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West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-02-17
HENRY GEORGE IN WEST VA.

Our press in this State has never
a kind word for Mr., George. Yet
our legislation has practically adop
ted his theory of taxation. The es-
sence of his doctrine is to PIT all
The tar upon land. In our State,
land pays eighty nine per cent. Of all
the taxation. Therefore, while we
denounee George, we put into 2rac-
tical operation his theory OF social
ism. Let our farmers reflect upon
this. and send to the Legislature
men who are in favor of making per
sonal property, and cOrporations,pay
their Just proportion of taxation.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-02-17

must resort to bad measures, to
keep the law from their throats.
The tariff interests, for instance, re-
" upon the abuse of this very tax
ing power, for their existence. The
aim of these several schemers is the
same. The point at which they aim
is at last, the control Of the public
find, and the power 10 handle til
immense leeers Of taxation.
The officers ofthe 'pnbic plumber
trust look TO the other trusts for
immediate success, and to the con-
tinuous stream of hard wrung taxes
for future support, and when we see
these agencies thus gathering and
growing reciprocal~wel may we APP
peal to the people, from whom all
power comes, to take no steps back
ward, in securing for themselves an
effective protest against every com
bination gotten up in the interest of
monopoly. Whether such monopoly
threatens the domestic affairs of
each household, or whether it as
pires to engulf the government of an
entire people.
A consistent adherence to sound
Democratic doctrines, and careful
selection of trustworthy men, would
this wear teach wholesome lesson,
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-02-17
West visgi!aiil Democrat.

A convention has been called in
Wheeling Ito promote emigration
to West Virginia" This movement
exhibits a public spirit that is very
commendable, but the gentlemen
conserved in it will fail to bring re-
results unless they address them
selves to the task OF accomplishing
intelligent legislation on three sub
Jeets
l. To give certainty to our land
titles.
,. To reach and tax the personal
property that now escapes the as
SCISSOR
3. To prevent railroad managers
from discriminating between ship
pers.
4. To settle and get rid of the in
ter-state debt; and this should De
done in the way proposed last win
ter by Senator Gettinger, of Berke-
ley.
Depend upon it, West Virginia
will not prosper until we have intel
ligent legislation on these subjects;
and there will not be intelligent leg
islatiOn until the people appreciate
the difference between men who
study, think and read on public
questions. and the men whose minds
are engrossed in mOney'making. A
money-maker is not a statesman.
CorcOran became very rich; If he
had applied his intellect to public
matters instead of banking he would
have been as we'll qualified as Sena
tor Beck to make laws.
If the people resolved to elect the
legislature the men who wrote the
best essays on these subjects, this
State would bloom like the rose.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-02-17

money, making projects of an inhu-
entail neighbour. We must deal
with humane nature rs we find 1t
and the man who is election
eering is apt to give secret
pledges to ward off opposition or to
obtain the support or influences
which otherwise be against him.
Hence it has come to be common
observation that long before an cleo
ton we find several men constantly
busy manipulating politics, while
the average citizen is inactive and
uniformed and gives no heed to
public affairs. The representatives
of vast private interests are always
present at the Legislature to adj
vance the schemes of their employ
ers, which schemes are often ruinous
TO the State and would not be toler-
ated for an instant if the facts were
published. The representatives OF
these large private interests are
always persistent To misrepresent
the motives of and to malign every
man who speaks one word or pro-
mulgates one fact to enlighten his
neighbors; while on he other hand
the newspapers generally find it
profitable to suppress the truth and
to publish what is false. The re-
suit is, that the best talent in the
State is either inundated or els e
excluded from the public service
and the most important business OF
government is, to large extent,
conducted by men unacquainted
with the situation and unprepared
to apply the remedy
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-02-17
ABusINEss MAN ON THE TARIFF

CHARLESTON, Feb. IA have
read Kenna's speech and do not yet
understand his position on the
tariff. | give him credit for expos
ing Sherman's inconsistencies. but
what we wanted to know was
whether Kenna agrees with Cleve
land or Randall. Why is it our
representatives do not speak out and
tell where they stand We pay
them well ; if they cannot suggest
a remedy for the great disturbances
now afioat let them step down and
out. Perhaps new set will prove
more efficient. 1t seems to me that
any man who would preach in favor
of the masses and educate them
would be bound to win. Every
thinking man knows that, speaking
generally, the present tariff causes
one hundred people to work to put
money in the pockets of one person.
The Henry George plan is better
than the tariff as it is. His plan
only taxes that which was made by
the creator. His plan encourages
men to work, but our Congressman
and Senators seem to expect us to
submit to a system which has no
object except to help protected in
dustries. ] heard Wilson's speech
on the damage the tariff Was doing,
but he offered no remedy. | see
Breckenridge comes out hat-footed
for Cleveland's programme, and he
is the only one of them all, so far as
l have seen, that does. The Sun
the other day said that careful think
ers estimated that the present tariff
takes $S00,000,000 out of the peck
cts of the people. Our population
is 60,000,000. Then it is over $l3 a
head. The population of West Vir-
ginia is 100000 multiply by 13
and we have $9,100,000 as the
amount Of the tariff taxes OF this
State. Of course | know that we
have some protected industries, but
/ repeat that 100 men each pay Sl3
to enrich one man. This is why
everybody Cor the masses) grow
poorer and poorer and the few are
getting richer and richer. Why
don't such of you newspaper men
as are honest enough and fearless,
put the facts as they are be-
fore the people more forcibly
than you do? Can it be pos
sible our farmers are so dumb
as to keep on voting fol- men who
suggest no remedy ? Do please write
this matter up so it will be seen as
plain as a picture. heard Wilson
favors tariff on coal and glass, and
Faulkner wants the tax off Of to-
bacco. This is the Randall scheme,
no more and no less. We do not
want any tax on coal, glass, or any
thing else, unless the only purpose
of such tax is to raise revenue.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-02-17
WILL THE wAR-TAXES BE RE
DUCED?

Immediately after the frank and
manly message of President Cleve-
land, we were sanguine in the expec-
tation that the politicians would be
driven, at the point of the bayonet
of public opinion, so to speak, to re-
form the tariff and reduce the war
taxes. We now, however, despair
of any such result. The Republi-
cans control the Senate, aud they,
under the lead of John Sherman,
have accepted the guage thrown
down by the President, and we do
not understand how any candid,
thoughtful mind can expect any re-
form at their hands. Sherman
claims that the surplus is a benefit,
and over-taxation a blessing in dis
guise.
On the other hand, the Democrats
in the Senate, instead of coming up
squarely to the ground Of the Presi-
dents platform, have been content
to put forward the Randalites OF
of that body. who have exhausted
themselves in glittering generaities,
or been intent on proving that Mr..
Cleveland did not mean what he said,
or that his message was Delphic
utterance capable of Interpretation
to suit "all interests" From our
House of Lords, therefore, no genu-
inc reform is to be expected. From
the lower House the prospect OF
genuine reform is not much better.
The problem which they seem to
propose to themselves is this: how
to reduce the aggregate of duties
without lowering the tax upon any
particular article? Every Represen-
tative, whether Democrat or Repub-
lican, insists that the particular in
dustry in which his own constituent
CIV is interested shall retain the full
amount of protection accorded by
the present laws. The general re-
formers, such as Morrison and Hurd,
have been ostracized from the body,
and the small fry are only intent
upon deceiving the general public
by loud professions of reform, while
they enable their own immediate
constituencies to hold on to all the
plumber they have got.
Under these circumstances, not
from a pessimistic, but from COM
mon sense standpoint, we can fore
see that no substantial reduction in
taxation will be made by the present
Congress. On the contrary, while
the surplus may be reduced by eX-
pedients to squander the peoples
money, the actual tdTdtiOR will re-
main as onerous, or more so, than
ever. Mark this prediction. Cot
this article out and lay it by.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-02-17

THE CENTRAL LABOR UNION in n.
Y. City passed resolution on last
Saturday condemning trusts and
calling on the Grand Jury to indict
the men who are concerned in the
Sugar Combine" Our politicians
had better be on the alert; possibly
Labor may learn to vote intelligent
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-02-17

A movement is on foot in railroad
circles to bring forward Chauncey
Depew, president of the New York
Central, as the Republican candi-
date against Cleveland. Whom the
Gods wish to destroy they first
make mad.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-02-17


sides with the poor when they see
them wronged. -blooded. cal
culating and self-seeking persons
never understand a man whose SYM
pathies get the better of his judg-
ment and who sacrifices himself to
benefit others. A self seeker al
ways misconstrues the motives OF
the philanthropist; but whatever
good comes to this world comes from
the latter.
Men like Henry George and DR..
McGlynn feel the wrongs which dis
tress Labor as keenly as though the
wounds were inflicted on their own
bodies, and their sensibility is
quickened by the fact that Labor is
helpless only because too ignorant
to vote intelligently;-too ignorant
to distinguish sincere and true men
from the decov ducks of monopoly.
Henry George saw Labor compell-
ed to carry more than its share of
the cost of the government; he saw
that, by means of taritf-tax for
protection, the many were obliged to
pay tribute to the few, and that
wealth was rapidly concentrating in
the hands of the class who shaped
legislation. His active mind found
pleasure. if not rest, in seeking
remedy to relieve the increasing dis
tress of that element in the COM
munity which is called the labor
class to distinguish it from the cap
ital class. and he formulated his the
DRY of taxing land to its full rental
value. He firmly believes that this
theory, if enforced in practice, will
remove many of the evils which now
disturb society.
As an abstract proposition per-
haps his theory is sound, but it is
so contrary to all our accepted
views, views which are the growth
of centuries that its adoption is
not contemplated outside of very
small circle of enthusiasts.
Mr. George realizes that, in the
present frame of the public mind,
national party based on his peculiar
doctrine cannot bring good frait,
and he has too much worldly wis
dom to attempt the impractical. A
majority of his following come from
the Democratic ranks and should
the United Labor party nominate a
candidate for President it would in
crease the chances Of Republican
success.
Mr. George fully understands
that tariff for protection is con-
trivance to compel the many to pay
tribute to the few, and he fully I'M
derstands that the Republican lead
ers, allied with the millionaire man.
ufacturers, propose to fasten this
system on our government as its
permanent policy. He and the Re
publican leaders are as wide apart
as the poles, and now that events
give him the alternative between
man with the views of Sherman and
a man with the views of Cleveland,
he proposes to support Cleveland;-
and he supports him hoping that he
will be too strong for those servile
democratic politicians who are now
cringing before the threats of
truculent money power.
The republican leaders, knowing
that George candidate for Presi-
dent would insure the success of
their party, did what they could to
beguile him into dividing the dem
ocratic vote by forcing his doctrine
as a national issue. Mr.. George
saw the trap and escaped it.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-02-17
TWO FARM WAGONS,
HOUSEHOLD AND KITCHEN FURNITURE

Including Cookstove and number OF
Wood Stoves, four French and other
Bedsteads, Tables, Chairs, Book Case,
Bureaus, Washstands, large Iron Pot,
other articles.
TERMS OF SALE.-A credit until the
first day of October next will be given
on ali sums Of Ten Dollars and upward,
purchaser TO give negotiable note with
approved security, payable at the Bank
OF Charlestown, with interest from date.
Sums under ten dollars cash. No prop
erty TO be removed until terrs OF sale
have been complied with.
JAMES logic.
Anderson & Hefiebower, Aucts.
Il 10-tds.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-02-17
REPORT ON STATE DEVELOP
MENT.
BY the Tax Commission.
Continued from last issue. )
AN ILLUSTRATION.

About a year ago one of our lead
ing newspapers heralded it abroad as
indicating great prosperity that a
we'll known capitalist of an adjoin-
ing State had purchased $4,000
acres in West Virginia for $97 900.
A few months afterwards the news
papers were advocating county sub
scriptions to railroad which would
run through this tract of land.
When that road is built this land
which cost $97, 900 will be worth 3d.
100000, but the question is, how far
are VIC or our sons to be benefited
by this transaction A State is
prosperous when, and only when,
the property within her limits is
owned by the home people.
PRESENT OWNERS SHOULD GATHER THE
HARVEST.
Here is matter which, in our
Judgment, is not sufficiently under
stood by the public. We frequent
ly hear persons advocating enter
prises which are based on an idea
that property now owned by our
home people will have developed
after such property has passed into
the hands of strangers, viz: the
present owner will sell at a sacrifice
and some stranger will gather the
harvest. The writer has no SYM
patty with any scheme of develop
ment which will not benefit present
population. 1t has unfortunately
become fashionable to depreciate the
capacity of our own citizens; there
are persons who delight to describe
West Virginians as ignorant, thrift
less and incapable of utilizing the
advantages of their situation and
who predict that this State will not
become prosperous until the bulk of
the present population is ousted
from their property and a new set of
people with more energy and ca
pacity are brought in to occupy our
places. The writer does not toler-
ate such suggestions; he cares moth
ing for the prosperity of West Vir-
ginia except in so far as her pres
ent population or our children will
participate in the benefits of that
prosperity. This country is ricGer
than it would have been had the In
dams remained undisturbed-but
the Indians are not better off. lis
the part of craftsmanship to acceler-
ate the prosperity of our present
population and il is gross perver-
sion of State-craft to encourage
methods whereby strangers may &C
quire our lands for a string OF
beads.
II is DIFFICULT TO ARREST PUBLIC AT
TENTIoN.
But there is another feature ofthe
situation in West Virginia. The
men who are stimulated by pri-
vate interest frequently become the
managers Of politics and public bus
mess is often shaped to advance
their money-making schemes. The
influence of these managers of poll
tics, stimulated as they are by
hopes of pecuniary gain, cannot be
exaggerated. Suppose we take two
men of equal responsibility, and
while one spends allhis time appeal
ing to the personal interests of in
fiuential voters, the other pays no
attention to the election until the
polls are opened-which of the two
will control the most voters ? We
cannot expect an aspirant for polit-
ical preferment to antagonize the
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-02-17

AESItEdVV = Vt ~ II ~
Estimating our population at 60,
100000, this would be some $3.50
for every man, woman and child in
the United States, or over $4,000
for every head of family.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-02-17

At reject meeting of the Ma
tional Board Of Trade, Mr.. Price,
president of the Board of Trade of
Scranton, Pa, read IN interesting
paper.upon the credit system. Of
the volume of Indebtedness in this
country he makes the following esti-
mate:
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-02-17
INVENTION e 2; &: :::: 4:

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febl7.'sS
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-02-17
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.

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West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-02-17
In Chancery.

Tn the Circuit Court Of Jefferson c0un-
ty, February Term, 1888.
EX PARTE.
The Petition of the Board OF Trustees Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church OF
Harper's Ferry filed on first day Of this
Term-
The object Of this Petition is TO obtain
from the Court authority to sell the lot
of ground mentioned and fully de-
scribed therein, known as the NJ. p.
Church Lot. situated in Harper's Ferry.
Notice is hereby given that said Board
OF Trustees will, after three weeks from
this date, ask said Court for decree au-
thorizing them to sell and dispose Of the
above mentioned Lot.
T. W. LATIMER. Clerk.
Jas. d. Butt, Pa.
febl7-3t.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-02-17
statesmen WANTED.

To sell Nursery Stock. Permanent
employment and good salary to honest,
energetic men. The business is easily
learned. We grow all the reliable new
varieties of Fruit and Ornamental Trees.
Write for terms.
HOPES, BRO. & THOMAS,
Established 1853. West Chester, Pa.
Maple Avenue Nurseries.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-02-17
nuAnnn m REWARDED are those who
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Address Stinson & CO., Portland, Maine.
febl7,'Ss.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-03-28
Fragments from Foreston.

FoRBroS, March 26.-Though the
weather has been extremely cold and
wet, yet the farming interest of this
community is pretty well up.
Our acknowledged leader, Maj. G..
S. Land, has been planting corn about
a week.
Mr.: Hudgins's farm, mostly new
ground, of which he has cleared du-
ring the winter about Is Or 100 acres,
will be planted about the 18th of next
month. Other smaller farmers are
singing the same chorus, sPush along,
keep moving"
Oats are looking well, though the
stand is somewhat broken in places,
caused some say by bad seed. others
by the black birds, of which we had
clouds about the time OF planting.
Our merchants also are showing
vim. MI. ". T. P. Sprott was in
Charleston last week replenishlng his
already large spring stock. Mr..
COuSu ID uOW IL t1O Sipy IO2 tAO SeI6S
purpose, and one of the firm Of Land
& Mason will go down this week af-
ter which any article needed by not
only o Forrestonian but any other
person may be found here.
Our drug store, kept by Dr.. L. ".
Nettles, is as near perfect as country
drug store ever gets, and that amt the
best of If, for its proprietor keeps
! himself well read on medicines and
diseases, so that when one gets sick,
he can almost snatch him asa brand.
Everything is quiet here now,
There was some little excitement
about the town election but that has
subsided. The train was laid and the
fuse ignited, it burned up and flashed
in the pan. $50 it ended"
We had no preaching in any of the
churches yesterday. The Sunday.
school ran as usual, and the young
folks had singing at night.
The Masons will hold their regula,
monthly communication on Tuesday
next at s o'clock P. n. F.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-03-28
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