Daily Republican., 1890-01-22


We do not like to say so much abou, |
one subject, but as long as there is no
reform on tina, suhjGc, and things 20
on Just ss before, the best we can do is |
10 keep hammering away until reform
does come. We read of munster
being employed in Kentucky congre !
CATION that had been little hard to
suit before. A large congregation
greeted him the first day he appeared
In the pulpit, for oil were anxious 10
hear the new preacher. His text was;
Repent and be converted, that your
sins may be bloited OUT He pleased
his congregation, who were 20 charita
Die IS to apply the sermon to their
neighbors. On the next Sunday he
preached from the same text and so on
the third and fourth. The pillars OF
the church began to be surprised.
They didn I know what to make OF il.
and wondered il he had no other SER
mon, A committee of wise elders was
appointed to wait upon the preacher To
ask him why he preached go much
from one text. and to know II he had
other texts to preach from.
"Oh, yes" said the minister, ii
have plenty OF texts, and as soon as |
see you comply with the first one, /
will preach from another" So it is
about the subject Of taxation and how
to decrease it. As soon as we see an
effort msde to eoualize the burthens OF
taxation by the Levy Court OF New
Castle county and to have those taxes
honestly collected we will stop talking
SO much about this matter, but not be-
fore.
The people are complaining all
around that The taxes are too high
With farmers especially, crops have
been poor and prices low, but the tsye-
are as high as ever. Some OF these
complaining taxpayers, and they are
right in complaining are Democratic
county officials who are backing up the
Levy Courts and the tax collectors in
making no effort 10 collect the faxes
flat are levied.
On the first OF March next the two
county tax collectors of this city will
return not less than tour Thousand poll
taxpayers as deinqnen;s and their
names will be dropped from the assess
HCsC ipul
deliDqu, nts will represent six thousand
dollars of taxes that will not be
collected, which could have been
had the collectors tried TO coliec
It. They never personaily asked F,
man 10 pay his taxes, and they sat il
their offices al unreasonable hours to-
fear they would come and pay, Som
men have gone to them and plead @
them to accept their taxes but the,
would not receive them.
Now you taxpayers OF New Castl
county who are complaining Of hig
taxes, let US ask you question G
two. Would these ak thousand do
lars help you any if collected Oh
yes, you say they would. Why 81
they not collected them Simply ht
cause if they were the Republican
would carry New Castle county al
these Democratic gentlemen who hay
been holding Office 60 long aud cars
nothing about the taxes would In
their occupation gone.
But DO no, forget that the Count
cannot do without these ak lhousar
dollars. If ii is defranded out OF til
amount this year il must be fully ms
up in next years levy. Ii Will con
back on the real estate of the Coun
to pay, just as sure es chickens con
home TO Iotst. This is one Of Il
main things that makes taxes higi
and the pocr Iarners have to heag E
hrunt Of it They are kccplng
OF men in flee who do not care
farmers ard lutorers sQuim Ii