Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-07
WANTS EQUALITY AND ECONOMY
Iobn /. McLaurin Gives Reasons r0'
His Candidacy.

Iohn L. Mclaurin SiVeS ne"'
His Candidacy.
,.,,,,,,i, lime 5.--IIon John H. NJ
.,,,i,, ,r,nr here from l'"hh'stSN w
,rI . ia file his plrd"" ana pay ..,,", n'
.,','.,,,,,,t as a candidate Tor govern n'I
Vim, his stay hc gave on. NV
,',rm s,u,.mpnt setting iorth MS '''
sons for entering the race
az cn,,rsc, primarily. my pnrP"S' ~,
r,,,.in" th. contest Is 'o I"' ,.n-
.,.,n warehouse system. :" aS ~
80, ,..r,,in and safe ncthod "' ~
,,c;r.. ,u, cotton and making S"'
direct 10 III" mills. ,;sos-
a., ain hc confronted with ninnH
-, This fall parallel to thht W t,rr
,rI,s. tti. Is done. W" ibuS'
.,.',r irs,I,uii,r on cotton ana IhnP',
,n..s,Ivrs 10 Eold the SIrl'illS UNIV Wv
.,.nr 10 over. Prices uf goods nav "n
,.,r,nI an average Of I'VE Genus y,
,.hiI,. cotton has declined SD ''
IA d,ys. Our cotton Il JUST uH -, :,
H. .,s il WAS 80 days ago. w" ~
,r,. si,nl,iy declining cotton lh'p
,viu n.,.n the ull power mi 'i' i
.lInl our cotton ci0i' INV! ,,,,
mo that lower Will" ] Was "h'
commissioner. and ] am Sn''.S W. ,,i,.,
,rr ;mopl" for ii direct. NV! nh.
i, to me. will give inc So"',. '.,'n,in.. -.
;,,., lesson on financing ana ihain''ni,
,,n, which will forever pm uS ou'
of the power "i Eaii'"'''H ""'
,.,,in., midIl"mcn. III ,o II
.rh,.rr IL another thing ! VIII n"' !,
,;,,.n the hover and that u oN'I'''"'
,rI rc,,ir our fiscal system. u" NV
;,.,.rd Ia ulaCr tie blam" on any P',' ,
,i,.,,Irr man. u iS the system ""'
,.n,,Id nn, have dong any better WIN
,h, vermont machinery mNS'H;
rx,r,y:u;ucr increases e:t'ii H'"
,,i ,r,,.ss II is changed. viii hahkrn!
NV. ~" ,,,,, In 1918 the tax levy was ~
iu. In I1l; /, WAS ) g. mlllS. w
,0I2 the total amount raised WAS a.
\5Ny;>.,;3. In 1917. IL" tn'al WIS -,
71Gnn..1G. This * IN lncr'fS'
TAI. taxes within four years o' H''; ~;
uu0 Thrr" is no corrcSl"Nuih-
..i,ncy. Nor is this all. tn" ii:'hi'S ~
moi available as yet. h'i' ! "'rn ~"
rnxravrrs that under the m'lno's
',,n,,,,.d hv the stat" tax commission
The amount collected Tor l9lN, VIZ ,h ,h,
,,.nxim,,.ly double the taxes oi 'h'
preceding years. ,,o, Z.
rho entire scheme Of taxation L.
r,uI,y n,t uf date and unfair. II h',
,,,,s imuutruc,. pnd is III" lruiliui
moihrr of cXirnvngnnc". tn" TAX com
,nis.;inrCrs are good men, bnt thrS WIZ
m,k,. a pitiiIl failure on IN" pan 'h'E
.r, ,uIrsuing. Ii given the power
,xo,ild wipc IL out and start WIN lhe
iu,d-,i system. practic"d hN hiS cor
uor;,;ipns and IN prog"SSlN" ciNil S"N
.rrnnlcnts all over the world.
'rhc commission started riGht ny
,,l;iur the census OF The tnil"d states
ns , Lnsis. hut instead Or trFin" 10
euIlaliZc land values In IN" N"tltlS
roun1ics, / would assess the county III
q lump sum in proportion 10 W'itI.I'
and population and let each county
assess it's land and other propcft! ana
nay il into the treasury. IN" i'rrsSh'
plan will create jealousy, suspicioi'
and endless discomfort. The 11ea Is 10
take land At = If,Sr> -seass ~
value, minus the buildings, rhe pnihs
were assessed at IS per cent OF tfc'i
value and the commission reduced
them To IL per cent. u..
Who knows. and how can inc srIiins
,.oi,,r ,r land hc determined? II Il
rnsy a. tn stocks. which are constant =
IA ,h,nw,n. hands and whose dividends
arc tiy,d. The value ut i"nd cannon bt
determined 10y it's selling Price. In'
v.,Iur of lands ar" fixed by the yearly
.rnss prcdll,.ts and the net sales th"f"-
nr ON their theory. the commission
has reduced the assessed Vaill" o'
h.nks from IS to - per cent. whii'
land has been advanced approximate
~ loo per cent.
\oy. when the 1918 tax levy OF nln'
mills is levied on this increased Nailia =
tion. il places the entire hurdrh OF
land and practically doubles the taxes
OF the owner thereof. The theory may
hr GOOD. hut It Is rotten in practice
I'm other words. TAX" Marlboro county
The assessment on banks VIII snow IL
decrease of six per cent, while the IN.
crease on land is la9 per cent: Lane
in Marlboro was assessed nj S6.l3 an
acre Under the order ol the colniiiiS'
sion il will this year be SlI.SO an
mere If all the buildings were de
Stroycd (and they are assessed s"pa-
ratriy) the land of the county woulc
hardly bring SlI.S0 an acre.
pirk,nS waS assessed at 1890 and !:
NOW placed nj Sg.O1. iiarnwcll was as
srssrd nj SS.53. II is now assessed al
SlO.g3. Anderson was assessed nj SG.'0
and nov nj Sla75. or about y6 pei
cent incrraSc. Itichland was assessed
nj Si.T5 an acre under the old assess
mcnt and under the new nSSc%sm, M
S5.l5 per acre. What will the people
of the other counties sny when thrH
SEQ Richland practically at the old
valuation and they increased 100 per
cent? notice n similar condition in
Aiken county. Why these inequalities :
| hClicv" can l." of great service I"
South Carolina ana ! intend to discuss
public matters and outline public poll
cics. instead OF singing mud aud Gre
attn: faCtinnalism. think Mr.. Coop
rr WAS one of the defenders OF the tax
commission in the last campaign. II"
will hc kept very husS this year apollo
"iair: and explaining.
Your only notice. Mr.. Taxpayer Is :"
levy of q 100 per cent increase IN 20 II
laid when you 90 to pay inXcs n'SI
fall and il is so arranged that prac-
tiCally the entire burden Is on land
minus buildings. II docs not hurt the
town. hut il skins the country.
John l.. McLaurin.