The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1876-10-05
GOV. HAYES TAX.
A Prompt Denial of the
Charges.
New York Evening Post, Sept. 6.

New York Evening Post, Sept. 6.
Gov. Hayes has authorized the
following denial of the charge that
he falsifed his income tax returns:
The first charge is that Sardis
Birchard, Gov. Hayes uncle and
benefactor, listed S9,9S2 personally
in 1878, exclusive of money and
credits; and that Gov Hayes, with
the same personally in possession,
listed only $1,000 in 1874 This is
not true. Mr. Orchards return in
cluded all notes, credits, and book
accounts. Gov. Hayes, in 1874,
made no return of notes, credits,
and book accounts, because all cred
its were swallowed up in debts. The
same is true of the notes. The per-
sonalty bequeathed to Hayes, was
almost entirely bank stocks, upon
which tax is paid by the banks. The
one item of all personally returned
by Mr.. Birchard, 1892, was more
than swallowed up by obligations in
Cured by Gov. Hayes in carrying
out Mr.. Orchards project for the
benefit of the town of Fremont. This
very question was, at the time, inves-
tigated by Democratic Board of
Equalization, and reported by them
as all correct. 1t will be seen that
the debts more than offset the cred
its under this item, and that the re-
turn of 81, 900 in 1874 was for house
hold goods which were not subject
to this deduction. The increase in
this item to $4,000 in 1875 was due
to an increase in Hayes private
library.
SEooND.-Gov. Hayes says he nev
er had and never returned watch
worth $500.
The three watches returned are
keep-sakes, and all together 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 re-
turn was made, and only rented one
last October for the use of niece
who was visiting him. This summer
he traded lot one.
FoURTH-It is alleged that Gov
Hayes returned in 1875 and 1876
three horses at $500, when they were
worth $500. The Governor says
one of these horses was twenty seven
years old and not worth anv thing,
yet he listed it at $50, and that the
strict valuation of the other two is
$50 and 800, yet he listed them for
a taxation at $3.50.
F1FTH.-It is charged in 1875 Gov
Hayes returned four carriages at
$3.50, when it was known that he
paid $500 for one and $3.50 for an
other The Governor says the car
riage referred to was not bought un-
til a year after the alleged false re-
turn was made, and then it was prop
erly listed. As the return of 1876
shows, two of these carriages
were, in fact, a buggy and a
wagon, one of which was soon after
sold for $40, and one would not sell
at any price, but were listed for S75.
The other was a second hand phaeton
which cost 800.
S1xTH.-It was charged that $685.
700 was left in Gov. Hayes hands in
bequests made by Mr. Birchard,
which he was allowed to hold for
three years, and he did not return
a dollar of this money for taxation
The Governor says that not one dol
lar was left to pay bequests, but that
it was intended bequests should be
paid from the sales of land, and he
was given three years so that the
land could be sold for that purpose
This real estate is of course taxed by
the county without consultation or
consent of its owner or holder.
SEVENTH. property was all
vested in Gov. Hayes by terms of
Mr.. Orchards will. 1t was there
fore not necessary, according to Ohio
laws, to make seperate returns of
held as executor. 1t be-
Ionged to Gov. Hayes and was listed
as his.