The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-12-21

In the first place | mem to be Just as
brief in my reply as possible. 1t is
very clear to every one who has read
my first piece and Mr.. SnclgrOve's re-
ply, that we arc q long ways apart in
reference to the keeping of paupers in
Abbevillc COunty's poor house. pro-
pose in the outset to give Mr.. Lyons
last letter in which he explains more
satisfactorily than | could how Mr..
Snelgrovc gets up such enormous fig
ures on him. YOu see he shows very
clearly where and how Mr.. S. has
charged him up to certain expenses
twice. Here is Mr.. Lyons letter:
OFFICE OF
SUPERVISOR, ABBEvIILE COUNTY.
ABBEviLLE, S. c., Nov. IA, 1898.
II. II. Edwards, Anderson, S. c.
Dear Sir: Your letter of the 10th inst.
received. had no idea the questions
asked in reference to panper's farm
was intended to get up any contro-
versy in your County or would have
refused. But as there seems to be q
misunderstanding, ! will endeavor to
make it as plain as spOssible. When we
commenced on the 1st day of January.
1897, we had no supplies on hand. We
spent during the year for making crop,
paying steward, hands, doctor bills,
preaching and everything on paupers
account S1S54.7G. On the 1st day of
January, 1898, VIC had Oh hand S350.00
worth of corn, fodder, peas. &c, and
100000 already sold to County teams,
making S55O.00 that should be taken
from the total cost SlS54.7G, Gas all of it
could have sbeen disposed OF and left
us where we were LIST JAM, '97, leaving
actual cost 1,304.76.
The value of all other farm products
should not have been added, us it is
brought in the second time, and |
thought he (Mr. Snclgrovc) wanted to
know what the total products were
worth estimated S55O.0O (you add the
value of corn, fodder, oats, SC, you
will find it amounted to about S550.O0 }
1t you commence any business with
with every dollar used in the business,
Won should have credit for what you
have made with it.
Now, on the 1st day of January, '99,
| will see what we have on hand, and
that will be charged with the expendi
lures for the next year just as we had
about S350.00 on hand 1st January, '9S,
will be charged to expenditures for '9S.
Yours &C.,
JNo. LYON.
think Mr.. Lyon has made itas plain
as it is possible for any man tOmake it.
And you see he positively contradlcts
MIR. Snelgrove's statement. Y0n will
notice in the expense account OF MT.
Lyon they permit preaching to their
paupers and pay Il minister. what
about AndersOn's poor! There Is no
provision made whatever for the spirl-
tual bettermentO of ourpoOr. | suppose
Mr.. S. thinks that if man is so unfOr-
tunate as to go to the poor house that
he is uncapaciated to receive the Cos
pel. Ours is the only County, so far as
| am informed, but what has preach
ing. But am getting off the subject.
You see Mr.. Lyon says it took 81 ,3O4.76
to keep 81 paupers last year. You see
he makes it considerably less than |
did. | made it $4,000 per capita per
annum, whereas <he makes it S37.2 .2S,
nearly three dollars per annum less
than made it. saw Mr.. Snelgroye
on the street the other day and | made
this proposition to him: l told him we
would leave the matter to six dislnter-
ested men-threc to be selected by MIR.
S. and three by myself-they to so to
Abbeville and make thorough inves-
tigation of this matter, and it the per
capita cost for pauper exceeded S45.OO
per annum, would pay for the lnves-
tigation, if it was less he would pay
the expenses. He declined the PROPOSE
ton. Now, any man with a thimble
full of sense knows that Mr.. S. would
Jump at the opportunity it he thought
that his statement was a correct one,
or in other words if he thought it was
true statement, rs he styles 1T. l
stated that it took $4,000 per panper q
wear in Abbevillc. Mr.. S. says it takes
SH.OO per annum. Mr.. Lyon. who is
in position to know, says it takes
S37.2S. 1t does seem with the margin
he has to play OH (fOr he makes it
almost double] he might come up or
shut mn. one or the two. However, my
proposition is still open for MIR. Smell
groves acceptance any time ne may
choose.
Now, | have another statement that
is even more startling than the COM
narison between Anderson poor hou Sc
and Abbeville's. and that is this !:
That it takes more money to run An
dersons poor house than it does to run
Abbeviile, Newberry, Laurens and
Pickens Counties combined. Now
you've got it, and defy MIR. Snelgrove
or any other man to disprOvc it: MIR.
S., if you will give him the opportunity
to exL liin, is q great economist, great
indeed, Notwithstanding the fact that
our taxes are climbing higher and
higher each year of his administration.
And will go still further and say. un-
less we force somebody to right about,
and that very soon, we will find our
selves in a most deplorable condition;
for we have already past indebted
ness that is piling up at an enormous
rate-but of course MIR. S. says nothing
about that. Mr.. ST.. explain it you
please. why this continual increase IN
taxes7 You know that | know ana
any other sensible man knows, that
there is no necessity for an increase OF
taxation without corresponding IN
crease in the expenses OF running the
County government. Just letany man
Open his mouth, or make any statement
of fncts, give any comparisons, you
will be met by such epithcts as lie,
MISREPRESENTATION. misleading the peo-
nile. &c. Such as that is nOtargument,
neither does it pay the peoples taxes
For my own part, | propose TO let the
people be the judges us to who has hed
in this matter.
1t seems to me that | have made as
fair proposition as it is possible for
any man to make. lmcan i'll reference
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