Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-09-05

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Under The first head claim with confidence
that 1t ,her the AGditor nor Sheriff have
rnht to collect by levy until November lst.
Our company has the same right
tc q Breathing spell as anyone else. Now
As 10 the Sc, ond point II It Was proper to
send these taXss TO the ShsliNs for colec-
ton at once, it was improper TO add the 10
per cent. or any part of It viii read sec,
ton of Article 10 of tn, Constitution. |
am ,lad we have ccne together on this Sec
ton. 1t was a terrible thinr when we were
violating it. and VIC think il as bad when
,he7 are violatipg it. want nv friends on
the other side, when tEey come 10 the PoFnt,
: 10 tell Just what this 10 per cent is-wheth-
I er it is tax. penalty, or some monde
script thing. In this
GREAT AND GRAND CITY or NuEELiN1
aggl egations OF capital are never pu; under
this baue. The Sheriff goes out at the eX
rense Of the State and collects from every
tody. great and small, but when he comes
10 q railroad he socks on IL per cent and
ais it-NAat2 Expense of collection. 1t
does not cost 10 per cent, and the State
Gees not pay it. Can State by
any law put burden on one taxpayer
which is ROT put on another? Can State
do indirectly What i dare not do directly?
Can il make railroad company pay what
is exacted from noother species of property?
| lay down the proposition that by no sort
Of statute or construction that human In
cenuity can conceive can the State levy
more taxes upon railroad company
than upon any other corr Grafton. To be
sure they said "ail railroads but what Of
that? 1t would have been just as well as II
hey had said AL corporations, but they
did not. All these grand corporations OF
the city Of Wheeing and the surrounding
country are
ALLOWED TO 20 SCOTT FREE.
but when it comes to railroad they put
on the penalty Of 20 per ceSt. Now | want
10 look at its Effects for moment. The
State asserts tho right TO 20; only make
railroad pay as. much as anybody else,
but from ,! 20 per cent. more
This is not o, question Of power. 1t
is question Of principle. Our ancestors
went 10 war on the question Of tax OF one
cent pound on tea. Il was not the
amount. but thsprinciple. And where is this
Thing 10 end? II they can !eyy the cost OF
collection and >! per cent. IN addition, can
hey not levy or 10 per cent. Is there
any limitation 10 this thing Ii hey can do
it at all? Iftisy had SAID ,Es! every person
in the State would have TO ?ay 10 per cent.
It would have bsen better. But claim
hat they can not add to he burdens OF tax
alton unless i IS uniform. II this point be
ovelthrown, ;sen you destroy all limit, and
A LErlsL4gJHE or RA~rlE.ERAINs.
4ho are at VAT with capital, mi-ht put on
100 per cent, and they would have Just as
much right. Il seems tC Ue that the ques.
ZION IS too plain for argument. |, is pal
cable yiol.lion of plain provision OF the
Constitution. But in addition 10 that there
can be nc possible question that so TAR as
he State and State schCo! tax Is concerned.
lie 10 per cent. could not be added.
don't wish 10 be understood ~ abandoning
ply claim Of the entire 10 per cent. being
layahd when | say this. 1t is no use t.
en,er into discussion Of to- question
Of Interest,", because III Auditor denies thaI
nterI Il was added. ! have al
lhut 10 tTIOIS III Tue 5lhleASAt i"1 H'ou'N
me- If | lind they IRE substantlated,
shall ask that The account De made up By
conmis siouer Of the Court. CGc
other point. The State could not have got
The taxes If we lad paid them. They
would have remained in the hands Of the
SheriHs longer than we will keep than, in
al, probability, ana especially II the 10 per
cent. -
l2rrEp or.
The CouGt--Are YOU ready 70 pay the
axes over without the 10 per cen:;
Judge Ferguson-The company was
ready Cnce, but don know ius, how they
eel now Bat think, if q proper order
Sas made. the company will pay over every
cent but VIZ may claim 70 De entitled 10
wnit until November.
The Court asked the question because
| wanted TO see if there was any wa2 out Of
his matter.
Governor Wi!s9n-We want what We are
entltIed to.
The Conrt-Al! right you shall have your
pound d !'tsh.
After some little additional discussion the
Court, at I2.iO, took a recess unfit I
clock