The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-10-17

Shdi SCo.
/ A very significant feature of this
! subject is that in the counties where
the radical papers are making such
a great howl, there is found great de-
lay in paying up on the part of the
Sheriffs. The Parkersburg Sentinel
|, has taken the trouble to look at the
Auditors books and has found for
the counties below, the following
statement of taxes due the State and
the amounts paid in during the year
1884:
Marshall county is charged with
State ....................$l0,7 700
State school tax............. 5000
| Total........................$l 700
Amount paid. ................. 5000
Leaving $10,S00 due the State for
1884.
Monongalia county is charged
with
State taX.............. ..........$10, 900
State school tax............. $500
$500
of which has been paid only 81, 800,
and there is still owing the State
$l0,S00 for the year 1884, OR a good
deal more than half of the total tax.
jackson county is charged with
state tax........ ."...............$ $500
State school tax................ $500
$13,70OI
of which has been paid meagre
$4,000, leaving SO, still due the
State for 1884.
Preston county is charged with
State tax.................... $500 |
State school tax.................. $1,000
$4,000
of which has been paid $4,000, leav-
ing for the year 1884, $7,700.
Taylor county is charged with
| State tax .......... ..............Y z 400 |
State school tax............... 6.2OO |
$4,000
Amount paid $1,000, leaving "a bal
ance due the State for 1884 of &c.
400.
Wood county is charged with
otaCe taX................. .........S 10, 196
State school .S13, 4O2
S29,19s
of which has been paid S19,S72, leav-
ing debt to the State for 1884 to
the amount of 1926
Berkely county is charged with
State tax. 81 ], 700
State school tax..................S 5000
$40, 700
This entire S11, 700 for the year
1884 is shown to be unpaid
The Sheriffs are shown to be in
debted to the State to the amount of
$25O,0OO.
All the counties named above have
Republican Sheriffs and are the
counties in which Republican news
papers have been sending mp their
fearful walls. 1t seems never to &C.
cur to these papers that good por-
ton of the trouble lies right in their
midst. 1t seems never to occur to
them that the Auditor cannot dis
tribute the State school fund to the
counties till it is paid in. They
howl at the Administration, when, if
bowling is so extremely necessary to
relieve themselves of venom, they
should raise every discordant wall
and racket their capacity can COM
mand, in order to induce the Repub-
lican Sheriffs to pay up their portion
of the State school fund.
Now, it is not intended to throw
the blame on the Republican Sheriffs
by repeating the foregoing figures,
though they are far behind in their
collections. AS has been stated so
frequently, it has been impossible on
account of the failure of crops and
on account of the hard times for
both Republican and Democratic
Sheriffs to collect promptly. These
statements are made merely for
showing how inconsistent some of
the Republican papers are 1t would
be just as easy for them to state the
matter as it is, but that is not their
aim.
1t is bad enough to circulate cam
paign lies during election years, let
alone times when the campaign is far
off. When elections are over, the
newspapers ought to lay aside such
things and work together for the de-
velopment Of our State of West Vir-
ginia, and not keep in circulation
false reports that make the people
discontinued, give our State bad
reputation, keep out immigration
and hinder the development of our
resources. The continual foisting
of such stuff upon the people is a
discredit to West Virginia journal
ISM Wheeling Register.
The Ohio Democrats are in good
spirits. The campaign is quiet but
well managed. 1t is estimated that
Hoadly will get 100000 votes, For
aker $50, and of the vote about
10000 will go to DIR. Leonard, Prohi-
bitionist. This gives the State to
Hoadly by 10000 plurality. The
Republicans are greatly alarmed
over the prohibition movement and
the Democrats are encouraged by it.
The Ranuhlicans call tho Prohihi