The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, November 21, 1902, Page 4, Image 4
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UNION, S. C. NOV EMU Ell 21, 10C2. ,
EXTENSION OF
TIME FOR TAXES, j
The question of having tlie time :
for the payment of taxes extended is '
already agitated. As heretofore we are 1
not in favor of any extension cf the '
time for more than or.c reason. In '
the first place we do not believe the '
end aimed at by those in favor of the ]
extension, is accomplished, vie: ihe '
aliowing of those in straightened eir- '
cumstanees, or in other words tlie 1
poor people, a longer time in which j
to get their money for taxes togcthcr, 1
from our observation, we arc forced '
to the conclusion, that these people 1
?the poor people?arc the ones who J
do not get the advantage of tax ex
tension, why.' xsecause me mauei
of extending the time for the pay- '
ment of tuxes comes up annually and
apparently trembles in the balances, *
no one knowing which way the hp.l- '
ances will tip, thus keeping all in '
suspense uutil very near the time
limit. Consequently the people in ?
moderate circumstances, un.l the
poorer people, who have managed to J
get up their tax money, are air dd to 1
take the risk, and go and pay their 1
taxes, fearing they might spend some 1
_ of the money and the taxes might 1
"#PM4ufi,.wipi..JJ I- -go6 ^vie.'ided' UJ** ''f^^'LTtUlX
they would be in the soup with a
penalty, and possibly an execution
hanging over them, they therefore
usually pay up and get it off their
minds, though no doubt they often
have to make sacrifices to do so.
Then who does the extension of
time benefit? It benefits the rich
man, the man of affluence an 1 capital.
He has his money at work for
him, he does not have to scrape and
hord up his dollars to have them
ready by the time tax paying comes
around. Ho gives the matter very
little thought. J To never thinks of
paying his taxes until the last moment.
He can hold oil tili the very
last day, if there should be no extension
of time, he turns to his check
hook and writes out a check en the
bank for the amount of his taxes and
goes on about his business, it is a
matter of about two minutes concern
4 /\ lin mo n rvf /?n r.i r, ! ' ? ? 1 n
V ./ tuu iiiau v/i *. ii j ' i u. i, n Uilw JO ID li
matter of many weeks saving to the
poor man. Should the time bo extended
at the last moment the capitalist
simply uses his money thatmuch
longer, while it is about as
hard for the poor man to meet the
obligation before the expiration of
tl:o extension limit aj it was before
the extension was made.
Again, the extension of the time for
paying tax is made after the Treasurer
and Auditor have begun on their I
work of affixing penalties etc., and j
all that work has to be clone over
again, causing much extra work for
thoso officers whoaiready have plenty
work to do which is absolutely neces?:iry.
It is a bad policy and v. care against
it. Taxes have got to be paid, and it
is better to fix a time for payment
nnd adhere rigidly to it. The peoplo
would soon fall into the way of prompt
payment and the county would be better
off, the county officers would know
w hen to expect the tax money to be
in hand and could make their calculations
accordingly. If from the
first of .lanuary to tho first of March
la a K*?4f/xn i *v>o f-v? ?a1 l-.nl 1 ?*/ -
*? ? wwvvvi miiu tvi V/Ui icutnii; iUAOn
than the present schedule, then fix
that as the time, fix some time permanently
and lets have no more of
this tantalizing prospect of extension
of the time for paying taxes.
South Carolina, and Charleston os- <
^ # pecially, is not quite as .sweet on i
President Roosovelt since ho has ,
again shown his hand regarding the
race question in the politics of the '
tate. '
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Din I'OU MISz I '.OUR PAVER?
Two weeks oyo, from some causo or
uther, possibly u miscount at the
facto* y, one of the bundles of paper
used in the Issue of The Times for
that \v.-'ek ran short. The bundles
'Jre put Isp w itli markers for every .">00
duo's. an 1 tlicse tn-irUor^ sire what
sve ;,'o by. As The Union- Times is
ill! pri .it> >1 at horn *, royr ?sit?iting
jur pois g to press four times every
r.eeic to pet out the issue, we did not
know ib.it thu issue was polt'g t.o run
short, until the last run was goinp
curougn ine props, una s-vorai man
rout* 4 had been supplied. Piscoveriog
tin? shortage it v.> r. absolutely
necessary to go through the mail
stiil 5:i the ofliee r.r.?i take out quite a
Dumber of papers addressed to parlies
who hud uot paid lip to date for
th< ir paper to supply copies to those
ivho were tip and ahead. We are not
adverse to giving a subscriber who
gets behind a fair showing, and allowing
him a reasonable time to renew
his subscription. But upon an occasion
of this kind those who are in
irrears necessarily are the ones to
sutler. We have never made it a
practice to dun a . delinquent subscriber
through the paper, giving
pur readers credit for sufficient
intelligence to know that it requires
money and a gcod lot of it
to run a newspaper, ar.d that it must
come in constantly to meet the runtiir.g
expenses. We credit the fact
if a subscriber occasionally getting
behind with his subscription to his
forgctfulness to come to the office
and pay while in town, rather than
iccuse him of a malicious purpose to
beat the paper. We know no man,
tvho is a man, will be guilty of such
m actiou.
You will find your name printed on
\ label on your paper every week, opposite
your name voh will fiad a date,
:hat date shows to what time your
subscription has been paid and if it
is not un to or ahead of tho date of
issue you owe from the date on your
abel. This is done that any and
Dvery I subscriber may see every
Lime begets his paper from the office
just exactly what date, his subscription
will or has expired. We do not
think it should be necessary to dun a
.
man for his subscription. He. kn<5ws
kvhen it expires and lw should cither
pay up, ask little indulgence if
necessary, or have the paper stopped.
A man who would deliberately beat
a newspaper by taking his paper from
the office after his subscription badexpired,
without saying a word to
tho publisher, one way or I He other,
for a couple of years, raise a kick and
when finally asked' to settle up,
refuse to pay up, quit and subscribe
for another paper to see how long ho
can beat it, is about as mean'as and
reminds us of tho negro heat, who
gets further and further behind with
his merchant, until lie is dually
kicked out, then does all his cash
trading somewhere else. We are
ff! n il < cf ti to flint t*? o 't t K1 n 1/
have any of that kind of cattle on our
list.-*.
We do not propose to nausuato our
readers who always keep up and many
of them from one to two years ahead,
hy dunning delinquent subscribers
through Tm: Times, and putting up
pleading stories of suffering and want,
patched breeches etc.
Tiie Times is not an object of
charity. It is strictly a business
proposition. Wo give more than one
hundred cents value for every dollar
received, and wo consider the dollar
pain fur 7 he Times is the best dollar
investment our subscribers could
possibly inako. If you don't think
so don't lake it. If .vou are taking
it and don't think it is worth the
money quit, but quit like u man,
with a clear receipt. Watch tho label
on your paper. "NufT sed."
Tho News and Courier's Sunday
edition contained the first roports
from South Carolina Society. The
reports came from all over the Stato
and the social field was thorouehlv
covered. This department, will provo
an interesting fcaturo of the News
and Courier among the society people
and will no doubt materially increaso
the circulation of the Sunday
News and Courier. Everything of a
social nature is covered in this new
department. And the various societies,
clubs, etc., are requested to
hand in to the editor of Tiie Times a
report of all their meetings every
week, thus Union will be represented
weekly in this now department, and
the outside world can get a glimpse
of tho bright side of life in tho hustling,
growing city of Union. Send
in your reports not later than Thurslay,
noting prospective meetings as
well.
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,1AT EXCUSE?
We understand that according lo
Saw the Stato Hoard of Canvassers
wore required to meet in Colum- j
hi a on last Thursday, Nov. H>oh, to
declare the result of the recort el *c- )
tion; hut notwithstanding this, and ;
the fact that each member of that 5
Hoard, consisting of the Secretary of ;
| State, State Treasurer, the Comr.- "
| trollcr General, the Attorney Gcn-ij
eral, the Adjutant General an 1 the | <
Chairman of the Committee on F.!c?*- !?
tiers of the House, had been iiulivid- M
U&llv notified, onlv nn(> r.f theni.M
State Treasurer Jennings, was pv<f?- ;
ent, thercforo 1 i?e result of the eicc- i
tion could not ho declared. Where j
were the other members of this board, J
and what excuse can they possibly !
offer fur this flagrant ucgleet of duty? |
We cannot conceive any ] lan-ib'e !
xeu3e that could bo offered by these i
officers, elected by the people and ;;
sworn to tho faithful discharge of j;
every duty devolving upon them. il
It is another evidence of the fact j;
that our primaries are supposed to '
settle everything, aud very litt! at j
tcntion is paid to the election which j
follows the primary. So littio in ;
fact that u very small part of the !
voting strength of the State is polled
at the general election, the people;
tuking it for granted that everything;
had already been settled at the pri-j
mary. The people are in a measure 1
excusable for this, as many of them (
do nor. know that the polling strength |
of each State is basod in Congres up- j
on tho vote cast in the general elcc- .
vion, and not the vote cast in the !
primaries, liut for the officers of the j
State, thoroughly familiar with the.
situation, to apparently wilfully neglect
so important a duty as the declaring
of the result of the election,
according to law, thus deliberately
laying down tho gap for those who!
euro to contest the congressional puit;
of the election, is a negligence beyond j
our comprehension, and the members J
of the Hoard should bo ftiade to show
cause why they failed to meet at the
appointed time to attend to this very
important matter. V\'e understand
this is the first time such a thing lias
ever occurred, and it should be investigated.
President Mitchell, of the Coal
Miner's Union, has beer#von the witness
stand before the commission,
and though subject to the most critical
questioning by famous attorneys
for the coal mine owners, seemed to
hold up his end of the rope remarkably
well.
Warm News From fonesvillc.
Joxesyille, Nov. 17.?Saturday
was a lively day in Jonesville, and as
a reSuft of the day's doings today is
another lively duy. Magistrate IJates
lias issued four warrants this morning
and the Town Council has as
many more cases before their court.
There were considerable signs of dispensary
liquor to be seen Saturday
and there were two fights and shoot
mg Exjiupirn, uvsmeH mere wero many
drunks, and yesterday there were two
elopements and today is return day
for these misdeeds.
Mr. J. T. Coleman and Miss Nonmy
Hyatt drove to the Methodist parsonage
and were married by Rev. David
Ilueks. N
Mr. Charley Waters abducted the
VI year old daughter of Mr. W. E.
Harvey and they were married by the
Rev. W. L. Neal, a Baptist minister,
and this morning Mr. Harvey prosecuted
the groom and the minister for
abducting and marrying his daughter
under 14 years of age. Mr. Harvey i
came up with tho newly married |
couple u short while after they were
A Bank fit
Is not necessarily an ol
lor our first nine inontl
p.'ouu 01. <Jne that
proud of. One that ou
of.
Our total assets an
Ask our many customei
money in our bank, or
rail and let's talk it o\
know the value of an ac
.BANK where their moi
at 1 per cent, while the]
The Peopl
B. F. ARTHUJ
N. J*. This hank will he clog
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THE QR1
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Millinery,
Dress
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Ladies'
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Jackets, (
Etc. i
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Can be found at i
the MUTUAL, j
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R. P. HARRY. M;
married and took his daughter back
home.
The Town Council pulled a considerable
sum for lines and so did the
Magistrate, while some of the sinners
will go to the gang.
Rev. L. P. Carroll filled his pulpit
here Sunday morning and night.
Marion McWhirter came up from
Union and spent Sunday with homefolks.
I
.LVev. jmviu hucks js winum^ up:
his financial matters and getting)
ready for the Annual Conference, j
He expects to havo a good report for
the conference. Telephone.
Asleep Amid Flames.
Breaking into a blazing horaa, some
fireman lately dragged the sleeping inmates
from death. Fancied security,
and death near. It's that way when
you neglect coughs and colds. Don't do
it. Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption
gives perfect protection against
all T1 oat, Chest and Lung Troubles:
Keep it near p id avoid suffering, death
and doctor's bill. A teaspoonful slops,
p late coug i, persistent use the ir.ost
stubborn. Harmless and nice tasting,
it's guaranteed to satisfy by F. C. Duke.
Price "?(Jc and $1.00. Trial bottles fiee.
BeWIi*?s Salve
For PHasj Burns, Sores.
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h a Record
Id bank. Our record
lis is one that we are
our stockholders are
r customers are proud
3 now $162,822.07.
rs why they keep their
better still, give us a
er. Prudent people
:count in ft STRONG
icy is earning interest
{ sleep.
les Bank.
Efc, President.
ied on Thanksgiving Day
EATEST
3 Advantages
who trade \
1st, You have the largest eto<
through and make your selectio
2nd. You can come nearer j
(at the iMutual) than elsewhere.
3rd. When you have purcha:
assured that you have good
PRICES.
OUR EXCELL
In DRESS GOODS is due to
giving our customers the strong
at 2oc, 50c, 60c, 75c, 85c, 81, 5
sold in Union. We are kept bi
and silks that are constantly be
of Dress Goods, Silks, Appliqut
Ladies' Jackets a
We have surely captured th
Biggest business we have over I
W. B. and F.
Are America's two leading Coi
jus? received a big shipment, cc
the extended hip, erect, form, 1
stout figures. Every Corset fu
A COriPLI
Of Red and White Wool Flar
ings, Flannelettes, bleached an<
ings, Oil Cloths, Table Linens,
ings, Pillow Cases, Towels, Doj
Blankets, Jeans, etc.
rR PRICES ARE RIGI
gr. ' -
RED CRC
NOISELES
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For V
Style, Com
Union ?
W atchin gl Y our
Main Street,
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VALUES
t
people enjoy
vith us. . . * .
sk and prettiest styles to look
ns, (at the Mutual.)
getting everything you want
sed goods of us you can rest
[ honest goods at RIGHT
ENT TRADER
the fact that we have been
est line of woolen dress goods
51.25 and 91.50 per yard ever
sy ordering new dress goods
ing sold out. Two shipments
!S, etc. just in this week.
nd Monte Carlos.
e trade in this ling of goods.
bad.
C. CORSETS
set!'. Price 51.00. We have
insist inrr 41 in nnurra f tvi r\/l ^1 n J
rukl'<viiig Ut 1.11^ IJU IT r ou 1UVUCJO)
X)th for Blender, average and
lly guaranteed.
3TE LINE
mels, Canton Flannels, Outi
unbleached Sheetings, Tickwhite
and colors, 10-4 Shetdies,
Counterpanes, Comforts,
COMPANY.
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Opposite Hotel Union
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>hoe Co.
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Shoe Interest. i Union,
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