The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-08-05
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I'VE. Thoss who give ear 70 thsiE sp.
pals ~liI simply Be pisIed a. 70 tbs
lzess. f. Is trus that our loczi tzIss
aye bszh, juss a. they are everywhere
throughout the country. This il oHinE
In zfezi msasurs 20 ibs boouiies that
were cTcssssd in tbs various eoGotsss-
ard j. ins work Of tie zeal s5ibpfltiss,
MT tie Legislature. Tss STATE tsIss
are now e. they were oEsoEe the war,
with tbs e1eeptGoo of ten cent? on the
hundred doilsrs for school PuEPoses.
over 10 The Old state tbsy have bssn in
creased ang per cent.
oar loesI taxation IL oos political in
IL easrasser and 10 capital Of that son
esa.bs made ont Of It. i Representa-
s,ouniies that were loudly clsrnorsd for
~ Conservatives, In common with
otbsr people, 70 bay themselves of
fsDal CONSUMPTION. In orr own oountJ,
fur instance. who were more active and
zsalons for bounty tax than the lead
ing Conservatives? Their action il ys.
no fresh In the public memory 70 need
special emphasis IN this connection.
Tasy we're willing 70 be literally taxed
Shsn the question we one Of going 70
the front, and It does no; become their
organs 70 go bsek On thsir record at
tbIs Ists day.
our IocaItazss are diminishing every
gear. Some counties have got thsirs
down ~ the old standard again. We
rye getting down pretty fast in this
county. In 1875 We paid about geo On
the Lrudred dollars, this year the levy
calls for but one doLlaron the hundred
This Is progress in the right direction,
and no thanks TO Conservatives, or any
body else In particular for 1t. And jusi
here IL oceurs tn. Ds to say, that we
might very properly lay at the door Of
these bowling conservative organs the
moral responsibility for the heavy end
Of our taxation during the last three or
four years. They contributed their
share to the pToiOBgstiOn Of the war
70 the necessity TOR IsvyiDg bounties
TO pay sOidieTs-by aiding the enemy
and blocking the wheels OF the GOV
erum.nl, and II i'll becomes them 10 set
MP q clamor because Of the costIiness Of
their snisdreds. It j. abe Union masses
VINO are properly the parties to COM
plain and TO feel Indignant. 1t Is they
VINO can point The finger OF rePEosch At
the organs Of the dIsloyHIlsts WHO did
20 much 10 Cypress the psOPIe financial
ly aud otherwise, during the war and
Eincs.
Ifany one wants to see n specimen Of
purely Democratic taxation Jet MIN
look at New York city az this time.
where the levy calls for three per cent
or upwards. The government there is
NJ oriouFiy hot-bed OF sesihing cor
ruptlon, and is, outside Of Kentucky or
Sasby'- Church at the Gross Roads, the
Inost Intensely Democratic concern in
the country. The corporation finances
there are a vast field Of p!under a. the
hands Of Democratic officials, and no
torious to the country as such.
Ourtsxes in West Virginia are high
enough in all conscience, and we join
hands with all who sincerely favor re-
trenchment and economy in both
local and state matters. But, at the
name time, 1t is well that the people
should know that the partisan appeals
that are made IN them on the subject Of
taxation. come from the wrong aide oil
the house, and come, too, with no good
motive, the aim being simply 70 make
party capital. Whatever may be tbs
WEIGHT of our taxation on the shoulder
Of the people, they have the Democratic
party. In a very large measure, to thanh
for Il.