Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-09-21
The coalition Chairman Gives
his Views.

hS SOHiilou NhUh'h"h VI AhS ANNt ~'-
: AN party gives his views. We had
fife rcd him space in The HERALD and
would give i: TO lin willingly tor his
BETTER subslantiaes what we have here
ofore expressed that the coalition party
the grand enemy Of the farmers Of
; The Valley.
VRder stars out ly saying, my al
sention was called to an editorial in the
HERALD, OF this week, in which the
editor says "a Republican OF the coun-
" said to HIM that lie was in favor Of
1 10 or Is per cent fax beng laid on per-
sonal and real property &c.
You mistate us in the start, we said
"a prominent Republican coalitionist, a
supporter of the Malone party, openly
declares himself in favor OF taxing all
property fifteen per cent" We said il
| aud we proved it aud are ready TO prove
it whenever necessary. He explains
/ h imselfa follows:
81 will be brief, however, iii saying
hat my meaning then and now is TINS,
hat il it is found the present rate OF
Taxation in the state is not sufficient TO
meet the real and legal expenses Of tue
State aud pay the full and entire IN
terest on the Indebtedness OF the State
1 i would favor an increase OF ten cents
on the one hundred dollars value OF the1I
real estate Of the Commonwealth, andI
Hive cents on the one hundred dollars
value OF the personal property, no mor9
snOr no less.
We are clad that yen have explained
yourself. A tax Of ten cents on real
estate and fre cents on personal pro-
oerlN. In other words you are u iavof
! of the old forty acres and mule
dea. You would place the burden up
N the farmer and Landowner by tax
mo him double as much as you would
; tax the bOnd-holder, the speculatlOr
he broker or the paper-shaver. Your
sreply illustrate all that has been SAID
iabout this unnatural coalition OF Ma.
honeites and the worse element OF th!
Republican party. You are the natnrd
enemies of the farmer and OF the laOo1
I ING man, as proved by your own WOrdt
s.vnressed after due deliberatOn and DEL
clared by yourself TO be your meaning
! You would violate the eonstitutlo)
which says, AN property snail be'taT
I'd in proportion to its value" and Yot
would thus discriminate against ny
Landowner. The farmer nust pay tef
J cents on his property and the speculd-
,or five cents on his. We did not douft
hat you and your coalition friends Elf
stertaiped such sentiments, but we df
not think that you would have had IF
ooldness to have expressed yourself r
spubhcly. Like the negroes Of Easie4
Virginia who own no prop riy, it +
very evident that you would deal uf-
Justly with the land OAneIs OF w
VALLEY.
Again be says:
This would increase tire taxes off
md a-half mills as il is now, aud incluE-
IL my proposition, it would then be =
nils on the dollar or 65 cents Oh TIE
ne hundred dollars value OF The prb-
perty OF the Stale.
1t would do no such thing. 1t wouId
REQUIRE more than school teachel,
Superintendent of the Publ: Soho OILS pr
an editor to tell what you do mean' btt
INV school boy Of average intelligence
could tell you that an increase Of tln
cents on the one hundred dollars ya'te
) of real estate. and an increase OF hle
4 cents on the one hundred dollars valte
of personal properly would not maxi
an increase OF fifteen cents on the hlh-
( 6red dollars. Ii the value of the pei.
sonal and real property OF the StTe
we're the same, it would increase the tbx
; u cents on the one hundred dollats,
and your rate would be 574 insteadtoI
les. 1t Is very evident that you VII
never be mistaken Tor a school-teachtr
las United States Commissioner YOU
might be expected to be a little mire
: ia miliar with the Constitution, BUT il
your srithmetical calculations be ma e
I IN public, you will cause thepeople ito
have some doubt as to your qualidia-
9tions even for that office.
We would not have given 50 muth
pace 10 this reply, but your letter 50
clearly proves that you are IN symta-
. thy with that coalition Of negroes dnd
sMahoneites who if they could succeed
Z 10 getting the power, would rum lhe
land owners of Virginia. Please undtr-
stand that while pOu occupy the poi-
; lion of Chairman of the Republican PR
ty in this county, we do not hold Stfal
party responsible for your views. VI
understand, that as party, the F.
publicans are in favor Of equal taxatifn,
while you would discriminate agaitsI
the land owner, and secondly, becatse
the Republican party Of Shenandoah, 10
convention assembled, after full ds-
.cus.ion, refused 10 adopt your coaliIbn
IDEAS. We look upon you as the re-
preventative Of the worst elemint
|of the Republican party, OF that ele-
|ment which was purchased at Lynch
burg, OF that element which would |
declare in public print, Il am in faPr |
|of Just and honorable settlement loi !
The debt, even if it results in the H.
crease oftaxation. and then acls W 10 |
the party that is opposed to an hondr- |
able settlement Of the debt, Of that ete-
ment who became republicans Cnly
when the Republican party could f.
stow offices 10 Virginia, and of lHbt
elem eut which are republicans so Long |
- =. .,..ll;o ,.otrorooa end urtll H.