The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-04-13

levy recon nepded This the delegation o.
honest men did. suppose the county commis-
sioners had recommended 81 mills should the
delegation have granted it2 Just 80 much as
in their judgment, was necessary. There can
be no other rule.
Mr.. MCGOWAN can't understand how legisa
tors csn pnt levy "less than necessary for ex.
penditures at that time known But the ex-
pendi.ures are not always known. Estimates fol-
roads, bridges and ferries are always more OF
less uncertain. really doubt whether Mr. Nc
Gowan would make q good legislator. &c
seems 10 believe tro much nf what he hears
He says the County Commissioners said thai
with mill levy Il ficiency WAS CERTAIN and
they (as he says) said 80, well, I do not believe
anv such thing.
Let's see.
The deficiency. MCGOWAN. says is 81 500
Very well. People in my neii,hborhood nsec
to cross TO LaIrens on bridge tEat cost about
s6n0. The county commissioners last fall built
in its stead. one which cost S. 700 Now il the
old bridge had heen rebuilt We would have now
had surplus Of 51055. or they could have
built bridge costing 50 7l0. and had no def
cheney. 1t ia granted that an additional i oi
mill was allowed in the lsst levy to pay the
deficiency and interest The levy now is 81
mills. Without the deficiency it would have
been 91d milk. The levy for 1890 81 was 81
and If the 4 had been added it would have
been 10 mills. Now what's the difference he
tween 10 mills for one yesr and 9% for tht
next. and ~ mills for both years :? But. say
Mr.. MCGOWAN. "be it remembered that tht
collection of these taxes would come after tht
August primary for 1892 and, could then Dr.
no po itical harm" Now that's about az hat
a. iuduIgipg in chase to Columbia to find s
thing that VAS recorded at Ahbeville. Every
body who wants to know, knows what the tn,
levy IA. These levies are always published il
the newspapers. They are not hidden from
the people till tax paying. IT We had desiret
to make ourselves popular this year we wonlt
have made the levy 10 mills last year and 81:
this year. But we didn't care to Use the ad
vantage we had wanted to give the boys
showing.
There is one thing We did, in the matter o
taxes, which I never hear mentioned nowa
davs. We saved Greenwood and Abbeville tow
ships about 800 900 worth Of railroad bonds he
sides untold interest on them II we get credi
for that we baYe reduced this years levy be
low zero.
Now there are some things about that pri
mary which l cannot understand. l canno
understand how a primary man on principle
can take no interest in primary after TIN
yesr. know II at Mr.. MCGOWAN il an Eonor-
able man and l am forced to conclude thel
that he Is going to Ieave us. But think tia
he ahould have Used his Influence for direct
primary for 81 for the sake Of some Of us wht
may be here to battIe at that time. There wa
no constitutional difficulty in the way Of de
nlanding primary of tbe September conren
tion, and vet that reso uiion was tabled
Even Gen. Hampton, who, short time pre-
vinlls. wanted to TAKE a primary NoLENs
vOLENs, thought the RESOLUTION was out OF Or
der. Gen. Hampton is an honorable IMAM.
therefore don't understand it.
Now let's zee how that deceit and decep
ton" iits the other foot.
That direct primary would lie unfair to the
people OF the lower counties was fnlly discuss-
ca and air cd in the convention '88. or course
it won be ''persoual abuse" 10 say that s
learned lawyer did not know az much about il
al farmer Governor. ] am forced therefore
to say that Mr.. McGuwan knew it. Certaini!
cunnot ray TINT HI able lawyer did not know
the constitutional difcnlty in the G.atter Of the
May convention. Therefore am justified in
saying Knowing these things, it was al un
pardonabe aud indefensibiO act OF deceit tc
make that appear NJ true which was not true.
heartily agree with Mr.. MCGOWAN in what
be says about decent. non mud-sinSing cam
paeu.
I had dream a few nights ago about tba,
March convention
T. A. Graham.