Evening journal., 1893-04-29

say am rich. have a little. and how
has it come about2 BY that very method
] have tried to picture. When our
establishment was established three
tifths of the capital came from Philadel
phia. Now where is the three fifths?
We, members Of my family, own all but
one twenty-sixth. Where would have
been If / had not got that assistance2
Would these people have assisted me II
this tax had been in existence?
Not at all. have done over $l5 600. 600
worth Of business and paid out So 600, 600
worth of wages In this state That is
the result Let us not put barriers up,
but let capital flow, so that Delaware
boys can get capital Don't tax one man
because he assists another Who are
the people who contract these mortgages
on these farms2 Why do they do it2
They do it because it is TO their interest
| don't believe the farmers want this
bill None that / can find want it, We
have had no expression only through
their counsel that they want it. We
have resolutions which they say, were
passed at certain meetings. ! have been
informed that these meetings were
packed for that purpose. i believe that
those gentlemen who have mortgages on
their property are opposed to that bill
IL must be.
No Idea of Immediate Foreclosure.
81 am not one Of those who thinks
that II we pass this bill every mort
gage will be foreclosed at once. II
will work very slowly It's effect will
be TO prevent capital from freely flow
ing into our midst IL Is not long since
we tried this experiment It is within
the recollection of us all The law was
amended and allowed the borrower to
pay the tax. That would not work and
the whole thing was repealed Now. it
has been asserted mot this morning, but
1t has been) upon the floor of this Senate
when this question has been under con
sideration, that If we do not do this
your party will bs wiped out of exist
ence; and If don't. my party will be
wiped out of existence What do | care
for any partyY ! am here 10 do what
think is right, and for the welfare Of
the people Of Delaware. / never In my
life,-ail the time that have been in the
Legislature-l never expressed such
sentiments as that You all know what
l am. A question like this is beyond
any party. IL is matter beyond any
party-away up above them. IL is the
most vexatious question that ever vexed
people, and the next Is representation.
Hot Shot for Delinquent Laws.
This is not the first question of
taxation we have had before us this
session. We had question a few weeks
ago with regard to Kent and Sussex,
where you enacted law that If a man
/ ~ fa - l. 4.
pay his tax for next year Is that
equalizing taxation2'
Mr.. Records-"We saved $11, 900 in
Sussex"
Mr. Pilling-'1f man don't pay his
taxes this year in Kent and Sussex
you won't allow him to pay It next
year
Mr.. Watson-"Nor vote. either"
Mr. Pilling-"That vote upon that bill
was not for the equalization of taxation.
but to make votes / just want to re-
mind you of It, Don't allow us to put
this bill on the statutes. am confident
that 1t will make very little difference to
me; but have some regard for those to
come after us. II will work an injury to
them aud the whole state.
The InquisitorIaI Side Of It.
81 have not dwelt upon one point OF
this tax bill. That is that the assessor
has got to be acquainted with all your
business. You will have to divulge II
all to him when he makes the assess
ment. He pulls out his book and swears
you. II you make any false statement.
you commit crime Is there any gen.
tleman in business would like TO open
his books and show all his businessg Aud
TO whoml Why, to these assessors. Let
your mind run back to those YOU have
known, and who are theyg Run back as
you know them What class of men are
theyl Are they such men as you would
like to make confdents of In family OF
business relations2 For Gods sake. de
liver us from them, for you want to dc
it. What brings them about2 He ha.
other duties to perform of another char
aeter and more confidential relations.
What is a County Assessor
Many good, honest man is bank
rupt one day, aud that knowledge
conveyed to the public would prevent
him from re-establishing himself II
, would be known TO the world. Yor
would have TO show up your affairs
That very thing itself condemns the bill
} even if you extract from il the taxation
You compel every man to show his rela
tions to the assessors. There will b,
more sheritfs sales in Delaware. in m,
judgment, in the next twelve months
than there has been in the last five wears
fou lay the whole thing open TO tb,
public. We can't afford to do that
These men are in position to ruin man,
man. You can't answer this argument
by saying that you must elect gentlemen
to be assessors. These gentlemen ar,
already elected and are in their posi
tions for two years, and we can't Get rio
OF them. would have to go home aut
show my accounts 10 a man / would no
lend five cents to. Don't make me d,
that If you do that and ] 90 TO tn,
bank to get note discounted IL NAV bl
that l would not be able TO do it, CAM
talists would avail themselves of such
provision. They are smart, and dom
you forget it..
Must BE borrowers and Lenders.
Mr.. Pyle-''Mr Speaker-My colleaeu,
has about said it all, and much bette
than / could have done. I will saw this
that am not here to vote for money
bags; but / viii say, that when th,
money bags are closed our factorie
and shops are closed the fires are out il