The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-07-19
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FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1901

PHILADELPHIA Will have a Citi-
zens' Executive Committee to con-
duct the campaign for the city Of
iices, the election for which will
take place soon. From present
evidence this city certainly needs
committee of some kind to run the
city economically aud stop several
abuses that are now being enacted.
There is no sense IN the assessment
and tax rate being so high, and if
the city and county affairs mad
beef, managed on business princi.
Piles for several years past, the
tax rate would not have had to be
increased. We are for lower tax
rate and care not who or what par.
ty brings it bout, The Democrats
. have been tried and found wanting.
In fact. there is entirely too much
Smith in the present city govern
ment. Said J. Jackson Pierce. a
we'll known real estate man, "Ihave
a customer who owns a house that
was assessed for $4,000. l had the
assessment reduced $500 after hard
work. The owner will take $4,000
Tor the same Here is only one Of
many cases where the city assess.
ment is several hundred dollars
above the value Of the property.
Another gentleman who owns sew.
eral houses said that nearly every
house he owns is assessed for more
than he paid for them and be would
take less than the city assessment
Tor any of them. The real estate
market in Wilmington is very dull,
and all because OF the tax rate
The only properties changing
hands are the ones the sheriff is
selling, snd these, in many cases,
DO not bring the mortgage. let alone
The back taxes. This state OF af-
lairs should beremedied. The peo-
pie have the power in their hands
and the aid OF the courts can be
invoked at any time to call halt.
There are numerous leaks sane
xioned by City Council who are al
ways ready to create Offices to get
The tax payers money. Turn the
rascals out!
IT looks now as if the Reading
Railroad Company would have a
long struggle with the strikers in
that city. The Company brought
acme 100 or more men from Phila-
delphia and other points into Read
Ing and have made arrangements
10 feed and house them. The men
are under protection Of the iron
and Goa! police, who have been
armed with rifles. 1t looks as if
shere would be bloodshed before
The strike IS ended. We believe in
arbitration. There should be no
necessity of disorder and riots or
procuring men to take the places Of
the strikers. The matter could
have been fixed up without resort
Ing to arms.
OFFICE holders like .helr commits
sion, they regard it as one of the
perquisites OF Office. 1t does not
make any difference whether the
official is member of church or not
shey all hold out their hands. This
was said to the writer by member
of a firm who has bad considerable
dealings with our officials: MY
Sod how hungry some men are be-
tore they have been i'll office ore
week. They then show why they
sought the office and why the office
ahould seek the man. But as long
AS the tax payers sit idly by freaks
will be elected to office Poor
business men means loose adm n
tstration that the people have Il
pay dear for.