Evening journal., 1893-04-29

shops. Here are their resolutions. They
come here and denounce this act. That
is what they do
II quit the farm and went into little
business on the Brandywne-a small
firm known as Pyle and Mcintyre. Two
or three times a year we have to go into
the markets and borrow money We 90 TO
the money bags and are very glad TO find
them Why2 Because it betters our
condition. We ask them for money, and
get 10, and, thank God we have never
seen the time we could not. It ables
us to handle our crops. Without it we
might as well go out of business, for
when the stuff is on the market we have
to get il. My colleague has said IL all II
is a question / would not dare attempt
to discuss / know nothing about it at
all Farmers know nothing about it.
think know a little more about it than
did when l lived on the farm
thought when left the farm that every
man in the city was in clover, while the
poor farmer had to labor from daylight
TO dark. tried something else, and
find just as much work, care and more
responsibility than when l was on the
farm. To illustrate will just tell little
story and it shows how little the farm
ers know about this question.
Land Has Deprecated.
"On last Saturday two weeks met in
Wilmington mana good man. and a
farmer in White Clay Creek hundred.
He owns large farm He says to,
me, What are you fellows doingT
SAID, Not much. He said, 4 thought
you were going TO do something for the
farmersY | said, What would you sug
gestY He says Tax bonds and mort
cages 4 said, The more we thought
about IT the more danger we saw ahead
'WhyY he asked. Because | will show
You an instance within five miles Of
Dover, l replied. Late in December
came from Kenton TO this town. While
driving along saw nice farm near the
farm of Senator Williams. l asked the
driver What would land like that
sell for down hereY Ten years ago
it would have sold for $50 per acre,
to-day it would not bring S35, was his
reply Now where is the danger2 Ten
years ago that man bought that farm.
He paid one half cash and gave a mort
gage for the other half Then he thought
he was in good circumstances aud the
mortgage holder thought he was safe.
Since then land has deprecated one half.
Now if you intimidate that mortgage
IL you draw the lines 10 gets timid and
pounces on that man, and what becomes
Of him2 The rule holds good all over the
state, and on all land east of the Ohio
river told this story to this man who
wanted tax legislation. He said, You
are right let it alone His name was
Within. and you know him That is the
danger The great danger is that we
will make bad worse 1t is one of the
easiest things in the world to do. -
Lacey stirs Up Pnling.
Mr.. Lacey. There is one thing that
is honest now. Every man ought TO be
able and willing to support the stat,
government according to his ability.
represent people who own little but
real estate. The senator from New Cas-
tie left farming and went into the manu-
featuring business He found that th,
taxes and expenses of farming were
heavier and went into another business
If he could have made more at the busi-
ness of farming he would not have left it
The other gentleman from New Castle
says that mortgages are not property
that they are certificates of Indebtedness
Anyhow mortgage is thing the peo
pie are very anxious to get hold of
There are thousands of dollars in tina
bank over there Watching for ever,
mortgage that can be gotten, A mort
gage pays better than the land Their,
are a few farms which pay six per cent
but not more than one third of them pay
three per cent Land that used to pal
ten per cent, has not, within the las
few years, paid six per cent.
Mr.. Ross-"That applies TO ever
business in the state
Mr. LACEY say that real estat,
ought to pay expenses That it shoul'
not pay all the expenses of state an,
county government. A man who ha
got money in his pockets should not pa,
tax; but here is land We can find it
It is tangible But because you can loci
up property out of sight and reach, yol
say don't tax It,
Pining Hits Back at Lacey.
Mr. Pilling-"In reply to the senate
from Kent, with regard to this matter, W
might infer from his language that W
were trying to escape paying our shar
of the expenses of running our stat
and county government. want him {
understand that | am not trying any
thing of the kind. l pay more stat
tax than all the farmers in Kent county.
Mr.. LACEY don't doubt It.
Mr.. Pilling-"Then why accuse me O
It, / have about twenty seven acres O
land. My taxes for school and count
purposes are over 500 / don't want I