The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-06-05
AUDITOR MILLER
wlTAoaAws From THE CANVASS
Tor tAs 6sb.ast,tlai Samiastioa Of The D,ns.
cratic PARTY. asd Ia . Letter 10 he People Z
= Of ths state aisn Hls R,asoss for Ms
,le.ios IA Able Pr.watslios.

Reference wss made ysstsrjsy, In Intro.
ducing an interview with State Treasurer
0'Dtisn. 10 current rumofs that Auditor
Miller had concluded 10 withdraw from tho
eauyasi for the Democratic nomination
Tor Governor. Yesterday Auditor Miller
wrote the following iottsr, 10 which
he formally declares his Intention
not 10 be = candidate, and gives his reasons
Tor this discrimination. Ills letter, which 10
printed 10 full below. will be read with deep
interest Ia both parties, and will no doubt
have a decided tiIsot In the opening cam.
paign: n '--sa<=I-.
l.- al. a WHEELING, JusE o. 1854. ]
70 The People " lIta lirglnia: ,lG.l
Having determined tha, my mans shalt
not BIO presented 10 the convention which
will assemble ln this city on the 23i OF next
Ornor, deem Il proper that the reasons for,
my withdrawal DO mads public.
unfipg the several years which have oe.
cuplsd tbs Gilleo which now hold ithAt oil
Auditory II IL we'll known there has been q
e0usiatt struggle 10 meet the appropriation
that have FROM time 10 time been made, the
demnnds upon the treasury. by reason oil the
construction Of public buildings aud other
extraordinary Items OF expunue, having been
IN excess Of estimated fsosIpts. !, Ia not
therefore snrplsirg thai | should hAye given
some sort OF support At lrAst 10 every proper
measure which had for It's obi GOT m increase
VI the receipts At the Treasury. cra El
Tho frat measure suggested wa, the rs.it.
ssssnent Of real essats. This was regarded "
aceeaafy or ACCOUNT OF the great increase In
vsla, In real sstste In soms localities, which
wss s,tesssd at 4 very low valuation, thus
not bsaring its nat proportion Of the burdens
Of taxation. r.''s-.5 E .
Tn, Legislature, by the act providing 10,
The re.sssts,ment, imposed upon the Board Of
ppblic Works (wh.chls cam possd Of the rev,
sial executive etiictrI Of the Htate) tbs duty
Of REVEALING, correcting and tquallz'nH the re-
assessment made by the commissioners In
Charleston, and by unanimous vote decided
upon many material changes and greatly In.
creased the valuation OF real estate In several
OF the counter. At a subsequent meeting
hold In Wheeling thia action wa1 recon.
sldtred aud the Iueation a. 10 what change.
should 1e made again being presented, my
vote WAS recorded with the mslorisy OF The
members except rs 10 PcCahoutss county,
Although | Performed the duty imposed
upon me by the Legislature to the best OF nv
skill and judgment, 1t was soon charged by
those who were opposed 10 my candidacy iol
the oifico OF Governor, that / had been In,
strunlsntal III imposing undue burdens upot
the farmers Of the btatt; aud determined
and, | may tay, 10 \ certain extent SUGGEST
tul effort was made to create the impression
that Twas much more important charactel
In tho reaae.suisnt than really was. ThIl
ID especially tsus a. 10 Oalo and Marshal
counties, although the records Of the Bonrt
show that It was on my motion that the val
uation In each Of these counties was reduce 4
Following closely upon tbs reasstssmsnt o
real estate cams tho assessment order Of Feb
ruary, ls23. fnmiliarly known rs the supple
nsh,sl ASSIGNMENT Urutr," by which the rs
prop.rty not authorized by the Constitutio
to bs exempted. This order was bAssd on ,
decision rendered by thu Supreme Court o
Appeals upon the question Of The right OF ID,
ChtsApsaks & Oaio railway company 10 claim
Immunity from taxation under provision
In Its charter. An was ths cass In the mat
ter oil the ieaNessment OF real estate, my con
nection with this order h1 been made th,
subject OF considerable comment, and hay,
been frequently characterized as q guilty
participant 10 an act OF uAurpatiou. | vii
not attempt 10 apologig, Tor my connection
with this order, anu must admit, ths
yielded a willing compliance with the re
quest Of The Governor when he nAked that
saould give Instructions to the ASSESSORS; fol
there could be no good reasou Why shoult
make an Issue with tho Chief Executive IN
matter upon which my views we're 10 per
feet accord with bis own. believed then
~ believe now, that tho Instructions wer,
In accordance with the law as laid down b!
the Supreme Court, and that an enforce.
ment Of the law would operate 10 the advar
ltage otthsgIsstHs,sot Taxpayers, who bav,
ns7ar chi ,yed the bener;p Of suy exemption
and who have heretofore been forced 10 n,
an undue shsre Of the taxes by Reason Of ID
large exemptions granted to certain classe
Of individuals and corporations by the act o
the Legislature. 1t 10, know .Soalended thA
state condemn this order. Willie do no
believe this to be the cs9s, ] nevertheless
recogniz, the fact that there 10 ian homes
difference OF opinion" In regard to Il; and a
| my own conscience approves my action II
the premises, 1 would be false to myself wer
to accept Q nominntion, even II 1t wes
offered ME. without veins fully conyincet
, tbst am In accord with the minority OF M
party On this important question. II, L
charged bY some Of the opponents OF th
measure, have participated In an act o
nsnrpation, have no rigut TO AK or e1ptc
political support from sny source. II on III
other hand, NY position shall DO held To b.
correct, / shall hrvn ample satisfaction
In knowing that my efforts 10 carry out th
law, c. understood It, have accomplished
something for she good Of the people by In
augurating such system Of taxation as on
} Constitution contemplate We sbsll hkys.
has been suggested that these differences o
opinion wers not developed until after m,
candidacy became generally Known. II thu
be the case, 1t mus. be apparent thst mi
, withdrawal may be the means OF heallnj
thRts differences; and "a regard the success
Of the party Of yiuch more importance thai
the nomination Of aDy individual, 1t re
quirss but llitls sacrifice on NY part 10 an
, lnunce that m, no longer candidate. a
ASH ssVc alseady commenced proceed
, ings, Shich are intended to se,tle all ques
, tiona which Esye arisen upon the ''sulp!e
mental ASSESSMENT orde:," and AZ a decision
Of these mates must determine whether O
not my setion hiss been In accordance viii
the law, am unwilllug 10 occupy the pos!
ton OF plaintiff in thtxs proceedings, and a
tue nanie time ssk the political support OF ,
people wEo. It has been charged, have beer
wronged By my acts. ! desire to.sIpress m,
warmest thanks to thoss friends Who have q
generously given me- their support. N5 10
Very respectfully, :. Jesrru 8. MILIrn.
| Gua Well Notcs.
| II 10 reported on apparently good authori
~. thet q company CT PittAburgh and Nc