Middletown transcript., 1910-11-05
BAN BAGS YG.P. LES

make it appear that the Republi-
can party has mismanaged our
County affairs, charging that the
Republican Levy Court has been
extravagant with the FUNDS gath
cred from the county taxpayers.
To show that such charges are
without foundation, and are
merely made to deceive the vot.
ers, it is only necessary to state
that under Democratic rule, the
county tax rate was sixty cents
on the dollar. During the time
that the Democracy was in power
and collecting taxes at that rate,
practically no public improve
ments were made. Floating
debts we're created that grew so
large that two separate issues Of
bonds were made TO take care Of
them. The bridges that were
built by them were paid for, not
out OF the taxes collected, but BY
the proceeds of bond issues. For
several years after the Republi.
cans got control Of the Levy
Court, the tax rate was reduced
from sixty centstO tifty cents,
but when the old bonds issued
by the Democrats came due. and
the system Of road Improvements
comm enced, it became necessary
20 increase the tax rate. So
economically were the. county
affairs managed by the Republi.
cans that the increase was only
i've cents more than it had been
for many years under Democratic
rule. We're it not for the said
bonds issued by the Democrats,
which must be paid as they fall
due, the tax rate of the county |
would probably be not more than |
fifty cents, and even ct that rate,
there would be q good sized sur.
plus In the treasury at the end
Of every fiscal year, a condition
never known In Democratic days!
The Republicans have no reason
to be anything else than proud
Of their management of the af.
fairs Of New Castle County, and
the less the Democrats remind
the voters of the old Democratic
Levy Courts and their methods,
the better it will be for their
party.
One matter thai should infu.
ence the voters in this section is
the fact that under the last
Democratic administration nearly
twice as many Delaware farms
were sold out by the Sheriff as
have been under all the Republi.
can administrations since 1894,
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and that, for each farm that had
) mortgage reduced or paid off
ander the Cleveland administra-
ion, a hundred have been clear.
ID of mortgages under the Re-
publican administrations since
Cleveland. In the light of these
acts it is an insult TO the in.
ialligence of the farmer even to
lnggestto him which party has
1Tought him the greater pros
serity. The prosperity of our
own largely depends on the
condition of the farms. If times
re bad for them, they will be
lad for the towns near which
hey live. We're Middletown !
urrounded by q wall through
vhich no farmer could enter, q
process of immediate and quick
lecay would set in, and it would {
ot take very long to depopulate
ur town.
In the matter OF state and +
ounty government we would
irect the attention of the people
d and around Middletown to the
xcellent roads we have in this
art Of the county. They are, .
1deed, o wonderful improve. 2
lent on the roads we had under 9
democratic administration. The I
;epublican party Of our state b
nd county have adopted COM J
rehensive plan for improving I
ur roads. II the voters in this !
art Of the county appreciate the :
Of improved roads, \ \
icy should vote for and endorse q
le party that has given them to o
J. These good roads around Il
.iddletoWR are worth more to ! !
} than everything the Demo. o
ats did during the twenty-five =
ears they were in power and in r
,ntrol of the state and county y y
Rernments. Democratic talk d
artisan assertions are cheap; II II
epublican facts are worth @
" since passed into ?.
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