Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-08-11

people by trying to leave wrong
Impressions. Have some basis,
some foundation in fact (not
imaginary, some reason for your
opposition, or acknowledge that
you have none. Do not:appear to be
fighting just simply to get into
power, with hope that YOU may
| remain there forver. But I am
not done disproving the charge
that we are incompetent and
extravagant.
FEES AND FERTILIZER TAX.
I now turn another leaf in the
records to see what comes next
Here I find the fees turned into
the State Treasury from the
Comptroller Generals Office on
insurance licenses for our ad-
ministration were $5,880,00.
while for the year previous they
were $5,640.75, a difference in our
favor of $239.25. -
I also find the fees turned into
the State Treasury from the
Secretary of States office during
our administration are $3,000.07
as against s2,434.16 during the
year previous, difference in ou,
favor of $655.8S.
We also find that the number Of
charters issued during the present
administration, and the amounts
of the capital stock involved
exceed those of the previous
administration by over $3s0OO,000
Does this show a lack of confidence
and a falling off of business in the
State and that corporations are
afraid of US?
We also find the income last
| year from the fertilizer tax was
$56,S19.10 while the yeas before II
was $42,569.S5, a difference in oul
favor of $14,249.25.
We also find the income last
year from the Sinking Fund
Commission to be $1S,779,29, and
for the year before $7,484,82,
difference in our favor of $11, ,294..
AZ. When we add the increased
income from these four sources
we have an aggregate of $26, 1885
How do you like this? Does it look
like we are incompetent and
extravagant, and are destined tc
ruin the State? Does it look like
business has taken the wings Of
the winds and that things are
going to destruction?
An increase of $26,43S.S5 from
these four sources. and a decrease
of $35, 5,42S,1S in running the de.
partments Of the government, yet
you are told by these gentlemen
who claim everything, that we are
incompetent and extravagant, ano
that you need business men a
the head of your government.
CoOsAW.
What if the income from CoosaN
last year was less than the yeal
before by $4,000? The Act o.
the Legislature directed the
Phosphate Commission to take
charge of this property. They die
so, and Coosaw sued them. Coosav
brought the suit, and of course We
defended it. Yon know the result
We fought for a principle and won
and now we are getting $2per tor
royalty from Coesaw where VIZ
only got but$1 per ton before. I
will not take long to get back more
than the $4,000, and we have no
compromised our honor or th'
dignity of the State. If tina
Phosphate Commission had no
obeyed the Act of the Legislature
in taking possession of Coosaw
who would have heralded it owe
the State that Governor Tillmar
and the other members had falle1
victims to the Coosaw corporation
/ let you answer.
TAXES SAVED, oNE-FoURTH REDUc
Now let me answer the charge
against US that we are attempting
to oppress banks to the release o
the other property of the STATE
from taxation; that we ar
attempting to discriminate; tina
it ls the number of dollars ant
not the number ofmills you pa7
that determines your taxes; tina
the reduction of the State lev.
from I to I mills means nothing
and that your taxes have not beel
lessened; that you pay more take
than you did before on the sam
property. My time and a prope
respect for your patience an
comfort will not permit me to g
: over the whole grounds to com
! pletely annihilate this charge.
!, But I will cover enough to sho1
, you that the charge is not true
!, and is without foundation. Ii
order to do SO satisfactorily an
: positively, / must turn another lea