West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-03-28
TUNNELTON.

ln8th.
We are right on it, and our name is
fight 'em ON the tax question. whoop
hurrahl
Did you hear anything "drap" last
week. Yes; thank you. Let her "drap"
again!
Tho Radicals don't believe i'm high tax,
they believe in extreme tax High is 80
cents and extreme is 81 So
We have II little dynamite taxation let
10 toss into the Radical camp occasionally
IL is attended TO make the Radicals yell
Bourbons Bourbousi
In the ever to- be remembered railroad
naign o! 1882, the brilliant anti Bour-
bon usurpstion editor of the Preston
County Journal was one of the leading
lights who advocated the voting OF S25 900
for the Kingwood Railway Company.
a great many opposed the voting OF s25,-
600 to the Kingwood Railway, fcr the
reason that II would burden US with tax
alton. This was tho tender cord, when
touched, that made the tax payer Kick
vigorously against subscription. Those
who opposed the subscrip tion claimed
that our taxes were already too high and,
OF course, IL devOlved upon the advocate.
to prove that our taxes were not burdens
some, and the subscription of 1926, coo to
| the Kingwood Railway would really
| benefit us in the long run, as il would
increase the valuation of our property &c.
This was all very good. 1 belieye
| in IL then. behe.e in IL
today Well about the opening Of the
railroad campaign, Senator Dawson, Jno.
Barton PAYNE, Esq, Mr.. +. Heermans
came 10 Tu0nelton 10 address the people
ON the IA lroad question. Messrs. DAVIS
son and Payne for subscription. and Mr..
Hoermans against subscription. The
meeting was hold In the school hous @,
and quite "A crowd were present to hear
the distinguished gentleman. Mr.. IL. in
! a lengthy and laborous speech tried to
prove that vote for subscription was
voting money out OF our own pockets Tor
something that would never pay US. but
would make us grOan with tax. Senator
| Dawson replied in an excellent speech
and said SO many truthful things that /
wish to call his attention To it at this late
day. After enumerating over SEVERN
States to prove that West "a. paid loss
tax than those States, Sen Itor Dawson
sal West Virginia is Tor tazed
StatcE'
j. ID. Howe.-Yes, but Preston county
is not n low taxed county,
| Il. Heermans. That's so!
Here we have It from the lips OF Soma
tor Dawson himself that "Wost Va. is "A
low taxed State" At that time our State
tax was % cents. Now it is 30 cents.
Even the worthy Senator and editor was
willing To make it 40 conts, because he
thou ht yves Va. is low taxed state
The itor of the journal may say that
| 1t was highly necessary to make this
| astounding declaration in ordor TO caiole
! some OF the weak need into voting tor
the railroad subscription but 1 hardly
think he viii, as that would be relics
don upon his voracity and no honor TO
his virility.
In a former letter L promised the read,
| ers Of THE ARGUS TO have something to
| Say about Preston county's high ta=cs.
have managed all along to pay c1p.ta>
| ton tax, which entities me u u receipt
! from the Shorty. 1 have listened TO the
| iteration and reiteration of the Radical
! bowler about Bourbon taxation until my
forelocks haveturned gray. / have been
| waiting patiently that some one might
| refute this slauderouS canard tInt the
Democratic party vas the party OF high
taxation aud the Republican party just
tho opposite. But 50 far no one has tack.
led this white elephant, and the result is
the Radical bowler has been crying loud
er and louder, II told you 50! the Bnur-
| bOns are expressing us with nigh taxes 7
/ Ligh tuXesl - They tell Us figures Won't
| lie, and take it far granted thatsthe fig
| ures OF my tux receipts are correct. I
want every old farmer i'm Kingwood dis.
| trict--iOr propose 20 devote this Article
to this district-that reads this article to
got out his tax receipts and compare
them with mine and see if they can't
corrobOrate the figures l give.
TO tegin with, ! will take little itrrn
OF taxation. known as tie BuiIdiuy tax.
| In the year 1879 the Building tax was ID
| cent on the 500; 1880 it was - cents
1881 it was "a cents; 1882 il was % oonts.
/ s''A'' ~ AD'' ~ " as ~ NtitN-H Just ll.tln
| friend farmer, your t,xos for building
! purposes in Kingwood district is as much
~ your State tax How do you like
that? How is that for Republican ecou-
omy? Oh. not the Republican party
could not think ofoppressing you with
! t,Nqtionl l. would re, olt against .hcir
! phi anthrouic nature! They arc the poor
| mans friend and the deadly yipor OF
! monopoly Just like the old woman
| who kept tavern out Wet, If you know
! how that is.
| We have $0OOO50 taxable property i'm
| K!ngwoOd district.sO 1 am informed. We
/ pay 30 cent on the 500 for Building pur~
/ poses, and having S9JO,OOO taxable pro-
| perry II would give us $500 for build.
| lLg school houses. How many school
! houses were built in Kiugwuod district
! during the year 1882 The only ono
! that have any knuwiedgo OF was tho
| school house near the Catholic church
| AT l"wesv. lie, and / notice 60 was cons
/ deWucd Uy q correspondent writing from
\ th.t place What did tic UowcSviIlo
| school house cost? Not OUCy 5000 [ would
| suppose. 10 That. This lolyesa balance of
| $500, Let us take 500 for building
/ hros and weeping out aud we still have
/ a surplus of 5000 leN. EOr What pur.
| poser What h. 10 10 be used for2 Is
! kingwOod district in debt2 n looks a
| little suspicious. Il there "a rat in tho
| meal tuW / will venture the assertion
I that this surplus OF building tugYoy ID,