Middletown transcript., 1896-02-01

one. The law was made to deprive the
Of their political rights
and it has been used for twenty-three
years for that purpose. There are hun
dreds of Democrats who denounce such
outrages oD the people. Or the tax pay.
ers. Only the Index and few party
benefciaries undertake to defend them
and then the defence is very lame.
SOME OF THE TRICKS.
The "Index". says Mr.. Powell "set one
day longer than the law required to
receive taxes" That may be but that
is one of the tricks and purposes of the
law. 1t sets apart certain days of
which the public is not generally well
informed, and Republicans are required
to pay their taxes on those days or they
are returned delinquent. Democrats
can pay taxes at any time, and many
of them pay none, and there is no
trouble about qualifying. Is there any
thing fair in this? Is it defensible
except on the plea to perpetuate the
power Of one party?
Another trick is to put ignorant men
in the office of collector, and tax re-
ceipts are given with the names 80 out
rageously misspelled th9t a partisan
registrar will not registar the vote.
We happen to have such a tax receipt
given to us for taxes in Kent county
last year. 1t is:
No.. Received, Nov. 10, 1895,
Eighteen hundred and Ninety-hye
from McKindrea Dounhan the sum OF
Twenty-Four dollars and Twenty-one
cents in full for his County, Road and
Poor Taxes for District No. -.
...... hundred, Kent county,
Delaware for the year 1895.
(Signed)
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$2421. Collector.
The trick is in the name.. There is
no such person as the party named in
the receipt and were the receipt for
poll tax partisan registrars would re-
fuse to accept it from the editor OF
this paper, for whom it is meant since
it is not his name. A Democrat would
have no trouble to arrange the mater.
That has been the experience of hun
dreds of men and hundreds of times.
The collector in this case is ignorant
though he had his tax duplicate which
is correct, or was year ago, and he
had a printed letter head with the
name before him in plain type when he
acknowledged the check for the money.
But it is the ignorance of men of which
the INSCRIPTIONS politician takes ad-
vantage. Who is there to defend it?
Another trick appears 10 be at work
In this county in the collection OF de-
|inquent taxes. Republicans are now
notice of delinquent. taxes
with their names misspelled. This is
evidently trick intended to be used
Tor partisan purposes. If tax receipts
are accepted with erroneous names the
parties are likely to lose their votes
his fall. The names of these parties
we're properly spelled last year with
he same assessment and it is ap aren't
hat gross wrong is being attempted.
be alert. Watch the
.ricks of the Democratic officials and
et them not cheat you. Not all the
officials desire to do so, but one here
md there who is unprincipled can do
7ou and your cause great harm. Watch
,hem. A gentleman said in the TRAN
SCRIPT Office this week, 81 am DEM
,crat, or l thought was. My father
vas a Democrat and my preference
las been with that party butt cannot
tand the Democracy of to-day" There
ire many like this gentleman. Let
he tricks of the enemy be exposed. Let
he TRANSCRIPT be informed in all |
hese matters and we shall give the |
.ogues the hottest shot we have on
land. 1t is exceedingly warm. We ask |
or honest dealing, nothing more, and |
hat we demand.