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The free press., 1894-06-28

The residence OF Rev. A. p. Cox.
located a few miles east of Purvis.
was struck by lightning and burned
Wednesday of last week. The
family escaped injury, save slight
jarring of several of its members.
The free press., 1894-06-28

Hatch's anti-options bill passed
the house on the 22nd inst. by
vote Of $50 to Sc. How the senate
will dispose of the bill is a matter
of speculation.
The free press., 1894-06-28

Attorney Foster, who was tried
at Water Valley for the murder of
Judge Morgan, was acquitted. The
jury consulted for seventeen hours.
The free press., 1894-06-28
We are authorized to announce

CUI. T. Z. STOCKDALE,
of Pike county, "a a candidate for
a seat in the 54th Congress from
the Sixth Mississippi District, sub-
.lect to the action of the Democratic
party OF the District.
The free press., 1894-06-28

Dun's Review of the 23rd says:
"Failures during the week are 214
in the Urited States, against 273
last year, and rs IN Canada, against
IA last year.
The free press., 1894-06-28

Gen. viii 7. Martin, Maj, G. NJ.
GoyAu nd Hon. W. M. Denny, can
didates for congress, discus sed the
political issues OF the day at Pdryis
on Monday evening.
The free press., 1894-06-28

For CONGREsS-6TH DISTRICT.
We are authorized to announce
GEN, WILL T. MARTIN,
of Adams county, as candidate
for Congress, from the Sixth Cons
gressioaal District of Mississippi,
subject to the action of the Demo
cratic Nominating Convention.
The free press., 1894-06-28
We are authorized to announce
HON. WALTER NJ. DENNY.

ofJackson county, as candidate for
Congress from the Sixth Congress
ional District of Mississippi, subject
to the action of the Democratic
party, Election Tuesday, Nov. 6,
1894.
The free press., 1894-06-28
We are authorized to announce
MAI. GEO. M. GOVAN.

of Pike county, as candidate for
Congress from the Sixth District,
subject to the action of the Demo-
cratic Nominating Convention.
The free press., 1894-06-28

Texas populists have put out a
full state ticket headed by j. G.
Nugent, for governor.
The free press., 1894-06-28

BUREAU or INTELLIGENCE
Under the Personal Management of that
Experienced and Accomplished
Mississippi Journalist,

Under the Personal Management OF that
Experienced and Accomplished
Mississippi Journalist,
EDGAR S. WILSON,
who will discuss freely and broadly all
questions affecting the political, industrial
commercial and social life of Mississippi.
The Picayune has a correspondent at
every important point in Mississippi
The Picayune enters Mississippi on the
day of its publication every morning be-
fore s o'clock, and traverses its territory
in numerous directions before nightfall.
Mississippi is thus supplied with great
metropolitan newspaper containing reports
of interest from every part of the world.
At the same time it gives to the people
of Mississippi. besides the news of their
own state, special timely comment on
everything of interest to them, so that, to
all intents and purposes, the Picayune mas
become a Mississippi newspaper, without
abatiug any Of its metropolitan character
The Sunday Plcayune is popular because
1t is peerless.
The Weekly Picayune is necessary to
every well-conducted household, and con-
tains more Mississippi news than any other
newspaper.
Daily and Sunday Picayune. .$12 year
Sunday Picayune. ne................SZ " year
Weekly Picayune. e................ 81 year
NICHOLSON & CO., Proprietors,
New Orleans, La.
The free press., 1894-06-28

Jackson will celebrate the Fourth
IN grand style. Every body in the
state invited.
The free press., 1894-06-28

A fshins party caught 500 large
snappers OFF Biloxi within an bour.
The free press., 1894-06-28
UNIQUE PHOTOGRAPHY.

Photography is a wonderful art. Incred-
ible as 1t may seem, tits now possible by the
aid of the camera to show the movements
OF a bird in Its flight, a horse at its swiftest
The free press., 1894-06-28

BY recent mine explosion in
Wales about $50 miners were killed,
The free press., 1894-06-28

OOPIeS V6I pT1Cb.
They will send twelve Columbia Photos
value 81. 90 and The Weekly Free Press one
cabinet or card photograph with order.
Our readers had better send for sam ole
copy OF The Free Press and learn the par
tcuiars OF this remarkable offer which
thousands are taking advantage Of.
The free press., 1894-06-28

leaves the gun. Very much
more that Is most marvel
Gus has been accomplish
ed in Photography. The
publishers of the renowned
and popular family weekly,
The Detroit Free Press (De-
rtroit, Mich. have recently
been experimenting in tho
direction of rapid and ac.
curate reproduction of pho
tographs and now an
nounce that they are pre-.
pared to make artistic
Gnnl0C q L n r.c..axx
The free press., 1894-06-28
Gen. Passenger Agt,
Cincinnati, June, 1894.

We trust that our citizens will
attentlyely and intelligently read
the above letter, and then exercise
the true spirit of progressiveuess by
at once acting upon it's suggestions.
Folded arms and closed purses viii
never build up our town nor i'm
prove the waste places of our coun~
ty: but action and liberality will
accomplish the desired end.
The free press., 1894-06-28

On the night of the 23rd, Gen.
Tarsney, attorney general of Colo
rado, was kidnapped from his hotel
at Colorado Springs by masked
men, who carried him five miles into
the country, where he was tarred,
feathered and released. 1t is be-
lleved that deputy shcriffs commit
ted the deed. Gov. Waite offers a
reward of $1,000 for the arrest and
conviction of any of the parties
concerned in the outrage. Gen.
Tarsney was not seriously injured.
ut cannot be too widely pubish-
ed" says the Picayune's Jackson
correspondent, "that ex-Confeder-
ate soldiers now drawing pensions
from the state cannot draw again
unless their renewal of application
Is made on the new form prepared
by the auditor of public accounts.
These forms have been sent to the
chanceiy clerk, who will, no doubt.
take pleasure in notifying the benS
eficiar;es of the change required.
a II applications of pensioners must
be filed with chauceFy clerks hes
fore the first Mondly in Septom-
ber.''
The free press., 1894-06-28

W. G. RlNEARsoN, g. P. A.,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1894-09-26

ought to build from fifteen to
twenty miles of first class road
every year. and in the course of Il
few wears. if the money were prop
cIly expended. Our county roads
would be in such condition that the
cost Of keeping them i'll repair
would be reduced to q minimum.
so far We have onl Y one good iii
the county. the one leading from
Caledonia to Irondaie. and that
read was built by private subscrip-
tionS. This is something the tax
payer should give his earnest con
sidcration before he casts his vote
this fall. With such roads as this
-, 600 annually spent upon them
should give US. the rca! estate val
ucl in this county would advance
from fifty to a hundred per cent;
they wou!>; enable Tie farmer in
the outlying districts to quickly
market his products and take adj
vantage OF any rise in prices; they
would be conducive TO immigration
and Our population would rapidly
increase. and with Il larger popu!a-
the per capita tax would be ma
terially decreased.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1894-09-26

THE people of Union County,
Ky. are up i'll arms to resist
taxation for the purpose Of paying
$500, 900 railway bonds. They
were taken in by a lot Of Swilldlcrs
who did not build the road for
which the bonds were issued, and
now they say they will die before
they ruin themselves to pay the
bonds. They are arning them
selves with Winchester rifles and
il the authorities persist i'll trying
IL make the people pay up, Il
bloody battle will cns,,c. We have
had a similar experience with rail
road bonds in this state. but the
county Judges of CARED county re-
fused to levy tax to pay them. and
were locked up jail for ii year or
more,
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1894-09-26

TIE verdict given i'y the people
Of Vermont AMI Maine in the re-
cent elections held in those states.
means that the northern states will
nu3 tolerate any further tariff re-
duction~. The free trade sent
nlent of the country lies almost
wholly south of the Mason and
Dixon line. where manufacturing
is only carried on 10 small extent
compared 10 the district north Of
that !jnc, aad the people of the
north do ,sot propose 70 have their
industries icol'ardizcd any further
by thc southern Democrats.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1894-09-26

WITII success almost within their
Grasp. the Republicans Of this
county should wake up to the fact
that with thoroughly organized
effort, the entire Republican ticket
can be elected. The outlook for
the party vas never brighter than
nov. but we must not become ap-
athletic and depend entirely upon
tho mistakes. made by the Demo
cracy to help us out. The sur,
way 10 suc~c>s is 10 organize club
in every township in the county,
and Let them hold frequent meet
/ ingS to discuss The iSs;;es OF the day.
/ Make the meetings interesting to the
Dcmucra; as well. and try to show
him the error Of his way. if he has
moi already seen it. Aside from {;
combined effort, let every indiyis'-
,ral Republican interest himself il
! the success of his party. Remem-
Der ii only requires, IL change o.
.ii!y or sixty votes to bring ahou
y new and proGre>Siv, :idninistr;s
;on in or county. To this etc
the Democrats have helped us ;
great deal i:> their mistakes and i
we do not win Il will he bcca,lS,
We did not take advantage of tIl,
opportunity 'iaa; na, been given Us
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1894-09-26

PARtnIHc saving of *2s, 900,
0oo made ',f taking away tensions
from men who fought to save this
country, viii not save the Demo
cracy. There has really been nc
saving made i'll government cXpen-
se<. but there will be ,icticicnc, :,
in everything bat fiat one item.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1894-09-26

THE Ee1uue."., cant make It go
down that Republican Legislation
is responsible FOR Tie hard times of
the past year AID :; half while the
fac, remains undis;,',tc,!. that the
year preceding the incumi;eney OF
the present administration. was
the most prosperous in the history
of tac country.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1894-09-26

''l'hiltv two read oycrsccrs hand
ling s,,Nnn annually in cash and
work. is Il fine large piece Of pie.
Wen take il ali. please. Thanks.
--'' ''ObScrycr.
TIE ahoyr-u;iI c>pla:n why our
rc;s,!s are III sslch a notsr condition.
The pie wa, too o>"d to be
spread o;cr them.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1894-09-26

THERE must be something wrong
with the administration that spends
ncaI'l ) -. 600 yearly. on our county
roads autl still gives us The wors.
roads il the state. 1t wonId take 4
pretty strong maenifying glass to
discover where quarter of that
amount has been expended. s., 900
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1894-09-26

y TcNa, nan shipped five tI'ous-
and sheep to the 81. Louis market
81 few days ago. but before they
got there tie GorInan bill putting
wool Oh the free li-t. had become a
Law and the commission merchant
TO whom the sheep were consigned!
was not able to sell them for
enough to pay the freight, and
after Iiqlid;ating expenses >en:
word t. the owner to send him
500. The o"neI replied: "Wi;h
wool on The free list, have no
money left, but can send you
some mere sheep. Crawford Co.
Mirror.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1894-09-26
THE burglar who broke into the .

THE burglar who broke into the
State Treasury at Jefferson City a
few nights ago. must have made g
mistake and entered the wrong
iou.c. or else be did not know that
the Democratic party i, in power
il this State. He only found sev-
enty-iiyc cents, i'll stamps, and a lot
If silver spoons.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1894-09-26

THE Japs are winning easy vic
tories from the Chinese in all their
battles. This is also the case be
tween the Republicans and Demo
era:s. The Kcpub!icans are doing
great slaughter this year at the
polls. with no loss to speak Of
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1894-09-26

IT is even reported that Judge
Fox is going to be beaten. If Mir
Ranrv can overcome the hra~tIv
Democratic ma aiority in this district.
the millennium is not far off.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1894-09-26

TIE New York Democrats are
having considerable difficulty i'll
finding 4 c:ind;datc to run against
Morton for he GoycrnorShip.
The prominent men Of the party
have thrir car; to the ground and
know that only defeat awaits the
pD,ojnn,
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1894-09-26

The report for 1892 OF the C!iiot
In~, ~,,cctor Of Mines il Ohio shows
t!ia! to have been the busiest yea,
on record in this branch Of indus
try. Tic general satisfies Of 1882
u, 70 thc great mistake Of Novcn,-
tc. are Of. tie same Pnrport.
Whom the country discovered that
the Democracy held the Presidency
and both houses Of Congress the
scismi. disturbance sci in, first in
the form of doubt and apprehcn-
sion, and then with Il full rc:l:iza
tion ot what the incompetence Of a
party III power really means. --
Globe Democrat.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1894-09-26

WHAT rcil.a;ne of -t:lc Democrats
after the November election, will
long remember the great frost thai
struck them in that month of 1894.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1894-09-26

IN their march OIL TIE Chinese
Capitol, the ,Ia,'~ may oct near
enough to peek il, (rckinl.
SINCE the passage Of the new
tariff bill, business has begun to
pick up rapidly in Europe.
The name of the Gorcan King
is said to he Ii Iii. but when it
comes TO high lying, he isn't in it
with "OErcrycr.
THE Democratic cry in this cam
paign is, Give us the offices. we
care not what kind Of laws we
make
In nominating .t.x Nicc-l'rcsidcnt
Morton for Governor Of New York.
Republican -ticcc>> Is assured in
that State.
'OHsEavER Is doing all he can
to help elect the Republican ticket.
If he keeps on stopping over the
Republican majority will be all the
larger.
AFTER the Democratic party
dies this fall. the carcass should bc
turned over to some medical college
for dissection. 50 as to ind what it
was made Of.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1894-09-26
Psalm Wi.

am
G.. Stephen Cleveland,
The fat-acc';edapo>tlc Of free trade:
The mu9vunpo idol.
And the cIci>oos joy.
i ain " mountain
OF StubIu:nnosS and ohstinacy,
y whole pot full Of pcrtinacity
And unreasonable obdJlracy.
When ! make mistake
| stick to it
Like the chunps
10 my pie counter.
l. never change.
| ain tie great Wooden Man,
The chuci.c-hcaded,
Buli-necked.
Lord High Exccutioncr
Of Buffalo.
My name shall go
Yhun,lering down the ages
Like Il pismIre
Down 4 mountain side.
Gaze on mc-
The last of my race.
When | am gone
There will be none
TO take my place.
no one will want to take it.
FOR u day comcth
When the Democratic horizon
VIII hc o ercast land downcasD.
When the billows Of Rcpublicanism
VIII roll over us.
; Nor leave Il shirt tail
To mark the place
Where our little ship ainkcth.
Yea. Verify. Il democratic constabl.
Will BE- Il Curiosity,
And Il democratic president
| \ mere nlatter of history.
Jimmy" Buchanan
| Has no edge on me
In that respect:
For AIN making history myself
/ Whole chunks of it,
! And who will dare to say
That administration
! Is fil,Itlc>>:
In one short year
More capital has been destroyed,
| More workmcn
Thrown out of employment
! And rendered homeless.
| More ;r;,mps manufactured,
| And
Mere strikes and failures reported
Than any Uncle Jimmy
Ever dreamed of
And still they come:
j i'ruition Of my fondeSt hopes
| 'rranlrs, bcggars and cranks.
paupcrS and criminals
III Ilurde> and droycs.
Marcllin" to my slogan of
Free Trade,
Follow me
lour {stuiied) prophet;
Follow me:
will lead you to the
Dumping grounds of Time,
TO tie moors of Woe.
10 the weary wastes of Poverty
And want:
And if You cant get in Jail
hou can commit suicide
Or die III the poor house.
i iiooray for HE.
am 4 mighty man
On lny own estimation.)
" hat : that:
| Who said Amen"
The name.
Please. st. Joseph Herald.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1894-09-26

SINCE III" passage Of the new
tariff bill, business has begun to
pick up rapidly in Europe.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-18

Kmsd mr. stsPssa. WhO ThrsAtsass HsE.
Prr!sFIELD. Ill. April l7.-hrL Leon PIAis-
meyer ordered her stepson to do some work
yesterdav, and he advanced toward her with
knife. She got revolver and dEsd. killing
him Instantly.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-18

The claim OF the income takers that the
variation In revenue arose from the changes
In the Law ls confirmed by results only while
imminent danger confronted the Union The
revenues OF twenty and thirty-tWO millions re-
sDeetiyely in 1854 aud 1855 were raised on Z
total tax OF . per cent on all incomss exceed
Ing $50 aud 10 per cent on incomes exceed
log $4,000 The fnersaas OF twelve millions
under the same la was no more than natural
Ohieial machinery for collection Of the tax vas
North Responded to the obvious necessity Of
the GoVernment
Thea the tax MAS changed to per rent on
All incomes exceeding 500 and 10 per esnt on
Ea,-. 80 - ~, $50
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you never know what it's golnR 70 cost you.
E2r 80 cents. inyestsd IN George Grossmith's
thSS sa9uEh. Drop "a al Tie nsSEsSt beck
SsllsFS G4G ~. he POOE-AdE.
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THE CASE SUMMED UP.

have thus sndsavored. Mr.. President to e.
tablish the Justiee and accuracy OF the conclu-
sions which stated at the beginning.
have shown from the estimates OF the Sec
retary OF the Treasury and OF Mr. Atkinson
and BY the open confession Of the Chairman OF
the Committee on Finance that = tax upon In
comes Is unnecessary.
| have shown from the bill itsslf and from
the facts OF history that IL IL sectional and n.
Just
have shown By our own experience and nv
the testimony Of English hnAnelsrs that il IL
unsuccessful
/ have shown By comparison of the latest
vote for tariff reform with an Income tax with
tax that II 10 unpopular.
have shown from the declaration Of ThomGs
Jsnetsoh ana OF every Democratic platform
since the organization OF the party that il is
=. have shown that 1t 10 contrary to the spirit.
not the letter. OF the Constitution. and there
fore. un-Ameriesh,
l. have shoEn that It is an unWarrantsd in
QUESTION into the private affairs OF indlyid uAls
fore. unWisA
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AN APPEAL To TIE SOUTH.

have only to say In conclusion. that no.
body regrets more earnestly than myself the
necessity OF touching upon the sectional char
setter Of thls legislation. IL has ever 0een my
party and that the organization TO which pro-
less allegiance Is free from bias OF any kind
but the truth cannot he ignored. and u bring
the full enoImlty Of what they are doing home
10 my friends from the South. / ask them 10
consider parallel proposition.
suppose the eoloTed voters Of Mississippi or
Alabama OF Any other state were In major
Governor ana : majority 81 10th Holsss q
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=
There IL no reason Whatever for aDprshsn-
sIoh that under the Proposed tArtn measure.
The total receipts will f4ll bslov this amount
Under the old tariff with 4 much smaller pop
ulatlOn, they amounted TO 37l millions IN
1851. $40 millions in 1855. 3S7 millions In
1850. 403 millions In 1880, and 352 millions In
Mckinley act. Is there any reasonable doubt
that they will reach or exceed 314 millions In
1897 Or. 90 the other hand considering the
sstimatss presented; IL there apr excuse for
sxpsnditurss exceeding 354 millionsf II not
: margin Of 20 millions will be allowed for
miatAkos In calculations and unforeseen con-
ungsneies for the next hscAl year, which
suppose All will admit Is quite SUFFICIENT.
IT Is TAX FOR A SURPLUS.
I have not gone deeply into the details OF
Ehls phase OF the subject because Of my lack
81 that knowledgs And experience In dealing
With the relations Of national rseslpts 70 ma
flonal expenditures which Is essential to tba
proper peEformAnss Of that task Bgtsudf:
b. tks eonfSsslon Of the chairmEn the II
rance Con mittss that the excess Hsssnus
sa4sE ~ measure VII s0FrssDOl aRsst
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Ie.a see no reason yhy under ordinary cir
realized. But the peculiar existing conditions
must be taken Into account. considerable
period Of time will undoubtedly be required to
regain the trade which has been lost during
the recent depression OF business, lack OF em-
ployment and the consequent scarcity of
money among workinEmen will diminish for
some months to come the normal Increase In
the eonsump tion OF tobacco and beverages,
and necessary and proper pruning OF the pen
sion list must DO done with DainstAking care.
Making ample allo vance for all these coAdi-
lions. the account will stand about a. follows:
Ordinary expenditures aiksly to be Isss
rather thAn
lntsrest 4sOOosOoo
IFsAsaFy estimate OF Slo2 600 600 for
she present nseAl year and figuring on - -
khAt AoASoouo
total expenditures .SSSAoO 600
kssslpts;
IaIsTnal rsvsAus from
soarefs mentioned above
and customs dutsa On
liquors and tobAeees. .t1lAoooO0
% east0LnA- ............... Aoo.OOoooo
TsiAl rsesiptA ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. sTAoooooo
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Ellst ssI.s she Hest FaEAItars.
Eessz loS HsS1 ltIh "a. asGT 0tb AE-AA.
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HOW 1T WORKED As A WAR TAX.

with what Nc consider American ideas 10 ana
Ire our own experience with this method Of
TAXATION The necessities arising from the
temporary expsdisnt In 1852 The results
were wholly unsatisfactory At FIRST. but fre-
from all sources Of seventy-three millions In
1851 That Was the high-water marx. From
that time until 1873, whom the law was re-
psaled. the amount raised dWindled steadily
until hardly Ave millions were collected.
What caused this astonishing dminution OF
Ieeeiptsl Advocates OF the tax say that IL Was
due wholly to changes In the per cent OF tax
and exemptions Let ug see. The revenues
By fiscal JsArs were as follows;
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Total revenue
E2nsndltursa.

YoI lsgislstivs. Treasury.
civil dspArtmsatI sup
PERT OF army and navy.
aAd eomplstion OF vessels.
Dsstal dsneisney. Indiana
Ad publie works. inciud-
taE river and hAFoor APP
propri1tions lsstiInAtes Of
the secretary OF the
usAsuryl.,.....,;.:...i.l.:
lAtsFsst on the public debt,
including that on recent
Y. sS.n; i;, or. 'Iiiiis.s;s;is. %:
simAts)..........,..........
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II IL IN Democratic. From the day on which
the Democratic party sprang into existence to
the present time II has steadiastly opposed
this method OF taxation. Thomas Jefferson
enunclAted the principle upon which this OBJ
position 10 based when he said:
10 take from one because u IL thought that his
ndusTy or that OF hH fathers has acquired TOO much
In order 20 spare others who Shoss fsthsrs have
exercised equal induaiTy And skill IL 10 violate ATb
rAry the nrsf prime plea OF asaoctaon the guarantees
20 essTy Sf free sXsEcss Of hs Industry aad the
huits LeQuiEsd b. IT,
The people approved this sentiment. the
party accepted Il. aud In the first Democratic
Administration OF the Government. while
chair. the tax MAS abolished, During the
mAnT SUGGESTING periods Of Democratic rule a
Lsturn 20 the sT8tem Was never contemplated
Even duTing the civil war. when. II ever. il vas
nseessary. the party - an organization OBJ
Possd tls adoption. and a. late As 1884. when.
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What does the vote indicate For reasons
best known 70 themselves the majority refused
to submit the income taK 10 a separate test