The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-05-09
-UNS0UGHT WEALTH.
BEsTOwED RY TEE DEMOCRATIC
PARrY UPON THE rARMLRs
OR LEWIS COUNTY.

- 1bWAN SbtNAA |.
fTHt- Re.assesAment-Ib hen an Increase
ofthe state Taxesi Thena Taxation Of
the Chickens and Pigsi-Alt0gether M
lmmenSe increase OF Taxation i-But
Now Comes the Feather which Breaks
h Back Of tae Cameii-Our Farmers
Made Richer by Adding Fifty Per Cent
Lewis C~ounty-An Acre Worth teu
Dollars Yesterday In worth Fifteen
d liars ra.Dayi
Resa0n Republican,
It Is with sincere regret that we have to
announce to the people OF Lewis county, .
fact which we regard as the greatest out.
rage over perpetrated upon them. It was
veil known that the. value Of our lands, as
compared with the value Of lands in other
counties, has always been excessive; but
the Democratic party, in order to meet so
far as 1t could its necessary and extrava.
CANT obligations, ordered re.valuation Of
the lands in the State, and again our lands
were increased in value. Then came an
additional five cents on the 500 for State
purposes, although the public buildings Of
the State had been about completed, and
there was no extraordinary expenses.
Then came an order TO the assessors, which
George Fisher and P. FL. Cummings, the
Of this county, are now carrying
to 20 over their work again, and assess
every chicken, pig, calf, and everything
else OF that kind which had never been
taxed heretofore and place them upon
their books for taxation.
But now comes the browning act OF all.
Although our lands were already assessed
too high, fifty per cent is now added to
their value by the order OF q unanimously
Democratic Board Of Public Works. The
following order from the Auditor will ex.
plain itself. We give an exact copy, and
the original can be found by any one de.
string to see It, at the Office OF the Clerk Of
the County Clerk:
estate OF WEST VIRGINIA,
"AuDiToR's OFFICE.
"Jos. S. MILLER, Auditor.
WHEELING April 80, 1883.
County Court Lewis Co., Weston, W..
Va:
"DEARSR:-"The Board ofPublic Works
have examined the returns Of the re- assess.
ment OF the real estate OF this State made
in pursuance oil chapter so, acts Of 1882, and
after such examination have ordered that
fifty (50) per cent be added to the valuation
OF the real estate OF Lewis county as ascer.
tanned by the commissioners who were ap.
pointed to re.asscss the value OF the lands
In said county. And I hereby certify that
fact to you as required by section 10, chap.
ter 80, acts Of 1882.
~ Every Respectfully,
"Jos S. MILLER, Auditor"
We could scarcely believe the words as
as we read them:
Fifty per cent!
What does 1t mean, farmers?
It means that your thousand dollar farm,
already assessed too high, is now to be as
sessed at fifteen hundred dollars!
It means that a Democratic Board Of
Public Works, without evidence or knowl.
edge Of the facts, increases your taxes one
half!
1t means that a lot OF fellows sitting in
easy chairs in Wheeling, have perpetrated
this outrage upon you'll
Jacob B. jackson, Governor.
Joseph s. Miller, Auditor.
Thomas 0'Brien, Treasurer.
B. L. Butcher, Superintendent Free
Schools.
r. Stalnaker. Secretary Of State.
1t ia due 10 MIR. Edmiston to state that
he voted and worked against this reassess.
ment; and although we have no sympathy
with him politically, it is only just thst he
should be held blameless for the outrage,
so far as he is concerned.
We do not write this article as al attack
upon the Democratic masses; they have to
pay taxes, and we regret TO say that they
have chung together, Notwithstanding the
outrages. But
Is t fair?
l. Will you permit il?
w don't ask whether you are a Demo.
crat or a Republican; but put your hand in
your pocket when Addison Mcdonald
comes with his tax ticket, and then remem.
Der that
Taxes are doubled!
Work! NJ
Slave!
Toll r.'
Sweat!
Aud pay the taxes that have thus been
uajustly added 10 your burdens!
The Lewis County Assessment.