Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-03-01
ANNEXATION.
.'yeni" Strongly in Favor of the Proposed
Increase.
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..Yeni" Strongly in Favor of the Proposed
Increase.
Communicated.
CAMERON, W. Va, February 27.-Glori-
Gus news! The millennium dswning for the
Panhandle counties. Let it come.
l see by your paper of the 26th the agita-
ton of the Panhandle counties to Pennsy-
vania. That is our ticket, and no man can
show a good reason why it should not be
done. Pennsylvania is a large and noble
State, and her great heart will rejoice to re-
ceiye to her folds this addition from West
Virginia territory. The good work Is begun;
let every man put his shoulder to the wheel
ard push with might and main; let no stone
be left unturned until the matter is accom-
plished No man can imagine the edvan
iages these counties will derive from this
change, only those who have lived in the old
keystone State and know her system o:
laws and her manner Of doing business.
Why, the change will effect everything per-
tanning TO business in an individual, munic-
pal and State capacity. 1t will intuse new
life into every b~ody-tsrmer, mechanic and
business man. Merchants will not be both
cred with long lists of questions asking how
much they have invested in merchandise,
but how much business have you done the
the past year. You answer, say $1,000;
your license will be S7.75 for State pur-
poses; if you say $4,000 your license will
be for State purposes Sl0.75, and so on. No
tax is levied on this class Of property for
county purposes. Your license depends on
your sales; no tax on dead capital. Money
in your pocket or deposited in banks is
free from tax if unemployed.
No real estate is taxed for
State purposes. No tax is levied Oh sheep
or hogs. Cattle and horses are not taxed
until four years old. No board piles, hay
stacks, grain piles, farming implements nor
household goods, unless valued above three
hundred dollars. No factory is taxed until
incorporated; then they pay a license on
their productions. No person grumbles
about their exemptions. The farmer is
glad to see the merchant exempted in his
stock and lands, as it enables him to pay his
bills and square up his accounts. They all
feel happy, because they are literally dealt
with. No State can be prosperous that
taxes its people beyond endurance. Many
of the counties in this State pay 2.45 per
cent. on their assessed valuation. Now, STA
tistics show that the farmer does not make
FIVE per cent. on his investments one year
with another. Take out his taxes, his liy-
ing and incidental expenses, and how much
will he have left? No wonder we don't i'm
prove! This idea of taxing everything a
man has foR State and county purposes is a
relic of the fuedal ages, and has been hand
ed down from one monarch to another as
the best system they could de-
wise to make their subjects poor
and poverty stricken, that they could
the better hold them in subsection
and force them to do their will. Ireland,
Scotland and Wales feel the impress Of
tyranny choking their life from their bodies
on account of this relic of ~barbarism, aud
Vest Virginia stands within this pole, with
her hands outstretched, seeking your vitals,
demanding the last pound of flesh that she
may exact her drop of blood. You mayask
how Pennsylvania raises her millions OF dol
lars required to run the State. She taxes
the rich corporations OF the State as the
principal source of revenue. They are able
TO pay, and thus the weaker classes are pro-
tected. For county and township purposes
real estate bears its portion Of the burthens,
Personal property listed for State purposes
helps along with the tax, and in this way
the burthen is light. In Greene county,
Pennsylvania, on a valuation of $500 | pay
Sl.2O State and county tax ION another prop
erty, valuation $3.50, l pay 81 92 State and
county tax, one q halt mills; for road tax |
pay four mills, and for school purposes, two
mills-71 mills all told. Greene county is
out of debt, and has in her treasury $l3 90.
She has a poor house and farm that ;ost
$751; 600, and has recently sppro ated
$40, 900 more to build an addition said
poor house. She has a Jail that S32,-
900, and a court house that cos $4,000.
Also, she has over 200 bridges It by the
county. Then contrast this wit Marshall
county. She has {. Jail and court house that
cost about $50, 900; no poor house worthy
the name; no bridges but three,
end she is in debt about $4,000. In popu-
lation the two counties stand about equal,
and in amount Of territory, the soil and IA
cilities for farming purposes are about the
same. We should be on an equal footing
with Pennsylvania if our State Government
was as liberal as hers.
But this is not all the advantages to be
derived BY this change. The system Of do.
ing business between all classes is different,
and is OF such q character that it makes the
rascal the gentleman and compels HIM to
paw his debts. 1t is a bad place for those
who feel disposed to cheat their neighbors,
yet these DAVIS get credit for the poor to a
greater extent than they can obtain this
privileges in the State of West Virginia,
because, the seller knows the law compells
HIM to pay. The short way to obtain jGdg-
ment aud the quick process Hereunder,
holds the reins Of power over the rascal
who would defrsud you out Of your rights.
in q way, that compels him to do justice
with his creditor. Our system Vt courts
will be different and under Pennsylvanis's
system we will not need nine commissioners
10 do the business Of the county. Our
county government viii be entirely differ
emf and far less expensive than it is in ours.
Our municipal and township matters viii
be conducted in much better shape and far
leas expensive to the people. Give US the
change, let us get out Of this thraldom into
another government where the sun shines
for the best interests Of all Give Us the
mass meeting and let this matter boom.