The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-04-13

next or any other day during the pre-
sent session and is made go into i'm
mediate effect, what them
1t will throw out Of office the Lev y
Court five OF the members having two
and six OF them four years to serve,
the collectors appointed by them and
the County treasurer. What them
Suppose that these eleven Ievy Court
men, twelve county tax-collectors,
and county Treasurerresolv that they
will not be thrown out of Office in
such summary manner and resent
the effect what theni
Well, force would hvae to be employ
ed, would 1t not?
Who are to servo the writs OF
election but Republican Sheriff and
his deputies, Republican Constables,
and Republican city police force.
What them
Without the County Treasuror's
books how would tho Democratic
board Of commission get along2 We
do not say that County Treasurer
Kelley would refuse to deliver up his
books. but IL he should come to 81 CHI
conclusion, what then2
Suppose that Clerk of tho Peace W.
P. Blggs should conclude to give his
tax duplicates TO regularly elected
collectors by the Levy Court, what
then?
Suppose on the other hand that he
should give his duplicates to the
County Treasurer elected by the
County Commissioners. what then2
The County Treasurer would COM
mence collection of taxes. but sup
pose those who look upon the Five
Commissioner bill as a downright
steal and violation of constitutional
r ghts refuse to pay their taxes, what
then?
Then would not the constitutionnlity
OF the law have to be tested, and when
this is done where will taxes be and
when paid? These constitute a few in
quiries that perhaps would DO we'll to
remember, as the Legislature Is kiting
on the highway OF oppression to rob
the people of their rights.
We cannot predict that any of the
emergencies hinted at will take place,
but If the people are as jealous of their
rights as were our forefathers who re-
sisted the tyranny Of Great Britain III
years ago, when they threw the British
ten overheard, there will be resistance.
What is the use OF violating the rights
of the people? Why encourage and
pass tyranical, unconstitutional meas
ures and provoke them to resistance2
Members Of the Legislature think OF
these things. There is no use of goad-
ing the people to resistance by revo-
lutionMy, unconstitutional measure
when they want county commission
two years hence elected by the peoplel
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The JURORS drawn by Prothonotary
Horty and Clerk OF the Peace Biggs
on Saturday has been a great disap-
! polntment to the Democratic papers.
! They expected to find practically solid
: Repub lean jurors from the hundreds
represented by Republican Levy Court
. men, and mixed jurors from the hun.
: dreds represented by Democratic Levy
t Colrtmen. What an opportunity this
7 would have given them to go bowling
down to the legislature about the par
tisan character OF the Republican
members of the Levy Court of New
Castle county, and to ask that they
5 be summarily dismissed, by the pas.
g snge of the Five County Commission
a bill. From the five hundreds repre-,
: scented by Democrats in the Levy
: Court, % Democrats and Republicans
5 have been drawn. This is an improve
y ment over the second panel of tho las
o court, that contained 81 Democrat
8 and 3 Republicans.
But now look at the Republican
s side. From six hundreds. represented
> by Republican Levy Courtmen, Their
l. are l6 Republicans and IA Democrats
y Could anything be fairer? How care
e full the Republicans must have bee
't that for every Republican selected TO
sr juror Democrat should also be seleC
n ted. Oh this terribly partisan Lev
1t Court, Carry the news down to tn
10 Democratic Legislature.