Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-02

court ?"
A voice-"That motion is now in
orderp
Mr.. Sutton-"Before we put those
names on the list it would be we'll to
find out whether they represent real
live human beings or what they are"
HOW THE DEMOCRATS SEE 1T.
The way the Democrats criticise the
new Republican move is as follows: In
the first place il should not have been
made until the court Of errors and APP
peals had made its decision. Then If the
| court decide that these names should
be put on the list, let it be done de-
Gently and in the legally prescribed
way, that is to say, let each petitioner
appear individually before the court
with his receipt and then on his affirm
alton or oath that the receipt is his
property and that he paid the tax, let
his name be put on the list.
"Why," exclaimed Commissioner
Eliason, 81 myself will not hesitate
when such identification is made before
this court to make motion that such a
citizen on such Identification be put on
the lists"
WHERE THE HITCH Is.
It seems that the hitch is right
here. There are between 1000 and
5000 floating, unidentified tax receipts
OF Republican affinity or capable of
Republican acquisition. They are in
existence and the Republican party
managers desire to get hold of them for
| various reasons. The receipts may be
used in the future for contingent pur.
| poses for colonists or for current de-
mands that may arise when votes are
needed They could be put away safely
as a reserve fund to draw from. Again
it has been for a long time current re-
port on the streets that during the last
campaign the Republican managers
acquired several thousand tax receipts
for cash paid down These latter were
not dated or were in such shape that
they can be readily used IN the place of
| collectors receipts issued since Novem-
Der and therefore good for next election.
They can be used to supplant the re-
ceipts which are being commended as
good but which upon their face would
be useless next election on account of
date, &c. Thus the reserve fund Of tax
receipts would be maintained intact.
Again the Republican political mana
| gers feel some genuine trepidation over
the last clause in the resolution passed
Tuesday. In the investigations which
would follow when the 1000 tax receipt
petitioners come up before the court to
identify themselves as the owners of the
receipts and as the persons who paid for
them it is more than probable that IN
formation may be obtained which would
reveal the conspiracy of wholesale SELL
ing and buying of tax receipts and that
the buyers, by current street rumor the
Republican party managers, would be
directly implicated in the conspiracy.
This must, they naturally claim, be
avoided and covered up by all means.
Consequently it is very easily under
stood why they made such a fight last
evening and still insist that the alleged
owners of the receipts do not appear
before the court but all the names be
inserted on the list wholesale without
any question by the members of the
court whatever.
The Democrats, however, will firmly
demand that for decency sake some
proper investigation and questions be
asked, and the examinations be held
in open court before the public and not
in committee room before Repub.
lican caucus committee.
I
Commissioner Jolls' very proper de-
mand that the tax poll money paid to
the collectors be refunded TO the county,
They require that at the same time that
all names, before being placed on the
lists, be identified personally, so that no
"straw man" be placed there.
There is heavy fine for placing
names on the list after March. But the
| IF hn tIFf arg
the placing of these additional 1000 on
the lists.
THE FLOATING DEBT.
Commissioner Jolls gave notice that al
the next meeting State Treasurer W. H.
Burriite would meet the members of the
court and turn over TO the county a
check for $4,000, the amount of the
purchase of the Delaware State Hospital
session of the Legislature He then pre-
sented the following statement from
Assistant County Treasurer Carswell,
which was read:
Note Of 5000, National Bank of New
ark, due December 18th, 1891, with
1893 days interest. ...:.......:..... rs 5l66.7s
Note for sa50l, Union National Bank,
due February lst, 1902, with l4S days
Note for rs si6.ool. National Bank Of Del '0'0
aware. due February 10Th, 1899, with
I4a days interest -. !. ..,..... iO,ssS.oa
Note for sl0,00D, due February 4th,
Bank At New Castle. .....'...,..' =, io,s4s.s7
Note for $1,000, due March 4th with
100 DAYS interest, at the same bank $4,000
its days interssi. at same bank, -. 1O,ge5.oC
Note for $4,000, due February All, with
| Wilmington. . ................ a,5si.s7
Note for s20,00l, due February 7th,
with 1s5 days interest, at Farmers
Bank, Wilmingt m. .............. 20,sS3.3d
Demand note of 5000, with interest
from March 1ith last, to date. ....... 5.O94.i7
Total. .s7a,775.ss