The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-09-26
TIMELY THINGS TO THINK
AROITT

" CiO IlllHlttIi iu tuO
its opposing corporations &c. He
says the legislature should not
have repealed the law giving the
ten years exemption to factories.
Probably he is not aware of the
fact that this was repealed, before
Tillmans day in politics, by men
who hnvo somo OF Tillman's ideas,
/ thin X. Let us lo)k Il little into
this matter. The legislators Gas
other ollccrs) tako an oath to sup.
port the State and l.. S. constitu.
tons The old and new ones O.
South Carolina strictly forbid, it
unmistakablc language, tho excmp,
tion Of any property from taxation
except churches, school and chari-
table institutions. Way back in
the eighties, | was one Of a num-
Der that worked earnestly for two
years, to get this as I thought and
still think that abominablo thing
removed from our statutes (aud
how it got there is mystery to
me).
Mr.. c. c. - Suppose YOU and
were to 90 to any state to invest
III any business, We should inquire
after the law, exemptions nc and
should find the constitutions for
bidding it, but the people telling
us 70 come on, they would exempt ,
would we not have good reason to
know them to br a trcachcrous
people?
The taxes Of the more wisely
managed counties are only about
one per cent. | have never heard
OF cotton mill making less tlau
10 per cent.
My mind has never bothered me
with lis hruadncss but | am glad
1T was sufficiently SO as not TO al
low nc to do what | had sworn
not to.
| believe | have lot several
school.fcllow friends and acuuaint-
anccs over Tillman's little success,
and the state can afford to lose a
great many more rather than him
i'll humble opinion.
/ here arc men who make thcm-
selves as ridiculous in toadying
tp the great as to the small.
! think he worship of money IS
til" great bcsrttiug sin Of the would
and Il great many will tax the peo-
pie to build the millionaire and
tn" trust which is disturbing the
people Of the United States and
will finally destroy The government
II urStrucllh,r.
Will &. &. not admit the cotton
mills have hcrn built much faster
since the rrpcal of the tax cNrmp
tom and TillmaE' 5 entering politics
than before?
Probably the other one Srourth
Of the mills not built is an account
OF that number Of rlon expecting
tn" cXcmptlonists to get in power
again, and they would not like to
trust them. If we would grow to
be move tolerant and liberal in
our Views, 1t portcnds something
d;lMgcrOuS to our country to hcal
1t 50 often Said by men too who ar,
counted respectable that so and Sc
is 1hc slavo Of. such and such I
boss; we all having little human
nature in us will think the accuse
is hired slave or puppct to som
one and thus the tic of lricndshi
is brOkon and wo all sink in cac.
others estimation and tho founda
ton of civiliz ltion is boing sappet
You surely would respect a ma
more who would require you I
pay your taxes than one SO vor
polite as to violate the fund,
monal law to screen you.
About the soldiers home, | pre-
let it will not give satisfaction
Mono will 90 to it but a few in
habitants Of the city whcrc it
located and II few bachclors an
immigrants who have no relative!
for Instance, think what horru
\ great many have CT tho Ain
House; numbrrSt who ought to q
there declare they will take cav
crn IN the mountain first. Let II
hear from othc of the veteran
ON tho point.
1t Is the right and tho boundc
duty OF every citizen to take pa
III the discussion of all importul
measures that may TO brought W
+ We might have great lmprovcmc,
III our laws bv!his moans.l had nc
read the journal and tho resol
ton an this subject when | wrot
the article, but does not chans
my opinion in the loast. Let u
hoar from all concerned before Il
legislature meets in January.
Agricolist.
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