The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1868-08-13
COUNTY TAXES,

ing counties, q lying circular headed
"Democralic Relrenchmcnt Us. Radical
Extravaganza" which is desperate at.
tempt to assume the offensive. and to re.
verse the position Of the parties in this
portion Of the State. To accomplish
this purpose it was necessary to dissem
lie, TO QUpDLe, TO Falsely the rec,
ord, and to make charges which ore con-
tradicred by all The facts. No attempt
could be made tina! would indioote more
clearly the desperate mi abominablo
means by which the Radicals have deter
mined to maintain and perPeluato, il
possible, Their lease upon tho public
'reasury."- Mason Couny Journal, Aug.
5h.
The above is the editorial reply Of the
Joraal to our article Of the 23l ult., on
"DcmocntiC Rctrenchment vs.. Rid.col
Extravaganza" The reader will see that
the Jomnai u'es language that is com
mon TO it, that of merely charging that
it is lying circular, assembling, qpib.
ling, fa'si(ying the record" but does not
unrmp! to deny one single fact or figure
in it, nor eau be. for il is Ill True, as the
tax. payers can easily sutiglythcm@ices Of
jy comparing heir tickets as zee stuffed.
The barelaced presumption Of our
Democratic ueighbor, and his Irieul
"Calo," is almost incredible Why he
does not hesitate to publish and endorse
the most uUni,igaLed and inexcusoblo
foIsehools regarding the tax's. lIa il
now, aud has been for months past, en-.
gagged in Appealing 10 the prcjudices Of
the people, and in enle0Voring to stir
up in their minds, opposition TO the Re
publican party by telling them that the
Radicals hove caused the existence Of
me high taxes by the sQnandering Of
the public money This hs knows to
be unt'ae-a base Misrepresentation of
the facts pertaining 10 our present high
taxes. Every body possessed Of COM
mon understanding (and We suppose Mr..
Howard is possessed Of ~ knows lhOt
the taxes The people Of this Union are
now paying have been caused by the
war debt. lie knows also that the Re-
publican party did not inaugarato the
war, but the party OF which he is now
member, and The stockholders did. And
that il the rebellion had been successful
his friends in the South would have been
robbed, all their lives Of their substance,
in order to pay the immense debt con-
,rOcred to carry on the rebellion, which
would have been tcnioli what they are
now.
The Republcanpart have used every
means, since the closing of tho war, 10
reduce the heavy expenditures rendered
necessary by the war. and to bring the
country back to its old standard, and
up 10 this time have steadily continued
to lessen the national debt. AMI Lessee
the government taxes, Not Withstand |
ing these facts this "newly imported
editor gravely charges the Republican
parry with causing the heavy taxes; and
tells the people that their only remedy
is in voting with the Democratic party.
But to sur subject, and we will see
how it is. The Democracy have been
in power in Mason county long enough
to test the matter in small way, and ii
is fair 10 presume that &c hey should gat
control of the State and nation. that our
tOxss wouli be CorcspoOdingly increos
ed. Democrats were never known
when in power, to bO "much on econo
my" We fnl tina. in this county, you
paid last year under Republican rule,
you paid 80 cents on each 500; this
year, under Democratic economy" rule,
you pay 40 cents on each 800 The
whole amount Of tax levied in Mason
county under Republican rule IN 1867
wOs SlI ,2O7 81. This year (lS68) un.
der Democratic rule, it is S23 500 "a.
an excess Of l2ll89 80 over the Prev
Gus yeat There is specimen Of Dsm
ocralic economy for you. You are tax
ed by them more than double of ,ohat
you wsre rnacr Radical rui3. Can the
editor Of the J0urRai explnin this awayl
Bocsho aitemptir? mol Burs writer
over The signature of Cato comes to