The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-10-28
How to Vote the Republican Tick
et-Pays His Respects to John
T. Dickey and the Democratic
Machine-William S. Hilles and
Michael Byrne Speak on the
Issues OF the Day.


vote but once for each man for an Office
Under the statute a mans name cannot ap.
pear upon ballot for two Offices, nor can
one man be voted for more than once fol
the same office. In case Mr. Willis should
resign from the Union ticket, stiCkers could
be used to paste over his name on the
ticket, and these slickers would contain the
name Of the man who replaced him. The
election officers would put on these stick
ers. Under 10 other condition could a
sticker be used. The voter has nothing to
do with stickers.
Mr., Bach then took up the reasons why
he thought John N. Carswell should not be
elected county treasurer and receiver of
taxes. The receiver of taxes collects about
100000 year to be devoted to running
the county. There is another side to this
matter, and that is the political side. He
gives receipt for taxes received and with
out that receipt a man cannot vote. He then
explained the manner in which taxes are
collected in Pennsylvania. If man does
not pay his taxes they are put into tho
hands Of a justice of the peace. The poll
taxpayer pays his tax at the polling place.
There is no trouble about man paying his
poll-tax Not one official is ever charged
with robbing man of his vote.
THE POLITICAL SIDE.
In Delaware the big side OF the tax office
is the political side. John T. Dickey. in
1881, was put into that Office for this reason
There would be no Democratic party in this
county If that party did not have control
of the office. Despite this the Republican
he. no do Ia
every individual Republican was compelled
to lose time from his work 10 pay his tax
and if there was the slightest difference be-
tween his name as given and as 1t appeared
in Dickey's books the man was turned
down. When the Republicans poll 1900
votes in this city the quantity Of the work
done by the First District Committee is
seen. The Democrats do not have 10 go to
the tax office, but the receipts are taken to
them The office becomes machine and
discriminates between Democrats and Re-
publicans. This has continued so long that
the senses of the people have become blunt
ed by the wrongs which they have suffered.
There could lave been an end made to
this matter long ago That tax Office at the
Court House is iammed full of heelers.
there to scare the voters and honest men
are compelled to take their insults and
ieers. Tax receipts are sent by the bushel
What kind does he send out. There are
half dozen men In this city who are makers
and distributors of tax receipts,
Tax receipts are being given out dated
December 10, 1894. What becomes of poll
tax when it is not paid? They are blotted
out on the first of the following May.
poll tax levied for 1894 and not paid ex-
pired on May l. 1895. How can man issue
d receipt for such a date? These men are
simply being qualified for nothing. 1t is
being done to save the Democrats.
The Republicans want that tax Office as
open as the daylight. Dckey sits at his
Office in July, and but five days in Aug
ust and September. In October he does
the same. This leaves TO time in
November to pay taxes. This time
is inadequate. Tha Republicans when
they secure the office will give all an op-
portunIty to pay taxes.
John n. Carswel knows nothing Of pol
itics, but Dickey will run the office. Dick
ey has had six years In this office and
four as collector He knew that he could
NOS be elected and he named CarsweH
Mr. Carswell is visiting Republicans and
pleading for their votes. Carswell is not
Ca!swell but he is D.ckey.
A better reason for defeating Carswell
is this; He was appointed an auditor OF
Dickey's books. A Republican was also
an auditor. The latter said that he had
difficulty in seeing the books when alone.
Those accounts were not audited then,
Now the report is in the hands of the
printer but 1t will not appear until after
the election. The responsibility for this
is upon Carswell and Diekey. Nj. Bach
closed by predicting the election OF Horace
G. Rettew.
State Secretary W. c. r. Colquhoun
who presided at the meeting introduced
William S, Hilles. Previous to doing 60
he referred to Mr DaCh's speech and
asked the ones present 70 assist tha
party. He asked the ladies' to assist in
this work by advising their husbands how
to vote.
MR.. HILLEss REMARKS
Mr.. Hiles said that the sentiment
which Mr.. Bach had expressed was gam
ing with the people Of New Castle county
He had just heard 2000 voters in the
Eighth ward declare that Horace G. Rel
tew should be treasurer, and all of these
men were not Republicans.
The Republican party stands pledged to
remedy the abuses which have existed
here for years. 1t is an outrage. which
ought to make every Delawarean blush,
Mr.. Bach might have told you that col
1red men in St. Georges hundred are as
sessed with dogs that they never heard of
so as to keep the men from raying their
taxes. When Mr. Rettew Is elected. as
he will be, matters will be changed
Mr. Hllles said that he could not give a
talk, as he had not found
ime to do So He did not believe that
any man in the Democratic party se-i-
,Vl leq uopIossB sQl " psAslsQ EGsro
government had no right TO protect Itself,
out since Altgeld's speech In New York
I Is nece ssary for the American people TO
AXE the matter seriously. The issue can
lot be shirked, The way to meet it Is to
'ote for Mckinley. Mr.. Bryan, In the past
wo weeks, has been shown to ba but the
,uppet of Altgeld. When the red flag is |
waved 1t is time 10 tell him that anarchy |
S plant which will not grow on Ameri- |
AN soil. |
Free silver has been discussed until the !
,eople understand It. They know VIII the" |
t would BE- good thing or bad thing
or the country. 1t is no longer an issue
efore the American people, The Ameri-
an people have made up their minds on |
orth, and that is the attack upon the
hat subject. There is another issue put !
orth, and that is the attack upon |
upreme Court. For time that issue
ias hidden beneath free silver. hut 1t
as come up again, Now Bryan himself
q Michigan admits the Democrats propose
0 pack the Supreme Court The Repubi!-
All party has no excuse to offer for It's
arih opinions, but the Democrats have
ut that matter In the background. They
lso tried to put anarchy and packing the
upreme Court in the background, but
ow they have broken faith.
Mr.. Hilles again alluded TO the Eighth
ard meeting, from which he had Just
one with Bryanism for its anarchy, for
IS free trade and for its free silver. He