The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-03-11

ayrants Dickey ana flucK.
A serious question to the twelve
hundred Republican poll-taxables of
Wilmington is how they are going to
get their taxes paid to delinquent tax
collector Finck, who has put himself
upon record in the press and by post
ed handbills that he is not willing to
receive Republican poll taxes. True,
he has advertised that he will sit nine
hours In all on three different days in
John I. Diokey's clothing store for
the reception of taxes yet unpaid. He
has also advertised that he will sit
three hours in the Wecoaooe engine
house, Tenth ward, for the reception
Of taxes. but the location and the poll
ilos Of the neighborhood are sufficient
notices served that no Republicans
need apply.
Even admitting that Finck would
act fairly and squarely at the engine
house, that would only give twelve
hours for receiving the poll taxes of
twelve hundred Republicans alone, to
say nothing Of property owners who
will be on hand to pay their taxes, and
the Democrats who may be present
also to pay theirs, though there would
be no necessity for that, as Finck and
Dickey have no doubt already fixed
up their receipts to ba handed them
without the loss of a moments time.
The published notices OF Finok are a
direct insult to the laborers and me-
chanics Of Wilmington. He purposely
liked his hours for receiving taxes at
from one to four o'clock on each OF
che three afternoons he sits in Dickeys
store, and from two to five O'clock in
the afternoon he is to sit and caucus
with the Tenth ward Democrats in the
Weccacoe engine house, when he
knows that the workingmcn and me.
chanics In the largo shops will have to
lose half day in gaining admission
10 his lordly presence, and perhaps DO
refused the boon to pay their taxes az
ter they have reached him.
he refuses to give these lahorers
and mechanics an hour In the evening
In which to pay their taxes. There
never was more direct attack uuou
the labor OF Wilmington than this at
tempt to defraud and disTranchlse la.
boring men who are Republicans.
Poor Hnck, but laboring man
himself before Dickey picked him up
and made him his lickspittle under
his brief authority has become ty-
rant. He cracks his lash over tho
heads of American worklngmen, and
dictates who shall DO privileged to pay
taxes and who not. At his baek stands
the boss of autocrats, John I. Diokey.
directing him in his movements
Already is It noised around the city
that he will put buttonholes through
any Republican who will dare to speak
! word in his own defence when he
comes to pay his taxes and is refused.
We give this only as current report,
but does it not look reasonable that he
and Finek engaged In this outrage
upon the people should foTawarned, be
forearned? This is nota pleasant sub
jeet to talk about and write about aud
yet citizens Of Wilmington it has 10 lie
met. The people viii not always sub
NIT to the tramplIng down of their
dearest franchise rights. They are cltI.
xens and they demand the rights Of
citizens.
They were assessed and taxes levied
on them aud they want to pay those
taxes. What is tax collector for but
to collect taxes Here are taolye l.un.
dred citizens who iHslst on payiug the
taxes levied upon them. Shall theg
pay them? Justice says yes. DicEey
and Finck say no. Who Is TO triumph
In this matter, who should trlunpi3
Let the peeplo speak out In thunder
tones. lyrants in the past have been
compelled to obey the voice OF tlt
people, let Dickeg and Fluek profit L.
the past.
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