The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-27
INDIGNATION
MEETING.
Tho Citizens Of Milford. DEL,
Crowd Windsor Hotel
LAST NIGHT IN
Condemnation of tho Acts of the Members of
the Levy Court in Sussex County who
Gave the Offices OF Ass esssrs to Democrats
When Republicans Had Bern Elected
The Delaware Democrats Especially the
Sussex Democrats Die Hard.

crowded Windsor Hall tonight in response
to a call for an indignation meeting to de-
nounce the action of the Sussex county Levy
Court in refusing to qualify the assessors
elected on November 6, and substituting
Democrats for officers duly elected by Re-
publican votes.
William |. Simpson was made chairman
and read the cali G. b. Morris was made
secretary. The following committee on reso-
lutions was appointed: DR.. John S. Pretty
man. Jr., William v. Sipple. James II.
Deputy,B. T. Collins, John B. Smith Charles
Barker of Cedar Creek hundred, and Isaac
n. Truitt, John W. Herring, H. L. Hynson.
Frank Reedy, Mark II. Davis and Frank
Richards from Milford hundred.
While the committee was drawing up It's
report speeches were made on the object of
the meeting by DR.. George w. Marshall, f.
f. Bach, Mayor Shortlidge Of Wilmington,
and others. The committee on resolutions
made the following report:
Whereas, The Levy Court OF. Sussex
county has violated the sacred rights of
citizenship, and has made void the will of
lne peOple, LAS THRUST iFOlll puDllC ODltc tte
duly-elected and properly Repub-
llcan assessors of the county, and In their
stead has substituted and appointed Demo-
cratic officials without reason, precedent or
excuse.
Whereas, The crime has been committed
in open disregard Of law and in violation Of
sacred oaths OF Office; therefore be 1t
Resolved. That virtue and honor have
departed from the Democracy of Delaware,
and that the party has made might right, and
the heavier weapon the only authority unto
which the people may appeal. a".
Resolved, That standing upon the con-
stitution OF the state the citizens of Cedar
Creek and Milford hundreds denounce the
infamous and reasonable attempt of the
Levy Court to subvert Law and nullify the
acts of the sovereign people.
Resolved That the wilful and Illegal
course of the Levy Court in declining to dis
charge its obligations and duty in fully quail
flying the Republican assessors of the
county does not invalidate their election or
release them from assuming the responsi-
bility OF office imposed upon them by the
people OF their several hundreds.
Resolved That in view OF the evil and
corruption OF the past that has been brought
to light in the management of the affairs Of
the county, and the suspicion and fear Of the
present, we denounce the present system of
government. and call upon the Legislature
to abolish the Levy Court and to estab-
lish falrer and better system of control.
Resolved, That the Levy Court shall re-
spect the voice OF Cedar Greek hundred.
loudly proclaimed on the sixth day Of No
yember. and that no assessment shall be
made upon her property but by her own con-
sent and through her regularly constituted
and elected assessor. The Levy Court shall
not force upon the hundred dishonorable
official of Its own selection.
Resolved That as Robert Il, Hazard
was legally elected assessor OF Cedar Creek
hundred. and has sought qualification as
prescribed by law in vain, SO shall he as
sume the duties and responsibilities of Office,
and no other official shall be recognized even
though clothed with authority from the
Levy Court; and further, that he is au-
thorized and empowered by the sovereign
people who elected him to office to make the
assessment of the hundred, and in fact,
fully and impartially perform every duty
and obligation imposed upon him by the law
of the state. We know our rights and dare
maintain them.
"Resolved, That Samuel G. Fisher,
member Of the Levy Court and as president
of that body, has violated the trust imposed
upon him by the people of Cedar Greek hun
dred and the county at large, in suggesting
and actually naming an assessor for the
hundred. He has betrayed his constituents.
perverted law and usurped power and au-
thority that. belongs alone to the people. We
denounce him as a traitor and reprobate,
and his acts as Infamous and revolution
ary.h
The Hon. J. S. Willis in moving the adop-
ton of the resolutions, scored the unjust,
unrighteousness and devilish acts of Samuel
G. Fisher and his Levy Court.
Every paragraph was heartily applauded
as read, and Notwithstanding their protes-
tations of opposition and the signing of a
petition by Democrats asking the Levy
Court to rescnd its acts of last week. they
were conspicuous by their absence