The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-04-27

The following levy will be necessary:
For ordinary 81 mills. ,, .
For past Indebtedness Il mills. surplus 10
be used for current expenses.
Total levy mills.
Signed, J. F. c. DuPre,
]. w. Lites, Chairman.
County Comm iSSiOnerS.
The County Commissioners will fill out the
above and return us soon as possible.
j. s. Vernon,
Comptroller General
wbon tho lopiSlature meets these estimates
are referred TO the vafi iouS county deleeatioiIn
for their consideration. TO properly conslder
which, the representatives must , i!lior, III M
themselves as To the financial condition oI
their county. This, Think, was maue pam
In my last article. After they have given u
due consideration it is their duty to nix q ievy
according TO their resources TO cover tnc
amount called for Now say WlInouL tne n',
fear OF contradiction, that the Delegation, oy
fixing the levy at mills has raised more tn;,n
the amount called for, 10y Sl6t5. yet Mr. NC
Gowan says that the delegation Shonio nave
made the levy Mills, which wou!u nave ..,,i Iea,-
lied over $50, 600 when the estimates amount
ed to S2i i,i00-S7,600 more than tue Cou.!
Commissioners asked for. There must oe soine
con fusion In Mr.. McGowan's mind otnerwlhe
he has forgotten that time-honored pehioc[a, ,,
tic nrincipIe that no money should be taken
from the people, more than that necessary !"
defruy ali governmental expenditures; econ
omically administered. Did NJ. McGoWan
eX pect the delegation TO practice tne oasest
deception" for it is said by some one, TO tax
the neonIe one cent more than is necessary Is
/ cannot think that in either faction Of the
democratic party of South Carolina.
delegation in the legislature can be tounu
who would stulify themselves for pnllllGsi
purposes and wilfully or "deceltfully make
a tag levy too high or too low. .,.oa
No! no! my young friend, you nave allowed
your partiZan zeal to lead you 10 say snInt-
Thing that you did not mean and for whlch
am sue, in your calmer motnehlS you
ire heartily sorry. ~ c,o,,,,,s
sioners. They make their estimates, ana
the delegation fixes the levy 10 raise
that amount. The Comfy CotnmisSioners n,s-
burSe the money. and IL is not q part OF lne
duties of the delegation to overlook tne ni-
flee of the County Commissioners IheS hIt
responsible for their own acts: " oy chancrs
there should be q surplus or dehclehGS, 49, A. -
so rcnortpl but in this controversy lhe ueIe-
CATION have been defending the County Com
missionprs and think rightly TOO, LOT lney
show sufficient cause for me deTciencS. uu'
have no doubt they can take care ol tnenl-
selves and explain what became OF the mon
Now, Mr.. Editor, I do not intend TO reply or
undertake to explain the many llttle tlHeS
made by Mr.. McGOwan. he says sonnet i.'S
about bottom corn, and n good corn crop ana
unforeseen floods. admits that he had not eA-
amined the records. He says the deegatlnn
admit they had madca misthke.UhlS WI,
denvO He aIudeS tn the railroad case anu
ventures to give his opinion that the STATE
will loose It..
He further said that IT. was great temp,a-
tinn Tor n TIiIman delegation To make me
taxes too low, aud many other things 40 ohot
now remember.
All OF this argument reminds me ofa young
Barrister who In defense OF his Il rst BRIEF: new
or a!luIes to the ease, for he knows all Oh the
facts are on the oppositrSlde.
But Mr. Mcti0wnn no where denies, wnat u
the uiSt ri this controversy, To wit, that tne
C0nniy Com missionprS called for only S2lUso
and that the delegation gave them over S2o.oOo
]. Tuwnes Robertson.