The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-03-17
,... Arnolds Account Of hI'
Is'T stewardship.

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Weston EJoIi,cm publishes wha
Toe ~ N he verbatim report Of Uncle
lPD"s ,..o11'. .ccch to his constituents OF
Us N,n, .'.n l,ome-some account OF whtcl
" ,,...I, [s,.'r lrcn furnished by the Yves
hHl,," .,.,iondcnt OF the lSTELL'dEScEa
=. @%'y ,,.,S., that it is Il great improvement
Ntsp',Ji ros.s iacSs ' speeches as we were ae.
"a . ",. n,.J ia hear them delivered in the
's'%tsc 's''l'ts / House here and we must infer
y, S. T %sJ, the aid Of a friendly knight oil
'a' "i,l at in revising his deliverance for
lNI.s. v n,.,. This revision, however is all
,a5 US, and a,itis by no means an nneom'
n.y. n.a' o,,prrnce "~ we do not emphasize the
D.. a.' IN nj rncIe Jacks case to his personal
management Not at ALL j., -,
'l1+' IT, o5.cryc that he goes with severity
.,ta noble horde Of lobbyists who, rs
=. ". sy. "iniest the halls OF legislation
Ma ocust., anil bcdr'l' mc''pe'S n'st'
,si lay" Chief among 'hcSe 'opDy's''
,se the book agents ile Is fous" D"
s.n. Am weqaotc as ioIIows'
First We had the agents ."r J IiI ~ seSoU .sry
baE,-iAe VII SGt! orsr "s+' 90, @ OUT not only
~ s:... ,na, .nrilins book, the old English
,,'je,, "v Tkcs Arithmetic, Olney's geogra;
bylnd Ki[kham 5 sfSl'aIr'%T' nn% mSssli S s,UI. I
iiIoH' IKE ., 'nuss uSn, "'s +" school, and which
Wv r. saeI !" ,be.e y" modern days Of new times
,sd uer things been thrown Isiue ts;ja as
worthless but new BOOKS my ,y!o,,,I" ,I.emi1, r';1
Jhich have been coSIlnE tno EootI,o ,,n. mtt. ~
IonsOi dollars plt 'l'o ,le % sI"CU' s;',,, 10" ~ ~
kn1ght in the iree Schools, SIMPLY p. y
aich some book concern III ou'' '"p pe"'''
Ne must he mistaken, but somehow or
.,.,uab had gotten the impression that
,'u'' y ,,I ,.,g r,,h.r ford oi one or two
IHoC 1aVA was '"'''s' ,.,,.- - .Lo;-ko.
dthe book agents OF r"'"e' VI !"e'' 'o'
Ilily. They are said to have dispensed
n,,,ior article Of hospitality aL their
%rs"1 ,ha, ,ros much onnroc;o,ed
sssSluA0e'S '"''' "'' .'.', atI:, 80,
" IncIe jack, Vhe or TWO vi '''S ,"os'
hrer periods were supposed to have
y, in.nirqd by this hospitality.
we IT. ~ :, ,i,o .oL,ol hook acer,s mn.
SFaA'uso vi ''V '''''' 80
nny draws attention 10 "l"t OHcie
IpsailOn the subject Of the school tax
:. moan ,bp urOposed tax of 20 cents on
% %," m,.a !. ,rl,,, Lo had N GOV nm
DeS0" ''V'e ~ """' Nv ''N va
&&E0iat.
aAnother measure OF intercst-the in
reae u the State School tax from 10
rsals to n cents Oh the 500 value Of taxa
Ne property, was much discussed, and
u.,oaly defeated by members from the
interior, and living of the lines OF the
niIr1ls voting against it, without fully
considering the advantages which would
result to the counties they represent !
soI aa e So ,U .rs,n,, "' WV ware @ crsstn %y % the
COnsimtion-,int they were public in.
snciOB ior all the children Of the State,
Htl and poor aIiKe' Ghd siietld Ge sup;
isa iSa nmIi;" S1 ,"a,'',"o" az u"n"o e '"O'S """
aIn many Of The moor counties q the
Slte, where they now have to impose an
oppressive school taT 70 carry on tue iree
l., " snahIs % ,bsm S !" rnreiye i've S"v v n"rt a, ~
the STATE school fund, this 20 cents on the
S0 would enable them to carry on their
Sat . months %l'ooIsa' I'ali tilg % r'ste ot tax
,SSt,ir:J y, % o, ' S,o' % ,,1'noI JT, ~ SS 40
cents on the sion of taxable property,
you'd keep 1p the free schools as nowand
%'' ", SJ a1US",y' si M,'" ,,; .ae @ LocaI @ scnoo.
ma, relief to tbe ,axnay"rs in Tho co,,n. "
ts where there are nany children and
UaIi''Iemoney'
w. Arnold was Il Jealous advocate for
attVeHty cent tax when here, but some
KopIe were upchari,aLlc rpouch IN snv
h,ho I'M. n ,r,o ,,aa,.,,,,.
IL II ", "','" u, '"' eoto"'''t' was eAP'"NIn,
aE The TACT that he is n large owner oil
Nilanls in several Of the counties that
Voal le benefited hv tho ;ncroov.d ,ox
,,l,b,, ,I,o.'i'.' Wv w., '""
' "@' ''s''.''c "e ""S l"'te Wiling 10
selhea& doubled M on other people not
similarly situated. Itby doubling the tax
'haher people he could, as he indicates,
fo'nce Ills own one half, the operation
%aidNea good stroke OF financial SHARP
Fad'2e Tor himself.
VRcle Jack took great credit to himself
hfhls superior discernment in the mattcl
'i'he Instructions passed by the l.egisla
,9e on bthaIioiTom SCOTS railroad job
lltays that lie alone Oted against it. ".
Ga'ie his exact language. us follows;
a resolution wAs introduced instruct
We I "r nj. Ifa'"rS s,ndI anH HePlgsentatlyes :
resolution SnJ"r S"II"' ,Gn L,mNai;ai ,,I%% Gm% lm.' ar,
d! that We must do something ior the dowli
.Ellen Mcllen SoSth, passed in the House BY
IaS@Ss @ yo,SJ OF yTSIE @vmGer mt re-, except myself
Nloins was soS" @ f,ir @ nr@Son ,Sc ". Ioa
lsia nIa two weeks afterwards the House o
HTesa'e' y rpcaledi's own act.
Ne'eat'l'at Encle Jack has very de
iet'Ive memory. Too much school bool
NIeshmeal alvhi,shprcmust hovo imno ro,
IT, Beside Lim.oI ,h"ra ,n,a, .o ''"p",t, .'l',.,
"N'WC llllnstl tutTt were tWeIH'