Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-07-28
Treasurer stevens Replies to Mr..
Hare.

Treasurer stevens Replies to Mr..
Hare.
Mr.. EDITOR: In your issue of
last week Mr.. Hare, of Caughmans,
is. c., disingenuously attempts to
bring censure upon the conduct of
my office by calling attention to an
execution issued against one Wes-
ley Etheredge, a negro, who failed
to pay taxes on twenty acres OF
land owned by him.
After having served the public
30 long,I regret being called on for
the first time to explain any part
of my official conduct under the
fimputation of injustice done to
anyone, even a negro, While Mr..
Hare seems to be very anxious to
hunt justice for his friend, the
darkey, l believe it is unnecessary
for me to say to the people of Edge
field county that it has been my
greatest effort to extend leniency
and justice to every taxpayer.
Here ia the whole mater as it
appears on my tax duplicate. With
the preparation and making out OF
this duplicate, I have nothing to
do. So after submitting this I am
4 willing to let the people be the
Judges. find Wesley Etheredge
charged with personal property,
$40, and poll. When the gentle
man referred to by Mr.. Hare called
to pay taxes for Wesley Etheredge
I collected taxes on property al
ready mentioned as charged against
| Wesley Etheredge.
On my duplicate also appears
the name of Wash Etheredge,
charged with twenty acres of land,
personal property $50, and a poll.
By reference 5totax duplicate OF
1890 I found the same entry
against, Wash Etheredge and taxes
paid in his name. During the time
for collecting taxes some one from
Caughmans called my attention to
the entry against Wash Etheredge
and said it should be Wesley
Etheredge. Whereupon I marked
opposite the entry, Wesley Ether
ledge. Before executions were
issued I wrote twice to Wesley
Etheredge at Caughmans, S. G.,
that taxes upon property already
mentioned we're unpaid.
After expiration of time for pay.
ing taxes, as was my duty, I issued
executions against Wesley Ether:
edge for taxes on twenty acres OF
land, $50 of personal property, and
a poll, as I found the entry on my
tax duplicate. What else could ]
do after writing twice and taxes be-
ing unpaid? But the Sheriff on
!. presentation of execution, after
. finding out that. Wesley had paid
taxes on personal property and
a poll, only collected taxes on IN. the the
land. Where is the injustice OF
4 hardship Wesley Etheredg knew
4 4 that that iheoWned the land; and musl
have known that he had not paid
taxes on it.
Now, as regards the letters
written by Wesley to me, one Of
!; these letters was received at my
office after the execution had beer
issued and in the hands Of the
Sheriff, No reply was made to THU
letter because the matter was theI
E out of my hands.
Now, I am willing to leave thil
matter to the public for just judg
ment. But, Mr.. Hare, IS it no
, very evident to everybody that yo'
were moved to write your articl'
, endeavoring to injure me, not b
! much because you were interested
. in the financial affairs of you
darky friend, but rather becaus
g you hoped to gain an advantag
for one of your white friends politi
!, cally7 Furthermore | do not be
lieve that your white friends ar
. proves of such tactics.
:, w. L. STEVENS.
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