The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-07-09

entlrOnett i'm power, and whenever an II,
tempt Is made to pass Il law reducin
% Siiarles, they forthwith organize then
selves into band of lobbyist to defea
3 the most sacred promise they made til
people.
e God save the taxpayers from such Re
n form
/, We have shown how every State ofic
, IS overrun with idle and unncccssnr
l clerks. who are fed and fattened at TN
, expense of the poor tax payers an,
, Farmers, while the heads of department.
: are lolling mt their ease and drawin.
princeiy salaries for doing nothing. w,
Conteld that when man is paid by In,
SGate to perform cei tain duties he Should
disciiarSe those duties and not emo,
an army of political friends and kins.
men to perform the work that he himself
should do, unless he pays those assistants
ont OF his own pocket.
But this is u fairsample of the Reform
given over victimizetl farmers.
we have shown how the tax valuation
Oh property in South Carolina, during
the rlst six years, has advanced manv
mliiions, while taxes are not only getting
higher and higher each year, but even
Will the increased levy, it is now npccs-
stry for the State to borrow $50, ,00O to
pay the running expenses of the govern
ment. The taxable property in our own
| county OF SpartanbuIg, so Auditor Ep-
ION says, has increased more than 81 600
| VoV over last year. And yet taxes con-
tlhue 70 pile up mountain high, and the
eva Is not yet, for next year an additional
ieYy must De made to repay the S150,O00
the State treasurer will borrow. While
Otlr f.lrmp1yQ y~,scn
than the cost of production. and our Slate
Is filling with manufacturing entprprises
adding to the assessment, taxes are nal.
Vancing year by yeslr, and the good Lord
only knows where they will stop, There
are today In South Carolina. we baIievc
twice as many men drawing salaries from
the State us there were i'm 1899. We
demand publication of the roll of Office
holders during the year of 1S9Oaul lSl7
ana this assertion will be proven To b,.
true.
Iills IS reform with IL very small r.
we have shown that Senator Tillman.
the Dell-wether of Reform. who was |
elected to Office by the votes of poor men |
and who attacked the old administration !
ior wiltul extravaganza, did his best to |
nave - poll tax fixed upon the POO, |
people OF his State. which would
nave sold them into slavery for ut least
SIX days III every year IA pay: and also
t8AseeH tt8tEste M.hr hr5A rS5ANsERy faeFa 6et,b III :I br
his messages.
What do YOU think of this for Reform?
The Headlight has worked hard and
increasingly for the true principles of
Reform, without reward or the hope
thereof. It's senior editor has sacrificed |
several thousand dollars ly moving 90
South Carolina and clampioning the
cause of the people. But he did not |
come to this state to uphold certain |
greedy, office holding politicians hut to
serve the people. And we intend to con-
tinue to defend the rights of the masses,
it matters not where our r00kS ily or
whom we Offend The people are begin
ming to think for themselves, and can no
longer I've fooled by any sham cry OF
Reform or Tilman. They have now II
direct primary. where every white voter
can repair to the polls and east his ballot
for the men of his choice. The refnrmer
is willing and ready to accord to his con-
servative neighbor the same privilege
that he himself enjoys, and that he Shall
have his vote fairly counted. Our prl-
mary system gives to the poorest and
most illiterate white man the same power
us is accorded to the richest and most
learned. This is Ill our rcformerS and
plI that they haNe right 10 ask. 6ut
the people are now getting together, and
| hereafter they will vote for principles
and not for men.
This paper intends to keep its readers
posted, and tell them the truth, the whole
truth and nothing but the truth. We
care naught for the yelping Of little coat
tail swinging organs, edited bA the scr
vile tools of politicians, WHO supply them
with bread to do their dirty work.
The Piedmont Headlight IL not the
organ of any man OF set of men, but the
champion of the tUiling masses of our
state, and it shall ever defend and pro-
tcct the rights of those people: and when
the OdOr of corruption aSccndS from ANY
delnrtmGnt Df the state government VIZ
shall let the people know it,
Our Interpretation of Reform is an
honest admins tration OF the government
county, state and national: II reduction
in salaries and IL reduction in taxation;
the looping off of SuperiluOuS offices:
the absolute rule of the white majority
ut the lsllot-boX, where every Anglo
Sa%on, wiC Las iG,clia,i tie AGG ul u,
Gail dhpdsft his Votn and have tlat yott
fairly counted.
If II hP treaChDry tp tell the people tl,
truth-4tO lay before them information
and facts which have not hpcn contra
diGtcd and cannot IN denied, then sci u,
down as a traitor of the deepest dye
for this Is just what we mtcla To do
We shall hew to the line, let the chip
fall where they may.-Piedmont Head
. light.
, You must not tax" icahallNs, tu
. seriously. 4hey ale simtly Nature
3 outcry against sour stomach and diaordc
| liver. Go to Union Drug Co. and as
for RamOn's Tonic Liver Pills. The