The Holt County sentinel., 1894-04-13
In IL 4 Just Order?

AM brfn Iuil Ol it'lishdtB on st!iiif>t every
law passed by either county, state or c"nG!ess.
and the sne now that makes me almost sneer /
AT any one that will even hold up for it. il the !;
cne calling for poll tax III Holt cousty. All |
have the privilege "f paying $40 sr working !
CIT s,.oo. I
l. there single person in this county that +
VIII yrntur. to make Z single argument To r :
fnt. the :tsserti-n that it says WcsS three
days and hoard yourself for two dollars. "r
| man and team work y. days and board himself
and team for Sam-
Very smooth indeed 10 say oh .but yos have
! the privilege to pay your 500. Mercy what 4
favor. There are MANY. very many. that have
uo'.that 3. nI VIXEN road overseer calls for IT In
| either cash or work the next day after giving
ya. notice. II this is fair why not j,st Say work
| fye days or pay 500. for There are many that
you would catch just the samr.
They tell u, it Is fails and that many poor EEL
lows have Jobs that they can get 81. = or 81 90
| per DAY and instead If working three days for
! poll tax they can Iust hand over $500 aud save
| 81 90 OF si..5. j. therr person any where
that claims Ia have a fhimhle-fu! of reasoning
power that VIII >:,y the poor fellow has saved
| ANYTHING even though he b. lucky enough tu
have the si per day Job"
Now suppose We just MAKE the difference the
ntl.r way and "a Thousand and more times fair
! 10 all rich AID pror and see if there would be
! any kicking done by the aber class, who are
! now favored 10y only paying 81 m, while the
poor man pays $500. just make the equitable
| law r-aI. and ,!on't forget any provisns: Pay
| $3.50. or work ont goo. and allow the man.
rich or poor 81 ~ per day instead of Gs,s cents
| and board Yourself as II Is now running Would
there be any kick on this and who lie ye that
| waiil! do it"
Why could anybody call this not fair and Just
brcarse You have Your choice and are compell-
ed 10 only do the one that suits you best. and II
you don't want 10 pay IS 0Owhy You have the
other alt-In tive but that ,nl lust get h bid
OF your spade aud dance tothat iune.f !. hi work
and half work that you Say us poor fellows arr
IN the habit of giving Ia the public for poll tax
Noihin. unfair is ther. in this:
I Avn willing To stand this county In the face
AMI say, aud prove II Ia be thousand times
fa,r-r. >ay also. il wili Rot be- just To pass 4
law calling for money and money only. II II
takes money and money only {" keep orr roads
IN condition. levy tax that niil strike rich and
poor accord ing "a his ability {" pay, and even
IN this caSr give ii' p''or man chance 10 share
s"ine OF the spells by hiring him at establi>hed
wages 10 do h"nrst w"rk.
am not ashamed Il th- princip!" Of justice
that am squirting thus forth Ia sis;ain, but
doa't fee. capable "i giving IT the support II
deserves ;.n,I viii consequently n0s sign my
mans. hIt if there any one that cares ta sup
port the Other side 1T him come out and sigh
his name - ui,;,r he says and l VIII have nC
- objection IN following; -u:-
IT., pretty :.ooi. law, 4 very good law You
1 Will hear them s7>. Hnt get his poll tax receipt
and see II lie isn't the fellow who always prefers
/, 10 pay in c.tsl, rather than the work.
I Thrr,. i noihin, more nor lc<s IN IL than tina
Il sa.s: Poor man ..,u work three DAYS ant
b,ar, yourself :nT the sum of 81 oe. which l.
inSt Cos, cents a day, and take nut the aciua
cot of b"art AMI he IL getting something lik:
c5 o. 10 ce.tS 4 ,iay lad still ir is favored. fui
once and a Will. you c,,cl that poor favored
! devil and before he will knucx!e to the vicioi'
and cutting 6.'.a cents 4 dav and board him>'lf,
he hands over -. 20 10 tickle sne grr:I~e TN
road .vrrseer'S pocket TO TX. VII. much prefer.
this to even Three days hard labor. And so h,
gets out Of pay ing three DAYS work bv simpl
paying 8. On, and you try 10 make him think h
A has saved m"ncy-
!, Let's save the rich man some by having hin
pay $500 IT work out two at The best wages
:, Then Mr.. Cash Poll Tax Payer instead nl
fetciinS IoWh III MS pochtt 'tpr S'-U' fh CiutCi
i, onto the whole $500, step out and work "u
g % worth and save all his three dollars, an
Mr.. Work Poll fax Payer can work out s..0
worth toe. nr pay $500. and he can Take hi
- choice JIISt aS the rich man
a paid inHy 80 o.. but if had it To do agai
I should work it on. even if ii said pay SOD N
work out IS. 90 at 81 90 per day. But just taxi
tn- blind off that IS % at sI.oo per day o
9 10 cash, and it reads work eight days at ::
- ce,,ts 4 day and board yourself. Now why WA
it not made that WAY a" for If a little squeeze of
dollar more from the poor mali than tse rici
E,an is right then Sc 20 mere from the poor mai
:, than the rich wOuld be more right, would II not
Yours truly.
EQUAL POLL TAXES.