Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-09-14

| hev pardon Tor inentionIHk ~, uu'
when ladies happen to be wives n
presidential candidates they must
have their most sacred possessions
handled by the public. It's worth
perhaps $l5. 1t has not been run
ming for twenty years, and can't be
made to run. The third watch may
be had by any speculator In watches
Al the reasonable price of 800.
4 pimao. Tho Democrats copy OF
| Tyaves, returns, which we have not
| reproduced, has an ostentatious par
4 graph in "boid-face" type. as fol-
| lows:
9, PimaQfoites aone.
This appears In each Of the returns
with heaYt-brcaking distinctness.
We'll, now, tho reason why Hayes
returned '.pianQfortes none' was
that no had ''pianofortes none." 1t
| Il little humilliatlng to be Obliged
| to enter into such purely domestic
concerns, but Is one of the penalties
wc Americans attach to tho honor of
being candidate for the highest
office In the gift OF the people. The
truth Is, then, that Governor Hayes
rirls ara all boys, more familiar
with oars and base ball clubs than
pianos. except one fair haired child
Of o years old. Consequently he
never had piano In his house till
last October, when favorite niece
was visiting him. The niece having
taste for music, Mrs. Hayes hired a
pinno from tho village dealer In that
article, for the pleasure OF her guest.
This summer tho Governor, In order
10 provide in advance for the contin-
gency OF othor visits by favorite
nieces. concluded to buy tho piano,
This was after he had made his last
return for taxation. He traded land
for the piano, and as he Is not very
good at bargain may have paid
$500 In land for 5000 piano. II he
did. wo will bet n horn spoon that
no enters IL on his first tax return
after IL came into possession at $500
or Al 900, oyervaluing 10 for taxation,
ns he has ovcrvaluod every article
we ilavo examined.
A, II0rses. lit ~ alleged that
"Hayes returned in 1875 and 1876
three horses at $500, when his neigh
bors know that ho values one OF his
horses nj $500" This IL an outra-
poous lie. ono of these horses IL y
years old, and IL not worth 10 cents,
except for tho sentiment Of attach
mont for long service; yet he is put
down ut $50 for taxation. The street
valuation of the other two Ia $50 for
ono and 300 for the other, yet they
are listed at 900 by Hayes. No one
has over supposed that the best horse
| he haa IL worth over slIo OF $iJu, nc u
high valuation, and its street valun-
tion IL, ~ 40 have said, 800. 1T
cost si25.
g. Chryiages lit IL alleged that
Hayes In 1873 returned four carriages
at $3.50, when II was "well known"
that ''ho paid 5000 for one, and that
another, "A phaeton, cost 1880" Two
Of these ''carriagesn woro an old bug.
gy and q wagon, which Hayes put
| In at t75. One was afterward sold ai
go. Tho other would not sell at any
price. The phaeton was bought SEQ
ond hand, and Ia not worth over 800.
IL did not cost half tho sum stated In
the Democrat Tho other carriage
listed la 1875 was wagon That cos,
perhaps s75. Tho grand $500 equi-
| page was not owned by Hayes until
after thia year, II the Democrats
distortioniet had gone ono year for
ward TO 1876, I'm his own exhibits, nc
would have seon the carriages, wag-
ons, etc., after the now carriage came
into possession, put down at 800. In
this statement tho phaeton, after
another years wear, is still put down
ut si00; tho now carriage at 5000
| which Ii a high valuation. The 9th
or old traps, which were not worth
selling, aro dropped entirely.
/ q. Beqtiesfs. Tho Democrat says
tho sum OF a33, 100 was left In Hayes
hands In bclucsts by tho will OF snr
dis Birchard, which he WAS allowed
to hold for three years, ''and did no1
return dollar Of this money for tax
alton" Now, not one dollar was lef
In Hayes hands 10 pay bequesta. il
was intended that they should b'
paid out OF real estate To be sold; and
that was tho reason that Governor
Hayes was given three years IL
which to pay them, so that he might
have timo 10 sell the land and realize
tho necessary amount thereform
This real estate, as even the reporter
Of tho Democrat must know, Is taxed
| irrespective OF ownership, and can
not In any way escape paying it's due
proportion Of taxes.
| z. E.recutoT. Now, one word as X
the Executor bnsinoas. Tho prop
orty was absolutely vested IN iiayo,
by tho terms Of the will on probate
IL was, therefore, not nacossary e
make separate return Of the property
hold az executor. II NIL belonged e
Hayes, and was put IN for taxation
ms his own property. Tho resni
would have becn the same In oithe