Smyrna times., 1894-01-24
Expressions of the Press on Current
Matters

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The DelGWGredn, in a column and a
half editorial referring to the way the
Republican tariff was denounced as a
fraud and the Mckinley bill as rob-
berry, aud how the country was swept.
putting every branch of the govern
meut in the hands of the Democrats,
follows iu charge that Mr. Cleveland
has gone back on the people at the
dictatiOn of the Wall street bankers to
destroy silver and raise the price of
gold. On the subject of re-impOsing
the sugar tax to take the place of au
income tax, the editor SAYS III there
was one redeeming feature about the
Mckinley bill, it was the reduction of
the price of sugar. Every body ac-
knOwledged it, everybody rejOiced at
it, because it was an untold benefit to
the poor. The benefit was so great
and undeniable that Democratic speak
ers and newspapers all over the coun-
try held it up as an object lesson, and
very properly and aptly said, s'Look
what the reduction of the duty on
sugar has done for your And if the
lowering of the tariff on a single article
of prime necessity has done so much,
what will be the blessing when we get
into power, and reduce the duty on
other articles of equal utility and
necessity ?" This was the appeal made
to the voters before the election of
1892. 1t was just and strong appeal
indeed. The people believed it to be
made in good faith and with en honest
intent, and that it would be followed
by prompt, honest and energetic action.
But what mus be their astOnishment
and Indignation to find that they are
now using their positions aud influences
to defeat these pending measures, and
to return the tax upon sugar and Op-
pose with all their might the tax on
incomes We say and repeat it, that
no administration in this country, by
whatever named called, was ever so
suhservient to the money power, or so
false to the interests Of the common
people, 1t is almost beyond belief, and
we're not the facts fresh and incOn-
vertible, we could hardly think it pos
sible.
THE Milford Chronicle has the fol-
lowing to say about taxes: Every OBJ
stacle is being thrown in the way
of Republicans paying their taxes,
and no Republican is permitted to pay
the tax of another, even If that person
should be his brother. The tax col
lectors while not actually hiding, are
lively in their movements. The Re-
publican collectors of Sussex county
from 1889 to 1893, not only received
taxes from individual Democrats, but
permitted Democratic leaders TO pay
taxes in bulk. The Hon. John w
Causey instructed Republican tax col
lectors TO give receipts to Democrats
and gave his due bills for the list SO
paid every Saturday night, and finally
! paid the whole sum. That is the kind
of show Republicans gave Democrats
and now they are throwing everything
in the way of Republicans paying theil
tax money into the county treasury
where it is badly needed
The Sentinel has the following in
reference to nullifying the voice of the
ballot When the Republican party il
rewarded with crown of victory fol
its long, tedious and arduOus endeavOI
to accomplish something by way o
wrestling the State from the cOrrup
control of the Democratic party, itl
work is undOne by Democratic iegis
lature, whose recent subversiOn of the
popular will has been open and defiant
What it fails to achieve by means ofth'
ballot, it snatches from the opposition
by vigorous use of the legislature. l
the people of the State vote the Repub
lican party into position, to achieve
success at the polls later on, a Demo
cratic legislature renders the act nul
aud void by setting its will against tn,
voice of the people. 1t will be impos
sible to drive the Democratic part,
from power in Delaware, so long as 81
men, entrenched behind legal author
ity aud power, conferred upon them b,
the Constitution Of the State, shall b
able to defy the people, and put 1900
voters to fight.
The Delaware Democrat, has the fol
lowing about Senator Gray: Now tina
the Senate has turned down the nomi
nation of Mr.. Hornblower to be Asso
ciate Justice OF the u. s. Suprem
Court, the name of Senator Gray ha
been very strongly mentioned in tina
connection. The only difficulty in tn
way are the questions of Mr.. Gray
acceptance of the position and the re
luctance with which the Presiden
would see him retire from the Senate
Some Of the correspondents sugges
that In the event of the appointment
being made Mr.. Bayard would be r.
called from England and sent to th
Senate in Mr.. Gray's place II is MAJ
ter of public notoriety that Senate
Gray came very near receiving the al
pointment of Chief Justice durin
Cleveland's first administration, whe
Fuller was appointed to that position
and no doubt would have been, had