Daily Republican., 1890-03-05

The poll TAX payers OF the city havs
learned an important lesson durina
the exciting season now past, which
might be rightly denominated the tag.
paying season. Thsy have learned
thai they should NOT put on paying
their taxes until the iast few days LEFT
before return day. The collectors who
were too difficult 70 find Ut any time
during the season were mere difficult
TO ind - return day drew near, and
- general rule e the anxiety of tag.
payers increased to pay their taxes the
absence of collectors increased. The
DemocFatic papers set up the plea that
the collectors sat at the city tax office
during July and August and but
Nv taxpayer came forward to pay
eaxcs. Then they said WAS the time
70 90 and SEQ the collectors, and the
collsctos join In and ask, yes, why
did you not come then?
This all sounds very we'll and looks
veil on paper, but We venture to say
thae II these poll.tax payers had
crowded to the Office then In any con-
adorable numbers the collectors would
have been - hard to find then ~
farther on In the season. Still that
vas the time when the poll-tax payers
should have commenced to 20 to nav
their taxes. and they should have kept
q up In . steady stream until all had
paid. They need have lost no more
time then than they lost farther on,
and they would have had the proud
sstisfaction VI being entranchised citi-
rms and ready to act citizens part ct
al times when . citixen's duty 10 re.
qulred. That tho collectors were at
any time hOnest In . real desire for
Republican p0ll.tax payers to come
forward and pay their tax Is not Tor 4
moment believed by anybody con-
versant with affairs about the TAX
ONCE.
From. first TO last, there was o tacit
understood agreement between the
collectors, Levy Courtmen, Demo,
cratic officials, leaders and heelers of
the Democratic party that there was a
very full assessment, that the Republi-
cans had . large majority of those
assessed, that II they all paid their
taxes It would be the end of the Demo.
cratic party, and that every impedi.
ment possible should be thrown in the
way Of Republican poll taxpayers pay
ing their taxes. This Programme has
been rigidly adhered 10 and carried
cut There were too lew Republicans
who believed that the collectors would
sto0p to such low irickery 10 gain
political advantage and they naturally
thought any time from September
on would do for the payment OF poll
fnvan and tbnraForo Ala 49, ,,,;ti.. -
first part of the season.
They naturally thought that the col
lec.ors -,ould be something like as
honest and honorable in the collection
Of taxes as they always had been In
other branches OF business in which
they had been engaged They thought
there might be some discrimination
against Republicans, as there always
had been, but they were not prepared /
for such disreputable means employed
TO deliberately chea, the county cut OF
taxes by cheating Republicans out OF |
their votes. But the poll taxpaying |
season lie over now, and nobody need |
envy the notoriety OF the collectors Tor
unfair dealing nor the Levy Court for
supporting them in ii. The psst is
PaSss ouu ~ iai, III eplte Oh upHlH
work. In spi of the tricks OF the col.
lectors, In spite of the vicious IN srep.
reservations ct an opposition press, in
spite OF adverse court decisions, in |
spite Of everything. the Republicans
have come through with banners fly
ing. honor untarnished and with de.
4 animation TO push tine battle until the
final Appomattox lie won.
But another tax paying season is
coming on, 1t will commence The
first oil June, when the duplicates Tor
1890 will be placed in the hands OF the
collectors. BY the grace OF the Levy
Court. who have heartily endorsed all
that the collectors have done. we still
have the same collectors ior 1890.
Whether they will employ the same
mean, contemplate methods to keep
Republicans from paying their taxes,
As they did the preceding year, re.
mains to he seen. But the plan for
Republicans to pursue will be to start
in the payment OF their taxes ls soon
Is the duplicates are issued. They
should not put II off single week. A
lesson has been learned from the past,
lok wisdom guide the future,