The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-21
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ell was, woit not exnctly deputy, O
clerk? Well, no, not that. said Mr..
Dlckey, we'll what then, an agent2 No.
II don't know that he was, he was en-
ployed by me to compare the tax du-
phcates with the stubs, to count up
the cash. Well then, he was your
agent Mr.. Dickey, interpolated the
court. We'll, yes he was, I'll as
sumo 1t and say so.n So much worm
ed out OF Receiver Of Taxes Dlokey,
who seems 10 care more for managing
the Democratic party to make votes
for 1t by cheating Republicans out Of
their votes than he does for receiving
taxes from Republican poll taxpayers.
But courtesy" is the talismantic
word, yes ''courtesey" to permit a man
to pay his tax II he be Republican.
Lot us look at this double turrstted
tax office a moment. 1t is in a cloth
ing store, hundred feet and more long.
There are two stories and long wind
ing staircase of it. At the rear OF the
first story are kept the tax books of
the hundreds outside of Wilmington.
Deputy Receiver of Taxes, George ].
Finck, presidss over this department
and receives taxes from farmers and
country people, provided too many OF
those who pay poll taxes are Lot Re-
publicans. This particular spot Mr..
DIckey said in his evidence was the
tax office, so did Mr.. Finck say so.
But let. US mount the winding stair.
case to the upper STORY and take a
look.
A hundred feet 'front.' winding
amongst piles of overcoats and we ccme
to something that looks like another
tux Office, but Mr.. Dickey said it was
not and SO did Mr.. Finch. How nicely
trained Mr.. Finckis to say whatever
Mr.. Dickey wants him to say. But we
must be careful here, VIC are only in
this upper story by courtesy" by
courtesy" Yes, 'by courtesy" didn't
Mr. Dickey and Mr. Finck both say sol
Well, then, why is that pile OF big tax
duplicates lying there upon that table
where sits deputy? No, clerk? No,
lagent2 no, oh well yes, agent, John A.
Mitchell? Oh, these are the Whining.
ton duplicates says Mr.. Dickey, and
MIR. Mitchell Is looking over them and
counting them up. Deputy Finck said
they had been there live OF six weeks
But these men, colored and white
why are thcy sent up here in this pri
vote business Office to crowd around
the table where agent Mitchell is at
tending to Mr.. Dickey'e private bust.
ness? Do not forget that Mr., Dickey
swore that this was his private offic,
and Mr.. Finck swore so too. "Cour
tesy, Courtesy" yes, that is the word
These men are only permitted To &c
up there by courtesy" swore Mr.
Dlck0y and so swore MIR. Finck. But
what were they sent up there tor? Mr..
Finck answered that question by say
ing they were sent up there to ge
their tax receipts made out by Mi
Mitchell, Mr.. Dlokey wouldn't say
that much. He saw that Mr. Finch
had said too much already, and h,
kept agent Mitchell down to compar
ing cash accounts with tax stubs.
But the tax Office was below swore
Dickey and SO swore Finck. All none,
was paid below and all receipts wer
stamped below swore chief and deputy
by Courtesy" men were allowed t,
,, go up stairs and gget their bills. ant
when they got them they returne,
below where they paid their money
and got their receipts stamped.
was "by coutosry," that men wer,
permitted to crowd around agen
Mitchelfs sacred table and thrice sa
cred tax duplicates to be put through
, course of spelling their names, ant
: telling the exact spot where they livet
! before he who MIR. Dlckey says wal
employed to count up the cash ant
, compareit with tho stubs condescend
, ed to I'LL up a receipt for the importu
, nate waiter. Ap, what blessed thin,
courtesy is.
But the tax Office isn't UP stairs, oil
no IL is down stairs. Tie up.statr
:. of1lce, where all the Wilmington Ia
books are kept is courtesy Office; no
= body must go up there unless the
have nod from Dickey or from Finck
When tho tax. payer gets to the "coul
tesy' desk the courtesy clerk, Mi
Mitchell, in order to be courteous
l. looks in the duplicates and picks on
3 one here and there for whom he hi
d out blank receipt, Mitchell, thougI
s used to some pretty stiff oaths, woul
d hardly swear that he docs not tur
/ men away whose names are on thos
r duplicates. Some OF those men turn
S ell OFF may confront Mr. Dicksy an
/ his courteous agent some Of thes
a days in very uncourteous but lego
manner.
But since agent Mitchell's convictio
e for assault and battery on Horace L
d Groves in the Municipal Court Ae wi
o understand that he is required to /
J. more general in his courteous deme!
l. nor to tax payers and he will unde
i stand that wherever the tax books al
. Is the tax Office. But by courtesy
q pleads Mr.. Carpenter ndefence Of Nj
- Mitchell Judre Rntl ffynd an "a