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tacz i::c:it THE FRANKLIN PRESS, FRANKLIN, N. C. THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1322 ( Continues! i'n.m any of your iil.irislnr honesty of puri 'Se in . and say. However, as '':. " pave notice soiiu: ' ti:i:c vvlutl yon 1 o A Subscrihi'v" r.v- that llicre ; v.mJ g.in? to I.- a general "1-iu.ii!:;'' lake place in the o iii'ity -- -rrh a kill. 'lug m the county has not been neither shall be h -v.ifh - rch as -vvouM shake thin.'s ,1 vA csf-ab-lish a new or-kr : ;a".r:-.irs Hi the county, if not a r-i w. itu!uh--I snp iu:.e it will not tl.r"-iv y.... ...'f y.-jr ''balance, if I hu,( a i ';...M n-y ,i 1- tuv's iitc of i:!.-;r ;'l i lu .tin-' t!'::"!y expressed seniinn r.t, Rev.. Mr. MeCraci-eu .w! .John -t-gtison ha,c d.isctissii! fin- probhms that confcoiit the uth. ns XT at- n county more ably ilia" I -hail ati-;ni to do, .but I f ' J -rn duy b ill v. rote. without seeing iiu ' the cotiii'ty; !;;! lV'-ilir-'r.' Mc- vracken seen the r!:u.y li-rce and as 1 see il v le:-s 'lisbursmeiits voiced in that str-.ti.nu vl li v. Jjhp.xc found no difficulty v.lnUvrv in cletcrminiiiw what .went with--the vt niainder of his taxes' alter all worthy objects had been served. , 1 trust we shall hear, from him -again and again i: mil all these mat ters, have been made plain, so that the common citizen shall understand -.-.what goes with his taxes. . ' ' Good roads, g;-..d school-, new court m That Lasts! Not for just a day, not for just a month but for: many, many months will the shoe that I v RE-SOLE - -last you. For, ( into that Re-Soling will go J Try Me EARL ANGEL Next Door To Press Office f I house and jail combined, and taxation are all problems for Macon county citizens to solve, and it would seem to hear expression of sentiment over the comity, that they are about in the proper spirit to solve them.' They have wisely turned down the court house proposition and if 1 mis take not they have turned their back upon, the bond issue of $70,(MH) for a new jail. 1 lnliexe Macon county has as good a class of citizenship as any county in the slate, and that means as good a clas of citizenship as any other county or state, for that matter; but I .do t' I. recall any citizen in the county who lives in a $7),(H)() 'mansion in fact the best .homes' of the county have been built at figures away In low even, half of that sum and -the reat bulk of the taxpayers live in wry humble homes that do not run into the thousands even. Then are we as the citizens of the good county -'of' Macon going to en thrall ourse'u-s to the extent of a $70.(M!) bond issue, to place , a few criminals '.and. law violators in luxur ious quarters ? Why, Mr. Editor, when a man places himself on record as a law violator, tryinu" to. tear down the fun damental principles on which our government is .founded trying to ren der, peace and happiness insecure, and life and property uncertain he 'docs nop deserve the best there is in life: and I submit that it is a false , sense' of county pride that forces the serious consideration of a $200,000 bond issue for cuiirt house and .jail, or a $70,000 bond-issucfotjail-aloncjcithero vie vi t h our more wealthy nei ghbors, able to 'do big things, or to furnish a tew criminals and law violators with quarters exceeding the homes of our best citizens; With slight repairs, there is no good reason why the present court house, built .in the days of moral honesty, before graft and get-all-you-can-for-as-little-as-possible became the order and before officials planned and schemed for higher salaries and fees, at the expense of a tax-burdened peiple might not last for a half a century yet. And if it is very de sirable to build a jail over the . court house, the present walls arc good and strong sufficiently so to add an up stairsthere is trie air and plenty of room go to it, and let the criminals and law violators sit over justice: and estate" . and' taie bad" just as " tfrey have been doing. A worthy . official of Macon once said, TJie. ... peapieDlMacoiLOU n ty will beara great deal, if you will give -iif, privTlcgcoF gr umbling6nce in a while." ' Had he foreseen the burden of taxa tion that exists today when about T1T1 C! "M ell Jhm 11 Here are a few Spring-greeting prices on staple merchan dise. We cljallenge the world to meet or beat them! That statement covers considerable ground but there's a mighty easy way . 500 PAIRS OF LADIES' SHOES Oxfords, Ties, Pumps, Slippers, all sizes, styles and leathers, values up to $5.00, to sell at... . .. ..... :..... ........... ...$2.00 per pair lOO DOZ. LADIES' BEAR BRAND HOSE Regular $1.00 values, to go at '. $ .50 per pair 100 PAIRS MEN'S SHOES Guaranteed solid leather, all sizes and styles, blacks and tans, values to $5.00, to close at $2.98 per pair 3 BALES DRUID LL SHEETING -Regular 1 8cvalue, to close atl ; JLX 2 1 -2c per yard Regular 35c IbT quality, to sell at T.. . ... . . MAKE OUR STORE YOUR HEADQUARTERS FARMERS' DAY '- .,' . .... ' , .... '. -.- ' J. S. PORTER & COMPANY ' Macon County's Biggest .Store ankofFran the sum total left to the pec 'pie is the privilege of breathing the air and paying taxes, he certainly would have conceded the fact that the people tinder conditions that exist today have ample cause for expressing their pro test not to say indignation. , It does not take a prophet not even the son of a prophet to foresee that the people can no longer exist as a free people with taxes still climbing every day and year, liven the best farms in the county yield no income on the investment; and when one feels like he is being held-up every year anil relieved of what change he has been able to gathc-r by the practice of rigid economy, there is no encouragement to own anything. All substantial governments rest on the consent of the governed, and while the ' people as a rule, are' willing to hear the j.ust burdens of government economically administered, . there is a snirit of rebellion against over-taxation without some compensation for what they are forced pay out. When a free people arc taxed be: yond what is reasonable, right ami just, a spirit )f discontent and an-' archy is engendered, lawlessness is encouraged, and a crime wave such as we have today, when even the darkest crimes black enough to stain the escutcheons of any nation savage or civilized are committed and what seems wqrsq they are committed with more or less impunity. Well, it is easy to condemn these things; but the question naturally arises, "Where is the remedy?" .It..mustJi.c..in..thatinic-.hrjnpxejL principle of retrenchment and reform whether it is brought about by -general "kicking" or through "other sane methods of financial administration pay as you go, and dispense with what you do not need. I do not w.ish to affthe role of adviser to the nffle of Macon county, but the present rate of in crease in the taxes in the county spells , ruin and confiscation to . the taxpayers of the county in the near future. , ' The thing that appeals to mc at present and what seems to mc would afford a felt relief is to get rid of these offices that are not needed, to gether with their expense; inaugurate a system of economy; quit trying to imitate our- wealthy neighbors, and place the sheriff, the clerk of the court, and the register of deeds of y ul' t),l Ct ftue tiicat: iinfapM-itibifc, to have saved the count v anvwherc up to $10,000 or $15,000 ;a year. Th c n . . i n.add it iotiicL al 1 t h i sJ h crc should be, no issuing of bonds in the county God " "only knows when wT shall ever live over what has already been done without consent of the people expressed at the ballot box. o financial statement shows ' the of the court and the register of deeds each drawinir about $2,500 :i year from the county treasury what they do for the county to earn this amount 1 wot no, as the people pay their, fees for all they do for them. Any way $100 would be ample salary for each of them, for the work required at their hands. ' On a salary basis, the sheriff's of fice should sac $3.(XK) a year of -the' amount he draws from tq countv then the fees of all these offices could be turned into the county treas ury, with this saving. i run glad Mr. Editor, that we a-e agreed on some -of these matters, and that you show a willingness to let the people of the eounty speak out their views, for., m the multiplicity of Z2l The clerk Keep Your Valuables in Our Ycu live in constant dread of THIEVES, and Burglars, when your valuables are hidden in your home. They are DANGEROUS' men who- will murder you if they must. Be free from this constant dread by keeping your valuables and important papers SAFE in our Safety Deposit Vaultf. START SAVING REGULARLY NOW We invite YOUR Banking R??r , l-.'W-Sr I BANK "Home of the Thrifty" FRANKLIN, N. C. HAVE MONEY! ounsel there is safety. Sincerely yours, W. J. JENKINS. ESSIG MARKET II. O. ESSIG, Prop. Fresh Meats of All Kinds Fin Home Made Sausage K very thing kept in a first class market. Phone 42 HAVE MONEY! THINK! lii'im i 4 ' " """"m Off!
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