The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1881-05-14
"THE BOTTom-EsT FACTS"
How the Wou1d-be Bulldoser of the
Reflex Evaded Taxation In 1879.

How the Wou1d-be Bu1ldoser of the
Reflex Evaded Taxation in 1879.
The publisher of the Reflex, who
is continually prating about his man.
hood, and at the same time comparing
those who do not come up to his elevat-
ed standard to the lowest ofthe animal
creation, gave his readers the usual
dose of vile personal illusions con-
corning US in his last issue. In that
branch of true literary manhood we
award him the "honors, and shall
not contest his well earned reputation
to the head of the class. But when
it comes 10 reciting facts, this would
make-us- believe higher type Of hu-
mainly is sadly deficient in that noble
virtue which the philosophers and
sages of past and present ages have
exalted as the noblest attribute of true
manhood-truth. His ideas of great
ness run in a contrary direction, and
fasehood and SANDER is the pedestal
from which he Eliminates to his read
ers his boosted higher type of man.
hood.
Now we proceed to facts, as I'M
dersiood by common people. The
Reflex, referring to an insinuation
thrown out by the News some weeks
ago, rela i've to a little c~rookedness
practiced in the collection OF taxes in
1879, asks:
Now perhaps you would like to know how
We 'Asfund Mr. RuasulI eff - uaa a var
simple way, and perhaps you would like to be
similarly situated when the A assessor inter.
Views you. 1t wassimply by telling Mr.. nus
sell that the Assessor owed US more than
enough TO pay the tax. lie said he would
look into 1t, and the thing hung lire until 1t
was time Tor the Assessor to make bis returns.
Mr.. AoodberTy did not get out this way until
alter that time, At our special instance and
request the following year our assessment
was doubled. The tax was paid, and we hold
II receipt for 1t dated August 81, 1880. Now
make u decker out Of that ii you can. We
did not approach any one and no one APP
preached Us, and luther, We don't thiuk any
one ever will.
We know exactly +" how yon stood
Mr.. Russell of, % without volunteering
to enlighten us. In 1878 you pub
lished the Democratic County ticket
at the sngges ion of Frank Peed and
Wash Woodberry, and sem your bill
to The Cen raj Committee, who refused
to allow it. Then you fell back on
the candidates who had ordered the
advertising, which was all right
and proper. Mr.. Peed came to time,
but Wash chung fire." In the fol-
lowing year, when Nh. Russell came
around collecting taxes you refused
to settle, alleging that the County As.
SCISSOR was IN your debt. Russell in
tiniated that that was a private bust
ness matter, and should moi come in
collision with the collection of the
revenue. Still you persisted in
s~'standing Off the Deputy Assessor.
Mr.. Russell then consulted with a
friend about the matter, Who advised
him to refer the whole subject to AS
SCISSOR Woodberry, which he did, and
that was the end of it, so far as we
know, till the assessment roll was be-
ing footed up, when Mr. Forrest called
attention to the fact that the Reflex
did not appear on the roll. Mr.. Wood.
berry said he had quite forgotten to
assess the Ward bulldoser-a very
likely occurrence, considering Mr..
Russell's representation of the subject
to him. We have not "backed
down." or taken any position that
was not s'tenable." You refused to
pay your taxes, and the Assessor,
who was in duty bound to collect it,
did not compel you. And the fact is
transparent that White Pine county
was defrauded out of its just revenue
in 1879 through the private business
relations exis ing between you and
the County Assessor. Furthermore,
it is among the possibilities that, had
not Mr. r. rest called atteni ion to
your de lnaueney, that double taxa
ton for which you hold a receipt,
would also have been forgotten.
These are t.Lhe bottom facts.r