Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-03-18
For the Spirit Of ssfferson.]
CAR SHOPS,

Suppose every man. except one, in Charles
| town, is willing to bear his share of q small
tax to build up the place,-sl,all tina. one man
block up theway and force the place to die
with the dry rot5
A business man with a family dependent
on his labor, meets a rich old gentleman re-
tired from active life:
Business Nan.-A factory working 100
hands will pay ont $1,000 in cash every
month, which will make money plenty. busi>
ness brisk, would start other enterprises aud
make Gharlestown city.
lfaeh, OH Fay am opposed To any in
crease OF taxes, have enough, I don't Want
the bother of business, let the village stand
still, like the quiet of our streeis Charles
town. as she is, is a:splendid place to pass
away the evening of life, but max her city,
bring her no to the progress and spirit of the
age, and the noise aud hustle will be dis.
agreeable. ~
Business Man.-Look here, old gentleman,
If those your ideas, you had better On and
live in graveyard Shall everybody stand
still, while you and. half dozen more take
ten years to die? All the business men. all
the young men. 80 per cent ofthe tax PAYERS
want enterprise. want money plenty, want
Prosperity with her blessings
Old Fogy But, deny the right of the
majority to make me pay my share of tax
to build up the town Such is NOT the funo
ton of government. Society cant deprive
me OF my right to life and property.
Business Nnn.-There las been a vast deal
OF nonsense written and spoken about Gov>
ernment. Formerly, the idea was that the
government was the kinc,-a man who in
herited the RIGHT to rule over his neighbors
That idea is about played our, and the doc
trine of this age may be expressed thus:
That thing called Government is simply a
piece of machinery devised 10 exhibit and en-
t"rce the WILL of the PEOPLE That thing
called Government, whether congress or
town council. is simply the agent of the PEG,
PIE and is bound to obey their orders: it has
no p"wer, no force. except in SO far az it ex-
presses that WILL. aud if you are in the way
of the people, you must stand aside, or you
will get hurt. The whims of one man must
yield to- the interest of 100 Ave! the wishes
of l6 votes must submit to IL Shall 1G
voters rule desnoticalIv over 1871? Do we live
under an aristocracy! ANY theory which Lends
I" this result is contrary to law, because con.
trary to common sense. We question If the
l6 voters against the subscription represent
Que ninth OF the property represent I'd by the
i3l on the poll hook, for we hear Of G of the
l6 who together don't own $500. Why so
are done every day, we eau cite nun hcyless
cases, (Which known to our readers
where other towns have bnit themselves no
in this manner and the right of the people to
tax themselves was not questioned. Has
Ghare>t"wn become the fountain of legal
knowledgei She had better send out mis-
sion"ries t" correcta universal talacy. Hap-
py WORLD! you vii! no longer live in igno>
rance-the true function Of government has
been discovered. Don't paint that jail
down that carved wood work, such expendi>
lures exceed the functions OF gorcrnmeut-
but pen up your hogs.
Nonsense! Government ia the agent Of
the people to perform such wo,k as vii! ub
tain the gre"tes; bcrefr To the greatest tum
Der, aud if in the Judgment OF the people,
this subscription will bulI,; up the town. and
help US in our poverty, let get ;he Car
Sleeps STATED ct unco J. NJ. II.