Evening journal., 1914-10-30
HYPOCRISY OF DEMOCRATIC ATTACKS
REVEALED BY BIPARTISAN RECORDS

REVEALED BY BIPARTISAN RECORDS
newspapers campaign
unyOraby criticism Republican Court this that
not be amiss cali the attention Of taxpayers the metropolitan
and rural districts administrative shortcomings of Democratic Levy
Court o which constitute public scandals.
Republican
Democratic egaces debt that far from well
the Republicans greatly in their efforts to show
Republican rehabilitation Of the
Despite such handaps the Republican Levy Courts
have made splendid records meeting paying
eQueahed by Unpaid bills OF
contraction had be that the face of the
that the Republicans took charge Of the cOunys affairs they
confronted that had been guted by Democrats with
cOnsciOnIess Disregard for the taxpayers interests.
Republicans the following legaces of debt
$4,000 sh CENT BONDS, KNOWN AS THE LOAN FOR
LOAN WAS $4,000 AND WAS DUE IN 1885,
BALANCE WAS REFUNDED IN THE SHAPE
1914 THE QUESTION NATURALLY
ARISES A DEMOCRATIC LEVY COURT WITH LEGITIMATE
TAX RATE HAD NOT PROVIDED THOSE BONDS AT
MATURITYl
Washington Street Bridge loan of interest
Floating debt funding loan No. l. Of 10000
funding floating debt $4,000 at per cent
LOAN NO FOR FUNDING FLOATING DEBT SiSSSoS All % TEK
CENT THIS ISSUE WILL DRAG ON UNTIL l9A m M WILL
THEREFORE, THAT IT WILL BE LONG TINE YET & BEPOE m
WILL FINISH PAYING FOR THAT PARTICULAR FlECE Of
Loan Of completion Of seventh street Bridge
In fe Of impossible for Democrats 70
deny that when Republicans the county affairs from the Dem
received depleted treasury on which " start business an"
a large number O Democratic debts to pay
TT is NO SECRET TAXPAYERS THAT FROM 1900 To
Also HAD THE INTEREST ON THE BONDS MENTIONED
IN ADDITION THEY HAD THE ADAMS TAX WHICH WAS RE-
THE DEMOCRATS, TO RETURN THEY ALSO HAD HAD T ~
BURDEN OF $4,000 OF DEMOCRATIC BILLS PAY The IN
WHEN DEMOCRATS TALK ABOUT THE ExTRAyAGANCE AND IN
COMPETENCY REPUBLICAN LEVY COURTS TAXPAfERS SHOULD
RFPIY THAT IF THE HAD CONTINUED IN POWER
FEW YEARS WOULD HAVE BEEN FLOATNG DEBTS
PILED THAT NEW CASTLE COUNTY TO-DAY WOULD BE N IN
THF HANDS OF AS RESULT OF IT'S INABILITY TO
MET IT'S OBLIGATIONS. TOO WOULD HAVE OWN.
DIED AND THE WOULD BE UNJUsI BURDENED Bf
HIGH INTEREST RATES EXORBITANT TAXES
The present Republican Levy $4,000 toward lu
dating The $sOoO bonds issued for the Tru
tees Of the Republicans between 1900 and 1913
STREET BRIDGE COST THE TAXPAIERs 100000
TT is INTERESTING TO CONSIDER FOR MOMENT THE WAY IN
Tp % THE RECORDS SHOW THAT THE BRIDGE
1892 REPUBLICAN LEVY COURT THAT HAD CONTROL DURING
OFFICE ITS WASHINGTON STREET BRIDGE REPORT is SIGNED
W. JOIIs CHAIRMAN OF THE FINANCE COnMITEE % I
ALL CONTRACTS BRIDGE WOULD REQUIRE s5lOOO THE
pTMOCRlTIC LEVY COURT WHICH OFFICE ON JANU-
DRT Issa APPOINTED COMMITTEE TO
DITION OF WASHINGTON STREET BRIDGE" THIS Elk
REPORT ALSO OF RECORD VERFEs THE KEpOhI Oa
MR. JOLLS. WHAT HAPPENED9 BOND ISSUE WAS ASA6D
FOR AND OBTAINED FOR aR THE TT TWO
COMMITTEES ONE REPUBLICAN AND THE OTHER DEMOCkAIlC'
ING QUESTION THAT CONFRONTs TAXPAYERS WHO ARE TO-
DAY BEING RETURN THE COUNTY CONTROL TO The m
IS XWHAT BECAME $4,000 DIFFERENCE BE-
TWEEN $4,000 NEEDED AND THE 100000 OBTAINED M ugh
THE BOND sUEr ALL T % ws n IN Full BY THE TAN
PtYFRs THROUGH SUBSEQUENT REPUBLICAN LEVY COURT 1T
PERHAPS NEVER WILL KNOWN WHAT THE DEMOCRNLs DID
WITH THE $4,000 DERIVED THE SALE OF THE BONDS
PERHAPS JAMES SALISBURY, DEMOCRATIC CITY CHAIRMAN
WOULD LIKE TO TAXPAYERS RELATIVE TO THAT
$4,000 DEMOCRATIC EXPENDITURES WHICH CALL FOR
New Castle county taxpayers forgotten that in 1883 the Demo
failed It's current
Republicans paid that loan on and the interest that e
cOmpaned IT,
that the Democrats did not with
floating farther 1898 and funded float
got the the
another the nest for the Republicans
O control OF the cOunys anair
FLOATING DEBTS WAS SUCH AN EASY WAY
TO THEM ON TO POSTERITY THAI
1T EXCEEDINGLY POPULAR WITH THE DEMOCRATS.
1897 S150O0 OBTAINED FOR SUCH FUNDING
PURPOSE HAD TO PAY THE INTEREST
ON THAT AMOUNT LESS sOOOO DURING THE LAST FvI
Republicans paid interest the Seventh Street Brdg
Ioanan Iquidated o that
o
bipartisan county Republicans, coming
sss7OOO contracted
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