The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-02-26
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Never have we seen the people Of
this section 30 much wrought Up over
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
to the muZzle with everything from q
roll of barb wire to the contents Of u
blacksmith shop. and when old man
bond issne sticks his head up on the
:50th day of March. we are going to
fill his coat tail SO full of holes that
his own folks will hardly know him
when they see him again, ana they
will decide that the old man has been
blown through 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. aud being forced to take STAR
are going to have to deny their poor
necegsaries of life In order to pay
the taxes already imposed upon them
and now heres a get of men who alb
solutely ignore the deplorable finan-
cial conditions of our people and are
OF taxation upon them. We know who
ia M 1rn
big end Of the horn In this deal.
We know that 1t 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 around three dollars for
themselves while we get one for good
roads.
In order to keen the bankers from
falling out and fighting among them
selves over that good sinking fund"
pie that they are to get at four per
cent interest. 1t has already been ar
ranged for them to devide the pie aC-
cording to their capital stock. Some
will get only one slice, while some
will get three or four, and 1t will
cost us poor devils from ten to twelve
per cent to even get to- lick the pan.
Uncle Pqbe, IL by your vote you
place yourself On the losing side Of
this kind of 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 superintendent the whole
push. They are not needed over
there no way since by their actions
they say that the Greenv7lle county
voters haven't sense enough to know!
whether they need q million dollar
bonded iEhebtedness hanging over
them or not. .,..;a
While in Anderson last Saturday,
q one-horse preacher whose brains fs
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 fighting this bond
issue the hardest. Now we want to
inform this reverend gentleman that
the poor man is paying taxes On all
Of the property that he owns; and that
IS darn sight more than, some Of the
rich man Of the county nre doing.
and IL he wants the proof he can get
1t on1applicatiop-
If the bond issue was 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 dollars of
our money? Have the voters Of this
county not constitutional right to
name. the men who are to handle
and manage the finances of the
county? ~
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 feet, 1t looks like an attempt
to give political reward for political
work done in the past. i Farmer, OF
Anderson county. II you do not want
to see Q debt put over your beads that
you. and perhaps your children will
carry the flag to the top of the breast
works. and II 1t falls remember that
there are others who whilst take it up
and see that 1t does not. trail in the
dust. s.,3;s. :,
We are ever reminded that debt
is bad for an individual,,,.if 80 then
why Is 1t not also bad for /. county,
State or nation? II debt is good for
county, then It Is equally as good Tor
the individual. II not why. not?
Tom Watson OF Georgia, tand thank
goodness the right thinking peoplc of
this section are reading after Uncle
Tom) told us In The Jeffefsonian a
year ago to watch our chambers ol
commerce, and since tile good book
tells us to watch; az we'll hs pray
Uncle Ruha Is keeping his eyes open
The Anderson Chamber OF Com
merce can swallow the Anderson
County Farmers Union blood-raw, hut
we are not going to swallow every
hook baited by 1t and thrown out to
us. S ;sSs
oh! yes, some will gay tps. we are