The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-07-25

oahy Observation-Disclosures DttHO-
cratic Platform.
The Tax once Riot.
The scene enacted at the county tax
Office on Saturday afternoon differs
very little in spirit from the scene 60
acted in Receiver Dickey's Office last
November. Both were exhibitions of
the brutality Of the Democratic party
and the dishonorable means made use
OF to intimidate Republicans and keep
them from qualifying to vote. In
both, Mr.. Dickey Is in the back ground,
In Saturdays disgrace more closely
yelled than In November's riot. The
riot Of last Saturday could easily have
been avoided. had Mr.. Dickey applied
for police protection to the proper
source He says he did, but the heads
OF police say he did not and contra.
diet him. This makes q question of
veracity between them, and the public
can take It's choice. We have frequent
ly commended Mr.. Dickeys apparent
fairness In collecting taxes during
July.
Though only Repu blicans came to
pay taxes as general rule, no treated
them fairly aud seemed TO put moth
ing in their way to keep them from
qualifying. But there was one thing
Mr.. Dickey could have prevented all
along and especially last Saturday,
had he seen proper to do 10. He could
Icing ago have forbade such peiaons
as Edward Adele, william MuCluskey
aud other characterlcss Democratic
buns froquenting his Office for the
sole purpose Of hectoring, annoying
and trying to prevent Republicans
from paying their taxes. Had it not
been for the enforced forbearanco OF
the Republicans, there would have
been riot In the office long before last
Saturday. Those Democratic inter
M ddlers were generally around the
Tux Office.
Their mode OF procedure was to
have somebody present who they pre-.
tended wanted to see II ne was assess
cd, and the Abele and McCloskey gang
would push him into line ahead Of the
Republicans for that purpose. DC
taslonally 10 keep q show one might
pay his taxes. This was all done tc
annoy and hinder the Republicans.
There was no occasion whatever, tor
Democrats to be present at the taS
offico at all, and especially such Demo-
Gratis as Adele and McClosaOy. They
all get their tax receipts in an entirely
different mannsr, being sent out to
them in bundles ana distributed by
ward runners and lleeiers. They arc
neither required TO lose timo net
money In trying TO pay their taxes.
The ward committee attends to all
that. Yet a Democrat even OF the
bum genus had right to go aud pay
his taxes and If he goes with proper
motive his rights should he respected
But docs anybody suppose thuse
Democrats who were present on Sat
urday afternoon were there with pro
per motiyesi
The whole affair has the ugly ap
pearaEce of a concerted plot, between
Adele. Mecloskey Detective Mcve
an active agent. Detective Witsil, in III
back ground, and back OF the whole
Official In high state authority. Villa
are the circumstances? A line OF Ia
publican voters were in front of Nh
Dickeys tax cubhy-hole paving taxa
enc by one. Adele and McCl0skey Id
terfere. They have gathered up
gBng of pretended Democratic tai
payers. Be they what they may, thet
did not take their places in line. bu
Adele and McCloskey insisted d
pushing thetn in itunt OF the Rspubli
san line by pushing Republicans out
Too much opposition being made /,
this plan these energetic lemucrati
managers formed Democratic Tin
and insisted that Republicans shout
TALL in behind that line. For the sak
of peace the Republicans did SO all
sitter considerable of time wasted iii
said one Democrat paid his taxes blu
the others were found not qualified
During all this time great excft,
ment OF course prevailed and lrritut
Ing language used. Then WAS ll
proper time for tho appearance OF Ie
tective McNsy ON the seeuo. prOball
tho agreed time that he should com,
As he entered his hands went u . al
signalling that now was the tiIn,
Then the assaults were made By Ii
Democratic roughs. They now ia
State protection. Above the cursltg
and tho poundings could be heard IL
Vey. the great peace conservat or
voice, ''l'il break your Cd d. :
back for you Ofcourse, the end W.
the closing OF the office for the tin
being, to be opened whom proper hI
legitimate police came from the pt
lice station. Whom questioned in /
gard to his authority, Detective NJ
Vey said he wis there bythe authoii
Of the Acknowledgement OF the Stat
So then we can begin TO see through
The Attorney General is conductir
che tax paying OF Wilmington throut
Detective MeNey, is hel Did tie Alto
ney General arm this Jealous Saul
the present day with Authority I'd
forth and break the Cd id bae
of Republicans? If he did, both
and his Saul may yet see suIld
Light shine upon the way before til
reach Damascus. We base our
marks upon the evidence of nm e.
witness OF the whole disgraeeful pl
ceeding. 1t must, however, be sald
the credit Of Mr.. Dickey that he rebl
cd tho riotous conduct Of Abele
Closkey, hunday and others, and /
Detective McYey put these riotet is
of the tax office instead OF threatpr.l
20 break come Republicans buck,
would have shown himself, Inora q
peace eonseryatOr than o Democra
tnstiRator of riots.
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