The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-07-21
JOHNSON AND ARKLE.
The "sham Rerormer', and athe Friend
OF the PeopIe''-What . Correspondent
Has 10 Say About Them.

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and ro donht tho on.;ro Rod - o.,
mis.iorers hoI,avo .h"t al a.o,s..,, 80 ~
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exempt py law lDear TINS IN mlnd, MI
ASSESSOR should pay tax. No, he yer,
carefully recites Sec. l. Art. 10 Of the con
s.;,rtion h,,t Ia Joo. h,,..oI, a.. 80,
0''u'i'A' 9u' ie uoes hilnsell al injury
when you look at this citation-to be as
certained by law. Now, what Is the law
Let him turn 10 Secs. a. and "A. cbante
70 no.os 1te .n5 ~ Ao.o - A. a,;.ls
~ P"ses lio anu ~ Ac'S ot sne heSlsia
ulre ot 1879: Property belonging 10 thI
United States, or which by the laws Of th,
United States Ia exemnt from ta1o,;or h,
a. rnd., g.. .,,.LL-,...u TT-w ~ ~
1a"SA s'a'e "u'"oEitI' NAe1 IL Ill
Alr. Assessor).
Now, Messrs. Editors, as | understnnd
this fight, think n Ia With tbis Aosoo,o.
al, ,ho a.. .oonIa ..Lst. - ,'.,,,-,. - =.
"i Sa'e ee"r peop!e' as hO u looking after
the sherihalty. | think then there will
not be much OF the dear people In his.
Now. Let us look nj the action ~ ,bs
po..I - - 80" .t " ~, !,
D0"te VI commissioners. AT tue special
meeting on the 10th inst, the Assessor re.
iers to these institutions in and for 1877.
At this time no appeal could he had
Then they, the banks, generally speakinv.
as | understand the report before M
Board, were wrong, having acknowledged
under oath that what thew bad done then
was to evade taxation,
The Board promptly sustained the Aa.
SCISSOR, and .as TO this year. for 1878. the
matter did not come IN in the same li1ht.
for by section AZ. chapter n. acts nj iS79
Investments" include stocks. bonds and
Of the United States. or Of this
State, or OF any other State, Government,
or any city, town, county, district, rail.
road, or other corporation, etc. Nov. have
not these banks, or any other corporation
a right under the laws OF Inc government
as well as the State, TO invest in anv III
these securities, and return them as the
law requires, the same as an indiyiduaI? ?
Certainly there ia no law TO preyent th;s
Well, Mr.. Assessor wants the dear people
10 believe these bank men are all rascaIs
and do this TO eyade taxes. Now. sect "a
chap. 73, acts OF 1879. bears ON this. and
particularly does Section 55 NJ the serne
chapter, psge ll9: "And the Assessor
shall require from the officer or person
who returns the valuation OF the property
Of any bank, or other company. for aa-
sessment, an affidavit that no part Of the
assets of such bank has been disposed of
or converted in any way for the purpose of
evading the payment Of taxes thereon,
An Assessor failing 10 make anv call and
the oath, REQUIRED by this sec.
tion, shall forfeit TWENTY-FIVE dollar. !"
This act took effect ninety days after
March II, 1879. Now. the law was anil:
the same for 1878 assessments
Now, the Assessor and Prosecuting Attor.
ney did not bring ont any evidence that
these persons or corporations were yio-
lating the Revenue law; but the evidence
Of Mr.. Jones, of the Exchange: M,
Adams, Of the Ohio Valley, and M. List.
Of the Bank OF Wheeling, all, answer
that no part OF these se-
curitieS or investments were %made
TO- dodge the revenue. These ex-
were made ACCORDING IN
law, and why did not MIR. Assessor.
the dear lover OF the people. with the nd.
vice OF the Sham Refolme of the S,tnTnu
Leader, show why he made ttese arh;traTy
when the banks showed in
due course Of law, they were erroneous?
Then to expect a court or BODY Of men,
who must be governed BY the law and
evidence, to decide in his favor anyhow-
entire proceedings and decide
in his favor? Make your case. MI. Asses.
sor, and / know from the make mn Of that
Board you will ALWAYS be sustained.
against banks or individuals hnt
don't shove the failure on their shoulders.
The Prosecuting Attorney did ali he conld
from your posting, but having no case.
no evidence for the State. the
prosecution must fail. Now in His
(Assessor's) agony, he closes by calling m
sundry banks to petition the BOARD for
redress, National bankers, governed by
the National Banking Law. make a differ.
ent return, but as to the others, ali were
refunded 10 the amount proven by them
TO be exempt, as heard a greater part OF
this evidence. Now, why picI al banks
Mr.. Assessor, while any amount Of in.
dividuals, and within your KNOWLEDGE. do
the same thing, only a little worse? You
get your evidence hereafter in shane.
But to say these mems oaths, as provided
by law, must he ignored 10 subserye The
Assessors ends, namely, electioneerins
with workingmen, is preposterous. Don't
set up your pins in this way, but do as The
law requires, which is ali that ia desired
Now, Messrs. Editors, the articles, styled
"what justice thinks Of IL" and athe
opinion Of the many" smatter Of the same
hashing. johnson and Arkle-they de.
sire TO FIJI the column and make nm a
public opinion. Il is made. As To what
Justice thinks! Their idea of iustice
would be fearful IN any court ~
As to "the opinion Of many." Now
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