Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-12
soyrott Coupon Ta1.Pa,cr

soycott Coupon TsH.Paycr..
To TIE Editor Of tie Dis3otri
In the report Of the Second Aadeo,
made in response 10 a resolution adsr,ei
by thu Senate calling for tie number
OF coupon cases pending in tee yarious
courts of the Commonwealth. ;hc nam,
OF the plaintiff in each case. and IN,
name Of the Plaintiffs counsel. .hc re-
maikablc fact IS developed that there
are only two Counties IN the Slate
; Chesterteld and FcDrico-the citizens
Of which are te8,!ng their right & pay
taxes IN coupons Sod this is only 20 an
uncomfortable amount. The principal.
ana really the only source Of trouble. is
confined entirely e the cities Of Rich
moni. Lynchburg. 0Id Petersburg.
Ia, report shows Tat N the courts
OF Richmond there are 800 case, pend
ing. in Lynchburg l.. cases pending,
and in Petersburg IS ca-eo pending.
There are only five lawyer in Rich
mond who will appear in coupon cases.
only three IN Lynchburg, aad 70 the
credit Of he bar OF Petersburg Do -
shown that no lawyer there will pac.
tice in these cases, but that lawyers
have to be imported from RiChnohi f0r
this purpose.
Thus il will be seen that e Is the
conduct Of apoYtion Of the c.t2ens Of
these three cites alone which causes 4
continuation OF our debt troubles and
necessitates all expenditure OF thousand,
of dollars per year out OF the peoples
money to defend coupon cases n the
courts.
The great body Of the taxpayers -
those in the city alluded to a, well as
those throughout TIE entire Statc--are
not only paying their taxes in money.
but when il reaches the Treasury A
large amount Of it is required to defend
the State against spurious coupons
which is made necessary only by the
action Of those who are trying 20 pay
their taxes with thirty OF forty cents
in the dollar by rendering coupons there
for.
| Almost the entire number OF person,
in the three cities) named who are thus
aiding the Federal courts N humllIating,
and the creditors in'robb.ng. the honest
taxpayers in the State are dependent
for their existence upon tho-e taN-pay-
er,. in the cities and country alike, who
are either too poor or too patriotic %
pay their taxes in coupons. We tnt
insurance companies, dTy-good- mer-
chants, grocery morchGIts, whiSAey-
dealers, Nc., in Richmond. lynchLUrg
and Petersburg bringing suits O. force
the payment OF their taxes IN coupons,
by which they will keep 90 per cent. OF
the taxes they owe the State in their
pockets. while they are ioyendcn, upon
the money taxpayers Tor their exist
enCe as businessmen.
Rich men can alo-d &, pay their
taxes IN coupons. but poo: men cannot
and we would Ike 10 see ,he light .g.
augurated between tie hone t-mpney
taxpayers Of the state AMI the j, h-
mond. Lynchburg, and Petersburg o.-
pom taxpayers and that & wop.i Co..
suit in serious injury 20 The husoe-,
interests Of the latter can be easily
seen. Let the outraged money "a -
payers Of the State fgoW whence
comes the patronage o. the merchant,
coupon taxpayers in the cities. apply
the boycotting principle to sYery person
in the cities named who a.e trying 10
force their coupons n the Treasury ul.
less their pending suits are Immediately
dismissed and their taxes pal IN money.
This is but Just to those merchants and
: other businessmen in the cites who do
= not pay their taxes IN money. for they
l ought u and would reeeiys tie pstr0-
= mage Of the money ia payers n the
5 counties as well as cities.
For the protection Of their schools
and for the protection Of the State let
E the people Of Virginia who pay their
, taxes in money adopt the boycottn5
, plan. and ere long the business interests
; Of coupon taxpayers IN Richmond.
; Lynchburg. and Petersburg VII feel
= the heavy blows Of such a policy.
To accomplish this purpose u .s ne
n cessary tina; the names Of such persons
: IN the cities named should be pub-
T lshed. so that the country might see
/ who they were and if the pres, OF the
, three cities will not DO 50, We fee. sure
/ that every country paper IN Virginia
T will be glad Of the opportunity 70 DO
= SO. The report Of the Second Auditor
' has been printed and distributed among
= the senator's. and 4 list Of the names
y can be easily furnished to every news
, paper in the State. S3,TT"E~I