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Not the least of tbe evils consists
in tM wbolesale pexjnry committed
by some of oar very ''best citizens."
My one reason for a partial cause
of the hard times exists in the cow
ardly, shirking, lying habit mauy
people have of making false returns
of their personal property for taxa
tion.
T he burdens of taxation fall un
equally on accouut ol it, and the hon
est man suffers because of his dis
honest neighbor, hi lying neighbor,
h is cheati n g neigh bor and very fre
quently its old hyprtrtarite of a neigh
bor; for f$ry often helsi uan hih
up in Chui-eh circldnakew .
great display of rel igion or itbettej
part, charity. In jastice 10 th
Ohurch, however, it must be sai l
that the tax return 'liar and perjur
er exists in ranker profnoamt of i
it than in it. However, if the oi.e or
the other returns his household and
kitchen furniture' at a valnati(n of
$000, whin lie hjis a piuao worth
nearly twice that much, the pecunia
ry result is the same. An Hxainiua
tionofthe tax books 01 Charlotte
township, and I daresay of almost
any other township in tne SUte, will
convince any fairininded man that
moderately well-to-do ieople pay the
most of the taxes, in pro:ortion, of
course. It is only fair, then, ro as
sume that they are tbf mou lioueei
of oar people. You can find by ex
ami iing the tax books that several
gentlemen of well-known wealth and
richly furnished houses, make uo re
turn whatever of ousebold and
kitchen furniture." and you w;ll 1
so find others who return those
things at a valuation so low that yon
could find a painting or a single
piece of furniture iu their noii3es
that they would not srll for that
amount,
I think the highest return made in
Charlotte township of 'household
and kitchen furniture" is $900. Can
it be true that the best furnished
house and kitchen in Charlotte only
cost $900, or twice that amount, or
even three times as much f Perish
the thought. We are not such a
poor or miserly people as that. The
explanation is simple enough, a bad
as it is. People, good people, too,
have got into the habit of making
false returns.
I heard a uren say once, who stands
high in the community, and who on
the witness stand would rate s ah
Al man, that he did not make full
leturns because others did not. That
excuse was satisfa tory to him, evi
dently, but he perjured himself like
any other ordinary liar when he took
that oath to tru return make,,?
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If the gentlemen who have dis
cussed the matter of setting up a
Hat of thasfs suspected of making
false rfurns ai liave- them brought
bttforia granfX a charge of
tmn without fear or . favor it will
hre a most excellent and wholesome
Personally. I believe that the grtat
majority of the pene " wlib doihis
infamous thing, do it in ignorance
or through misapprehensipu. ; t If so,
it is only necessary to call their at'
ten uon to those tacts.
hna done almoat everything else to -
ward tnaki
meut. How
ng a perfect State govern-1 ovw "t - w
let it take up this mat- biuwu h uc wmiueu,
rels of its ; aclliettieats this one oi I
trllfrtnv A mimo- titnAnil WAM
righting a great and grievous wrong
is.- m UliarJotte Observer.
Governor Tillman.
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Govejnor Tillraao, in or out of
Sou th CarMina, is an interesting ,pr
eottage. He was; in Ohaalotte last
night forO tuinutesard the Obser
ver monopolized him while here. -
The Observer regretted not having
its kodnc along ; it would like to have
snapped the Go ernor as he appeared
last evening. He worfr a large, black
slouch hat, well pulled down over
his yes 5 a black suit that was rath
er a loose "fit , and a black cravat
-ht- was tied in a big bow and was
very limp looking. But this about
fhe sti'otigest evidence on record thatv
it imiiH the botft -that makes tbe;
man
K o one can look into Till
man's:- tace and drubt that behind
that rough and uncouth ext er iar
theie ia force, brilliancy aud iow
er. Hts features bespeak it. He was
particularly pleasant last nigbt. His
iiiauner is cordial and free. When
asked how things were in his State,
he said "as dry as can be.'' Iu which
way, Governor W .vas asked. 'Oh,"
said he, 4'if you refer to whiskey I
I come from about the wettest State
in the Union. "-rOharlotte Obsircer.
As You ?ow So Shall Yon Seap- ;
Lnst evening about dusk two po
1 icemen weuded their way to the lock
up, having in charge a man who
five years ago was -earning $.j,p0U a
year as commercial tiavelerl J
In those days he dressed hand
somely, was a prince of politeness
and a superb salesman. Now he is
? ,1 . 1 it
out 01 a joo, peuuue nu uimusi au
outcast, with old age creepiug over
him.
For two or three days he has been
on a drunken debauch, aud yester
day evening was unable to get awav
from a telephone pole, too drunk for
anything,
Liquor never yet failed to get the
best of a man if he only sticks to it.
Greensboro Rerord.
In one week's time we have seen
oi the death by morphine of four
young North Carolinians cut down
in the priine of manhood. J. .1. Tay-'
lor, t- Pitt county, Frank Day, of
Edgecombe, Willie Bell, of Cleve
land and YValton Busbee, of Raleigh
We knew all of these men, they
were good fellows, but alas ! to what
did they come.
We note that our Durham corre
spondent in giving an account, else
where published of Marion Butler's
speech at Durham, credits him with
saying that Mr. Kitchen had said
that Senator Jar vis would join the
Third party if certain things should
happen' and that he Butler, expect
ed to see him come over very soon.
We have heard similar contemptible
iusiuuations with regard to other
gentlemen in the Democratic party.
Such rumors are utterl y unau thor
ized and without foundation, and
they are thrown out by designing
demagogues for a purpose. This pur
pose js , two-fold. First, to attempt
to deceive the people of the State in
to believing that these respectable
gentlemen, who are grounded in tne
1 Vmpwtt.if jefM v
t mw. v wb rm aarwr n m w w a u 11 n w ram wiy ram
emblt? bypocriy; as possible converts
Jv ltn f.ntK S!tirVl i 1 1 fii I1 11 U fl All ft Mlf
to their faith- Such insinuations are
for a sinister, purpose and are the out
come of a mean, unworthy motive.
Silver was deuiotieiized in 1873
and partially remonetized in '78 and
'UU. Mr. uieyeiaivu anu nis itepuo
licau friends kuocked the last prop
from under it last year and not au
onuce can be added to the currency
now, not eveu the seigniorage lying
idle iu the Treasury. But to show
that we are not alone in- 0111 couten
lion along this hue, we beg to repr
duce the following Trbm an editorial
in the Wilmington Messenger in its
issue of last Tuesduy :
If a man believes in silver as a
part of the Cougtitution and as de
manded by the Democratic party in
tlje :last' National Convention, he can
without self-stultification and
Idwerh ills )W n sel f respect d eel are
lawacdo?! of the Presi-
woiigress m iestroji ug u, in
tttU ; A inan wou J d bet
ter be ?a ogil ay inoou
th an to pal ter"witti cm&bions and
play lat and lotse with conscience.
Webster- Weekly.
The Republicans are veiy well
suited with tbe tariff situation. If
the Democratic scheme of tariff re
form" can -be beaten, anil the McKin
ley act retained, why, they have re
gained al! that they lost in 1892. If
the makefehift,v which the Demo
crats are trying to ps finally
passed, the protective system has
no th in g to -fear? hvlrrg obtained
from a Congress elected on a tariff-ifor-jrevenue
only platform all that it
qn meanwhile giving a stag
gering blow at the cause of free trade
in America. In any event, the Re
publican dogma of protection will
he served bv the delay, which, after
all is over, and well ovpi, for the; Re
publicans, no protectiouistrnvill have
any reason to complain of. Louis
ville Courier-Journal.
There is no quesHou that the Sen
ate is trying the patience of tiecoun
try most severely. There is hardly
an organ of Democratic opinion any
where that has not added its criti
cism to the long list of complaint at
the inaction and wrong action of our
upper House. . t
If the two or three Democratic ben
ators wish to take on themselves the
responsibility of disregarding de
mauds of agreat mjprity of the vo
ters of the Uuited States, let the isr
sue be made plani and the blame be
put where it belongs. The Demo
crats of the House, who received
their covenant directly from the peo
pie, can not agree to any such betray
al without being accused of a desire
to commit suicide. Asheviile Citi
zen. The t wel f 1 11 isession of t he general
conference was the most progressive,
some would say the most radical,
since the general conference ot 1866
They have giveu us a board of edu
cation, which the two preceding con
ferences tried to do but failed. 1 hey,
have given lis a boardVof coutrol lorj
fthe EO worth Jjeagne. r ,Th have
change4vtbeidjot
Gue urthe niwtjafli
the trauiier of licenstugmnTeaners
from the quarterly tpBwtrton:
fereuce. We - eeriouslys doubt the
propriety of- this measni-e.--Nprth
Carolina- Jkristian 'Advocate
We could say flia paper full
bat the goos talk letter; tlian
cold type at :j-Kyy ;
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The Special line ' OENTS
CLOTHTNCr from S2f5(V to v $30
and BOYS SUI tS at 60ct, and
tti e elegant assortment of Gfents
Furnisniftgs. hosiery, necjr wear
& under garments will please
you at ,
s.
That every day Hat and Sun,
day too, that every day Shoe
and Sunday too, you nave heen
ooki n g for is at
Frank "Wilson's.
Ladies, Ladies, Ladies,
Before, purchasing examine
th oronghl y that aboieeielection
of Dress goos and fotiohs in
the obmplte ,J)ry, Groods de
partment of , K . V
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as sortment of
Goods to be
found in our
To wn or
-Co-
They kep about everything
you want and invite you to
call on them when jfeu
want your moneys
worth.-
A penny saved
is a penny made and
we claim to save you
many pennies if you will
- give usyaiir rtronage.
IWE AHB HEADQUAfiTKKS
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CALL ON US
Frank
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