The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-10-11

| statement Tor taxation Is so remarka-
Bile that a Photographic copy is pre-
sented herewith
Taken Direct From the Original
In the auditors Office Of Hamilton
county, SO that no one may claim that
the facts have been misrepresented.
The return is once more made by Mr..
Wisnewski, Mr.. McLean's confidential
financial man, and was sworn to on
the 26th day Of May before the same
notary public. ALTHOUGH A RESI-
DENT OF THE CITY OF CINCIN-
MATT AND A CANDIDATE FOR
GOVERNOR, MR.. M'LEAN IN THE
PRESENT YEAR HAS NO HOUSE
HOLD GOODS AND FURNITURE OF
ANY KIND, NO GOLD OR SILVER
PLATE, NO CHINAWARE, BOOKS,
PICTURES AND PAINTINGS. HE
HAS NO JEWELRY EITHER OF
GOLD OR SILVER, AND NONE EN-
BELLISHED WITH PRECIOUS
STONES. HE HAS NO HORSES OR
CARRIAGES. NO OFFICE FURNI-
TURE OR FIXTURES OF ANY KIND.
HE HAS DISPOSED OF HIS WATCH
AND NOW POSSESSES NONE. HIS
HOUSE CONTAINS NEITHER A PI-
ANO NOR AN ORGAN. He is not en-
gagged as a merchant and consequently
has no goods or merchandise. He Is
neither banker, broker nor stock
jobber He is not a manufacturer and
consequently holds no articles for
manufacturing purposes and has no
completed products on hand. Strange
to say he has no money and should be
an object of pity to his fellow-men.
He has no bonds or stocks, and no in
terest in any joint stock companies
His only property appears to be the
same $4,000 in credits which were held
by him in the years 1897 and 1898, but
his debts have been largely increased
until they now aggregate the vast sum
of 1888, which he deducted from his
credits, LEAVING A BALANCE OF
$1,647, UPON WHICH HE WILL PAY
IN TAXES, INCLUDING THE STATE
TAXES, COUNTY TAXES, CITY
TAXES AND SCHOOL TAXES,
The Sum of Scarcely Fifty Dollars.
There is no desire to misrepresent
+, the acts of Mr. Mclean, and it is, per-
haps, due him to say that reference is
made to his own personal return for
taxation 1t is we'll known that he is
the owner of a newspaper in Cincin-
nati but it is not his duty, under the
law, to make a return therefor. 1t is
an incorporated company and has made
its own return during the present and
former years through Mr.. Ed Wisnew-
ski as the secretary of the company.
The income, however which Mr.. Nc
Lean derives from this newspaper
property as dividends, which is said to
amount to between 100000 and $780,
900 per year is his own personal prop
erty
1t is possible, however, that the pub
lie have been deceived as to Mr.. Mo
Leans wealth. Are the stories as to
his charitable donations and his lib
eral subscriptions false, or is it
His Tax Return Which Is False?
What are the facts? 1t is well known
that Mr.. Mclean is large owner Of
the stock of the Washington Gas ccm-
pany, which he controls in connection
with a Philadelphia friend. He is the
president of the company and receives
salary of $4,000 year. Until very
recently he was a large stockholder in
the Capitol Traction company, one Of
street railroads of the city of Washing
ton but it is reported that he has late
ly sold some Of his stock and used the
proceeds to buy bonds in the same
company. 1t is said he owns $500000
in the bonds Of the District OF Colum-
ola. He is large stockholder and a
director in the American Security and
Trust company of Washington, a large
and prosperous banking institution.
He owns a newspaper in the city of
Cincinnati which, according to conser-
vative estimates,
RENDERS HIM A CLEAR PROFIT
OF AT LEAST 100000 PER YEAR,
AND PERHAPS 100000. IN ADDI-
TION TO ALL THIS HE is A LARGE
OWNER AND SPECULATOR IN THE
STOCKS AND BONDS OF OTHER
CORPORATIONS, AND IS WELL
KNOWN TO THE OPERATORS ON
WALL STREET. HE HAS A RESI-
DENCE IN THE CITY OF WASH
INGTON, WHICH is FURNISHED IN
THE MOST ELEGANT STYLE,
WHERE HE GIVES MOST ELABO-
RATE ENTERTAINMENTS, COST
ING THOUSANDS OF U0LLARS. HE
is COMMONLY REPORTED TO
HAVE A FORTUNE SOMEWHAT IN
EXCESS OF SIS 100000, ABOUT ONE
TENTH OF WHICH is IN WASH
TNGTON REAL ESTATE. WHILE
ONE-TENTH is IN REAL ESTATE
IN OTHER CITIES. HIS PERSONAL
PROPERTY is CERTAINLY IN EX-
CESS OF $4,000. 1T HAS BEEN
GENERALLY UNDERSTOOD THAT
HE THOUGHT HE WAS ABLE TO
BUY THE GOVERNORSHIP OF
OHIO, HoWSOEVER HIGH THEY
PRICE MIGHT BE. FOR ALL THIS
PROPERTY THE STATE OF OHIO
THIS YEAR WILL RECEIVE FROM
MR.. M'LEAN AS TAXES, A SUM
LESS THAN FIFTY DOLLARS UPON
A VALUATION OF S1,647.
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