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EIGHTH YEAH smoke xtra good and rebel yell cigars WHERE IS THAT 25000 OF BACK TAXES Which Tax-Collector Sanford Says He Has Collected? JOIN 0. MOORE WRITES A Card in Which, as ex-Tax Collector, he Reviews Certain Records, Quoting From Them Ceriain Figures And Then Asks Mr. Sanford a Few Pointed Questions. Ev ery Voter in Floyd County Should Read. The following communication from ex-Tux Collector John D. Moore, was handed to The Hus tier Commercial, for publication this mailing. The article is full of statements that are sensational in the facts they set forth, ard as the state ments are based oa facts revealed hy count? records the voters, of Floyd county will find the com munication deeply interesting. Ex-Tax Collec'or Moore states tut the records show that Tax Collector Sanford has made no returns or the -525,000 back taxes he hoists he has collected. Mr. Moore quotes the records aud by them proves that Mr. Sanford has not accounted fir this sum to either the state or county author ities. John D aioore, as ex tax col - lector of Floyd county and as ex- Major of Rome, has such a stand ing in the county and city that statements mane by him him over, h's signature.in the public prints ’, must have gr at weight weight With every citizen . Here is what ex-Fax Collector Moo.e says: Some, Ga. ,June 1, 1898. Jo the Public:—So much has Unsaid by Mr. V. T. Sanford h| n his friends about his being a b «tter officer than anybody else, “'"I m these statements intimating 11 Mr. Sanford has performed w ’>rk that I should have done, I give some of the cold facts of 61 nation and t j lo citizens >Bc unty ju Ige for themselves. ?’ v b -lolbing but what can J Proven by the public records. " “ny one can go and see that my 8 “toon’s are true. colu' 1 S j a 1 f 0 " flyß th " t he has ahou'h 000 ,iack Taxes, that been collected by his P and asks the votes of 3-pMorthat reason. The i,imhi ’ •hw lh „, ” eo " lr “ r ’-. they 1130,1. US Btateme nts are erro ordin V ' rifildccv of the rec ‘ ni .v possession show that d,Best ' „ h,rg ' d in o . $47417.80 XT? "•? ho wag n / d tdX whieh 1141.80 Total __ 48565.16 THE ROME HUSTLER-COMMERCIAL i He has paid 36557.57 Leaving utie 12007.59 The state tux charged on digest of '896 was 39192 10 J. D. Moore reperted tax collected, which was not on digest 1269,20 V. T. Sa.ford reported tax collect Q d,not on aigest 408 09 _____________ —» Total 40869 39 J D. Moore collected up to Jan 1 1897,and paid to the state $29930.47 V T. Srnford paid as follows: 1897 July 31 on general tax 440 00 Vugust 23, on general tax 1672 48 Sept. 11. on general tax 400.00 Sept. 24, on general tax 362 63 October 12, on general tax 748 21 October 12. on general tax 625 74 October 13, on general tax 452 89 October 22, on generaljtux 509 44 1898 Jan 17 on general tax 1132 63 February 8. on general tax 118 51 1897 July 31.0 n I poll tax 443 00 1898 Jan. 17,0 n poll tax 49 OC February 8, on poll tax 19 70 Total 6974.28 Sanford was allowed for er rois in digest and insolvents in 1896 3880 31 Total 40,785.01 The small difference unpaid will be covered by Sanford’s commis don. These are all the payments to the state du.ing Sanford's term of office and the figures show that none of it covers any tax back of 1896; and all he reports collected, not on digest, for both years amounts to only $1555.39 That this amount of $1555,39 was not back tax, and that he claims to have collected other back tax, will be shown by.S mford’s letter • now of file in the comptroller general’s office. Th i letter is as follows! ROME GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 2, 1893. “Rome Ga. May 2 Lt, 1898. vlr. Wm. A Wright, Comptroller, Atlanta, I Dear sir: • Yours of 17th. irut. just received I today, and contents noted. All the ; hack taxes I have collected, ex* . ceptiug for 1896, was on insolvent ' lists allowed tax collectors for i previous years. j lam now making itemized statement for various years col lected by me that the commis sioners may know what portion of the money in their hands belong to the state when they will remit same on the first Monday in June. Very respectfully, (Signed) V. T. Sanford.” This letter shows that he has collected back taxes and that he has paid nond of them to the state. The comptroller’s records a'so show that none was paid there. The books of Mr. James B.Hill, county treasurer for Floyd county, shows that net one dollar has teen paid to him by Mr. V. T. Sanford for taxes back of 1896 Look at Mr. Hill's booK and you will see that this Staten.ent is true Let me here ask Mr. Sanford if he collec ted these back taxes, why has he not paid them to the proper au thorities? How does he expect the commis sioners to give any money to the state if he dees not pay it to the county treasurer, notwithstanding the county treasurer is the only custodian of the county funds Let us look at his claim that he has done better than those who came bes re him. I will notdiscuss in detail, John Black’s record. He was too well known to the peop e of Floyd county, and stood fl e -crutiny cf too many years wb n lie was alive and able to ti k cate of himself, for me to bring lis record up now. A reference to the books wi 1 show that he was a fa'thfvl and efficient officer, and compand favorably with any tax col jlector in the S'ate and favorably with Mr, Sanford s own record. Iwi 1 compare Mr. Sanford's record with my own, and let the facts show’ who has made the bet* ter officer. The public records show ‘hat I collected and paid to the County on a digest npon which the tax rate was only one per cent, $36,302,02, and to the state $29,- 930,47, making a totol of $66,282,- 49, upon the tax of 1896. I went out of office on Jany. Ist 1897. Mr. V. T. Sanford was collector for the year 1897. aud up to Jany. 3rd 98, he had paid to the county $33,638.58, and state $29,057,57, making a total of $62 6u6,15. —This was $3,525.87 less than I collected during the same length of time, notwithstanding the fact that Mr. Sanford’s di gest was about one half million dollars larger than mine, and his f one quarter of one per higher. I went into ’office in August 1896, and re i (Continued on 2nd page) VALUES! We wish to emphasize the word \//XLJJE and define its true meaning, as it is employed in this an nouncement. The principle upon which this business is built is value-giving. The best quality and greatest quantity for the lowest price consistent with modern merchandising. Such has been our methods of win= ning the confidence of the public, and such will always be our plan for holding that confidence. We never Sell Out at Cost nor fake the people in any way. 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