The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-07-12

collecting and compromising, on the specious
plea that the taxes were delinquent and
therefore, under his exclusive commission
jurisdiction.
If his original demands were correct and
he should not have filed them without be-
lieying they were, the State lost in the
above transactions $77,552.58
This is most Illuminating and encourag-
ing example for x-dodgers generally, who
when they get wise, and some are, will
doubtless take due advantage thereof Why
pay the regular tax collector, when you may
compromise with the Revenue Agent for half
the amount? is doubtless the way many
of them will view the matter
These are just few of the many COM
promise cases, and only include those coming
under the direct observation of this DEPART
ment. OF the numerous other cases, 1 have
no record, and I'll defy any one to get an
intelligent idea from the itemized state
ments CD he is required to file month";,
and annually with the auditor and on failure
to pay monthly, she shall be removed
by the Governor" See section 1865 (4747J
Hemingway's Code. ct would appear that
there might be others liable for the Gov
ernors suspension tactics, but if so he has
evidently overlooked his hand) As no one
is authorized to audit the r. AS books, their
real condition is problematica
The Revenue Agent also prates to his
audiences that 1 have been avoiding trial
of the suit pending in che Chancery Court
of Kinds County, and through his organs,
an downed newspapers, notably the one
published in this city, and through certain
reporters, is trying to mislead the public
in that regard. The facts are, and if the
gentleman in ignorance, he could have
easily ascertained them, that 1 was ready
for the trial with my attorneys and auditors,
having gone to considerable expense to get
them here and that the postponement was
made against the protest of my attorneys
and myself, and through no fault of mine.
1 owe the State nothing, as the facts will
disclose, and was therefore anxious to take
from him the great pleasure of longer roll
ing that sweet morsel under his tongue
either by direction, inuendo or slanderous
insinuation.
Parenthetically, 1 desire to remark that
a considerable proportion of the amounts he
is suing me for had been previously collected
by himself, as the record clearly shows;
and that some other amounts sued for had
been collected by and paid into the
treasury before his audit started, exceeding
Beautiful record this ON which to attempt
to blast a mans reputation!
1.-THE Revenue Agent has also been gIee-
full in exhibiting checks that | have sent
him, photographs of money alleged to have
been paid him, to sundry audiences through
out Mississippi in an effort to mislead them
as to the real facts, and to continue the
propaganda started months ago by himself
and his distinguished feIlow-schemer, Lee
M. Russell"
As this article would not do full justice
to this aggregation, and far be it from me
to deprive them Of any complimentary men
ton, did 1 not bring forward in another
activity, | desire to state that they persist
emily tried to have indicted before at
least two grand juries, their failure was not
due to inactivity on their part but to the
level headed members of the grand jury,
and knowing full well what lay behind,
turned deaf ear to their appeal ito indict
Henry
Miserably failing in this, Russell then
played his next card in his famous suspen-
sion fiasco issuing proclamation to that
effect. Hear the famous sputterer:
PROCLAMATION
Therefore, you are hereby suspended
from the office of Insurance Commissioners
of the State of Mississippi instanter. |
have designated and appointed Hon. Excel
Coody to take immediate charge of your
office, commission to him as such being
issued to him this date, and you are hereby
directed to turn over the keys to your office
to him and also to turn over all records,
books, vouchers, and papers of every kind
and description pertaining and belonging to
said office and to said appointee."
OF course 1 paid not attention to his
vaporings, believing that the court of last
resort would do me full justice, which it did.