The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-03-07
our Dover Lss.sr.

Down, Delaware, March 5, 16e2.-
Chancellor Salisbury has rendered
his decision In the matter OF the New
Castle Levy Court, and granted an order
restraining the Court from erasing any
names from the assessment list And
how could he do otherwise2 Did any
person think he would do otherwises
The Chancellor Is too conversant with
the spirit and OF Democratic Legisla.
ton In Delaware for the last thirty
years to think that it was ever antici-
pated that Republican Levy Court
would have the opportunity Of 'cor-
recting" the assessment lists.
or course in the language Of the
Chancellor, at would not be expected
that the Legislature would in view of
the matter, carefully provide for and
protect the rights and duties of adding
names to the assessment lists and
leave it, Cff Republican') the general
power OF correction"
MOI no! 1t is as plain as the nose on
a mans face that Section 8, Chapter 8,
of the Laws of Delaware. which says
that "the Levy Court may examine.
correct and add to the assessments re-
turned by the assessors, does not i'm
| ply that the Levy Court, although
each and every member OF 1t is sol
EMMY sworn to perform the duties of
his Office truly. diligently and faith
fully, and In every case to do equal
right and justice according to the best
OF his skill and judgment, has a right
to object to an assessor padding his
| list with fictitious names. so that he,
II for no other purpose, may enhance
the reward of his services and cheat
the county out of the sum allowed for
e0ch fraudulent name returned.
| The Levy Court may lie cognizant OF
the fact, as in the case OF Assessor
Whann, that there are on tho assessors
list 372 duplicated names for which the
assessor will be paid tie sum OF S44,
but to perform their duty according
to their solemn outh and obligation
the Chancellor Gays, to do equal
justice to tho tax. DByers ard the as
SCISSOR, twelve cents per name must bt
paid to the assessor.
The Ghancclior's decisions in al
matters relating to politics arc uni
form, and instruct accordance with the
laws of Delaware, the spirit and in
tent of which arc that tho party ma,
chine with Bayard's delinquent Ia,
provieo and other similar enactment,
would be so complete that II wo ult
not be possible 10 elect TO Offices any
but true and good men," and If al
| k1Et9SNI SEOuIu uuil u lew ItllllOuf
names, although fraud on the coun-
ty treasury TO the amount allowed fui
each name, it would only compensate
him for the amount he might probably
deprive himself of receiving, by moi
returning the names oil citizens moi
belonging to the ilk, and the machine
might afterwards utilize the fictitious
names SO returned. .....
We bow to the decision of the Chan.
cellor, of course he must be oleyed
but IL eeems to me that although hC
declares that he gives 1t without fear
favor, reward or the hope thereof, thai
Mr. Bayard, Mr.. Lore and his son hat
some difficulty in getting him up t.
the sticking point. On tho day OF
which he appeared Mt Wilmington t.
hear the arguments in tie case he evi
IDENTIFY mad come qualms of conscience
as to his jurisdiction in the matter.
| Quoting the language which Shakes
peare puts in the mouth OF Carolina
Wolsey. when the Ca. dinal had lost Tho
confidence of the king, he PLEADED
foGbearance on account of his age
and in his decision he says: ut has
been said that there mo other tribuna
than the Court of Chaneery," where
he matter can lie decided Had ht
any doubts as 0 his rights to adjudi
cate? Did Mr.. Bayard and his son con
| vince him that he had the right to nd
liucatef
| / do not say that he had not right
but II he had, and his court being
court of equity-justice-i mpartialit,
if the letter of 'he law was defective
and by its effectiveness gave an oppor
tunity for assessors to defraud thu
taxpayers to SO order that advantaE,
could not he taken by the defective
ness of tho law. IL Is repuguant to oui
feelings to believe that the Chancellor
whose decisions heretofore in all mat
tiers not relating to politics. have re
Elected honor on our State, would, as
Chancellor, marrow his mind and Il
party give up what was meant fol
mankind but ] think ii would have
added greatly to his reputation had he
decided i'll accordance with tho l4tl
section OF the Sth Chapter of the Law:
OF delaware, and said. IAN assessment
list shall not he liable to be called II
question elsewhere than in tho levy
Court, and the same, as IT shall stand
N said Court shall 10 absolutely con
clusiye.p
however. the decision suits us her,
in Kent county, for to have given tn,
ma LOFTY here tho authority to eras,
names few Republican names woult
ne allowed foreman.
a few Democrats have taken room
on IockermAn stteet and purpose es
tablishing n club Sam solomon, JOIN
Gait, Jenny Hughes and Frank Dunn
tare the leading stirits, They intend
If possible, to get posted in the trick
possible under The New Election Law