The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-11-26
Tile Supply Bill.

A bill has been introduced into
the Legislature to furnish fuc for
tho State machine during tho ensoiDg
year. 'rt;providcs >f6r an aggregate
tax of lG mills on the dollar. OF
this amount,' seven mills arc general
State purp6se$, four mills to meet
outstanding claims of this year;
amounting to $60V,ooO, two mills for
the public schools, and throe' mills for
County purposes. This tax if COL
lcctcd will realize for2Stute purposes;
81 100000, for deficiency appropria-.
t!on $64O, 900, for schools 1920, 900,
and for tho diGcfout Counties $780,.
900, q grand total Of $2,5GO,UOO.-
Besides this general tax thcro viii.
be special tax laid on almost every
County for dcfcieEtivs iu tho County
Treasures ard for schools. Thei
special tax for this County will be
one and half mills, and the local
school tax will average mill more,
making tho total tax Of Fairfield, 1871
mills on the dollar, 81 mills more
thah was levied last year. As the
PROPERTY of tho County has been as
',cssed at nearly $1,000, 700, the ia xi
this Winter if collected will renliAo
the enormous sum of 100000. This
is n fearful burden, when we consider
tic great stringcncy in tho money
market. Inst year, with fhe crop
of cotton, selling at good price, tho
tax payers were barely ablo to escape
tho provisions Of tho delinquent *ax
act. And yet heavier drain will
be made this year. rhis tax is too
much. We do not object to the rate
levied for the schools. These should
be literally supported. Uuless
sufficient amount Is given to run them
successfully, the sum that is appro.
priated for their use is virtually
thrown away. Nor do we object to
tho County tax, as large sum is
required for internal improvements.
The swindlo is in the appropriations
for State purposes and for dcf'cicn-
cies. Half n million is amply suf.
ficient to pay tho authorities for the
miserable work thoy do. l'rom this,
about throe mills should be taken.-
Tho deficiency appropriation ia an
other swindlo. Bogus bank bills,
fraudulent certificates a,.d stolon
scrip arc waiting to swallow up this
money. The honest people of the
State will SOC but little of It. These
demands arc capital subjects fol- re-
pu'liatioh:
If tho Radical party continues !n
this old beaten track Of pluudcring,
it will collapse. by its dishonesty
and stupidity it has bankrupted the
State. A howl is now raised that
this 10 no motioy III the treasury
The Solons are at their wits end -
heretofore tliey have robbed the
State ouly by tho aid of the admins
tration. That administration is now
so bcsot in the rear that it can no
lsnghr afford to shoulder tic cHrtct.
bag governments. It will no longer
lend its bayonets to compel an i'm.
poverishcd people to coin thcir lifo's
blood into money to pay taxes that
only 60 to satisfy tho greed Of cor.
rupt Office seekers. There arc many
ways i'll which payment of taxes can
be evadcd without rcsorting to force.
Tho people of tho State are willing
to pay reasonable tag, say ten mills
on tho dollar, but moro than this they
cannot pay. Tho financial crash may
prove u blessing in disguise: The
glorious "party of progress haG been
held together by money only. With.
draw this and it will fall to picces by
its own weight.
The recent general elections ha9o
also dealt Grant and Ills pet robbers
heavy blows. Tho tide sooms to be
turning: BY next year total revo
luton may bo etPeotod which will tend
to sweep away the Radical party and
cause supply bills and fraudulent
bonds to bo numbered amoug the
things that woro.
Parker and the Conversion Bonds
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