every man who was
also assessed for school taxes (of which he
is also COLLECTOR and compelled them to
pay their school taxes before he would
give them their county receipts, which
was unwarrsnted and contrary to law. But
they paid their school taxes as welt,
procured their receipts, and will 20 to
the polls next November and vote against
tho party that has introduced these new
tricks aud contemplate political devices
so obnoxious to the people of Sussex
county. 1t is but another evidence Of
the insincsrity Of Republican profess
sions. They insist that suffrage is in
herent right, aud yet, when they have
the power, they impose the condition o.
the payment or school tax, in addition
to the poll tax required by the con-
stitution, thus enforcing the payment OF
double tax before Democrat can vote
in Sussex county.
Yesterday man walked to Georgetown
from Laurel, distance OF 16 miles, in
order TO pay his tax, the collector having
refused to accept it from the hands OF q
friend. The admiring Democrats Of this
town soon aised sufficient fund TO send
him home by train.
Sc ford yesterday afternoon young
man who works there and lives in an adj
joining hundred complained to DR.. Hugh
Martin that the collector had refused to
accent his tax from the hands OF friend.
II will have to lose the time and go over
on Saturday" he said, "but will get
wagon and take every man / can find
around here who lives there, and we will
get dozen votes where there might have
been only one, had he accepted my tax
by proxy
A doubling Republican Of Nanticoke
hundred, who could not believe that his
party would be guilty of practices 80
foreign to the custom in vogue when the
Democrats were in power, went to the
collector and asked about il, in order to
satisfy himself. The collector frankly
said ne would not accept the taxes OF
Democrats BIZ proxy, but to d him il he
koew of any Republicans whose taxes
were not paid to let him know and he
would see that they were safely attended
to. That Republican announces his in
tention of voting the Democratic I cket
at the next election.
Another faForite dodge is to refuse to
allow any Democrat to see the collsctors
books, SO as to ascertain what Democrats
have not paid their taxos.
DEMOCRATS ON THEIR MErTLE.
The effect of these iniquitous practices
has been to arouse Democrats all over the
county, and there is more party zsal and
enthusiasm them have been displayed for
Jears. The last veatga of sao.ional feel-
ing has dlsappaated, and there ii now an
earnest, unanimous desire to qualify
every Democratic voter, hnd defeat the
party that has introduced such unfair
and obnoxious tactics Into the politics Of
Sussex county.
MR.. BAooE's METHODS.
In his published letter excusins his
course with respect to the Georgeto wn
hundred assessments, ]. Frank Bacon
says: ST any methods that or anyone
eise can introduce will redeem Delaware
or Sussex county from the curse os
Bourbon Democratic antediluyian rule,
consider that one OF the greatest bless.
ings tina; can be shoWered upon the
state. : The above are some of the
'msthods.n