Daily Republican., 1890-01-28
When win Democrats Fay?

TUESDAY, JANUARY IS, 1890,
When win Democrats Pay?
At the conclusion Of q virulent and
almost indecent attack on Senator Hig.
gins for daring 10 NEEDLE with the
assessment and tax collection laws of
the State, the Every Evening says:
The only thing for Mr.. Higei us' fol-
lowers to do is to march up to the colec-
tors ONCE aud pay their taxes, and thus
BY contributing their proper share to the
public burden acquire honestly the con-
stitutional privilege-their quid pro quo
TO . voice In the management OF public
affAirs."
Does our evening contemporary not
know that the Republicans have been
doing this very thing right straight
along when the tag collectors gave
Them opportunity for doing sol Does
i not know that twenty-five men
marched up to the collectors office"
nm Saturday afternoon to pay their
taxes, but tho collector disappeared
very suddenly and was not seen a, ain
nt the Office all afternoon, and "Mr.
Higgins followers" alter losing a
hall day OF time, had to go away with.
out paying3
Does II not know that quite q largo
plumber "marched up to the tax col.
lectors office" yesterday afternoon only
70 hnd the collector gone ? Does |.
not know that almost every day,
especially since the late decisions Of
the courts men have "marched up" to
the office and then marched back again
without paying their taxes, because the
collector was not In his office TO receive
themf There is plenty of proof OF
all this and in the face of it what
lie TO be thought OF the heartless fling
OF the Every Evening" AS well might
man going to swim a river, having
his legs and arms tied, be asked why he
does not start and swim across the
stream like those who are free in every
part and have no impeachment.
But let us change the subject little
ana ask our evening contemporary
why its friends do not march up to
the collectors office and pay their
axes~ Or, will it please tell the
public when Democratic poll tax pay
ers are going to "march up" and payP
RrVuld be interesting 10 know this
mucN That they have not done so
up 10 vhe present time is well-knuwn.
When NFc they going TO do itP The
time is\growing short-only about
four weeks remaining-in which to
pay taxes, and az the tax collectors
have publicly and privately, and in
almost every other way, announced
that they will not receive taxes in
bulk, nor issue "blocks Of five," what
Is to be done about it2 Is the marching
"up to the collectors Office all TO he
done by Republicans Why are not
the Democratic columns put in motion
and marched up TO pay their taxes?
AS the collectors, al the rate they issue
Republican poll tax receipts, could
not issue enough from now until return
Cay Tor Democratic poll tax payers, it
should be matter of grave concern to
our contemporary to know what is TO
lie done about it.
Are these Democrats who do not
march up aud pay lheir lakes 10 be
returned us delinquents ii they do mol
march W" and pay? They would i
they were treated the same as ltepuh
Means. But does any one suppose to-
an instant That these Democrats will
be disirarchised and not vote ut til,
Hsxt election2 If thcY think so the,
do not understand the enNoblin4 pa-
Giouc spGit ot=Wilmnei0a Damo
e'aey Assessor McCloskuy b,
methods Shown IN Yesterdays RErUr
LlcAS is doing what he can 10 Tx up
! Democrats 50 that lhey need nc
"a 'msrch up TO the collectors ofiic
o nor he returned as delnqueuts either
oae hundred and two Demacrats /
he Tenth ward Instead OF having /
"maIch up, and pay their taxes a
dcmsnted Of Republicans, have be
/. liked mp" By Assessor Metlloskey
!, by cheating the Cuuu cut OF som
Y. goo OF taxes due and putting $40 .
into his own pockets by re assassin
them when taey were already assessed
This is the way Democrats "inurcl
MP and pay their taxes. gut what /
10 become Of those y ho arc not "hxet
up by the ossess0r2 They mus
either march up and pay or be re
turned as dclinquents surely
Oh, no, nothing Of the Kind. Some
~, tody mny ray er promise TO paw fe
them, but returned they will moi b,
neither will they see the inside of
tax Office nor come neur = tax cole,
tor. "Blocks Of five only mean n,
for Republicans. Democratic wa,
committees can have as many receio
as they want to hand around 10 Dem,
clats, who will never be required
march up TO the collectors Office an
pay" No doubt the collectors wi
make euro of their money, and n,
fab into the error that Dickey an
Neary did OF accepting promises
pay, which were broken, and it is pa
that If the the present aniable regist,
In chancery and other strong tinanci
lights OF tile party had not gone
work and raised either all or a lar,
part OF the money there would la,
been an ugly expose.
In conclusion we advise our eyenir
contemporary, who is SO very anxio
about Republicans marching IN AZ
paying their taxes, to .ook at home Al
ask its Democratic friends when tb,
are going to pay.
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