The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-02

OF which was collected on
Horses aS ou''i00ol 'o"nlotS 285, 82oSs
Mules I0,749.68
Cattle 16,1274
HOPS p 26334
sheen 3,746.IO
FaTmino ntenoiis 922@
Household Furniture and 00'O4o'SS
property. $780,
Total paid by our agricul-
tural classes ......... 422 lo,o,
Leaving collected from 70
sources ''''..'.... 978, 4O5,8
" Vn0n Une UaA0s are 70 be separated
into two parts, as follows:
From "our agricultural
classes .............$ 422, 494.65
nhoW JULIET sources ..... 973, 44O8
All sources. 1890. 81, 1895, $685. 70
An attempt is made to show that q.
the farmers pay less than one-third of
the taxes they should stay at home
attend to their own business and aTov
"other sources" to run politics, But
MI. Pou, there seems to be an over.
sight or an error intentional Or other.
wise. We can hardly think it "other.
WISE" Is it possible, Mr.. Pou, that
when you were copying the figures
given above from the list given
in the Auditors report that YOU
didn't discover that long column
which added up ST. 1895, 899 70 had
many other items in it that it NAV
be possible "our agricultural classes"
had an interest in7 Or have you really
learned, that ''our agricultural classes"
have paid no part of the SO, O15. So
taxes paid on money on hand or
on deposit8" Is it true that no part Of
that $50, 527. 10 paid on solvent credits,
was paid by ''our agricultural classesr
OF course "our agricultural classes"
have no interest in the $32, 745, 995
worth of stock in manufacturing com.
panies as per census returns, listed at
So, 446, 278 and paying IS, 615,69 taxes.
No that is not the way they list and
pay taxes. Is it true, Mr.. Pou, that
''our agricultural classes" do not share
in the $931.43 paid on the 1852 466, Of
net income? Then ''our agricultural
classes" do not marry according tothe
Democratic Hand Book-they paid no
part of the $13, 145.6 81 for marriage
licenses. And they are free from ell
such charges as unlisted taxes" De,
linquents arrears" and double taxes
&C., about 81, 500. But it surprises usto
learn from this high authority that Of
the 1888, 1872 70 paid on polls none o.
it came from our ''our agricultural
classes" Nor did they seem to have
a hand in the 1886, 486. 16-pald as gen
eral property tax for schools.
There are 80 pages of this Demo
cratic Hand Book" and the page We
have exposed above is a fair Sample"
the other 70 pages. 1t will be ID 'n'
hands of every Democrat who Will u'V
to deceive "our agricultural claSSS"
This article on "who pays the ta1ss
closes with 1--WE submit those l"cS,
taken from the official record, Will VIZ
fullest confidence, believing our psv
pIe will continue that party IN pow
has so faithfully and nOn0'"'
administered their affairs, &c
Now we submit that we never 0aa
m 2re glaring attempt at decepson,
find that no member Of the Peop. ao
need apply for a copy S a.
report. The ohcl@i IN
are held for the uses OF the palSy
power. We happened to secU1T mt
CODY before the rush, but they 4 d.
to be had now, by outsiders: THEW
this copy we find it usglu clue the
thought no one outside Woula po oori.
official fgures-that none Of ou5 t 1S
r P5o, u classes" would 9. question ssip e ,pId
statements and if they did tnS 5sd end.
prove nothing So there it ~ou,a and
This ia butthe forerunnero Oh w. ntata Is
more glaring falsehoods t The . I,s t
to be flooded with before W. - GideoDs
The scandals on Weaver the the Election
Band circulars; the fixed aor uP going to
Iaw that the PopuIists WERE Tie cartoon
enact if successful; the b US and all
negro nero with gun at ballot 92 Two years
sIIeh that were freely uSea I compared
are christian tracts a. ore prepar.,
18th % What they have, and -a a , stand
i'm W war; your neighb32rrss' a aT attack
be- on guard. Be ready LOr With any
If If e an kind from any source Is mighty
Kind of weapon: "Ir
md will nreVail."