Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-09-21
Gov. Hayes's Income Tax.


New York Evening Post, Sept, 81
Gov. Hayes has authorized the fol-
lowing denial of the charge that he
falsified bis income tax returns:
The first charge is that Sardes Biz
chard Gov. Hayes's uncle and ben
efactor, listed 1882 personality in
1873, exclusive of money and credit;
and that Gov. Hayes with the same
personality in possession, listed only
81, 900 in 1874. This is not true.
Mr.. Orchards returns included all
notes, credits aud book accounts.
Gov. Hayes. in 1874, made no return
of notes, credits and book accounts,
because ell credits were swallowed
up in debts. The same is true of the
notes. The personality bequeathed
to Hayes was almost entirely bank
stocks, upon which tax is paid by the
banks. The one item of personality
returned by Mr.. Birchard, 1882,
was more than swallowed up by obs
legations incurred by Gov, Hayes in
carrying out Mr.. Orchards project
for Tho benefit of the town of FIRE.
mout. This very question was, at
the time, investigated by Demo
cratic Board of Equalization, and re-
ported by them as all correct. 1t
will be seen that the debts more than
Offset the credits under this item and
that the return of 81, 900 in 1874 was
for household goods which were not
subject to this deduction. The in
crease in this item to 200 in 1875
was due to an increase in Hayes's
private library.
Second Gov. Hayes says he nev>
err had and never returned watch
worth $780, The three watches re-
turned are keepsakes, and all togeth-
err not worth $50. One watch Mrs.
Hayes had when schoolgirl. 1t
has not been running for twenty
years.
Third. Gov. Hayes had never
owned a piano at the time the return
was made, and only rented one last
October for the use of niece who
was visiting him. This summer he
traded lot for one.
Fomth.-It is alleged that Gov
Hayes returned in 1875 and 1876
three horses at $500, when they we're
worth $500. The governor says one
of these horses is twenty-seven years
old and not worth anything yet he
is listed at $50, and that the strict
valuation of the other two is $50 and
500, vet he listed them for taxation
at $3.50.
FUth.-It is charged that in 1875
Gov. Hayes returned four carriages
at $3.50, when it is known that he
paid $500 for one and $3.50 for anoth-
err. The governor says the carriage
referred to was not bought until q
year after the alleged false return
was made, and then it was properly
listed. As the return OF 1876 shows,
two of these carriages were, in fact,
buggy and wagon, one Of which
was soon after sold for $40, and one
would not sell at any price, bui they
were listed for $75. Tho other was
secondhand phaeton which cost
800
SiGth. 1t was charged that $685.
700 was left in Gov. Hayes's hands
in requests made by Mr. Brchard,
which he was allowed to hold for
three years, and that ho did not re-
turn a dollar Of this money for taxa
ton The governor says that not
one dollar was left him to pay be-
quests, but that it was intend d be-
quests should be paid from 4aes Of
land, and he was given three years
so that the land could be sold for
this purpose. This real estate is Of
course taxed by the county without
consultation or consent Of its owner
or holder
Seventh.-This property all vested
in Gov. Hayes by terms of Mr.. Birch
ards will 1t was therefore not nee
essary, according to the Ohio laws,
TO make separate returns Of property
held IS executor 1t all belonged to
Gov. Hayes and was listed as his.
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