The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-01-21
THURSDAY, JAN. 21, 1892.
GOVERNOR TGLLMAN,s TAKES.

G0SEIsEEGiS TILLNAN,S TAXrGS.
In another column will be found list of |
property returned by Governor Tilman to
the auditor Of E4gcfleld county for taxation
it is interesting at this time to study his ic-
turn, for he j. The man that poses as an ad-
ToCatu o. carrying out the law to the letter
!" ;hC ;jN,t"r Of taxes. We invite care
lui N2"ti.H and study of the figures and
CUmT2r& >hoin with the doctrine by Cover
no! Ti!l;nan jt, ,ec if he practices what he
pr"arnIs. IL til>. first place he returns six
y five cow AR $3.50. an average of $lO7 73
each. j Is fair to presume that the Cover
lcr owns t)r hast grade cattle, for as an
CviIeiv, ",it &c does, he recently sold TO
the &,Hl" iII".ic asylum twelve of these
For ~ @.!''. "a average of &3G.S3 each.
FurEci, :..;M' lime during last October
Senator lri,y &n.i Governor Tillman met in
"toMtu"vnry 1t Ninty Six, said to hc a
'Tr" cph!,.tHcc' In which it is said thai
III" """&'u: l'ought from the Governor
jHtt"N cows. Now does anybody believe
'"I; ihH t1:ri magistrate Of South Carolina
s"iQ ";i'i ,tt>, 2$cd Of fifteen Of his COWS to
Senator lrh, inr the pitiful sum Of so. 73
"Nci. Ea:l Is the difference that We find
II The @"tU& yaiuc Of the Governors cat
tc and 'hr N"!cc at what he pays taxes on?
e. i tn:: lie Ills them for $3G.S3 each
:4:!H pays taN", ,'l them at $50. 73 each, or
i'll other W0i,E5 ~ sells them for $aG 10
more t!,;yI what h. returns them TO the au
uIt"r i"H. But tH> Governor says that the
;SNiuln G',t tAc hr:t cows he had Suppose
they dill, were tGcr returned to tie auditor
1oI !aNali"n t,i n"} Thing like half as much
A$ j" 5od j'rjs, j'"! We don't think the
Governor ". 81! 'ney were and in fact the
eNi,,rncu h"!nfr l.* shows ;hat they were
mol. Take Il i9r s,,mtcd tl;tt the Cover
noE ca le."'" 4uH pay taxes on these
twelve cows - :.,# S3 each, the price he
soih them iuT; ;u}., what was the rating
the rcinH:u"% H'!r-six were returned at?
1t IS 1.3 c~2h 'ncrc is hardly a scrub
co" IL TINS '.,":y rcturncd for 50 little as
ir"t. IihN!; q: i, lifty-siX fine COWS own
cd ~ tho Gpvv!Mut of this State being re-
turned FOX t@Ivs i $5.13 each. More cyi-
0ouc2 Yr!. i::"Ic are ,S?5 acres of Enl
retu;1ic' II WI average of &'3.l9 per acre.
We WoE0"' l. tie Governor would sell this
13nN t.: t"''r i,.j amount. One hundred
head ni h''-. !! ,mcd at :i.O5 each. IT,
lH"' hAi, - "a" rs they arc worth? All
thr 0,Grr !;v!:~ - l.isrcturn show about ;hr
&"1.iC A;''l"3. j.'2y man or oIhcr person
vic Aa.;.S D.. ~.r,"n Of his, hCr OF their
property IT. liz :~ltc, is required by law
10 swear - .'hl r.nim as follows:
!,................. do So,Cmly
swear, '.t"' / i.%,, Slcd above al! the real
'h! E"i''l' r>t rty, moneys, credits
NN'! anal n".>. @.r Indebtedness, invest
~ III! Il, '' '',,. r;''s:tS, Joint stock COmpE-
ms, 'r "'' '.'i'o's.. ,l longing to NE, or uM-
&c" 'I} r'"u"' ;,& manager, liolirr. or ~
h"''f1 T. i','".H "rsardian, trustee, cyvcu-
'pr' '"'I'"'~,r.;vr, receiver, accounting
o,.ii", .%' ID, 49, .ncy, or fact. on the LIST
Gal. - aN''i-:t, t9l, which arc subject to
&','.'l"' '",.rt .'' laws Of this State, anl
t"&i l@t' "''&.a Il the same Il. what !
hCEr-',y Ici:>'v % be the market value:
and tlli ;Ar @ju,u list as furnished bv me
70 TIC '"1";} &1H!tor, is true AMI ta!!hfu
'r!!In ,!is. OF OF, a" u'r property, which lam re-
lhcH i i-O}rinur Tillman made his re-
tnrA, he ""3 "h'iged under the law to
swear ~ il aNl SIN the oath above quoted.
Did he d" IT, II he did so, did he "hon-
cs!ly believe" a he time, the prices he re-
turned them .: ", re the ''marllct value" of
them? If a t!,c time he made l, return
he believed ti:;t the property lie returned,
Tor taXGti0m was worth more than what hc
Tcttncd thCm a, or if he believed that if
they "v'" PIT on the market they woul!
bring Dicrc tj'aN what he returned them
fer, he sLoN'l nover again say anything
AhcUt 'ro'j""m":@ in Denmark perjury or
anything uy the md, for he does not prac-
lice what = i'Hrarhcs. The Governors to-
tai asar,e'.synD IS about $12, 600, whereas, if
hc ro,n"'! n" :h2 doctrine that he advocates,
VIC dare -! lis assessment would be at
least 6?J.Uuu.