The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-25
EE08sTAXES.r GREAT.
sN v Err EFFICIENCY
Mr. Dabbs Outlines His Views
ON Management of Pubic
~ Affairs

| = MY Old conservative friend of 1898
0ys he n proud OF the responses that
eay letter has brought forth; but that
t.have not gone to tho root OF tho
matter. He saSs that, until recent
Years. ones property was assemed
W ones nedxhbors; now a beard that
b not responsible to anyone says your
prQRerty 10 Scoth 50 much. and there
IS no rscourre by appeal 10 any hiSta.
~ authority; local s%lf- Sovernruent
Saving been relesAtsd to tie dust
pllH of oldsttuas instsiciehcy. while nVw
eURcieticy experts tell W what w6 must
and what We must not do. He Gays
Il canpct write. nor. can ] speak. II
N<tald. they would have to loek ms
up; fpy indignAttoh 10 80 great that
my words. would not bear printing"
j haves sNpported. and worked tor
n4npt and domestic dehaep ten
seeHkH and public health nuryes, ! /
A@tA nd that believe that more real
ptPTeS has bean made In y better
h3Rlnf anu batter Iiyius "a q Eesult
6f'tAs psactleal home touch Of .ttass
e1snts. thah by all the inafitutss and
nn papers Of thu past fifty, years.
pat ~ heb al broken down under the
lureiof Ace to {i:oo PEI. pound cotton
euG ioeAceo 30 Iaen ready to hack
~ 0ArdhSrs sussskton that All these
txperu he removed, and Yet the peo-
~ tehin Ter theusslyss Tor fSw
fApFslp They have AhSut reached. Sli
IA people, who wnl 20 : ,eaShsd Tor
AS pres~hf anyway. SO ~. ~ ..
,fnhs lstt>t Of Col. n. q. Richards
~ ,toAAyss Atats istA staftiin4 soml
ttfn0j4 pu how reckless our ieSisla,
ybfs bAvs heen.2 IfA ahsurd to con-
f3h& Maj eur STATE GeSefnhent n more
teAtt, 400 ptr cent better than II N,p,
~ 1e1e. We wAro II war times: va
tkohEhe 10 biz snmA. For uAny pa-
Ptot3c men end Nppp6n, who wSro Tor
Ape ftasoA or' aAH$h4r dSbArrea %frDnrn
0t1ne Into ftAe niilitefy 's6tvice 81 nd
tuRtSy. pl&css wkeS prsvtdxl at rSed
eehAstm that they Mifht xburvn6N the
= td3ency tf 'ehe nset ot 'utz Jcvss5..
nme xSs riHtAs y price. AaA NJ ab-
ert1sc us0 shaA 70. bt tncse4Aedt 70
tb<H< the tflne essta- We Ax4G Mt
epwe efAAualiy bee& % prx3W6f conai,
A$hM but the HAsitAA, dtpartmxNt
81 Sustic> ana ths secre&ary Of Tia
Ne$tsusy decrAeA that ws ge. 6Ack ct
eAcs They may not have iatandsa
NJ psAAk 90 be - far reschinG. hut
n.y. S0rted The avalapcAS ana -
evAAhchA hare . way ot doing IL
eAthsfsA nomtntun saad crGshsd
Svstythin6 Ia; In path. :,
The 0sate sAyp editortally today thst
the profou..d/.Ource Af our asricul-
tnt,Al srnharraaOneot ~ the want oR
tnfosmataen ana education OF the
dhAss<b OF the people. black and WHITE
and probably $4,000 totpon psed0c-
80 tn this state ruaA not even a coun.
Y weshiy. and many more havSi mt
= vnnus AosJon Of what ID Soing on
rnA the lanoownerw ana infcrued
nlan3(V ever NOW Sts orxaMise, the
QsSfe joG Ap&s1IitSAe lines VntA,
Y t9etNA<s sAA1 ~ s.dlspsitsd?' rhSA
tAn nSea, SAt uses~ ,taxAs. r. the state
~ HturjAsa y 81 tha sphy<Ss It 10
!eugnt; ~ would tncw Aha& it b
m NGSp& ef eAveAtea haeu that has
1he&d eur asSScullurA Some
lpt @e>b xhkn 'ste now xayiAr: we
!ni itiqnc ~ thS cotton We esn pos.
a9iy ehauee 30 we may proat froht
'So aNrpa0e ptoRatA Yida--the rreAt<r
~ cut An SStvaSe. the greater the Az
yh6S IA COTTON. ana the more cotton
~ thttn6 "a nave Education! The
9tS, Thight spend one hundred mil.
tAH aollaft On education, and these
elSDfet1s tness 'nab fartnArs." as the
Ho5FSed$t FAfmer calls them, would
eth ~ Dwtth as They would not
he9dl ApneaQss made when the country
~ tint; 'throeS Of war. I think
Mtyasr DO hardened that pthalc op4r-
NMHpn mot reAch them. IL n either
90 sAftmE' am OF the iaw, or enc
lSk1sness sf thei white caps. for
t1o1h.y a ~ -, ~ 80 3rE%F = 80
VA ,eks gong ia ana rnaxy ways,
~ ASnsr,,' OF trimming down en-.
p4AtH ~ thu pternment As welt as
Ia the hoftee ef TIE people; ana It wilt
det id<e9 the &f5xiency of the gStetn.
t1ant ian$ nsorS f,nan it viii, lessen the
e$csency in the homes ,of the people.
tshst. Y wtii.ft,prpte both, 'f 20
Is H4ms' people xhs thought last
aSmnAer that Salaties must be bot up
~ ths pinnacle OF the pruEteerins
prices Sef fnsAufaSa,,red Sppds hays
gtt In Awful bump: nnd lots more hr .,
x4tnt 10 ibd terribly bumped too, un.
~ stAey rea4 the Signs % tho
TheS asiyKt. People are inaairing
ah0dt what beeomes Of the auto h,c
ceAss taxes. II U tsine for this rnoui
~ 20 show Ia the rpaAs OF the state >
ana etts Is the time to take hold sani
Do real Constructive road woek.
Enoueh money has been spent ply
tAs, ht4h salaries. TO experts TO yrnake
spfteyH We, the people, wany<to see
real money go to labor for real work
at,ine rex! 9nAbte prices thatwin pre-
wl ", coninpn sense Is allowed TO
oAs tho place OF the uncoshnaon serse
or the experts. and work should bxl
Ee now TO sive,felisf TO tabor that is
sSSsS III hceVs. F..~.
qin conclusion for this letter: drop
every useless man OF Woman An the