The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-08-12

ss,ss, alr.eAlay hesd i,c actual cApguI.Lursa
and not appropriatioarUills The test Of the
r maller Iheradministration has not spent
I that muck sxtra. 'f'"
Col. Orr: The only reason is you did moi
\ get 1t, and If You levied more than enouol
taxes these hard times, it was hardly rirIt
10 the taxpayers.
cMr. Mayteld was going by the record
col: Or: Then you don't understand the
record, and you are to blame for it..
Mr.. Mayfeld had said in his figures that
'he factories returned property in the State
al million and quarter dollars, and had
&liowed Anderson county, under this head
S''o Col. Orr said he returned the Pied
mont Company's Anderson Mill by itself. at
at SZ,4IO. lie told the audience that Mr..
Mayheld had simply mised them and IL
showed how much reliance could be placed
on him. Col. Orr said that he would not
lake up time discussing every little dog tax
Mr.. Nlayfeld had referred to.
Col. Orr discussed the record of the
Administration during the past two years.
lie said that when Gov. Tliman started his
movement six years ago, lie claimed that he
was not working for office, but for the
farmers alone. lie then told how Gov.
1illman had virtually nominated himself.
tion had acted illegally and when they went
TO court Chief Justice Pope joined in saying
that their action was wrong
Speaking OF the banks he said, they
should pay their share of The taxes as well
as anybody else.
Col. Orr said that be could prove to any
unbiased man that Tillman was the worst
enemy the poor man had
~ Col. Orr was in favor Of education, but
did not think it was right to put a SO Poll
tax on all persons regardless of what they
yvA n.xh
{ 20 tax the poor man this way The rich
man could send his children to school all
the time, while the poor man could spare
his children from the field for only o short
time and would thus get little advantage
from the $3 poll tax, while the rich man
would always be getting it.
He was in favor of n two mill tax, and
sisted that in the legislature an anti-Till-
man man made an amendment to a certain
bill so as to put in the two mills tax and
that the Tillman men voted it down lie
continued; "no man could tell me that the
poor man should pay as much tax for edu-
cation as the rich man." Tilman has
claimed open and above board that YOU
should be able to read and write and own
so much property in order to be allowed to
vote. lie has reiterated this and will not
deny il when he gets up to speak"
voice: don't believe Tillmau's that
way.
Col. Orr: What is the result? IL puts
all in the hands Of the rich,
A voice: / don't believe TilImsn will do
II.
Col. Orr: 1t is taking the inherent right of
the democratic people away from them.
A voice: We are willing 10 take hing
Tillman puts on us.
Col Orr Tillman has valued mans
labor at Is and 10 cents n day. Is lie
sfie1d 81 i'spaef man.
@ha aas beei tneresalt Of the admin I
AraiioRs ,.ismsnsgemeDt Tie bonds ~
the Stala .,9ye gore down aud the credit Of
chs State h,ys .ouo down. wnpn an lndi-
cSstual SrcsSs i, does GSt aJeo, the state.
tat t.en the bonds II 10 stare =, acwn
IL effeeSs every o1ay ~ the sIne Money
y like any aipg, sisoi Whcp tissJ js , i9l ~ !