Daily Republican., 1890-05-08
Entered at the postofilee at Wilmington,
Del. as second class mail matter.
THURSDAY. MAY 9. 1890.
How They Expect to Win.

How They Expect to Win.
1t is freely admitted by many well,
informed Democrats that there Is I
Republican majority in Wilmington oi
fifteen hundred, and yet the city has
oitener gone Democratic than Repub
llcan, indeed the exceptions are the
latter. The majority in New Castle
county alone would be not less thar
two thousand, II 1t could be honestly
expressed. But instead Of this large
vote in the city being polled, in the
county We hear Democrats who are
the leaders and wire pullcrs Of the
party wires sagacious in their action
and who give direction to all that Ii
done. asserting confidently that ever
the Levy Court portion Of their ticke'
Will have from one thousand to twelve
hundred majority in the city, This
under the circumstances, must bt
taken In great measure as Demo.
cratic bluff and bluster. but with the
very questionable means which they
expect to employ lhsy can as easily
make the majority twice that named
The assessment and tax collection
laws are the keys to tho Democratic
situation, and they, having ex.Secre-
tafy Bayard as their god father. com
mand certain degree OF regard and
respect among many well meaning
members of the party, who without his
approval would spurn them from their
sight.
The public mind Ia familiar with the
scenes at the tax Office from last Octo-
her all along through the winter up 10
the first OF March. The two tax col
lectors, Dougherty and Mckee, can
not deny without blushing, unless they
are past that important point, that they
were engaged in manufacturing q
Democratic majority for the next
election, and the little time they per.
mitted themselves to be caught at the
tax office was q miserable sham to
gloss over the perpetralion of a stu
pendous fraud upon the peoples fran
chises at the expense OF the county.
II is hardly necessary for us TO repeat
what we often asserted at that time,
that during all those months the poll
tax paying Democrats, who came TO
the office to pay taxes, were the rare
exceptions, while the rule was loudly
proclaimed that no poll taxes " ould
be accepted unless paid in person by
the persons owing them. 1t will be
Tecollected, too, that the hours inflexi.
bly, fixed for the reception of taxes
were 30 arranged that taxpayers could
not get away from their employment
without great loss and Inconvenience.
II is fresh in the minds of many how
that many taxpayers lost more than a
week In vain attempt TO come up
with the tax collectors. and after all
this loss they were al last distranciiiaed.
There was no honest intent nor effort
on the part OF the collectors to BE- in
their office at any certain time for the
purpose oil receiving poll taxes.
They did not want them and they
were determined not TO receive them
from Republicans il they could help
1t. BY every art and subtertuge they
tried to cheat Republicans out Of their
votes, and they succeeded In disiran
chsing over one thousand OF them in
this city by cheating the county out o
their taxes. This action On the par
OF THE collectors has received the high
est endorsement from the Democratic
Headers, many OF whom are now clam
orous for county reform. The Lew
Court placed their benign hands upol
their heads aud annointed them witt
the oil OF Democracy for another term
They have said to them in effect tina
they have been faithful in saving tbei
party and the county can well afIor,
to lose the money these disfranchise,
tax payers owed for the sake of pro
longing the reign Of Democracy.
On the other hand the Democrati
vote has been augmented BY Assesso
McCloskey's double back action meth
DDS OF assessment, which he discovered
and put Into operation. lie just simpl
re- assessed about twelve hundret
Democrats who were on the tax dupli
Gates, permitting them to be returne
to the Levy Court as errors and delin
Quents, and their names, with wor
derful solemnity of expression, wei
ordered stricken from the assessmen
This process is very hard On Il
county, as it had to lose all the tag,
these twelve hundred Democrat
voters owed, but then 1t saves Il
voters who were transferred to u
new assessment, which was of mo
consequence.
OF course every Democrat asscsst
or not assessed, taxes paid or not pai
will be at the polls to vote next N
vember. Not Democratic vote nee
be lost on account Of delinquent r
turns. Collectors Dougherty and M
Kaa haua lout voor'a hanba ~
years books 10 work on and ex-Tsl
collectors Neary, the great apostle
reform and Dickey have the books
1887 which can still be worked to
good advantage. Democratic t
receipts have been literally dislribut
TO the faithful aud the work is s.
going on. These means and the d
irsnchisement Of thousasd Repul
cans are The grounds upon which
Democrats predicate success. I
most of the men who are sure
Democrats will win are ardent Den
cratic reformers land helped Collect
Dougherty and Mckee in their nigh
scenes at the tax office In fixing
the scheme for disiranchising Rep
licAns. After all they may find I
they have been counting their chi
ems before they are Matched. Th
ore Blue Hens Chickens In this y
OF grace that will not run under Di
ocratic wings for protection at
sound of Democratic "cluck."
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THE Every Evening must brush
little IN Its seripturel quotations.
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