Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-08-04

seldom convicted in Illinois or
elsewhere in this country, for
that matter, and al. most the cost
to the governor, if his skirts are
clean, would be little temporary
Inconvenience, out of which he
would emerge more popular than
ever. Small does not want to
face his accuserS III court, how
ever. Perhaps there $ d reason.
In the opinion Of The Tunes.
the York correspondent who at
tributes the lack of enthusiasm
and the decreased attendance at
the Filbert picnic last Thursday
to Il satisfactory state of public
affairs is wide of the mark. The
people may not be quite so gen
erous with applause for public
speakers as they We're few years
ago and they may find less time
to attend public gatherings than
they formerly did. but in York
county as in the other counties of
the State dissatisfaction with DO
litlcal conditions is rampant. if
reports are to be believed. and
unless there is a decided change
IN public sentiment before the
Democratic primary rolls round
IN August. 1922. many men now'I
prominent in the conduct of the
State government will then wake
up to find that their dav of pub |
he service is at an end. Whether
the Legislature in conjunction
with the State officials is rcSpon-
|lblr Tor ,hr high rate of taxa
tion. at which thousands are COM
planning. is beside the question.
lhr people hold the men they |
send TO Columbia to make the
laws and the men they elect to
nit the executive offices to ac-
count for public expenditures.
and that closes argument on the
question. This or that commmu
nitv may tax itself however much |
II will for school and road nur-
poses and the amount necessary |
st" operate the State government
may be Il minor part Of the total. |
bul the fact remains that the |
thing to which the average ciIi- |
zen objects most is the State tax.
AS was pointed out at Fiibrrt.
there has been ii marked increase
III the cost of the State govern
mrnt III the last six wears. Much
81 IN" money spent for this pur-
pose did not bring i'm the Sor, of |
returns the people were led to |
believe IT would. Practically cv-
erybOdy believes there are too |
many otficc-holdrrS i'm Columbia
ana elsewhere on the payrollS of |
the State whose positions could |
be abolished without impairng
the efficiency of the government.
IN" Legislature itself evidently |
takes this view of the NATTER.
otherwise ii would not have ere !
atcd committee last winter to |
investigate the work and rXpen-
ditureS of the various depart
mrntS, with the view of recon-
IN, ndng that Il place here and
there be abolished along with
certain unproductive activities.
Ere long We shall see whether
the report of this committee JUS.
Tiles ITS Great ION. and little la
ter we shall See whether the Leg
l>iature ia kcS the report >rri-
OuSly. But meanwhile more tax
alton is to be placed upon the
people If the State tax commiS-
SION is able to convince the State
contingent fund committee of the
emergency that has arisen ne
crNSltating the printing of new
form on which the taxpayer is 10
return his property TO the county
auditor. This form. we are told.
will place upon the tax books
much property which is now cS-
Gaping taxation altogether and
will otherwise have the effect OF
e4uallZlng the rate at which
pIOnertN of ruIIal Nnlnr i'm 1hr