The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-04-27
--.,r ASSESSMENT BUSINESS.
,..-,lCratic Politicians Seem To Think
H. People Have No Hon"r--Ti'eTe
nm IL q shaking 81 ny Bones I'm
,.e Nc.f Campaign.

ga. E-star.-This assessment bus.
-. ah.rh zas fixed Up ~ the re-
... democratic Legislature of North
-..-s is making the taxpayers
LOT that they object 20 paying
..- ..et taxes 20 run their govern
. bat because they are taxed 10
-.-.-t 20 many e1tTavagant and un-I
..-a~y things. and. besides, by a
-.se 1ho seem 10 think we have,
.... ali patriotism and honor and can
-.. ra trusted any more 10 value our
..- --opcrty In giving IN our taxes.
F.. .a.es Us think Of William the
-.. .r-or iu the tenth century when
F.. ordered "a great survey. having
.... piece 81 property. down 10 q
.. recorded. keeping the record in
r.ast % that he could see
......r or not the people listed all
... '4Ees Oh same. You see. he
.... -ae shekels. and vas bound
.. ... them from the people regard
bat they thought or said. So
J.. oerauc friends in like man
..- ..a' the money. not carrying Il
... what the people think or say.
... have appointed assessors to en-
,.- .4r homes and place IA full money
...ariou on every taxable thing We
r.... In the house and out-of-doorg.
AT. not a foot Of land, not a peas
ants hut. not an OK, not an ass,
horse or mule, not a goat or pig, not
. pound Of meat or lard in the smoke
house. not a peck of coin or hay in
,te barn or stable loft, not piece
~ furniture in the house, not hoe.
SPADE or shovel not a pillow or trace
chain not single piece of property,
real or personal, is to escape these
assessors, according to the order
For thus sayeth the Democratic
bosses. as we have greatly increased
the salaries Of our officers of the
state. and made two new counties
which must have extra officers to
govern them, besides doing many
more things to strengthen our good
old Democratic party which has done
so much for the people in the State
as YOU will observe, which will cost
q considerable amount of money, We
must, therefore, put on an extra
mount Of taxes on the people to
meet these extra expenses, and as
he people of North Carolina have
not been in the habit heretofore of
putting a fair valuation on their
property when giving it in for taxes,
and sometimes none at all, nOtWith-
Standing they were bound by an oath,
sc deem it necessary to take no more
chances in getting your full share of
taxes and have appointed assessors
10 enter your homes and premises
and value every possible taxable arti-
& lie and thing in your possessions at
full cash value regardless of what
You may think or say, for we have
& been made positively sure that you
q have not been honest in the past in
giving in and valuing your property
for taxes; therefore, you should not
mind this procedure by us, your
+. bosses of the great Democratic party
know what is your needs much bet
ter than you know yourselves, and
YOU should give us of your votes
tons. We have re-districted the
good old State and have thereby
sOlidly entrenched ourselves against
the Republican party, our enemy
who want to elect the officers of the
State by ballot and settle all ques-
tons of law, ETC., by the same. They
call that local self-government, and
We must admit that that is true
Americanism and sometimes We have
put such a plank in our Democratic
platform, yet we do not approve OF
1t for the reason it would soon kick
over our Democratic empire, and de-
prlve many of our nOblest men OF
their Offices. We have the State now
secure against the Republican party
the party who tried to pass law il
our last Legislature to furnish free
textbooks to the poor children of the
State and also wanted the schoo
boards of education to be duly elect
ed by the people as we'll as justice:
OF the peace, and they object to u:
for appointing them over the people
etc, when they ought to have sense
enough to know that the ignoran
masses are not capable of making
good selections. So this Republican
party which has been bothering u
so long in telling the people of gu
schemes and tricks to hold the Stat
at any cost, will now be swept from
the four winds of the State and W
Will have fair sailing if only the PEG
pie will support US, and you ma
watch out for even better things i
future from us.
Now, in answer to what is pro
posed to be the declaration of tn
Democratic party to the voters of tn