Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-08-13

tax that had been made by Mr.. Beam
guard, and said that the York del
egation had eXerted its best efforts
in behalf of the two-dollar tax. AL
though the dispensary system had be-
come the settled policy of the state, he
was not satisfied with the manner In
which the law is being enforced in Co.
lumbia and Charleston. He does not
think the administration Is doing its
duty in regard to this matter. Believes
that If Colonel Hoyt had been elected
the law would be better enforced, and
thinks there Is need Of Ben Tillman
in the gubernatorial chair-a man with
backbone. He is in favor Of liberal
but economical support Of the higher
institutions Of learning, and also IN
favor Of the fullest development of the
public school system; but Is opposed to
spending the white mans money on
nigger schools. Approves the efforts OF
the attorney general against the trusts
and combinations that are grinding the
farmers. He Is in favor Of good roads
and is proud of the work that has been
done by the chaingang, but does not
think that the time has arrived for any
considerable increase of taxes for road
purposes. In favor of soldiers home
provided the old soldiers want it, and
for pensions. Thinks the time has al
rived when we must place humanity
above the dollar, and put a stop to the
employment of children under twelve
years of age in the textile industries OF
the state. In conclusion desired to say
that IL elected he would continue in the
future, as in the past, to do everything
in his power to make O creditable and
faithful representative.
$. L. John.on,D
Candidate for the house Of representa-.
tives, said he was born and reared IL
Fort Mill township. In October, 1861
he volunteered his services to the Con-
federacy in Company A, Seventeenth
regiment, and served until the surren-
der. Because Of his service in the
army, he had been denied the opportu-
nifty to get much education; but
thought he was possessed Of a reason
ably fair share of common sense anC
was possessed of some judgment, as
we'll as a sincere interest in the well
fare of his fellow man. All Of the in.
telligent people Of the state are giving
earnest consideration to the child labor
question. When the bill was up two
years ago, he was inclined to the opiu-
ion that it would be best to leave the
matter to be settled by millowners and
operatives; but since then he has come
to consider the pending bill as prop.
er measure, and If elected will vote TO:
it. He has also been disposed to think
that the best solution of the whole mat.
ter Is compulsory education law; but
Is satisfied that this Is impracticable
for the reason that it cannot be enact
ed. He promised that If sent to tn,
legislature ne would keep the people
informed through the newspapers as tt
what he did, and In conclusion explain.
ed that he was unfit to give out full
expression of his views on various sub.
jects for the reason that he had lost
breat deal of sleep of late, and was VI
nearly all Of the previous night on &C
count Of sickness.
Geo. w. 8. Hart, ESQ,
Was next announced: but he was no.
present, having been kept away by I'M
portant business.
Mr.. J. E. Lowry, K.
A candidate for the house Of represen.
tatives, was introduced as the nex'
speaker. He was glad to see so many
ladies present because that meant goo1
order and a good dinner for the candi.
dates. Rand for the rest Of u.s." put
in a bystander]. He introduced him
self as a new mana farmer seeking
to represent the farmers. He thought
the burden Of taxation had reached 6
point where it was necessary to d.
something to give the people relief
The levies in the different township!
run from IA mills to ~ mills, and {
calculation will show tnat the average
farmer pays out about one-third Of hi:
income for taxes His York" township
property Is assessed at valuation o.
&c. 500, and on this he pays $105 taxes
At per cent. the income on his prop
erty would amount to $455 year, ant
therefore, the taxes are equal to little
less than one-fourth Of the income. W.
regarded the taxes we paid In Radica
times as high, and they were high; bu
cotton and whatever else we had t.
sell was higher, and they were not 81
hard to pay. Now, what Is to be done
For one thing, think that our real es
tate and personally are bearing to-
large proportion Of the burdens o
| taxation, and we must try to arriv'
at some indirect method whereby man!
individuals and interests which do: no
now pay a fair share Of the taxes cal
be made to pay. I have a theory tina
believe will bring this about; but d.
not care to unload it today for the rea
son that that 1t Is hardly in satisfac
| tory shape. Then again he charged
| that landowners in the lower part o.
| the state are practicing systematic
fraud to keep their values down. HI
said it was a practice in Sumter, Marl
boro, Bamberg and other counties, t.
put their smartest men on their board:
Of equalization in order that they
might secure valuations that are lower
than they should be. For instance, the
really valuable lands In these countie:
do not change hands often, and tht
| thing Is so managed as to make thu
worthless swamp lands the principa
basis Of taxable values. He illustrated
by stating that large areas Of swamp
timber lands down in Colleton, were
sold at Sc an acre, and after the timber
was cut off were returned for taxation
at 10 cents an acre. He said he was
willing to have all real estate taxed or
100 per cent. basis, provided that per-
sonalty Is taxed on the same basis
and something can be done to reacF
the tax dodgers in the lower part Of the
state. Said that the question Of child
labor had virtually been settled in the
last state Democratic convention, and
If elected, he would, Of course, vote fol
the pending child labor bill. He sale
the last legislature had literally oul
Heroded Herod in the matter of highei
education, voting $245,0O0 for that pur-
pose, and this in the face Of the fact
that there are so many children grow
ing up in ignorance in all portions oi
the state, with no chance even for COM
mon school education. He spoke Of the
extravaganza of Clemson as compared
with denominational and private col
leges, stating that each cadet at Glenn
son received more than the cost OF
board and tuition at the Kings Noun
tain Military academy. He thought
Winthrop the best, most effective and
most economical state educational in
stitution, and had no fault to find with
it: but considered the Citadel as high
class free college for the individual
benefit of the favored few. Told Of a
nephew who had graduated from the
Citadel as a beneficiary only a few