The sun., 1900-05-19
THE LEVY COrRT

In It's analysis of the report of the
County Auditors Every Evening appears
10 have been very careful to choose one
OF the Republican members of the Levy
Court as the object Of attack and has not
once intimated that the Democratic ma.
so1ity OF that body is responsible for
shatsver discre pancy there is in the &C.
connts, That this Democratic majority
is responsible for the condition of the
cennty finances cannot be truthlully de-
zied Having majority of the votes in
ihe levy Court, and Democratic presi-
dent OF the court the Democrats are re.
BpOnslb!e either on the ground OF incom-
Petency or wilfull acquesence in the
wrong doing ii wrong exists. Ii these
Democrats did not know what was going
Oh, theF ignorance is prooi Of their in
competence: i on the contrary they did
knox Nis: nas going on. that knowledge
d proc; o. their crimi,a. participation il
ihe 8rg
We a, ts.ia Na! Al z ace 81 any I'LL.
dividns a.49 Il. .- ca4I .ed with the
iu,sapu .esa5a " celta,y tunI- there can
, NO 1e:eae- when sucn charges are
proved but 10 call attention TO the fact
Ihas sic usual +, SAT- of Democratic cor
isui ei lub!.c affairs has ensued. So far
iherafoie as this financial muddle in
county finances relates to matters polite
10 party politics-the majority party of
the levy Court must be held responsi BILE
kos il. Let US say here again that this
iar4 is not pertinent to individual defence
ia ihis matter. The minority can al
Ways prevent such things. One member
'sead do that by refusing to be party to
my seheme for misapplying funds,
and be performing the duty incum-
bent upon him to publicly oppose
any dishonest scheming that may come
10 his knowledge. Charges Of failure to
do tbis have been made and it is now
incnnbent upon the members of the
1eFy Court to disprove them, and this
we presume they will do if they can, and
sDsh they have opportunity to do that
Aair play demands that conclusions OF
snif, and judgment in the case be post
DSsed.
Another point to be considered anent
ghe political aspect Of the case, is that a
sstsnnption OF the truth OF the charges
made disproyes the effectiveness OF an
Bthe- Democratic scheme for reform. II
wih be remembered that the Levy Cour
NJ nos constitu;ed-the five commis-
sio er sche ne-ia the pr duct of Demo.
cratic reform l-gialatioh. A kind of
leg's!a1ion uniformly resored to n this
SKATE yhen the Democrats have been
AeaSsn AZ the polls. In this particular
inBslnce il grew out OF the election OF a
Repuo icaa mai lrity III tie membership
I'd the court in 1890. At that time the
rs essogs aDd collectors of county taxes
were the poient aud dominant power in
Dsnocratlc politics; their work assured
Democratic success at the polls. The
Levy Court was the refuge and defense
81 these assessors and collectors when
fashed TO the wall by tie Republicans
IN rffoFte TO get full assessment and a
3li payment of taxes. The Levy Court
sassed upon the assessment lists from
which the names OF hundreds OF Reput-
aicAa voters had been omitted, and also
passea npon the delinquent lists con-
ssiaing the names of other hundreds of
sssizess from whom the collectors refused
q, e,ilect taxes in order that their ma mes
ess,a be stricken from the lists of quail
Sod voters and these citizens disfrau-
ssixeas These on! sg had assune1