The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-02-12
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is s,sb orr ors AND His,..s Has p present
,s,.e Observe. srerpor. TillUan's !
admn,eoinries wasssSdpd that they are in
risfrat6-wjth those of other citizens.
> SS,saSs!4 contemporaries contend thet in the
matte Ell Of not paying his taxes the Governor
had the right to take advantage OF the post
ponement Of time like other citizens. and
call for comparison Of T,llman's tax re'urHs
with those Of previous Governors.
These cont emp orarie- appear to miss the
point, which is that the Governors conduct
in the matter OF bis taxes il in line with tie
course of deceit and self interest he has fol-
lowed from the beginning.
He began the farmers movement with the
declaration that he wanted no office and
g-amit -ccent none. He continued with
ten,,nd fr the nnminstion for Governor
~ a.ary. lie took the nomination. and
"oracd hard TO get it when the time
time. lie declined to favor primary
when his own chances had to be suhmittei
to it. He favored reduction of sa aries aud
expenses, but when he got in the Office
made no effort to reduce salaries or expen-
.c, and spent the last dollar of his contin-
gent fund and of the $500 allowed foc
''repairs, improvements ETC., on the eSecu-
tive mansion. lie denounced officials who
accepted free r,ilrold passes as bribe takers,
charged corruption and fraud i'll former
administrations and has failed to prove any
oft. lie denounced "tax eaters and 'tax
Lolgers'' AMI has become himself u tax
dod.cer. lie declared il II be shame and
an outrage upon the State that tho backs
should pay taxes Oh but siXty-six per cent.
OF their real property and that the railroads
should return their possessions at less than
full value, but he returned his cows at ten
doll rs piece, and sold them 10 the State
u, ihirty.six. He refused TO sign the tax
extension resolution cause he wsned to
igh'en Tie Icuplc into paying i'll enouSh
M ney to meet the interest on the State
deb. but he carefully RETAINED from pay
Ing Ills own taxes.
what other Governors have done and
what other citizens do has nothing to do
with the case. This is supposed to be n
RET rn and record breaking administration,
Ii it is not to be better than other adm nisra-
tyns n any way, what was all tho fuss and
hur. al and kick up about?
The task Governor rillman and hi,
hackers must undertake is, not TO show that
hc is as good n Goyern.r II, those who have
g,nc before him. that the people are as
hap V, prosperous and united as they were
bg!o lie crmc to the froGt, OF that his
adm nistrnt on has been as pure and useful
as any. lie pr mis.d Improvement oil
FOR, III the ia'k Of whit - ~as Sosn SlerttGd +,
mno' ity and newspaper orposi. IoHli... =.
DISTRACT him il ch,ldHsh whining and thin
cxcnse, and it won't wash. The minority is
no; eoing to lie any weaEer than il is M
a'e The newspapers going TO b, more fricadly.
If ths Governors friends cannot show wher,
b" has matc improvements they must con-
frss that there were no imrro cments 10 b.
ma 'c, or that he was not able to, make them
Ia either case lie has deceive the people by
f'se claims and prttcnces aud should give
up job.
This cry Of give me al other chance i,
oil humbug. 1t is the cry eff every fraud
and failure in ;hc wor!i-a pitifu', shamefn
Pea for favor not deserved and trlst not
earned
thsre is not word of abuse in this,
a 49, 4 over ag lin anl sec if it is anything
> 80 :, plaia facts and reasonable conclusion
s'a iacfs. - Grccarilte Nelcs.