West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-03-16
FROM TAXPAYER"
Tho Strange Philosophy Of the
Board Of Education.
PORTLAND, w. VA, March II.
JoHN JOHNSON

Edior Aygus:
see i'm the Joop0i OF tho 9Th inst.
letter siguol MANY lax Payers" in
answer TO Tax Payer in your columns
of The ~ inst. They still persist i'm
"whipping the devil around the stump"
and try To- hull-doz' j. d. Benson. That
is not what we want O. know. We want
them 20 give a reason o. Justify them i'm
taking s25l00 OIL the tax payers of Port
land district, or pay it themselves. Wc
are not trying 20 cent hlul" The Board OF
! Education, neither do we. az tax payers,
want tho Board tI "cat haul S25lOD out
/ Of oGr pocket uIioss they .ivo a reason
and show tina, they are right
| A. for Nj J. =. Benson sitting around
rum holes, waiting Tor some one to treat
! him, IS mistake. IS fer as know, nc
is as clear OF that As "Nlauy Tax Payers
or his friends. A to "Cockeye's ENNir
| of Bad Luck" have como to the con
clusion thu ;he b J1rd OF Education and
/ said "Alauy Tax Payers" must havo had
a dozen bottles or moro themselves. But
The worst elixir OF bad luck ,hBt the tax.
payers of Portland di-tric. have hld is
the "a d Of Education.
We have nothing to say against y. A.
Freellnd. for lac Us a gentleman i'm every
sens of the word; but that don't say the
Board of Education Shall take wrong
fully from u- s25l 90 and give IL to him
lFrcclandI, nor doe, il justify the srid
Board i'm doing that which thav should
not do, for the sake orscrccuing Bcnsou's
bond,men. Now, TAX Payers" that Is
too thin Instead Of ri ing rcas Yu YOU
are putting the Board in harder place.
- to Mr.. t's taxes no doubt ho pays
ike q man; but VIC wore not asking tho
board who paid tho most laXcs but why
they will give him tho contract for butt
ding said school house, paviu9hi 52jI. -
90 moro than tie Benson. bid, when Won
acknow edge that nis bond WIS all that
was required, and that hc Is as good 81
workman AS ID. a t., aud as good man
ina every sense Of the word, only hc is not
worth so much-ctut raise so many
greGuback-2 l. it because no does not
pay as much tax as Air. t.? "Many Tax
Payers If that is your idea of serving
your constituents, Lord help you whom
you come to rendering mp an account
hereafter, or when sou ask the good poo
pie Of Portland to elect sou to another
Office.
By taking wrongfully Off the good poo,
pie Of Portland district, S25lO0 YOU pro
toud 90 say you have saved tho tax pay
err from $4,000 to $4,000. Come out
and give u- good reasons. Provo Mr..
BENSON to- be anything but sober man
an good workman, and where the
Board or "Many 1ax-Paycrs" or some
ono else had 30 go back ON their oath to-
wrong the public tD screen tho Benson
bondsmcu. All wo want is Justice. 10
is not our intention to "clthauI" tho
Board nor do We wish 10 paw Sl5I with
ont just and good rotsOn for doius so.
Now wc can't soc where Mr. Benson
or TAX Payer wants TO- handle or use
the school funds; wo arc trying 20 save
thi- s15l.DO Sow "Mauy Tlx-Pycrs"
if you or the Board OF Education will
answer the simple question and give d
just and good reason Chat we, tbe good
people of Portland. should pay S5IgG.
wc VIII pay it willingly; bat unless you
do chat, we viii % u bee rccoucI.I. Sow
please qui. y"ur'csl hauling aud an-
ewer iiry AND squascly.
Yours, &C.,
Ttv.ptv.r