The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-10

uuuo 10 pay ilOLo bLiuh ANS iSBiSAhiteo {
share of taxes.
The matter was brought prominent
ly before the last Legislature two bills !,
having been introduced, having prac-
tically the same object in view, bat
though there were but thirty members
In the whole joint body Of the Legisla-
ture the divergence of opinion was so
varied that u compromise was effected /
by referring the subject to a commits !,
sion which has done nothing yet, nor
iR 1t likely to do anything or ayr
upon anything to present or recon-
mend to the Legislature, which is soon
to meet. Even should the commits
sion agree upon plan the Legislature
Is no more bound to accept Its recon
mendations than 1t is bound to give
audience and respect to any single
man or to any self constituted com.
mittee. But the Legislature can hard
ly afford to Ignore the question any
longer. Something has to be done
and that something has TO be of tam
gible character.
During last summer the candidates
Tor the Legislature were Intercepted
by q committee OF farmers. Mt the
head of whom was J, Alexander Fulton,
Esq, in regard to TIA 'ir Vows upon the
subject OF an equalization OF taxation.
Practically all OF the candidates am
swered that thcy favored equal taxa
ton, some being more emphatic than
OF ers. This being done Mr.. Fulton
and his following of Farmers Alliance
men and Grangers turned in, and with
might and main helped to drag the
Democratic cart out of the miro
though the Republicans were as favor
ably disposed towards equal taxation
as the democrats were. The Demo
cratic maiority in each OF the three
eounties Is so small that the few votes
Of the Alliance mon and Changers can
EASILY assure either Democratic or Re-
publican victories. Under these cir
eumstances the Democrats have run
10 the length Of their tether in making
promises. What tho people want now
Ina fultilment of the promises made.
But here difficulty stnres the Demo-
erats in the face. How are tho going
TO take even part Of the burthens OF
taxation away from the farmers with
Dlt putting it on somebody else
Who ia to pay the taxes taken from
the farmers Are laborer5 to pay it
II so, there will have to he u dlilarent
Iystem of the collection of taxes. Il
New Cast Q county a receiver OF take
san hardly be tempted or induced t,
accept taxes from the lanUrer5 of on
political party. while the lahorers o
the other political party are qlnIiiic,
by some hoeus poeus to vote wtthou
paying taxas at all. Evidently labu
oan hardly be expected to make Il
the deficiency, Where, then, mast i
come FROM? The question almost Al
swers itself. From the merchant M
the manufacturer, who, also, arc Il
ready suffering from unjust slate taI
alton. Here is wholesale dealer
lumber. When an Invoice Of lum3c
arrives he pays a state tax on 1t. II
sells his lumber to a locd sash, doc
and blind manufactures, aud the put
shaser pays his siate tax upon the pu
chase.
lhe dealer manufactures his lur
Der INTO sash. doors, blinds, frame
mouldinss ami sells them to loci
builder. and the latter pays Unoth
State tax upon his purchase. lie
arc three State taxes upon tho san
lumber. II There IS anything mota II
Just in taxation in peluNaro We ha
not Ieun Informed Of 1t Our Dem
cratic friends are great sticHlcr5 +
free wool, but whenever local man
factureT gets an invoice OF wool, Y
purchaser planks down his state t
on 1t. Then he manufacture, IL I
Into webs OF cloth and sells II t.
leca, clothes manufacturer who pay
the second State tax On 1t, When III
clothes are made up and sold TO I
dealer in clothing a third StHte Tax
collected. ms IS free wool with
vengeance. lEe theory ofirec wool
well enough, but To carry Tres wo
into practice docs not sgit the ben
erats OF peIawate5
The same old trouble Will arise
the Leg stature in regard to taxi
bonds aH5i mortgages II they q
taxed the money lenders will 81
their money to states Tor inyestme
where uent!s and mortgages arc i
taxed. The only way lett to keep
money III the St.Le Will be for the Vi
rowers u pay tEe TAX Oh the am
borrowed aud the tax On their IA
beaide4. But our Democratic fr.eu
in tao Legislature have rr1ui-ad
remedy all this by eqaalang Ia
ton. Well, let Them do It. 1t will
Agood thing II thny do make -
their promises. They may sgcco
but by the time they 10 succeed,
tween Deluware's attempt To- eq1al
taxes and tho bumpeEttie Natio
Governments a.tcmp. to make let
times by. breaking dc waia OBJECTION
farmers II Delaware VII Ue 81.
used ~ Eiss Of po0pe.