The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-06-03
Tax Onions Duty of all Classes.

Tax Gnlons-Du:y OF oil Classes.
We trust ,hot.hy the 6rst Monday
in July there will We been ORGANIC
ed complete system of Tux Uuieus
in the Conaty, and hat those tnx
unions will te comPoscd Of all oar
honest ci,igcus, Of whatever race or
claas. ''-
We fear that VIC have noticed on
the part Of some more wealthy ci,i-
zens luke gar4nness in this matter,
as 1t they DO not as fully appreciate
the nec s<ity Of orgahiz .lion ~ do
The less prosperous citiz, lie. Tho
reason Is Obvious. Heavy taxation
bears dow" like u ponderoas weight
upon the people. Some parties, to
u'c homeIy expression, are we'll
padded aud stuffed wish greo"back..
- that the force Of the blow is b,ok- .
on. B,t uthers, hnvo nune of tn t
neehfHl padding, or else 50 li,tle that
IL barely covers their .kcdnass, aud
these experience ae ful: cru.l,iug
eft, CT Of the blow. They kntw that
either taA AItion must 60 down or they
the cmselvcs must. They need not Ge
told of the necessity Of rcsistarcc.-
In all our meetings we hnvo had any
nu,hb Of chose who wcre barely
aule, or unable, last ear TO spare IT, @
mouey from the wants Of their ami.
lies to pay tho tax ra,hcrcr, hat
worry few Of those who when pay day
came wcie able to check ca a. ear sur.
plus deposit in bank. With the
former class, bread, nent, clothing
all the nee ssaries Of lite went into
the insatiatc m.w Of the State. With
the latter, only n pur,ivn IT TIE pro.
fits Of last years operations, whicl,
otherwise would have been rcinvvsted
At & ,od interest. Wilh the 70, N er
It is a question of starvation with
the latter, of net profit. Fur This
reason the poor land owuers ar.
found amnug the moss earnest in the
matter OF tux uniuns.
We wish to appeal now TO OUT
most prosperous citigens, und ask
them to take lively interest in thi,
mater. First, The natural ''d,e:atu.
of the heart, and tho behests Of the
g 'ldon rule should prompt them tc
assist their weaker brethren. When
ever brotherly love departs, aud
selfshness becomes the besrtting sir
Of nation, whom each individual
looks iuto govornmeot only 50 fnr a.
he himself is concerned, when his
patriotism is measured by dollar.
aud ccu.s, then the nation j. Oh tho
road to ruin. Selashhess and avsrios
are the besettiug sins Of the Uuited
States, and although South C1rolins
was long far above this low plane
she seems to DO fast gravi ating &c
it. 1t IL to prevent this that We make
au appeal to our ruAders "f everS
class to adhere clvsely together and
even make sou,e suc. ifice il necessary
to hel p ,hei- ueigbbo,s iu distress.
But as mankind in general hate nc
timc TO devote tu abstractions such q.
patriotism, charity, 60 d Sumar,taL.
ism aud the like, wo will secondly )
present tho subject In a practical
light.
society, as the Wit observed, il
divided iuto two great olasssS, the
borrowers aud the lenders. Any.
thing teLdi.g to ruin the fl, mer,
ruins also the latter. Now tho poor
men aro the borrow er4, aud the bank.
ers, the merchants and capitalists,
tho lenders. .,..,.. ,...n
| At least fifty Thousand dollars 6f un.
paid notes aud accounts can be- acS
counted for by high takes. The far.
mer runs bis account. trusting to hiu
Drop. The crop yields but little. and