The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-07-20
FROM WEST VIRGINIA.

NEW HAVEN, w. VA. July 10, 1915.
Editors Of the Vuliey Virginiase
While Virginia is known as the mother of Pres-
dents, she is also hailed the mother of States and
perhaps it may be of some interest to hear word
from her youngest daughter, West Virginia. who,
though State in the Union, yet she holds high
regard for her mother state, Virginia
The political interests OF our State are waking up
in every county, and grsat change will be wrought
during the coming compaign.
power in West Virginia. and set to work to make
such changes they thought best to carry forward
ton called and new constitution forced upon
the people, SURPRISING every progressive idea en-
bodied in the original and eStablishingln lieu there
of, centenarian fogy ideas. which have become so
disgusting to the people that even the frce-thinking
ed and tired ofthe misrule OF the party in power,
and the unwelcome laws which they have thrust up
system has crippled and its progress materially
hinde red by the cumbersome and unwleldy school
laws given us by the party, and our State school
funds are largely diminished whilst our taxes have
not been decreased IN the least. i
The cry OF high taxes. on which the Democratic
party gained the power, begins to develop itself to
the minds OF the peoples the inquiry comes up,why
are not our taxes less than under Republican rule?
When the Republicans took hold of the State it had
had not dollar in the treasury The expenses OF
| two conventions were upon them; the whole machin-
cry of the government was to be organzed the State
was destitute of educational facilities; every com
munity must have a good school house erected at
public expense. large sums were to nav for soldiers
bounties, and other incidental expenses incurred by
the war; State Penitentiary was erected; an In
stitution for the Blind and Mute was erected. Nor
| NAL schools established A State Agricultural
College established, and large sums appropria
ted for the erection of Asylum for the Insane and
| numerous other expenditures that became neceS-
sity the establishment of the State and its manage
ment in its infancy. Six years ago the appeal was
| made to our people that the Republican party was
burdening the people with taxes, andthe promotion
| of the Democratic party would reduce the burden
| to mere triie. But what the facts to-day p
| We paying as much tax at any time in oul
history re-assesment of our real estate, lat an
precedented time,) largely increased the value O
| taxes Our State school appropriations have beer
| reduced over twenty per cent. and no reduction O
State school tax. Not public building has beer
erected Our lava have not been codifed, in short
we are to-day twenty years in the rear OF what WI
were when this party came into power, and the PEG
pie feel that the State should be s,rasped from thu
hands OF this party and be reconstructed and per
mitted to develop herself and stand, she is des
tnedto do, in the front rank of States inths Union
The Republican party of our county, (Masop,) ha
put in the field ticket which seems to he admire,
by all the lovers Of progress. We notice on tn
ticket tie name OF DIR. J. l.. Hensely for the Hous
of Delegates. DR.. II. is native of Augusta county,
Va, son Of the late G M. Henseley of Sl1erando an
brother OF K. D. Henseley, OF Bethlehem August
county, Va The sons of Augusta seem to be honor
| ed abroad as well at at home.