The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-01-22
The Legislature Again.

on one hand. and the establishment, on the
other Of Unauthorized construction will shad
ow its acts for generations to conc: it will be
chroniccd dark era in our history 1t has
made Of llaSar of the tax payers, by de-
nying their inheritance representation before
taxation. 1t has conferred upon another class
the privilege of entering and enjoying the pub
lie Treasury as their own convenient wants
, may require, and thus establishing sociali>tic
and sgrarian demands upon the tax payers,
without law or limitation, and fastening upon
public bounty an unlimited number OF consum-
crs of the fruits of the puy.ic industries. Such
,hc end of the greatest Republic mcmorialiscl
in the annals of the world. When ambitious
and aspiring and designing leaders of parties
commenced supplying their followers with
corn from the public granaries, then individual
energy, and activity. and enterprise began to
sink into sothfulness, and dlencss. ani icpcn.
dence, and the lofty Roman his world-re-
nowned and unbonnded Rcpublic-whose citi
zcnship was n guarantee and passport among
every other people-bcsin to relax her disc-
plinc and by degrees to receive AMI wear in s-
lent misery, those very chains which she lad
laboriously linked for others of every surround
ing country for centuries before. Now only
magnificent remains of the arts and architect
ure ofthat wondrou. people, which the e!oqucncc
of Cicero, nor the dagger Of l'rutus, though
eXerted for the freedom OF Rome and the world.
could not save.
There is but saving element which may
rescue us in this beginning of the rccrcancy Of
| our lcaders-it i. that powcrfu full ard cOnsrrv-
ative element of our country the farmers and
M cchsnics, ifthey would and could only unite
| and speak in one loud tone to these reckless
| spoilers-no further.
In addition to the above and before men
TONED admitted wrongs and mschicts, would
mention emission to do by the General Assem-
| bly,, what they ought TO have done.
! First, the reduction Of the rate Of interest on
money to seven percent, and providing to have
| but one rate Of interest for all, and operating
equally upon all-.cquality being the basis Of
our system and guaranteed in our organic law
everywhere.
Secondly, great reduction OF the number
OF paid ofce-hodcrs. This has been pledged
in every democratic platform since oar goverr-
ment was restored under Wallace
l"'"'y' great f'"u''''" Vi ''AsS' 'Spec'a''y
on 'A""' anu t"e S''o''s""'e"' o' III '"'''''g'h'
system o' ''"' '"N'''oh' Inc present Systcm
is carrcious, unfair and fuctuating. Hun
drcs of thousands Of acres of land are not
taxed at all, because they have passed to the
forfeited I'st' ana 'hH' list Is continually grow
lng' "hiie Inc amo"h' OF taxes on property IN
creases from year 10 year. IL Is W'thn my
! memory 'hat inc whoie "i The taxes OF tins
county hmo"h'cI TO but little over five thous.
| an" aol'ars 'hry now exceed hity thousand
uoiiars' an" the cry IS more more :. while the
aoiilty 10 pay Al the foimcr period was much
| s'''' '''"" ~ % nov
! '"'S' '"e o0"''''o' VI '"e 'o''s s"o"'
""'e o'et 'eE"'"e" anu '"'Pro'eu-eSpec'a'y
| '"e o"'' Iron" west spring anu cross Anchor
""o ''" '''""'' "''' worthy re''y 10
These grave acts cf omission an1 commission
| by the last General Assembly. Justify the re
| mark. Of ,bcm made hv mo IN my, frs, .on,r,r
,;oo,;, ,,,
| ~ ' ''''> ~'''' "'''''' '''' ''"''
| III reference l" 'hem IN my scc"hd anu thlrd.
| The endorsements which have been given them
| by various presses in the State some of which
| | b,vc ncxor hcroro bo,rl ia, ,o,,o, &C. o,l,. .
| :. ~ " ~ W. ''' -
s'ns'e one 10 my khowle"gc ocihg IN dlsap-
! proval, NIL confirm my opinion of their truth
| and Justice and thew c,mfort mo
| o,bar ,,o. o, ~
| ~ ~ i'
| wrthg Oh 'hese s"'9ec's' pointing I" wrongs
and remedies, and one address was made at
| Clarendon. by i. 4. Iillman and publisbcd in
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