Smyrna times., 1892-05-25
TALKING ABOUT TAXATION,
AhE QUESTION DISCUSSED BY KENT
COUNTY FARMERS.

a" ADDRESS by j. Alexander Fulton
The regular monthly meetino of - .
Kent county Farmers, TnstitTto ,''ao no
% 9eiu lnGrange Hall, FELTON,. Wednes-
presiding. O0Ui'ey
The annual report of the treasurer
y. W. klIlen, was read, showing that
ne mad received during the wear 5000
from the state and S2O9.94 from the
sIeasnser I,oa who preceded him; in ali
S4V9;Sd. :5 During the year he has paid
ouC S|9.O2, leaving balance of S38O 90
IN the treasury.
. Alexander Fulton, who was an.
pointed to open the discussion of the
SUBJECT, Taxation" at the last meet.
iinlg' iilg2,' was called upon. He said in brief.
ne snbJect of taxation is an imnor.
UahC question to all of us who have 70
pay taxes. This matter has been
brought before our institnte in tba
past, but, as the attendance has nevar
ueeil as large as we would like to have
IT, the discussion has not haen co ovS
tenSlVe as we would like. am opDosed |
70 Tue present system of taxation. as II
- ouruensome and iniquitous in itself
uPO" Uhe FARMERS. The man who has
" WORK hard every day in the week
a.. anu every week in the year. to keen
hlmselt ! and family, is the man that
mas TO pay nine tenths of the taxas for
Cne ~ maintenance of our county and
state government, while the rich mon
-the capitalist-who has his money
invested u in bonds, mortgages. stockS
&c don't pay one cent of the taves
l say 1t IS an imposition, an min stica
70 the farmer, and am snTnriseJ
and astonished that we have horne IL
so long. '0 "O'ne IL
One year ago last winter we had ,
'ili Ielore the Legislature for the l
equallzatlon of taxation,' but it was /
ousnt 3y the lobbyists and newspa.
lers OF Wilmington aud the capitalists {
.eEeraily in the State. They were Z
from Wilmington, as that v
invested. capital Is :
We ought to be men enough and s
ave manhood enough to correct This u
WI II we do not show and declare il
ur courage and independence and c.
anu up Ior our rights we will never
am our end. We ask for NOTHING
naU is nOt right and are willing to nav
vi snare OF the taxes, but do not want
pay the whole of it, and propose To
ave u remedied. The rate of taT G
ow Is 80 cents on a hundred dollars c
nd we believe if it was equally divided e,
IL should be it could and wonld he es
iuuced to 20 or 25 cents per S1OO te
MS IS the conclusion that we wbo OF
ave inquired into it have arrived at al
II was put upon a broader basis If th
ouIu hoC depress us as it now does ga
= Capita'lst ought to refuse to nav ar
8 snare OF the taxes, but he does pc
! tne manner in which they met our
Il !. aC DoVer, two years ago plainly is
every day that it was set aside for co
ScusslOn they would come dou,n uL
1m wilmington and fill the ears of ba
e members of the Legislature with Pf
00ish and they succeeded in defaat. a
Us. but we are not discouraged. ca
~ ~ winter tne Legislature will meet loI
am am ana our bill will be brought up th'
a aln; we ought to get justice at sol
d fight for it. '"'u up bn
Inc first and most important cues. nei
U oeiore us and the one that we in
Vs TO decide Is is 1t right to tax
y, -lus' mortgages and all Investments edit
lIEe character that pay a dividend soc
'uId they pay their share of TIE bur- for,
or not! Do you think they should is f
thelr portion or should the capi- me,
81 go free" And the second point onl
now are we to get at it? This. how. Chi
r. IS not so important as the first prir
IS simply given to ascertain the the
{ method. ''' GRO
Some advance the theory that our No
tenn is too public and inquiries need CON
ly into private affairs but I will saw clos
oes not. In fact it will not exnose adv
'ate affairs and the financial stsnd- and
OF the capitalist. Under the pres. StuC
system any man can 60 to the nro. wha
nators office and the registers Office mon
"a the records are thrown omen and mill
i've more information than be ence
"a under our proposed law as II Rep
'ldes for an assessor who gets the sons
! Tmation and after completing his then
nles the report and papers with Chu
cierK OF the peace for the county in Bl
% be resides, :" as a
our bill was examined nv the oono- varl(
ee OF revised statutes. of which M conn
son was chairman during tbe ios, pline
on OF tie Legislature and although tioni
a oozen others on the same sub. semt
1t was decided to he siren
pest one and the only one fit for ques
iuefatlon. But Notwithstanding organ
iact when 1t was put to a vote he. who's
the entire body but six of the 01 pride
oeFs voted in its fayor-three from pulpi
Ok, two from Kent and one from highG
Castle. NUN most
ow the question comes nm sbo,ld comm
ertv he taxad AZ ;ts sa~i uP snOuld who's
: Ihere ought to be one estab. .Ivlti'
rule along this line. Now which nnli. rlen
!. Fulton then took up the Eouali. Amer
OF Taxation bill, as presented 10 Of cor
legislature two years ago. and stron,
and explained the bill, section bW This
$500
?, election of officers resulted IN sIO, ,OO
'iection 1Sg OF L. B. Coursey for pres In her
) W; ID. Burnite, vice-president 600 in
y WeO0, secretry, and w. H. sionar
j treasurer. Executive commit reform
Alexander Fulton, John Heit- is calo
!. N Brown, Riley Melvin. J. M has be
prey, '. ]. Rosa, D. M. CLARK ~ the co
lord was selected as the navt
OF Of, meeting and the Sussex lnsti.
MI De Inv tied TO Join them. nav
conten
press of two continents Is mak. telling
erry over anOther utterance 80 daugh
'oung German emnaror 4; mOonli