The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-08-14
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TFnnr Aug.aI-.
EDITORS CLARION: som. wa.l.
business note, Glanced 90 meari... ..
that "the county taxes brad gon. N. .' l.
mously.7 s-
You printed 1t, ana askeI Gr.u.....
on which based that opinf,n
giving what thought "a -unIc..g, .-
to your inquiry. Nou refereed nh. I'.e
to the President OF che Board ...
sors. 1t certainly was uotmv I.,..., ...'
provoke controversy, but d.I wr....
wife inquiry. .'
In the CLARION Of 7th u.t. M W..
Shelton, late President of tao I'M.
Supervisors, steps 10 the FRONT VIM.
suppose is meant as au answer .r. '.t
nation. N.t'
Mr.. Shelton admit, ult ODE. a......
in 1876 were sixteen aud a DIAL. A.. '''
the dollar, and tmt il l,71 H..
twenty one mills. Aud yer l.u.,. '.f
with me for saying that county t.... .-
increased enormously. do r.r
what other men may consider .r...
but here is jump Of nearly t,....
per cent in year. ltis urg.n,r..
tween sixteen ana hall dollar. N.
the thousand dollars in 1896, aud ro...
one dollars on the same amount ... r.--
that is not enormous, / have lost u,
TO calculate.
Then Mr.. shelton uudcrua.. .a r,.....
why this increase become rpn.s..r,
in mind, my charge WAS that count. .'
had been increased. This cbar,. H.. '1'
contrOverted. Mr.. Shelton ruuf..
then undertakes to avoid. IIeag.. .g.
our county taxes have ba,Y r.-
while the State taxes have been ..I.r.....
is very easily ana shortly explained ~
whole expenses Of the courts. n.g.r...
and OF witnesses ian State case. ..r
penses of jails OF every kuI, a.ofvl...
are heavy items, were, until lately. .n...i.
the State, but are now paid by rH.-....
tive counties '-cN lctly. Tu. m.y
reason why county taxes have b...
mouSly increased. but doe. H. ar.g...
charge that they have been increased
actual increase is the gravmeY .. ...
,harge-why ii has been douc2-I.a...
matter.
But now as to the why: D. 70 r...
while to make an argument uo .r.,. ~.
he State may easily reduce it. own ..-....
Iitures by packing or ON the cuunf.......
Vhole expenses OF courts, the ply or..r-.
nd witnesses in State cases, and oy......
+ jaiIs of every kind, lab OF wl... ...
eayy items p As "a matter of eoyr.. D.,
he State throws upon the counties r0..r..
Ike these, the State government r.,..
an very cheap. But what become. ....
)unty government, and what nlpa.r...
ie taxpayer?
Does il make any difference Co tne -.-
no pays taxes, whether be pIl- So u..
tate ana SOL the county, or S3Df6r-...
ld " to the county? Make him Inr..
the name OF justice, don't call DO raI...-
Xes. 1t is tile burthen of which uI.H7
'rer com plains, and he rightly clu.lIa1..
opposition To change h from one -YaY.Ia-
another, and call il relief au insulting
ocktry.
l hope, Mossrs. Editors. tbarNr. ,aaIa,
s succeeded IN CONVINCING fup U..l,I...
nose SHOULDERS the blame" shluII r.
d putting the boot on thc rlgnf n.a
/ ala not charge this increase uftate.
luher dld ! charge chat tho Sheriff r04
Board Of Supervisors did it oatsfr p.
o..
a ihe same Issue OF your paper iu which
= SneltOn's communication appears ..ua
e VINO signs himself "Dpmucrar." uum.
nseIt loose. II he hal slM 4uyrHrg
q could get hold OF, pr drops ANN Wa
u conld pick up, which Md NJ hr
swtred, would answer him. Erf nix
choose To fight wind-mill-. II4yar.q
i"h very Npcctedly into thI. r.nfr-
'sy, ana as ] write over my own nr.u.-
ndtnre, democrat" hone. viii ...u.
'prlety OF ms doing the same fIirg N
seeks a discussion with me ON t.flr T.va
any other question, he will please ass
his mask. '''.
.nu theli' Democrat ought not f0 Keen
lscIi concerted from The 9azo of Y. ..,ls
Ii": An anxious multitude /. ave-. rTr
u ming us visual organ Co getH olimua
us nodern intellectual IIercur. NM
'Inuly volunteers to assist the I.Iirnr.af
CLARION, and the late Board on sinner.
us, ln conducting private congressional.
WIN so mum Die an individual raur
espohdent. You, Mcssrs. Editors XVIII
uaual foresight, saw readily tIa. uaIuf.
ohelton admits it, "but where knm.
sc 10 enter, r. etc, etc"
Yours truly