Smyrna times., 1892-08-24

adopted two days after the above sum
up in single long paragraph their
grievance as voters in the state.
Using one as an Offset to the other, the
reader can see where the pinch comes
as an infringement on the liberty of
the general voter or trammels what
should be the free movement of the in
dividual. The following is the declar-
alton of the Republicans in relation
thereto, as growing out of recent legis-
latiOn in our State
The Democratic party in the Legis-
| lature at its last session took long
strides in the centralizing of power
and destroying the right of home rule
and local self-gOvernment, and in fur
ther lettering the franchise so as to
deny to the people the free opportunity
to qualify to vote. Resting upon the
confidence of the Democratic majOTi-
ties in Kent and Sussex counties, it
left their Levy Courts and other county
officials and institutions untouched,
but the Democratic representatives
from Kent and Sussex counties, taking
advantage of a popular demand for
relief from Democratic extravaganza
in the management of the affairs OF
New Castle county, against the protest
of its members, representing 2O,OOO
population more than both the other
counties combined, legislated out of
Office the duly chosen collectors of
county taxes for the respective hun
dreds, and put in the hands of the
governor to appoint single receiver
of taxes for the entire county they
made no provision compelling this
official to furnish adequate OppOrtuni-
ties by deputies in each hundred or
otherwise to the poll taxpayers of the
county to pay their taxes, and get
their receipts, so as to qualify to vote
thus enabling this official to require all
Republican poll taxpayers to pay their
taxes individually to him individually,
which being practically impossible will
disfranchise inevitably thousands OI
voters, while at the same time he
hands out tax receipts to all Demo
cratic poll taxables without money Oh
price. While passing registration anC
, ballot acts under pretense of reform
they have taken away from the people
of portion of the state their ancient
right to choose without limitation a
: at each polling place their own election
> officers by giving to the governor th'
power to appoint partisan registrars a
every election district in the country
hundreds of New Castle county, an,
: to appoint an election commissions
, for the city Of Wilmington with a par
! tisan Democratic majority, in place G
1 election officers chosen by the people
( which were two-thirds Republican
and thus instead Ofdividing the eleC
tiOn officers equally, according to tn
: spirit of the act, have appropriated t
the Democrats ten more inspector
s than they allowed to the Republican.
| aud have usurped the power of nan
ing the Republican election officers /
all districts where the latter nave
majority. They have taken from tn
d people of New Castle county, after th
- next election, their ancient right I
elect by a majority of the people of th
7' entire county the members of the
ie Levy Court, who are to levy the tax
re of the people, to expend the same an
il manage the business of the county an
!. have gerrymandered the county int
v districts, with the hope that by mil
a. Ority of the popular vote they can sti
lg retain control of the county. The
e. have given the governor power to a
- point constables, without limit as
- number, to Overawe aud hinder vote
n, in their right of franchise, and thus
ed furnish pay for their election heelel
es with the assurance of an enormo
expense to the Taxpayers. They ha'
given to the governor the power
j. appoint a Board of Police Commissio
y ers for the city of Wilmington, instei
y. of leaving the appointment of SUI
II board to the mayor of the city.