The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-08-20
uRsDAY MORNING. AUG. 20, 1874.
Tax Unions-Its Objects and Ends.

The idea of Tax Unions Is nOC uc" oiie'
but has existed in history for very long tlme'
From their constituent parts they can only be
called into usefulness in stirred up tlmes when
theregular order of government has been chang,
ed, and when the better portion and more so!io
and substantial has been forced below, and the
lighter trashy substances float above Or IN
other words, when property and lntellisence IS
crowded into the background, and Ignorance
and proaigacy gains the ascendancy' then have
the intelligent, honest and wealthier| portions
of 3 government been forced to bind themselves
together in solid union, to resist the unjust
abuse and proAigate extravaganza of men who
govern but for their own benefit, ana ignore
every principle of equity to their constituents
We find in Roman history league OF the
wealthy men, against the demagogue consuls OF
that day. when as much as one-tenth OF their
property was demanded as g revenue Tor the gov
eminent. The formation of Tax Unions in Bos-
ton. Mass, was the FIST blow for American In
dependence "The Stamp Act "The lea
Tax" and such other enormities, were the mo-
tive powers. The colonies had no power IN
levying the taxes; they had no representatives,
and not one dollar of the levy was spent Tor
thsir improvement. These Tax Unions sent
petitions which were denied; they sent dele
cations which were derided and scofed at, so
they refused to pay taxes, the elimination OF
which was the Revolution. The Union de-
yeloped strength, unity and action, for 1t was
composed of the honesty and property OF the
country, and when these were Joined, it carried
every thing before it. The Tax Unions OF TO-
dav are composed of the honest men OF the
country. who are tired of having their hard
earnings taxed, and torn away from them, TO
fill the pockets of men who have not single
interest identical with theirs; who have be-
come politicians but to defraud their constltu-
ents, and hold office, not to serve their country,
but to further their ends, and for their SELF
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. They are opposed to the ex-
isting.fraudulent rings, and their systenatlcal
defalcations, and are in favor of honest and de-
termined reform. 1t is the business OF every
member who belong to these Tax Unions to
look after and over the public officials,
and when any thing goes wrong, to report 1t TO
the Tax Union to which he belongs, and that
Union will have the delinquent prosecuted and
sent to the Penitentiary if he is convicted.
Now, we have seen the purpose and lntents Of
these Unions, let us see if they will be able to
accomplish any thing.
AS we have seen they are composed of the
best men-men Of honesty, Of intelligence and
property. Now, having these to back just
and proper motive, will any one suppose that
their efforts will be futile? Injustice and op-
preston may triumph forawhile, but they doom
themselves by their own iniquitics, and justice
and truth, and right, will prevail. Some main
tain that being numerically i'll theminority, they
can effect nothing. Butwe answer, they will not
be numerically in the n7nbrity. Their objects
are perfectly non-politic9l, and men of every
political creed are joining, and will continue
to join, until every honest man in the country
will enroll his name in favor Of reform, and
better government. The Tax Unions do not
ask for a Democrat or q Republican to be
placed in Office because of their political faith !;
but they ask that honest men be put i'll office,
and they intend to prosecute any man whose
acts have not honesty stamped on his face.
Before this, no strong, united efforts have been
made against those scoundrels who have plum
dered this State ad HJitum. A little remon-
STRANGE, but no action. Now, determined ef-
fort is to be made to regulate and put down
the abuses which existSn every department of
the State Government, and it behooves every
honest man who has either his own future well
fare, or the prosperity of the State at heart, to
lend a helping hand to the correction of these
abuses, and 70 enter these Tax Unions jealous
lv and with determination that two years
from now, this old State shall not be a stencil
in the nostrils of the United States, and ofen-
sive to every honest man in the Union.
The Coming Contest.