Daily Republican., 1890-01-15
WEI sEspAy, JANUARY 10. 1890,
collec tin. Taxes on Businoss Principles.

The collection OF taxes on Cuisines
principles" was successfully insueu-
rated In this city by Collectors Dough
er,y and Mckee and SO popular has
their ri n become that collectors in the
country have caught on TO il and are
giving II trial. Among those who
have been predicting the new tangled
invocation is Willard b. Biggs OF 81.
Georges hundred, resident in stately
mansion In Middletown. 1t WAS no
doubt thought that fair trial OF the
system by one 80 high in social stsnd
ing as O son OF Delaware's beloved and
patriotic Governor would give II
booming reputation all over the State.
Well, Ii has. Young Collector Biggs
has been going on in the old slip shod
manner Of collecting taxes. True, he
was getting the taxes collected, but he
was rot giving satisfaction TO the lead
ing Democrats of st. Georges hun
drei, He was not collecting on busi-
ness principles. This way of Repub-
llcsns jumping over hedge fences and
coming to the rear OF his house at
night to pay their money and get their
REQ elpts was not business like. 1t bad
to be stopped, aud the business prin
ciples Of Mckee and Dougherly had 10
he adopted.
We can imagine Mr.. Biggs giving
up his old system and rrundling oil 10
Wilmington to learn the new system
OF 'business principles from the in
va tors, Messrs. Mckee and Dougher-
iy. Having mastered the situation We
csp imagine Mr.. Biggs putting the new
system CT business principles" int
operation We will see how il worked
That it did not work smoothly was
more the fault Of the Republicans who
with unexpected and perverse opposi
tibn to the new business principle
plan did not permit Mr.. Biggs TO Civ
TIA iair trial. 1t was all the Replbli
cans fault.
However, everything being read!
Mr.. Biggs put his plan into operation
and commenced doing business OF
business principles On Monday morn
Ing last he had 1t thoroughly tested
Heven rawboned, swartby, dusky Re
publicans piloted by that CID veteran
Captain Gritfenberg, had entered III,
odter gates and were rapidly approach
ing the Biggs mansion. MIR. Bigg
saw them snd the men saw Mr.. Bigg
st the same time. THIS was about th
first opportunity Mr.. Biggs had Of col
lecting taxes on business principle,
He jumped through jib window an
ran. So did Captain "Grid' and h
men. Biggs leaped hedge fence int
barnyard and go did the pursuers " b
shifted noble game in the air II
chickens flew and found refuge, SON
on top Of the barn, others on the tol
OF trees. Dogs yelped and cats ran
places OF safety. But on went pursue
and pu sue:'.
That the debtors were pursuing Il
man they owed TO pay their debt
was fair Illustration OF Douaheri
and MeKee's improved invention {
how to collect ,axes on "blsiucss pr.i
ciples A fence WIS yauitei ana
flock oil sheep turned tall and isn
oil directions Another helge I'm
was scaled On business principles
and drove Gt cattle stlics their la
high up In the air, cave snort al
sought the .afthcat corners Of &
fed. Oal In the higt way, out in 1
byway, the cEsse was scpl up. "
men screamed gai az eucd, caildI
cried, men De" iB'ai Amsetor3
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