The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-04-09
DOES NOT GOOD GOVERNMENT"
INCREASE TAXES AND ISVALUE
THE STATE IN DEBT

Union Republican quotes part Oh
our editorial entitled "Does good
government prevent or promote
Crimen and after commenting at
some length closes by requesting the
CAUCASIAN to solve the question;
"Does good government increase
taxes, increase the Indebtedness OF
the State and decrease the States
credit"
To answer the Republicans query
fully with actual facts and figures
would require more time and space
than we have to give at this time,
but 1t must and shall be done at
some future time-For the the pres
ent however If our neighbOr will
ex use generalities, we answer Yes!
Most assuredly and emphatically
"good government" increases taxes,
for where Is the farmer who does
not know that he paid more taxes
In 1902 than ever before on the
same property? Where is the mer-
chant who has not felt the burden Of
taxation more sensibly and the Ay-
cock Simmons good government
than ever before? Where is the
corporation who has not been forced
to put up more Cash to help support
the "good government" so much
boosted of while they are politely
informed by the democratic bible
that their property is yet grossly
undervalued and until there is a
REIMBURSEMENT of valuations the State
must continue to carry her great and
increasing load of Indebtedness?
And where is the person of what
ever trade professor or avocation
with the possible exception of dem
ocratic politicians and lawyers who
is not expecting still further in
crease in taxation for the present
year to be forced upon him by the
indirect and cowardly method of
raising the valuation of property, as
if it were less burdensOme to pay a
low rate on a fictitious valuation
than higher rate on the true valu-
alton? Has not the word already
passed down the line that the ma
chine assessors soon to be oral ready
appointed must raise the valuation
Of property throughout the State and
thus help to raise the necessary taxes
with which to pull the democratic
party out of the hole? Let anyone
who doubts that this is the scheme
wait few weeks and he will have
a demonstration of how implicitly
the average machine. made assessor
obeys his boss.
More money they say must be
had and there is not sufficient prop
erty in the State to raise it withO vi
general increase of valuation
Property must therefore be forced
up. There is PERHAPS an element OF
shrewdness in such proposition but
the common sense of the average
farmer must teach him that if he bt
forced to pay the sum of fifty dollars
to support the democratic machine
1t lifts none of the burden from his
shoulders to have his homestead
which is really worth one Thousand
dollars valued at two thousand
Why should innocent people b.
held up to the public gaze as tai
dodgers, tax eaters and the like ant
every strategy known to the time
serving politician be resorted to pr!
into and publish the private affair
of individuals? Is it true that the
end justifies the means? 1t is tru
the emergency was and is great
There were two republican judge
that must be impeached. Nothin
short of Impeachment would satisf.
the animus of a certai element
They were hungering and thirstin
for puplic plumber and the non part
ison court threatened to stand be
tween them and the coveted prize
An expensive pass time to be sur
but what cared they while tn
people were paying the bill by in
creased taxation?
Again there were ballot thieve
being threatened. They had stole
the votes according TO contrac
They committed rape upon the SUI
ferage of the people and were abor
to be overtaken with the law The
had been promised protection an
now the State Treasury must
thrown open to prevent retributiol