The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-31

toilers Of the State.
Facing this dilemma. they man
ufactured q seheme TO increase the
taxes OF the people. In order TO raise
several million dollars more Of reve-
nue. they worked out a scheme TO
have the property of the State re-
assessed and increased its valuation
TO a point from one-third TO one-half.
and in some cases, to double its form
er valuation, so that thereby they
could raise from one-half 20 double
the amount of taxes TO the people TO
be paid by the same people and on
the same property.
This deceitful and Infamous
scheme has been carried out, and
each citizen of the State will realize
it's extent when he digs into his peck
et-book deeper than ever in order to
get his next tax receipt"
This also explains why every trust
and monopoly in the country is sup
porting Simmons for the Senate in
| order to renew the mortgage which
he placed upon the State In 1898.
They have used Kitchin as long as he
Is OF any use. They think Simmons
more dependable, and POSSIBLY more
servile to their every order and die
tate.
In this connection, 1t should also
| be remembered as one of the import
| ant terms of the mortgage which
! Simmons placed upon the State
| twelve years ago that the railroads
were to have permission to mulch
North Carolina to the extent of from
$12,O0O,O0O to $2O,000,00O year.
There is not an intelligent business
boro, Raleigh, or any other town in
the State that does not know that he
and his customers are being robbed
daily to this extent. The fact is
known and is a matter of official
record that the receipts Of the rail-
roads from their business done in
> North Carolina is twenty-three per
cent higher than from their business
! done in the States to the north and
the south of us, and this is because
: the people of North Carolina are not
protected either by the State Railway
| Commission or by our Senators and
Congressman as they are in the ad-
, Joining States of Virginia, South Car
} DINA, Georgia, Tennessee, etc.
} This is not only a cruel and crimi-
/ nal burden placed upon our people
: but it is besides not only preventing
l manufacturing enterprises from com
ing to our borders, but has actually
. closed up afctories and driven them
i from the State. Our information is
f that no less than nine factories have
= left the town of Greensboro on &C.
= count Of these Infamous conditions
3 While these factories have been able
a to leave and escape such ribbery, We
4 have two millions of people who have
( not been able to leave, and who wish
! to live and raise their children il
9 the State as loyal Tar Heels. AS 6
e part of this robbery that is placed
t upon these people who are still il
: the State and who hope to remain
namely, the farmers, last year ovel
O 100000 on fertilizers alone wa,
q robbed from these men who Great.
a the wealth that makes this a grea
a and rich State and a great and rict
country.
4 These are facts that have repeated
ly been published and have neve
: been denied. They have been statet
4 by boards of trade, chambers of com
: merce, and merchants association
g in a dozen different towns in tn,
4 State, some of their resolutions hav
a ing gone to the extent of denouncin,
: the Corporation Commission of thi
v State for not protecting the peopl,
from this robbery and have also de
f nounced our Senators and Congress
h men for their failure to use thei
e power in Congress to remedy thi
: condition where only it can be com
" pletely and effectively remedied un
: der the interstate commerce act. Thi
!. This will continue if we vote to en-
a dorse it. 1t cannot be stopped exeep
s at the polls, and that is the only wa