The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-09-14

70 this ueducttOn, Ihe Increase q
this item to -, ,000iH 1876 was due {
the increase in books purchased fo
Hayes private library. which NIGH
perhaps self at Fremont for s., ,JB
after being well advertised. Thes
facts are all within the knOwledg
of the President Of the Bank of Ere
mont and Others, and may easily hI
verified.
.. Watches never reiuTne
one watch at $500. He never had
watch worth that. The return alWay
covered the ssme three watches
These three watches are WaIrth not L
exceed $3.50, except as -keepsakss. On
il a plain watch, forty or fifty year
old, worth about SO. Another is tn
property OF his wife ever since sh,
was a school girl 1--WE beg her par,laI
for mentioning il, but when ladie
happen to be wives of Presidentia
candidatcs they must have their mos
sacred possessions handled 10y Lli
pubIicl. 1t is worth perhaps SIS.
has not been running for twentl
4 years, and eau't be made t. run. Th
third watch may be had by sny spec
ulatOr in watches at the REASONABLE
price of $l00.
3. RaRO-The Democrats copy q
Hayes returns, which We have no
reproduced, has an ostentAtious para
graph in "Bold Face" type, u fol
lows: o
80. fPIanO fOFtes none )' a
This appears in each of the RETURN
with heart-breaking distinctness
Well now, the reason why Hayes re-
turned "PiaDO fOrtes none" WAS tina
he lad "PianU lartes nome" 10 is i
little humiliating TO be Obliged tn en-
ter into such purely domestic con
Germs, but it is one OF the penalties W.
Americans attach 10 the honor of he
ing a candidate for tile highest CfIict
in the gift of tile people. The trutI
is, then, that Governor Hayes girl!
are all bOys, more familiar with oar,
and base ball clubs than pianos, eX
cept one fair haired child of nine
years old. Consequently he neve
had piano in his house Till last O;
tOber, when favorite niece was visit
ing him. This niece having a taste
for music, Mrs. Hayes hired piano
from the village dealer In that article
for the pleasure of her guest. THIS
summer the Governor, in order Il
provide in advance for the con,
tingeney of other visits by favOrit6
nieces, concluded to boy the piano
This was after he had made his last
return for taxation. tie traded lsnd
for the piano, aud, as he is not very
good at a bargain, may have paid
$500 in land for a 5000 piano. III he
| did, we viii bet horn spoon that ht
enters ID on his first tax return after II
came into pnESessinn at $500 or 81. 600,
over valuing it for taxation, as he has
Over-vRluetl every article we have ex-
amined. faa--
4. HOrses.-It is alleged that "Hayes
returned in 1873 and 1876 three horses
at $500, when his neighbOrs know
! that lie values one OF his horses al
$500.n This is an outrageous lie
One OF these horses is tWenty-seveu
years old, and is not worth ten cents
except for the sentiment OF attach
ment for long service, yet he is put
down at $50 for taxation. The street
valuation OF the other two is $50 fOl
one, and 800 for the other, yet they
are listed at $3.50 by Hayes. No OnG
has ever supposed that the best horse
he has is worth over $l25 or $50, at g
high valuation, and its street valua'
tion is, as we have said, Si0O II cost
S125. .-l sacie "a r-,-.r
8. Carriages. 1t IS alleged thai
Hayes in 1875 returned four carriages
at $50, when it twas well known
that ''he paid $500 for one, and that
another, a phaetOn, cost SS50.n Two
of these 'fcarriagesp Were an OLD buggy
and q wagon, wiIich Hayes put in Al
SIS. One was aiterward sold for $50.
The other would not sell at any price.
The phaetOn was bought second
hand, and is not worth over 500. II
did not cost half the sum stated in the
Democrat. The other "carriage''
listed in 1875 was a wagon that cost
perhaps SIS. The grand $500 equipage
was not owned by Hayes until after
this year. II the Democrats distOr-
ZIONIST had gone one year forward, to
1876, in his own exhibits, he would
have seen the carriages, wagons, etc,
after the new carriage came Hato pos
session, put down at 500. In this
statement the phastOn, after another
years wear, is still put down at 800 ;
the new carriage At 500, which is q
high valuation. The other old traps,
which were not worth selling, are
dropped entirely. Aa
6. Bequests.-The Democrat says
the sum OF $50, 700 was left in Hayes
hands in bequests, by the will OF Sar.
dis BirchRrd, which he was allowed
to hold for three years, ''and he did
not return a dollar OF this money fol
taxatiOn.u Now, not one dollar was
left in Hayes hands 10 pay bequests
1t was intended that they should bC
paid out of real estate 70 be sold-and
that was the reason why Governor
Hayes was given three years in which
to pay them, 50 that ne might have
time to sell the land and realize the
necessary amount therefrom. Thi:
real estate, as even the reporter of the
| De1lncgdt must know, is taxed ire
speetive of ownership. and can not il
any way escape paying IFS due pro
portion of taxes. tr 1
| Z. ExeeutOr-NOW, one word as {,
the "EXecutor'' business. The prop
erty absolutely vested in Hayes, b.
the terms OF the will on probate. I
was, therefore, not necessary to max,
separate return OF property held a
executor. 1t all belonged to Hayes
and was put in for taxation as IN
own property. The result would Isvl
been the same in either ease. rh
bulk OF the personality, as we av,
tseen, was bank stocks which did no
go upon the personal list Of the Ossn
or, but were taxed against the bal.l
and paid by 1t. Mr.. Birchard, it ha
been seen, put the total of his persona
property, iRclusiue (nOt siexelusive''
of bis moneys, credits, notes, book &C
counts, etc., at 81, ,9S2. IL it be hell
that Hayes should have listed thi
amount as executor, it must also b
held in that case that he should haV
deducted as executor the obligations
amounting to over $40, ,0O0, incurred il
carrying out the intentions of Sardh
Birchard toward the town of Ere
mont.
. The reader will have observed tina
most OF what we have stated, is givel
on the authority, though not in th
, language, of Governor Hayes himself
) While cOnversing with him, Nj
June, one of the most prominent AN
well known citizens Of Fremont, VIII
udpLbcllGu III ADiuluuuH On AlciSD1a
business, called to pay his respects t
the Governor. In reply 10 q hall
, testing observation by the GOvernO
| that some of the Democratic brethre
were after him for net giving in prop
: erty enough for taxation, Mr.. Jun
5, said, laughiDgly al know that onI
/. side of lands you are one Of the pool
: est men in the country" Anxious {
! supplement the statement Of the Gov
! ernGT by any facts within Mr. June
{ knowledge, the writer questioned hir
, little as To the items III the return:
Mr.. June stated, 81 Of his persons
. knowledge, that Mr. Birchard had q
moat no taxable personal property q
5 cept a horse and buggy aud his note
I credits and book accounts. As To th
y valuation Of the horses, Mr.. Jun
e said, turning to Governor Haye