Middletown transcript., 1896-03-07
ocratic party in Delaware -Isepublical 5

ocratic party in Delaware Republican {
who are assessed for poll only, are
forced to pay or to be returned delii.
quent, with the consequent penalty ol
the loss OF vote. But Democratic
poll taxableS are carried" the collec
tors returned them to the levy court a.
having paid their taxes, while such il
not actually the case; the collectors
are chargeable with such taxes, and i
they are every actually paid then they
receive it in lump sum from the cam
paign fund.
Some of the collectors for SUISSE,
county have admitted that, by the ord
ers of the political bosses, they "carried
many men for their 1898 and 1894 taxeI
until the election in the fall of 1894 or
the promises of receiving such take.
from the campaign fund on election day
The promises made them were not
kept on the day of election. The cam
paign fund was all needed for buying
votes, it was said, and so the collectors
were put off-at least some of them
and there having been no time since
that the panty had the necessary funds,
the collectors have lost the taxes that
under orders they carried up to the
election of 1894. One collector is be.
lieved to have lost at least $1,000 in
this way. The next year they lost
their offices as collectors, and having
no way to recoup themselves, are in a
said financial plight. n---Netcs and Ad-
vertiser.
What think ye of this, honest tax
payerp Are there not wrongs here
that should be rightedp Wrongs against
the whole people! Has the Ne,os and
Advertiser said anything that is not
true? We think not. We believe it is
true and that it should be righted. But
what are these wrongsp
First Wrong--Tbat a financial sys-
tenn in public affairs should prevail
that forces the honest hardworking
class to pay not only their taxes but
those of others who escape through the
lax system or rather want cf system.
The necessary amount of money must
be raised and those who pay promptly
have little extra added the next year
to meet the deliuquincies. That which
is true of Sussnx County is true of
Kent and New Castle. 1t is crying
shame, and the people are paying for
that shame.
Second Wrong---That in free
country, the land of a Washington and
a Lincoln, any part or class of her citi-
zens should be deprived of the boasted
freedom of the ballot. One party, or
set of party leaders, may be the benef-
Charles of such outrages upon the bal
lot to-day but tomorrow or soon at
least "the chickens will come home 10
roost, !" and how very unwefcome is the
return the Lewis Pilot and other part
isan papers Can testify. Cases like the
well-known hiding of Collector Powell
of Dover in a-Ph hiladelphia hotel t. pre-
vent professor in the Conference Ac-
ademy and others from payiLg their
taxes are too we'll attested to be pooh
pooed. 1t is shame and hundreds of
the best citizens of the State sirrespec-
tive of party are opposed to the system
that prevents it. Why is it sufferedp
We do not believe that any fair mind
ed business man will from bnsi-
nses standpoint, advocate the un-
ion of party politics and the tax
system. His best judgment is against
it. It is in vogue because the politi-
clan is more influential than the states
man. Now is the time to correct these
wrongs. Let the New Constitu ion
divorce partisan politics and public
finances, making it impossible for the
demagogue and the politician to live at
the public expense and at the expense
Of individral rights. These are crying
wrong and they should be righted.