Daily Republican., 1890-01-21
when wli Democrats ruy3


when wnt Democrats Pay?
All along during the furry OF paying
taxes II has related entirely TO Repub
llcan poll taxahles. The tax collector.
early in the season gave out that NJ
poll taxes would be received excep
from the taxables in perscn, Ever,
effort TO pay the taxes OF another failet
Of success. The dictum that every
enc had to appear In person and pay
bis own taxes seemed as unalterablt
and interchangeable as the laws OF the
Modes and Persans The Republicans
accepted the situation and went L
work to pay taxes personally whel
they dorld find the collectors in iheil
office and in proper mood 10 receive
taxes. Many OF them los preeiou
time from half day from their worl
to week in getting their taxes paid
and some failed even then. Nothing
could change the stolid purpose OF til,
collectors 10 sit at just the hours dur
ing the day when II would be mos
announcement for workingmen and me
cbanics TO get away from their Dor t,
pay their taxes.
During all this time only Republl-
cans have appeared as rule to pay
taxes. They have virtually had the
tax office, the time and tie collectors
when they could catch them in theil
office to themselves. No Democratic
poll taxpayer with the exceptions 81
here and there enc hes appeared upon
the scene 10 joslle Republicans back
from the collectors.
The question now arises, when will
the Democratic poll taxpayers pay
their taXesf AS there are some three
thousand of them, and as there are
only about five weeks lett in which
taxes can be paid, when Go they intend
TO pay them? AT the rate the eol
lec,ors have been collecting taxes AM
issuing receipts these three THOUSAND
Democratic poll taxpayers could no
be accom- modatcd If they had the col
lectors exclusively attheir persona ser
vice from now up to the first Of March
How then are they to pay their taxes.
Does anybody suppose for an instan
that they will each be compelled to q
before the collectors. pay their taxes
and get their receipts?
That is the way the collectors say
taxes must be paid Them the way
the Democratic papers say they mus
be paid. That is the way the Superior
Court in its late decision in the man
damus case said they should be paid
Republicans have been held 10 lhii
rule, but is there anybody foolisl
enough 10 believe that Democratic poi
taxables will be held to the snme rule
We would have sensible people Il
calmly think over this matter. No
body supposcs for moment that an,
Democrat is going To lose his vote D
the State election next November
Democrats are not vote losing pee
ple, and yet how can they vote unles
they have paid their taxes before til
first OF March, and how can they al
pay their taxes now before that tim
by going one by one personally 10 til,
collectors Tor that purpose?
Citizens OF Wilmington, We n.iah
as well jump 10 the right conclgsio
al once. Tueie Democratic boil ia,
payers VIE not have any taxes to ia
themselves unless they insist on "a,
Ing them Tor themselves.
They will pfyer see thG fas.ae
tie tax Office, noi he smiling iaees I
The collectors They viii ne90F /
asked to lose momeht In getting tifai
taxes paid. All tfe time he e5i#ff
tors are feqHii5 Bep1 ears Ia e Il.