Smyrna times., 1894-11-28
0usted Rep1blid&as.
HOW THE DEMOCRATS PUFF TN rHFIR
OWN ASSESSORS IN SUSSEX 6UUNTY.


GEORGETOWN, Nov. 23.-The prin
clpaI topic of the conversation Al
present is the manner in which thre,
Republican assessors, who were duly
elected by the people, have been de
prived of their offices. The action wa,
evidently precOncerted plan in which
number of Democrats were interested
and which eliminated in the action
taken on Wednesday. The details o.
the work were arranged in a caucus
held by the Democratic Levy Court al
which some prominent Democratic
Otfice-hOlders were present.
1t was the evident intention to un-
seat all of the Republican assessors, six
in number, but three members of the
Levy Court opposed this scheme and
but three were unseated. What action
the Republicans will take has not been
decided upon, hut it is doubtful if apv-
thing can be done. The Republicans
now have but three assessors in Sus-
sex county, while the Democrats will
have ten. The Democrats will also
have control of the new Levy Court
as only six Republicans were elected
at the last election and there are seven
Democrats holding over. This will
give the Democrats an opportunity to
keep men of the assessment lists if
they so desire.
Inc Republican assessors were not
unseated because of irregularity in the
election returns, as at first stated.
Each assessor had in possession and
produced a certificate from the election
board showing that they had been
elected, and this certificate gave them
power to perform the duties of the
0fhce. The Levy Court demand the
| Oath or affirmation from the election
ohcers In each hundred, claiming in a
round about manner that thev had
power to appoint assessors for not pre-.
sentlng to the body on November -
this oath or affirmation.
Each assessor had these DaDers de-
llVered to him and brought them to
| Georgetown to deliver to Clerk Hous-
ton, but he being out of his Office the
papers were placed in the small ballot
box and sealed, as has been done MANY
times previously by both Democrats
and Republicans
The papers could have been pro.
uuced, as they were in the sheriff's |
ounce anu III the building where the |
Levy Court was in session, but, accord |
ing to the rule enforced this year for
the first time, this being "a Republican |
year, they Uusted these assersors for |
not presenting the papers.
The Democrats are now claiming
that the action was taken on account
OF fraud IN the hundreds from which
the men were elected, but no such
claim was made when they were un-
seated. The present Levy Court il
Democratic and there are no Renubli-
can members. The new Levy Court
will go in power in February.
The Milford NeVs Indignantly savs.p
The people of Sussex county, if asked
what form of government it is under
which they live would unhesitatinolv
say, republic. The answer wonIi
nave been truer week ago than to
DAY. Under republican or democratic
Iorn OF government the people are sun.
posed 10 rule and those serve as officers
VINO are elected. On Thursday last
however, and oHgarchy, with Samuel
u. Flsher as chief, set itself up a local
government IN Sussex. and the assess.
ors elected by the people were ousted .
by Mr. Fisher and his colleagues and :
men not elected by the people put in
heir places Will the peopIe of Sns. q
sex stand this rule by rascalsg Ara {
hey tired of free government9 viii
NY nave their wishes at the polls re.
'pecten' or Will they support as boss a
nan VINO would rival John Y. McKane?
AN EMPHATIC PROTEST :,
). r. Holland of Milford. wbo mado q
ne nOmipation speech of John w 4
jausey for Congressman four y.ora =
go IN the state convention. DnhlisbaS Il
ea, the following eloquent pro. h
IeVy Court; :
Ed5tGr kgery Erening: have lust d
caro- that the recently elected Republic. d
an assessor of Ceder Creek hundred e.
as oeen counted out" by the Demo OF
ratio Levy Court of Sussex county d
nu Democratic assessor Counted
II So then want to say lust as EN-, az
natlcaliy as the English lauguage can 0,
vi II land I'm sure | voice the senti, Jr
Ients OF thousands of the best Demo. gr
ats OF the county, that the perDetra.
'rs whoever they be, are guilty of a ca
lme against free government and tn
instituted liberty as reasonable as tn
cesslon itself, and ought. in nv iud0e.
ent, to be held up, like the poisoned bu
Ilrt OF Nessus, to public contemnt kr
I'd disgust. ~ d;
Iney are to speak plainly, nothing ell,
IS than political thieves, and as sncb
terly unworthy of the confdenca W,
ID respect OF DECENT and honorable he
en-. '''' wJ
We were fairly beaten at the polls in br
sdar Creek hundred, and. | believe ch
roughout the county, and ought like OW
esar when stabbed by Brutus. To mil ne
n robes about US aud submit cheer for
lily to our fate. tb,
All honor, l say, to Mr. h f r ag,
oodall in refusing to accent an ofica l.hir
"ulSn ne was not ialrly aud squarely cal
,SIeu. ,J }. r. HOLLAND.
MILFORD, November 24th, 1894 tn,
A rousing Indignation meeting was era
Id in South Milford MOndav evan;no, Of
respose to the following circular he
ueu GAZING Tor an indignant protest Gro
Aihst Ihe hlgh handed action throw. VIII
out duly elected officers: deC
EsPECT FOR LAW IS The FoUNDA. CIR
TIoN OF GOOD GOVERNMENT Iu
The Levy Court of SUSSEX countv naI ai'
violated the sacred rights of citizan- fan
p ;lt mas made void the will of the finn
'ple; 1t has thrust from public offi.o cor
duly elected and properly-certifed eve eve
publican assessors of the conntv tbo
their stead it has substituted GA owa
pointed Democratic officials With mr. a
reason, precedent or excuse has the nro
me been committed, in open disres his
q OF law and in violation of sacred Of
rs OF office. Such shameful nnhIio mo,
,rthro,,, - III u"sC result in the his
trnnti", " an government aud the den
we call upon all patriotic. Law. -,
ing citizens to denOunce the biab vo,,
ded outrage, to make known thar nret
ghatlon to the Levy Court To bio.
end and for the purpose of co opers tom
ana revising the iniQuitous nur- snct
will Lo I'll O~IC' puOllc meet and
lday evening, November 26. at7S0
ocK. The call is ia the interest ~
government and we invite ona ~,
upon every loyal citizen to unit cent
nah'ug ,Ii, the protest strong and obicl
;'ive. Long live the state Nine Jnu ona, onnI
enemies perish |" "ay oe"''
ilford Nj COMMITTE." Fo,
bno. n,,otI, Hod DEL November "a, 1894 not5i o