The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-26
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any question as they are over the at
tempt of the Anderson chamber of
commerce, with the help OF our pre-
sent Legislative delegation TO saddle
upon the already tax-ridden people of
this county. A seven hundred and
fifty thousand dollar bond Indebted
ness and Mr.. Editor Uncle Rube is
In the fight loaded for bear and don't
you forget it. Yes, every gun is full
to the muzzle with everything from
roll OF barb wire to the contents of
blacksmith shop. and when old man
bond issue sticks hfs head up OH the
goth day OF March, we are going to
I'll his coat tail so full of holes that
his own folks will hardly know him
when they see him again, and they
will decide that the old man has been
blown through a ten acre plum or
chard by Kansas cyclone. Judging
from his ''frazzled" and dilapidated
appearance.
Here are farmers In Anderson
county who have just passed through
the shortest crop year ever known to
them. and being forced to take star
walton prices for their cotton. They
are going TO have to deny their poor.
wives and children of some of the
necessaries OF life in order to pay
the taxes already IMPOSED upon them
and now heres q set of men who abb
solutely ignore the leplorable finan-
cial conditions of our people and are
wanting to place still greater burden
Of taxation upon them. We know who
1t Is that's going to come out at the
big end of the horn iT. this deal.
We know that II is the rich bond
holder, together with the bankers OF
Anderson county and that high SAL
| aried commissioner that's going to
| rake in right Ground three dollars for
themselves waile we get one for good
| roads.
In order to keep the bankers from
falling out and fighting among them
selves over that good Sinking fund"
pie that they ere to get at four per
| cent interest. 1t has already been ar
ranged for them to devide the pie &C.
/, cording to their capital stock. Sons
/ will get only one slice, while solue
will get three or four, and It will
cost us poor devils from ten to twelve
per cent to even Get to lick the pan.
Uncle RMbe, iffby your vote you
place yourself on the losing side of
this kind of q skin game. then let's
run hog wire fence around the whole
county and call at the lunatic asylum
and then for those wise Greenville
county legislature members to come
over and supersntendend the whole
push. They are NOT, needed over
there 20 way since by. their actions
they say that the Greenville county
voters haven't sehse enough to know
whether they need a million dollar
bonded Indebtedness hsnging over
them or not. Ibia.s.f
While in Anderson last Saturday,
a one-horse preacher whose brains Is
not In keeping with the size OF his
mouth, was heard to say that its the
poor man with little or nothing to
pay taxes on that's lighting this bond
issue the hardests Nov we want to
inform this. reverend gentleman that
the pooE 12.szn .s gsesing tases Oh ell
of the property thai ke owns. aaa that
Is a darn sight more than some or tic
rich man of the county nre doing.
and II he wants the proof he can get
1t on application.
III the bond issue was o good thing
and should carry, please tell us who
had the right to name the already
| named commission to handle seven,
hundred and fifty thousand dbllars o.
or money? Have the voters OF rhis
county not constitutional right to
maize the men who are to hanSlo
and acanage the finances OF the
countyi
Why could not the county commits
sioners already elected by the people,
do the work that's to be done by the
new appointed commissioners and
thus save the cost OF one set ]? ~
This kettle OF fish don't look good
to us. In fact, 1t looks like an attempt
to give political reward for political
work done In the past. Farmers OF
Anderson county, if you do not want
to see q debt put oyer your beads that
you and perhaps your children will
never see paid, then get IN the fight,
carry the flag to the top OF the breast
works, and II Il falh remember that
there are others who will take It up
and see that II does not trail in the
dust. 3.
We are. ever reminded that debt
Is bad for an individual, IL so then
why is II not also bad for county,
State or nation?, II debt Is coed for
q county. then It is equally as good for.
the individual. If not why not?
Tom Watson OF Georgia, iari thank
goodness the right thinking heople or
this section are reading after Uncle
TOMB told us in The JefsarsofiiRii q
year ago to watch our chambers or
commerce, and sinceSthe GOOD hook
tells US to watch az we'll as pray,
Uncle Rube Is keeping his eYcs Open.
The Anderson Chamber OF Com
a. a: rec s.ss.A: ssA swallow 1l.a Aiiiarasn;
County Farmers Union hIood-raw. but.
We are not going to swallow every,
hook baited by II and thrown out to
us.
Or yes. some VIII say that we are,
non-p ogre$Biye. and that we are
lighting good roads. Not bit OF ii.
We are as much in favor OF them rs