Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-08

We daelrc 10 pseseut 10 cJmpaci form the
beatl 6 0i tho proposition to rcpesl that portion
OF the Constitution q1iriag the payment of
capia'i2u tax ns pro requisite for voting. We
| esp' lily request the consideration of our
readers 70 the effect of the propos repeal
upoo be tax payers of this section OF the State.
rhr tax psii to the S,ate school fluid by the
people OF IcklDphspl stter deduc iug 81 800
OF drl quaut tax 81 am3unt to Sl3,500. o.,
ms the peonie nf the oouoy receive back
50 33t leaving 1920 as the amouotj coutrl-
ou,et by our tax payers TO the education of the
cegroes 10 :he eastern CIuntits.
The school tag is collected upon the assessed
value OF all prep rty at the rate of TO-, 90 the
800, and 81 capiratioo tax. The s,bool fund,
ster II Is thus COLL ct d, is distributed among
the counties upon the basis Of the school popu
laIioo. Ii will therefore be readily ud.Is ood
that tn" c)unlles, 10 many ccs?s, which have
Very !srGe nrgro n0o TAX paying population re-
cevc u1t pore ofthe &c oil fund than tn lay
IL; nGd tDls tunnry is mad. w. ty III peopla Of
couDtlts like RGcaiDgham, where tcEable values
sre large, and where therefore, muca more is
paid 10 than is received back agau. la all
CONSCIENCE, this inequality, is sufficiently hard
to bear hY our over taxed, hard working people
Of the V .lIcy. But the devoted worshipars Of
the aeRro voicrs-those ready made, slop sbop
statesmen, who are so solicltous about the rights
Of the deIi5 a leDt l!st-passed bill in the las.
Lsel>la'ure which, 1t 1t is agreed TO by the mex!
Legislature and ratified by tho people, will
greatly lUc,cssa the burdens of our Valley poo.
pie. This bill is 10 strike from the CoDsli.uiou
that clause which requires every many to pay
his c9pi,:tioa Tux b.lore he votes.
A. this tag Rocs TO the free schools aud as all
cI1sses, esp clslly the poor, src beue6,ed By it.
Il SENS passing strange that th)so loud mouth
ed, pretending champions Of the free school
system, shou'd urge aad vote for the sbotioo
OF the prepayment feature as pre- requisite for
voting. This looks very much like The advo
ca;Ss Of the repeal CT the clause mentioned
are looking more to the securcmeut Of the votes
OF the deIiI acct list than 10 tho interest of the
free schools,
TIE strongest iu3uc mrnt that can be held
out ~ free msn 70 couo upa acd pay bis school
tex like nan. is that ii Is r qulred vi all men
before they can vote. The msu who receiv S
full protection to his life, hia family and his
property, aud free education for bis ctid
ren. ccrai0Ey can not cjnpain of this
snglI requirement. put upon hin by the State,
aOd tho proposition to deprive the school fund
OF Thousands AID thousands Of dollars, which
will be lost to i! and whicl must be made up by
tho people ofthe Valley oounties, already bear
log muoh more, as we have just shown, than
their just prOp0rl)u OF their tool tax. is
simply an outrage uaon our people.
1t is said that the 81 paid. does not make a
mao auy better qualified to vote. Does the
one years residence 10 tie State make man
apy hetcr qualified to vote iptegenlg? Yet
he State ,u1ircs i, of sll. DJas tho three
months reslderc? 10 the county. or the regis
.raloD OF his name upon the registration books
Of his voiag preciot add to his intelligence Que
w5i.2 Yet sll this is required by the State,
| aud is based upon good and sound principles.
So with tho r. qlisita of 81 yeHrs Of age, FREQ
dom from crime and other requirements for
suffrage. The State has right 10 exact S ime.
!hias frim tbs ci.iz 10 return for the great
ben 6s wfic1 she c'nf@rs uDon sll her citiz,us
sIk". Buckingham Register.
The ab"ve applies wife ,qu,l, if cot greater
force, TO this city and eV.ry CITY aud county 10
the State.
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