People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-21
The Way Your Tax Money Goes.

1t is good thing to be a lawyer
these days, If you are one OF "the
men who coatrol,' or pet of theirs.
We are reminded of this fact By
an item in the Evening journal of
yesterday, which stated that Mr.. j.
Il. Terrell, "a brother to the attor-
ney- generaD had been appointed one
Of the arbitrators in dispute be-
tween railroad and the state as to
the amount it should be assessed for
taxation.
The arbitration business is one of
the favorite methods of ",he men
who control to reward their pets.
They bleed the state in great shape
with it. The work of an arbitrator
in case Of this sort never takes
much time, or amounts to much.
The fec is always big one. In fact
it is plum. Such a good ono that
job of that sort always falls to a
pet of "the men who control or one
of Their number.
If you don't believe it just look
at the record.
On the I'd of June, 1892, E. II.
Galloway was paid $3.50 for services
as arbitrator in the case of the Ma
con and Birmingham Railroad. See
the comptroller-generaPs report for
1898, page 43.
Who is Mr.. Galloway? He is
lawyer of Waynesboro, was a popu-
list in 1890, and is now a democratic
partisan and candidate for the Judge
ship of his circuit.
On July 22d, 1898, R. L. Berner
was paid 1880 for services as arbi-
t1ator of the Richmond and Dan
lille Railroad system. See page "A
Of the same report.
Who is Mr.. Berner? He is one
of 'the men who CONTROL" ex,chair-
man o. the state democratic execu-
tive committee and chairman of the
democratic campaign committee "a
very fervent democratic orator and
stump speaker. He's on the stump.
Does any one wonder why the
pivot on which that gentleman's
tongue swings is always SO well
oiled?
On page As of the same book will
be found this entry:
"August Goth, 1898. II. w. Hill,
for services arbitrator Eatonton rail
road, SIS"
Who is H, W. Hill? He is the
gentleman who is more Familiarity
known as the Hon. Werner Hill, of
Mcriwether county. He is one of
.'the men who CONTROL" a lawyer,
and a candidate for speaker of the
next house. He will be speaker if
''the men who control" win.
You railroad "iellers" who are
getting ninety cents day for eleven
hours work on the track Of the same
road, what do you think of $1,000
for days work?
On the same date W. f. jenkins
was paid $3.50 for acting as UNI
pire in the same case. His name
will be found on the next line below
Mr.. Hills.
MI. jenkins does not seem to be
a pet of |'the men who control as
he only received one-sixth as much
pay for the same work as Mr.. Hill
did.
On the next page of the same
book will be seen this entry;
"September 10Th, 1898, II. w.
Hill, for services arbitrator S. A. g.
NJ. r. r, $500"
Mr.. Warner Hill still appears to
be in it and not as umpire either.
Not much.
These are not all of the cases of
the sort, but enough to show how it
works, and how the democratic party
can keep speakers on the stump.
We I ow turn our attention to an
other branch of the question, but in
passing would like to ask just what
right Mr.. Hill had to accept this fee
while a member of the Legislature?
The average member Of the gang
Of frecbooters called ''the men who
contro" VII probably refer the mat
ter to Clifford Anderson, ex-attornoy
for Bullock, and legal adviser and
conscience keeper for W. Y. Akin
son, alas Thousand Dollar Bill.
On page 80 of the comptroller
generals report will be found this
item
tom Eason, solicitor-general, for