The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-10-18
ANOTHER M'LEAN FAKE.
Judge Nash's Proud Record In
Tax Matters.

Judge NaSnS FrouQ RECORD IN
Tax Matters.
OFFICIAL FACTS ON HIS RETURNS
Although Worth Only About $4,000 In
Personal Property He Pays on valu-
alton of S2,925 Mclean, With S1O,-
100000, Pays on Only s1,04I.
Mr.. McLean's Enquirer broke its
record for taking and falsehood when
it published lengthy dispatch from
Columbus declaring that Judge Nash.
the Republican candidate for gov
ernor, paid no taxes and made no re-
turns for taxation.
The statement was made on the word
Of Caspar Loewenstein, who was said
to be an expert" and to have exam
ined the records.
The absurd yarn was terrible
boomerang. 1t called attention to the
great difference in returns between Nc
Lean, wac is worth $1O,OOO,OOO in per-
sonal property and returns $1,647, and
Judge Nash, who only owns about
$4,000 of personal property and re-
turns s., 1926.
County Auditor Halliday Of Franklin
county gave out the following official
statement on the subject:
Auditors Office, Franklin Co.
Columbus, o., Oct. 6, 1899.
l hereby certify that the books in
this Office show that George X. Nash
returned as personal property for the
year
1897 .................... .S267O00
1898 S...................$2S2OO0
| 1883 ............'''''''' '''3z5Ao'VV
Also the tax duplicate of this county
shows that George X. Nash has real
estate in his name on which he pays
tax as one-third owner, amounting to
S14,75O.O0.
MIR. Nash returns as resident CT
the Tenth ward, Columbus o.
(Seal.) w. H. HALLIDAY,
Auditor Franklin Co., o.
1t develops that Loewenstein, the
Enquirers alleged expert, did not even
know the ward in which Judge Nash
lived and the reason he did not find the
returns which are public records Is
that he did not look at the records OF
the ward in which the judge lives.
The following is the return made By
Assessor David Rowland on the state
ment of personal property moneys.
credits, etc., subject to taxation and
listed by George X. Nash:
Number Value
(tax value.)
Horses ......3 5 100 90
Pleasure carriages. l wagon 70 OO
Value of household
goods aadfurniture $500 90
watches .......'''. w w
Value of moneys in
possession or on
deposit ... 200 90
Total ..... $2,925 90
Judge Nash lives in modest house
on jefferson avenue which he owns
and pays taxes on. He is widower,
and his stepdaughter, Mrs. Babcock,
presides over his home. He lives very
simply, so much so that the amount OF
his personal taxes is considered very
high by all the business men in Colum-
bus. Much amusement has been Gre
ated by the men who have reported
him as va.uing three horses" at $1O0.
The judge owns one horse for driving
and he uses a road wagon valued at
SIS; his friends call the horse a
plug" The other two "horses" are
q mare and a colt The mare is Is
years old and has not had a harness
on for four years and is kept as a pen
sioner. The man who pastured them
says 'tthey both eat their heads on"
They would both sell for about S25. 1t
will be noticed that the judge has a
watch which he values at $50. The
Judges friends joke him about his
watch and tell him they can duplicate
It for $25. John R. Mclean has no
watch according to his tax return.
The conscientious manner in which
Judge Nash discharges all his duties
as a citizen is shown by his return OF
his household furniture, ETC., at $500.
Aside from his library, which is OF
good size, the judges home is very
modestly furnished and all that 1t con
rains could be duplicated for much less
than 81 500. His closest friends say
that his return represents the full
value Of his household goods and
library, instead Of the 60 per cent. that
is generally expected to be returned.
Mr.. Mclean, it will be remembered,
returns no household goods, although
his palatial home in Washington Is
sumptuously furnished. Nor does he
return any of his numerous horses or
carriages, jewelry or any personal
property, save $1,647 in bonds and
Itocks and credits.
For many years Mr.. Mclean has en-
joyed an income from 25 to so times as
great as Judge Nash, yet Mr.. Mclean
does not return a single dollar OF
money for taxation.
Judge Nash for many years has de-
clared that no citizen should shirk his
duty in the payment of taxes. He
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