The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-06-09
"A vorER"ExPREssEs HIS VIEWS.

Afr. Editor: It is about time for the
candidate TO come around smiling, and
promises thay cannot keep are not
thought of.
A politician is something like The
Irishman's flea. [ used to think that
there was much in platforms and poll
ticians' speeches, but lately I have
come to the conclusion that the only
use made OF them is to get in on. The
Lord knows we need some relief and
reform bat not the;kind we have had
aimee 1890. Reform has made taxes
from 81 or 10 mills to II and Is mills
higher, at q time when people were
never less able to pay q small tax,
from 1890 to few months back. The
purchasing power Of money has been
far greater than from 1890 to 1880, and
still more and more money is drawn
from the people in taxation. Almost
every article of supplies used by the
Government, County and Slate, from
an iukstand up has been cheap COM
pared with years before. Bread and
meat to feed the poor, clothes and
other things ware never so cheap.
Hired help was never so cheap.
Why, then, cannot taxes be reduced?
Taxes are easily paid by prosperous
business people, especially the speeu-
lative chap. but you find that there
are many whom taxes are almost de-
priving of daily bread. Many poor
men and widows in Fairfield County
who have to lien their crops or assign
their rent to raise money for taxes.
Should anybody wonder at the in
creased taxation? Look at the ap-
propriations; look at the amount Of
money used and paid in the various
courts on account of prolonged llsl-
CATION to protect the guilty and to keep
people from paving their honest debts.
We will take one case in our own
County of Fairfeld-the murder of
James Suber, one Of Fairfeld's best
men and an honest Christian gentle
man murdered by an unprincipleo
vagabond. This case has been tried
twice, and twice has tie defendant
been found slil1y~bv honest jurors,
and as-eften carried to the highest
ccsrt. That does not only stay Justice
and leads to tie liberation Of the
| guilty, but it costs the taxpayers lots
Of money. This case has already cost
Fairfield County S1,40G, more than
fourteen hundred worthless murderers
are worth. We 10 not want to hang
| the guiltless, but hang the guilty as
quickly as possible, and do not charge
up the projection of the guilty against
| the taxpayers. A little politics on this
| line might help. Small appropriations,
| less legislation, and as representatives
select men who will use the public
money economically. Men extrava-
CANT and risky in their own business
will be far more so in the peoples
business. Select men who do not
want to ride from the place of q rep
ressntative to Governor at the expen,s
Of the taxpayers. Find men in touch
with the common interests of the
county, men that will do everything in
their power to lessen public expenses,
and who will not pander to the will
of men in higher Offices, and who do
| not have to consult their political
bosses before they can cast an honest
vote.
The partz1~ has been taken of,
so said, tE51az good men come to
the front and offer their serrices for
the various Offices. The offices are
within the gift of the people, and let
the people have good material from
which to select. Hand around your
Offices; a second relief is waiting. It
is hard to give up a good thiog, and
an oficeholder must be good thing,
for they do not seem willing to rotate.
Let men stop talking and abusing
Tillmanism and salt making. There
il no scarcity Of salt, but q heavy de-
mand for powder burning just now
A Voter.