The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-11-03
: Ma. EDlToR:, In your last paper,

-. Nh EDITOR: In your last paper,
promised TO give other reasons why I
should not vote for N3sh. andwith nv
view OF the oase.4 I cannot for a mo-
mont believe that any property. holder,
taxpayer or honest Conservative CAP.
Nash voted to extend the limits OF the
oity OF Columbia, ordering q now cleo
tlon before the term Of Office Of John
mckenzie and bis council expired.
The CITY limits we're extended aud the
old honest, Trustworthy and cconomi-
cal connc!! we're ejectod. Then fol
lowed the Act to tax personal as we'll
as real property. Nash voted for this
bill. Next followed the Act to impose
taxes on business, occupations aud
professions. Nash voted yea on this.
Then followed tile bill to issue more
bonds. and increase tho debt of tho
city to 5000. 900, as have shown, aud
Nash voted yea on that question
After that. Nash voted to empower the
Mayor and Aldermen Of the city Of
Columbia 10 levy IL special tux on all
reai aud personal property, to pny the
Interest on the city bonds, aud the
vote Of Nash is recorded for that, too.
Now. Mr.. Editor, let me SEQ how this
has elected the interest Of the proper
ty.holders Of Columbia. First, ut the
beginning there was only 10 mills
levied on real estate, and the value
thereof in the city limits being about
so. oO). 600. realized about S35 600, and
this and licenses for l,qnor dealers,
market aud public exhibitions was the
antiro source of income q! the city.
Now there is collected 10 rnills on all
real aud personal property, and mills
on real and personal property
to pay interest on tho bonds, or Is
mills. which, on u valuation of uhuu.
Sc 600. 600. brings in Sl0S, 900, against
500. .OO0 former taXatiou; aud whit
have wa forit? Only city hall iu-
complete; an exhausted treasury; c,ty
credit destroyea; city officials unpaid /;
city doubt doubled. for it is this
'1ny increased over $I0J, 900 above the
ilnit placed by the Legislature; the city
government Carried on by orders re-
ceivable for next years taxes, (,ohich
are morthleSs.) and the moneys collect.
ed from an over taxed people equau /.
dered and gone where the wuoubine
twlneth, the people having recnive,i
\ ''S',''''J uVeh'oSo tci lIG iuCTthStt IGUt
and thu increased taxntiuu. Now Nash
's responsible Tor this, for hc voted for
and advocated these measures, which
hnve ut this day ruined our fair city
Then the onerous licenses were i'm
posed by the vote of Nash. aud kept
upon an impoverished people struy-
CLING to keep ahoat through all their
troubles. Nash. by his vote, ha,
sown tho seed which has brought
about these deplorabe results; and
now, when lie has sown the wind, he
must reap the whirlwinl, by merited
defeat. But this is not all, Mr.. Eiltor;
blight has been on everything which
the hand of Nash has touched, e,ceyi.
ing only his o,on prosperity, and that
has Increased wonderfully on salary
of $500 per year for the past six years
his gains have been like the widows
cruise, never failing and ever respon.
sive to his wishes. The blight is on
the penitentiary and on the Lunatio
! Asylum; the suffering on the inmates
and the merchants who we're so credu.
lons ~ to believe the promises of Nash
aud his associates. Another curse on
the city has resulted from the vote of
Nash. [ moan the water works con-
tract, increasing the ANIMAL taxation
TO large amout, and receiving no fair
equivalent therefor. Tho people,
therefore. of the County and the city
have nothing TO thank him for. Every
net has been to their iEjnry. and not
the least has been tn keep tho races
apart for his own ends and for his own
purposes: The defeat of Nash de-
stroys his influence; therefore, in no
case, should he receive the support of
any taxpayer or property owner. I
have scanned his public course care
fully and without prejudice, and lin
Summing up the whole result, cunnot
vote for Nash.
ANOTHER CONSERVATIVE.
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