Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-04-07


struggle Of the presen, political cam.
palgn ended with the Levy Court Is.
easements are only deceiving them
selves. Getting the taxes paid before
the second day OF March was the big
skirmish Of the great battle in Novem-
Der; getting q lew assessed by the Levy
Court during March WIS but small
skirmish. There are other contests
before tho big decisive battle will be
fought One oil these will be the pay.
ing OF the taxes by those assessed all
along since last November who were
mot on the 1889 tax duplicate, but are
ON The 1890 duplicsle. This contest
will commence the first OF June or as
soon - the 1890 tax duplicates are
placed In the hands OF the collectors,
and II will last up until the dsy OF
election. This preliminary struggle
will be with the collectors and only
those know how desperate the struggle
will be who passed through the last
one. The same collectors will be the
opposing force, and they with the tax
duplicates in their hands have the
lighting advantage.
They still have the same reasons for
disffsnchising and cheating Republic
cans out Of their votes they had before,
and they cannot % expected TO act any
more honestly than they did then.
Collecting the taxes with them will be
but minor consideration compared to
electing the Democratic ticket. This
they look upon rs their special mis-.
sion. They went before the Levy
Court with delinquent list of Repub-
-ucan voters that should have made the
blush OF shame come to the cheeks OF
honest collectors, and truculent Levy
Court, led by political trckster, ac-
cepted the false record on the last day
OF March without witch OF the ten.
der consciences they proiessed 10 have,
thereby DISTINGUISHING the returned de.
linquents for two years to come. No
deeds OF charity committed by this
Levy Court could hide the sin OF put
ting on the acceptance OF the vii
mington delinquent list until the last
day upon which II could be accepted,
and oil re electing the same men as
collectors who made the shameful re-
Turn. The voters OF this county should
hold, and We believe win hold. this
Levy Court and its two Wilmington
collectors to strict accountability Tor
their acts.
That delinquent list contained the
names OF at least one thousand Re
publicans of Wilmington, none of
whom can vote at next November's
election. What is the more aggrayat-
Ing to the Republicans OF Wilmington
Is the fact that hundreds OF these same
men returned. went to the tax office
once, twice, thrice, half dozen times,
some many more in vain attempt TO
lind the collectors and pay their taxes.
These men are returned as delinouents,
As men who would not pay their taxes.
So lar as they are concerned the GO.
linqusnt return is fraud and u cheat
And well do ZONE OF the Levy Court
members know 1t.
But nave no Democrats been re-
turned MS delinquents2 we are asked
We reply yes, twice as many as Re
publicans, but every man of them that
wants, by tricks well known TO the
collectors and few other bosses oil
lhe Democratic party, will have tax
receipt in Lis fist and will vote at the
oext election. BeiEg returned as de.
tnquents means disiTanchisemeut ior
Republicans, but means nothing for
democrats. The latter Gall poll taxa
Mes1Neyer went near Collector at no
lime to ~ taxes. They had no need
to. The hen who saw so much harm
In giving out tax receipts in bulk TO
such men as Job H. Jackson Tor all the
men In his employ-Democrats and
Republicans alike-saw no harm In
Issuing bundles of tax receipts to
Democratic workers. Oh, no Demo
Gratis have been returned as deln-
quents, thousands OF them, but thai
does not mean ACKNOWLEDGMENT with
them. Even those who have not, a,
this late day, got their receipts, will
have them before election day. No.
body knows this better than the COL
Iectors, "Boss" McCloskey and Levy
Courtman Wier.