The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-18
THOSE TAX RECEIPTS.
Postmaster Stewart Makes Strong
Defence q BIS Aotion-His Honest
Course Warmly Commended.


tacks of the Every Evening, in which
he was charged with committing a
fraud in paying the poll taxes of $500
Republican voters when asked to do
so by the two city Democratic collec-
tors.
Mr.. Stewart was pleased to know
that the course he had pursued had
met with the hearty endorsement OF
men OF all parties who took the trou-
BILE to look at the affair in non-parti-
san and honest light.
The postmaster said that he had no
regrets for anything that he had done.
He knew the recent decision of the
Superior Court In the Mandamus case
bore him out and was sufficient back
ing for the course the collectors pur-
sued in collecting the taxes. No mat
ter what tho opposition papers had to
say about it; no matter what the opin-
Ion OF the chancellor may be upon the
present injunction case; no matter
whether the thousands OF voters re-
turned as dellnquents who paid their
taxes are placed upon the tax dupli-
Gates or not. IL was settled beyonn dis
pute that the taxes had been paid In
accordance with the law as laid down
by Chief Justice Comegys In the man.
damus case.
And another thing has been settled,
| said Mr.. Stewart,
The Democratic managers, backed
by the Every Evening have condoned
and defended an attempt to rob the
county treasury and disfranehise 5000
citizens In the interest OF their party"
MIR. Stewart said that no matter
what the decision of the chancellor
may be in tho injunction case before
n ftF MT ~ Il 4
peals may DO, the Republicans have
scored a big victory and there cause
cannot be materially weakened.
Referring to the Evenings editorial,
the REPUBLICAN representative asked
AIr Stewart II he would allow him TO
use his language as reported In q
! morning paper. Yes" said Mr..
Stewart that Is about right, you can
use it." Here Is what Mr.. Stewart
said:
Every Evening Is badly ratified.
/ Yesterday IL had great deal of poll
tics and very little virtue. To-day it
has neither virtue or politics. 1t at
tempts very feeble defence of Demo-
| ceatlc fraud and then boils over in u
rhetorical TRADE about attempts to de-
bauch popular elections" #...
When tsked what he thought of the
Every Evenings, comment on the
$3.50 tax receipt signed by Mckee
and Dougherty, Mr.. Stewart said:
| y think it ish9rklng at an imaginary
ghost. !. sa;ss' IBut this receint does
| not purport to be signed officially,
and no seal, such as Is lmperatlTelv
| prescribed by law, is attached to it. II
describes no tax, whether capitatlon
or real estate or school or poor; in
neither form nor substance Is IL an
| honest tax receipt | never have heard
anybody claim that 1t was tax re-
ceipt. ON the contrary, we have al
ways claimed that 1t was receipt for
money received on account of taxes
for which regular tax receipts were to
be furnished. This was the ohliga-
| ton entered into by the collectors.
They have fulfilled it to the letter, and
now hold these receipts subject TO
the orders OF the men for the payment
OF whose taxes they have been given"
| Continuing, Mr., Stewart said :
| You can say, however, that this re-
eeipt represents money paid to the
county, and represents Republican
political methods. The notes given by
the Democratic leaders of Sussex
county represents only promises to
pay In that county the Republican
tax collectors are carrying Democratic
delinquents and guarding their rights
as voters. In New Castle county the
Democratic leaders arc trying TO rob
Republicans whose taxes are paid of
already paid To It's agents. That shows
another difference between Republican
and Democratic methods.
The talk about exposing nefGrious
plot to debGuch popular elections
comes with u bad grace from a party
who condones robbery of the county
treasurer and the DISTINGUISHING OF
1850 freemen for party purposes hold
that the effort that the Republicans
have made to pay taxes TO equaiZe tho
burdens oil taxation and to secure 4
/ fuli~ote of the citizens of this State
upon the questions of state reform
which TINT party advocates, is com.
mendable. We are Offering the people
u choice between party that enpOv.
efished the county and restricted its
suffrage, and one that pays taxes and
secures equal rights 10 It's citizens"
Mr.. Stewart said that, IF doing this
merits such abuse us the Every Even
ing puts upon mo and Republicans il
general, am satisfied to take it and
walt Tor the peoples Judgment in thu
case
The comparison alluded to by Mr.
| Stewart between tha I3enlIblic,ius ~
SUSSEX county nuI tIa i,a,,,,,,.,,,,tS y,
NV Cti, n, W., .
ing af thn c,, fo,l 81 s ~ ltio i'eot
in Norch ln,!t A. ~ 49, 80, uouii
yya fnn,,d that ~ sin - - ni ns
crafs b1a ien,' rat,,',Si III
by tiie Republican tax collectors,
Those Democratic delinqueuts ha.
~ - , i,tSi.i'y Ito ia@ 9!i,fed 10 pa!
W6nn tbesn , nnS .iog n.d not 90 II