The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-02-09
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actual conflict between nations? This
is only superficial view. Any wide
social and Industrial struggle that
is attended in it's natural course with
great suffering is war.
The essence of war is q needless
competition between states, corpora
tions and individuals that results in
wide spread suffering, ard surely we
are IN the midst of that.
Remedy.
The rapid concentration Of powers
taken away from the states in Wash
ington is alarming, but this will never
bc remcdied except through action
at home. Send good government and
economy to Washington and it will
cone bari; home to bless. Send ex.
tr;va%ahcc and it is returned ten
| field to curse.
The power to tax is the power to
Destroy
Let Us people guard this right.
We need
lst. To get the assessment Of prop
crty out Of politics. So long as the
! officials assessing property ars as
piring politicians, there will be favor
| itisn.
2nd. A Governor, who will throw
the responsibility for excessive tax
alton on the Legislature by firm
use OF thc veto power.
Bird. Do away with so many boards,
commissions, ETC., by having one ad-
ministrative board to control ell state
institutions, thereby ceasing to dup
licate state machinery.
4th. The Recall to apply to every
elective officer, from Governor to
Coroner, SO that we can fire the men
we hire.
Our free institutions can only be
preserved by getting back to first
principles, and the matter of taxa
tion will either force reform or revo-
luton will overtake our republic as
it has those in the past. No saving
in mere money will compensate fo,
loving our standard Of life, but popu
lar government is on trial the worlt
over. Amendments to the constitu
ton can give four year terms ant
biennial sessions Of the Legislature
saving election expenses etc, amount
ing to at least fifth Of our neces
sary expenses.
The greatest problem is to euualiz
taxation, and the county should b
the unit, instead Of now having
: rivalry between The counties in tn
matter of low valuation. The Ger
eral Assembly should first dcternlin
= Just what amount is necessary t
conduct the state government, an
% this should be apporitioned anon
" lhc counties in proportion to wealt
y aud population Then the count
commissioners in each county, elect
:, cd by the people, should assess tn
:" property in the county and levy
tax to pay its proportionatc shan
= o1 the state government, and what
: ever they may determine to spen
= foH the county in addition. The mon
cy would be kept in the county, an
: 1t would be to the interest of cac
citizen TO see that all of the proper
" CT the county was returned fo
, 'aNation, because every dollar tina
eScaped would make his taxes high
er. The burden Of taxation woul
be more widely distributed by bring
= ing the invisible property out of hid
ing.
S Instead of SO many trustees, on
: b2ard consisting Of the Governor, an
e other state officers and five electe
$ by the General Assembly could loo
: alter every charitable and PENAL in
stitution i'll the state. We now vi,
@ tIally nave three agricultural depart
! Mcnls. The state warehouse, Glen,
Il son college and the regular depart
o mcnt of agriculture should be con,
: blncd urder one head, so that wbc
5, al inspector went to town he coul
@ inspect warehouses, attend to pur
! lood enforcement and other kindre
), duties If he is qualified for one, NJ
: can be for all. Why pay three mel
S wncn one can do the work?
\ The railroad commission and in
: surancc department should be place.
> III charge of the secretary of state
, and the highway commission. il
charge Of the Comptroller General
} because with this new mode Of as
sessment, he would have ample time
In the judicial department, the Tria
: Justice at the county seat should