The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-03-23

Gov. IlllfnanS S ADMINISTRATION mas maze
the effort To refund II At per cent. ana has
failed. That is to say, to exchange the pres
ent q per cent. bonds for new pei cent bonds.
Under Il normal and healthy state OF Affairs
a few years back when the whole issue OF
"Green or Deficiency" bonds were refunded
at AZ per cent. If our State government com.
mandcd confidence at home and abroad the
funded. OF the S60OO,OOO but $4,000 has been
taken, although very expensive arrangements
were made for the purpose.
And this IL not the worst OF II! II Gov.
TilIman il reelected, In my Judgment, they
will not refund another dollar. do not be.
lieve they can accomplish itat much less
per cent; while our sister State OF Georgia
has refunded her entire debt at 3% per cent.
Gov. Tillman anu his administration are dt-
recIly responsible for this injury 10 our pub
lie credit, and you will feel the disastrous eff
frctS of his lash admi istratio IN the next
few years far more than you teel 1t now.
alone is sutlicient TO make the thoughtful stop
and think?
If that debt is not refunded, you-ihe tax;
payers-wlll have H. TO pay ; and If We do, l
tell you the taxes for 1851 will make the
oldest inhabitant open wide his eyes
Capital is proverbialIy timid. IF monied
men have no confidence in the stability oi
the government, then the debt cannot be re-
funded at even ~ per cent. This Is most Sc
rious and alarming question.
THE PEOPLE.
: 9 My other complaint Is the deceit and de-
ception practiccd upon you by Gov. Illlmtn
and his Legislature in making the levy for
taxes for lS91l.
Gov. Tillman was under promise TO lower
the taxes. He knew when he made the PROM
iSe lie could not keep It for our taxes were
then less than almost any State In the Union.
But standing for reelection, he knew the hrst
question asked would be, have the lakes
been lowered" and he has political sigacity
enough to know that If The taxes were lH-
creased it would be hard for him To answer
So Was not the order issued that the levy must
not be increased? The undonbted result is II
deficiency in almost every county. Was mol
our own delegation informed, officially, That
the levy as proposed for Abbeville WAS too
low and II not Increased that II drhcitncS
would he the result? Nevertheless The levy
was put too low and to-day we have cons'u-
erable deficiency In this county. The lrreSlSt-
ible and legitimate conclusion from inns rs
that the desire was To deceive the people By
the time the levy would come again to pay
this deficiency Gov. Tillman would bc re-
elected, perhaps gone 10 the United states
Senate. lie knows that the taxpayers VIII
in the end have this deficiency To pay ana
that 1t was but damming up the wntrrs inr Il
future day. He thought, however, the dam
would not break in his day or certainly hOl
before the next election, and In the meantime
he would get credit for low taxes. knowing
the original levy was too low IT was an uii-
pardonuble and indefcnSible nrt OF deceit, 10
make that appear as true which was not true.
WE ASK FOR A PRIMARY.
In the resolutions offer we make only a
fair and reasonable request. We ask ior q ul-
rect primary. We pledge ourselves 10 nshI