The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-02-02
xs.sssor Hance and Haro's Corner.

0n Saturday and saw Assessor Hance
1EqasH a number of Democrats who
nd been omitted and saw quite large
0umber go away that Mr.. Hance had
mot time to assess. He says nearly 800
)emocrats were prevented from get
ing assessed and growing indignant
~ called Assessor Hancss methods a
4hameful farce" He then couples
|Up the doings OF Assessor Morrison of
White Clay Creek hundred, who sat at
QKicton on Saturday for the same pur-
poss. and he says what these assessors
*dld FORMS one of the most disagrace-
{ql chapters Of local party tactics"
He speaks of the honorable treat
ment OF Republicans during the past
week by the Wilmington assessors but
,'doings at Hare's Corner and Ogleton
are enough to make decent citizens
blush with shame" A great many
other hard things are said OF Mr..
<1ance; in fact he says at is impossi.
pie to express the strong feeling OF
condemnation that exists"
Proceeding he says, that 26o Demo-
Gratis walked through the mud from
New Castle to Hare's Corner and only
q got assessed. He says Assessor
lance sat ''dilly dallying," and would
stop work, pack up, threaten to leave
and had to be coaxed back again.
And then he wrote out his printed
forms. which took from 10 to 15 min
utes for each one. 'Citlzens could
hardly restrain their Indignation" and
besides he sat during the noon hour
with cigar in his mouth, his feet rest.
ing against stove railing and gazed
NJ the crowd OF citizens waiting to be
placed on the lists.
Word came from New Castle that
three hack loads more were waiting to
come out, but word was sent back that
there were ten times more there now
than could get on. .sIhe citizens, /" he
eaid, were quiet and orderly" and
when5 o'clock came they begged and
tmplored" the assessor to sit another
day, but he said:"No-Im ADDING this
and when adjourn it will be to the
Levy Court in Wilmington on Tues.
day The foregoing is the gist of the
. report OF Assessor Hance's doings
that has SO wonderfully rlled the
Democratic citizens of New Castle who
LIVED right around the assessor and
could have, at any time before the
first OF January. called on him and
have got assessed.
In regard to the affair the REpUBLI-
CAN will no more defend Assessor
Hanee than it would defend Demo.
cratic assessors in New Castle and all
over the county when they did much
worse than Mr.. Hance We believe in
full assessments OF all parties. Asses.
sDr Hance has most undoubtedly pro-
eeeded according to the strict letter Of
the law, and after oil, the law which
was purposely passedhy Democratic
Legislature to disfranchlse Republi-
cans, is more to blame thun Mr., Hauce.
The New Castle assessment is aH isola-
ted case in tho county, and Assessor
Hance seems purposely TO have turned
the tables on the Democrats, to show
them that their law will disiranchiso
Democrats as well as Republicans. lie
Eeems, in fact, to have Just given the
Democrats dose OF the same kind OF
medicine that they have been dosing
the Republicans with ever since 1873.
when these Infamous assessment iawa
were passed to cheat Republicans out
Of their votes, and to keep Mr. BAY.
ard in the Senate from this end Of tic
State, and salisbury i'll it treia the
lower end.
Assessor Hance as we are informed
was Democrat II few years ago ant
got his schooling Ton sharp, political
aeriesin thai rarity ard he seems tc
understand exactly how to work Tho
machine. He no deGtt cav how il
put forth Democratic grist and The
Democrats have no iEAt nor reason
70 complain when the machine Is pu,
70 grinding Republican gr-t. II il
all nonsense for the reporter 10 say
that Assessor Hunce's methods were
never equaled. That reporter mnst la
very young and uHsofAj5tiaatsa. HI
certainly could not have been awar,
of the effort the Republicans mnde tc
get assessed before Democrats "
Court at New Castle In lSs!. Erorl
say during Marcel when the Count sat,
carloads OF Republicans went over t,
New Castle to get assessed but catA
home without accomplishing the.
object.
Car loads also came from Middle
town, Delaware City and other place.
bad they kept on coming day afte
day and at last had to give it Hp M,
remain dlsfranchisod How the rrosl
dent OF the Levy Court cudcsl-d an,
laughed In his sleeve rs tho lat.
William Polk consumed hour ATTIC
hour in reading long reports that woY
lever before read and how the tneu
b@s winked and smiled at e8sl ulA1
while hundred or more Republicans
waited for tho reading TO cease 6
that between some tItef, al one Or tvs
eould slipin aud get on tic 4escs
ment. We know all about 1t, We Wei
<aere every day Nothing at IIar4
Former was any thing like this. WI,
Polk would get dry from rea4Ii
Some member would bring him siu,
81 water to wet his whistle and kct
him at his work. William L. WI,
gas in that p,ttrt