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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-12-21
SPECIAL TAX MESSAGE

GoyarncrsE chimney Outlines Piar
for INCREASING the Revenue.
Tie following extracts from Governor
McKinney's special message 70 worthy
of careful perusa:
GoyEayon's OFFIcE,l
i.rcu4oxo, VA, Dec. 10 1885
10 The General assembly:
The Constitution OF Virginia requires
that NIL The property Within the State
shall be taxed according 20 It's value. t
is conceded that some is taxed above its
value. some below it, and much is not tax
ed at all. nave read the legislation OF
number Of the States, and the reports OF
various committees, and the opinions OF
writer's Of experience aud ability OH this
subject ard after much onsidcratinn, sub
init this message to your honorable body.
-: TAXATION.
There is no subject oflegislation more
difficult to adjust than taxation. There is
no debt due by the citizen which he pays
with such reluctance, aud there ID no duty
which be will endeayor to avoid like the
payment of taxes to the government. lie
seems to forget that life would be at the
mercy of tic murderer, and property
would be but prize 10 him who would
take it. but for the protection which the
government affords. Without it lite
would he so uncertain, and property SO IN
secure, that they would lie burdens, not
blessings. Ii is strange that when de-
mand is made for taxes necessary 10 sup
bort IL. government, which protects both
life and property, tho citizen vii! so often
place obstruction in the way Of their col
iections. and pav the assessments against
him with a protest.
Nothing which legislative body does
is examined 50 closely, and occasions so
mach criticism as a tax bill 10 take
What is necessary for the general good,
that which belongs to the individual, IS
one of the prerosatyes of sovereign
State, and, however, just it may be, often
leaves in the mind of the citizen disa-
greeab!e feeling that he has been robbed
OF what belongs to himself, tor the bcncEt
Of others. This has been a prolific cause o
dispute betwccnsthe people and the gov
crnment in most Of their controversies,
and often causes the downfall Of parties.
1t 10 prudent, therefore, not to lose sight
of these facts, hut require that the laws
which relate to the assessment and col
lection Of taxes should be often reviewed,
so that all injuatiee may be promptly cor
rccted, and no real csua. Of complaint be
allowed to remain uninvcstisate
Our Constitution declares that 'all pro-
perry, b,th real and personal" shall be
taxed in proportion to its value "No
ono species OF property shall be taxed
more than any other species Of equal val
ue, and the value shall be asceTtaincd as
prescribed by law" (See Constitution
of VIRGINIA, article y, section H.
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HOW 10 BE AacEErAr:ID.

10 ascertain the amount is easy enough
the county records will show The amount
Of real estate subect 10 taxation. 10 as
certain The value is difficult. The Con-
s.iiu.ion declares that The value is 10 he
asccltaincd as prescribed by Law. The
statute Code Of Virginia, section d4,paSe
81. declares that the assessor shall "cX-
anime, escertai1, and assess the cash val
NE ihoreor' How DO you ascertain the
csah value? There is 10 rule laid down
for his guidance in this delicate and dill
Gcui duty. Each assessor exercises Bis
own Judgment aa TO the proper manner OF
asccriaininc thc values in the varioua
counties ard cities in the Commonwealth
1t must necessarily be filled with errors
with the usual differences Of opinion
which attend all questions submitted to
so many different officials, all at liberty to
select their own ground for the basis OF
their Judgment, and it is, therefore, lnl-
possible that the assessment could be UNI
form and lust One will say that the
casl, yaluc should lie determined b. what
The property will bring on the market iol
cash. How could that be an uncrrlne
test, when, perhaps, the property has ho'
been sold for many years. and various
changes may have taken place, aarionsy
Affecting lis value? Another MAJ sag
that better way would he to ascGrtAir
the value according to the income derived
frcm it. This also would often he nacu-
rate, because it would necessarily de-
pend on the industry, intelligence, and
business habits ofthe owner The same
property under the management q ono
pcrson might return handso rlo rcmu-
nerali0p While III The hands Of another
bring liz owner into debt. 1t ia difficult
to prescribe a rule which will always be
correct. st Tic last assessment, in 1899
there was considerable change i'll tht
value Of real estate in various portions OF
the State, which has Occasioned comment
and some uncasiness as to the result OF
the next assessment, iii 1853. If the
paris Of the State which Gid not reduce
their assessments shall undertake 10 re-
ducc them then, as some did in 1850, il
may make 81 increase Of the ratio Of ak
ationneces,ar7 These are some Difficult.
tics Of properly ascertainins the value OF
real estate.
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Gail op Brown & Buckley for FIRE works
cf.all kinds,
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the Legislature ston'd pass law pro
hinrng the killing qcaii for two years
During the deep snow last winter nearly
81 the birds were frozen, especial, u
Sect, Lee ard Wise Counties. By doing
this, !hc birds would have al opportunity
TO multiply and we would have os many as
V. had tho saason before The last
Tie Commonwea!th's Aitorne'' should
see that the law, if enacted, il not vlo'al'
ed.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-12-21

Mr. Walter Z. Addison has returned
from Richmond.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-12-21

An Old 9cu;lcmaA was discussing with
Youthful sprig the ether dag concerning
the forrfa,hcrs Of the youth. The Young
scion was Going at g great rate, and had
named oyera as his liEea ancestors the
Livingstone, Rooseveita and other May
,lovcrites" as well rs the compahiPns OF
John Smith The old gentleman listened
very at,cnt:vcly TO the recapitnation OF
,Eo youth. & distinguished 'or.raihcrr, ard
when he HAD quite concluded, turned 10
him and said: My sen, do 'on know, to
90 back far enough, ny Young 'nohi!i'a-
tss. ycu can SEC your great grandfather
in the shnpc Of = monkey, asd by drawing
the line YOU have excluded your hr'T
cousin Sambo. TIE young gentleman
WAS completely sQuciched and Withdrew
from the scene wi.cr, if not ssdder
man.
The writer gives this for what it is
worth. as i, may possibly he Of interest to
Darwinists.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-12-21

Mr. Jos C. Maynor, ar attorney of TINS
,,.cc has been appointed appraiser on
~. f Cumberland Gap division Of the L. &
y r. r.
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joys The blessings of tbe government, ard
silssunwfiliagsio boar the burdens which
SIRE i,npased on ether citizens. ! trust
ila. this- class is neither numerous ror
.induential-in The Commonwealth
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-12-21

argest assortment
End boys are only
new clothing
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Mr.. Jcn DGlica.or the Virginia, Ten
n,,,ee 4 Carolina 5. < I. Company, "as
in town last week He killed deer six
teen hands high, on the High Knob, last
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-08-25
Which Will y Oh Have?
PROTECTION vs.. FREE TRADE.
Four Times has the Country Been Almost Brought 10 Ruin
by Free Trade
Protection was the Great Remedy
The Tariff From 1889 to 1893. "A True History
PROTECTiONiVs. FREE TRADE.
Protection was the Great Remedy.
The Tariff From 1888 to 1893. A True History

Tyler. The country became 50
progressive that President Polk
lin his message Of 1s46 said
The happy condition Of onr|
| people Is without an example in
the history Of nations"
Justat this point the Demo
Gratis came in and THIRD lime
we were gwen q low tariff. called
THE Walker act Of 1916. Pro.
lection was gone and the fIoodlof
disaster came upon us with fright
full rapidity.
Hear what James Buchanan
the last Demo ratic Presidentbe.
fore the Rebellion Of 1881. ia his
annual message said OH cially Of
that distressfnl free trade period:
With unsurpassed plenty in all
the productions and all the ele-I
ments Of natural wealth. our
manufacturers have suspended;
our public works are retarded;
our private enterprises OF differ
ent kinds are abandoned; and
thousands Of useful laborers are
thrown out Of employment and
reduced to want. We have pos
sessed all the elements Of material
wealth in rich abundance, and
yet. notwithstanding all these adj
vantages, our country, in its
moretary interests, is ID a de
plorable sconditi on
After 1851 came Lincoln and
the Republican party. A pros|
stective tariff was the result and
although rent and torn BY 4 great
civil war and bnrdened by an
enormous debt, these thirty years
Oh prosectlon IN the United States.
have made us, socially, morally.
physically financially and intel.
lectually the greatest nation on
earth. Last fall the people
elected Mr.. Cleveland and adopt.
ed the Democratic free trade
platform. This platform does
not become q law for several
months, but the crash is here; it
is the FOURTH time the disastrous
policy has brought ruin and sui.
fering upon the people. Has IL
not been tried enough? Can the
people never learn to let well
enough" alone?
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-08-25

Three times priorlto the pres
ent panic has the Inauguration
Of q free trade policy. similar to
the system upheld by the Demo.
cratic party day, brought gen,
eral depression and disaster upon
the people Of the United States.
| I'm each instance the country has
Ibeen snatched front the very brink
lof ruin and national oblivion by
1.-The speedy enactment Of a pro-
tective system, such as the Re-
publican party has always cham
pioned. To substantiate this
assertion nothing stronger is
needed in the way of proof than
facts OF history and the official
statements Of Democratic presi.
dents.
The tariff of 1889, approved by
Washington, Jefferson, Madison
and the greatest of the Revolu-
tionary statesmen, made the
country prosperous. Following.
this came the free trade period
from 1915 to 1924 Q period Of
general distress that, according
to the great Henry Clay's state
ment, caused 1.-THE wealth of the
notion to decrease so per cent. .
The tariff of1s24 brought life
and vigorl once more to the
national pulse and PresfdentJack-
son, q Democrat in his message
to- Congress in in 1882 said:
Our country presents on every
side marks Of prosperity and
happiness, unequaled perhaps in
any other portion of the world. :"
The people, it seems. had be-.
come too prosperous. They
wanted to experiment and in 1888
they elected a Congress that tore
down protection and set up free
trade again. The terrible and
inevitable result of a low tariff
soon clogged the wheels of in. /
dustry. BANKRUPTCY and failures
came like q great wave, winding
up with the disastrous panic of
80 of which every school boy
has read. The tariff act Of 1912
restored confidence and the sun
Of prosperity shone forth as in
other days. This tariff was
passed over the veto Of President
I
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-08-25
McKinlsylsm VS.. Clevelanaism.

Some of our free trade contem-
poraries are squabbling over the
definition of Mex inleyism.
McKinleyism, as applied to the
tariff legislation formulated by
William Mckinley. represents
the most advanced tariff bill ever
enacted by an American Con
gress.
The act as it stands on the
statute books today represents
the broadcast craftsmanship.
1t extended the free list, re-
ducing the average ad ualorem
rate on allimported merchandise
to trlfle over 90 per cent.
1t gave the masses of the PEG.
pie the great boon of free sugar.
1t gave the manufacturers free
raw material wherever this could
be done without destroying an
American industry or impover.
lshing American labor.
1t reduced duties wherever it
was possible to do so without in.
jury to American manufactures.
1t fearlessly increased duties
wherever by so doing it was pos
sible to establish on this side of
the Atlantic an industry employ
ing American labor and Ameri-
can capital. 49,
1t strengthened the admins.
tration of the customs laws by
substituting specific for ad yalor-
en- duties, thereby decreasing
the possibilities of fraud.
Itadjusted rates of duties to
the needs of business with the
one patriotic aim of employing
the largest amount of American
capital or the greatest number
of American artisans for the
benefit Of the home market.
That, in brief, IS McKinleyism.
What were the results?
No sooner was the law enacted
than the current began to run in
our Objectionable direction Of
the United States. Mills, facto.
ries and workshops began to
spring up all over the country.
Many large industries moved
their entire plants to this coun.
try. The manufacture of tir
plate, of various other metals
of pearl buttons, OF lace, of plush
and a hundred other commodities
were established. Wages stiffen,
Jed. Additional hands were EN-,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-08-25

DEAR reader it may be that
your vote was one that helped
the country to get itself in the
terrible shape it is in today. If
you did, it was because you were
deceived by designing dema-
gogues and "slick" politicians.
Hundreds--yes thousands of
good, honest Democrats now see
the result of the change. 1t will
not be long until you will have
an opportunity of undoing the
wrong you have done yourself
and your fellow man. Come to
the other side! Do it in the name
of manhood which free trade
would impoverish, of the woman.
hood which it threatens with de-
Sgradation, of the childhood it
would stunt and Cypress; in the
name of American schools and
American citizenship; in the
name Of American toilers of ev.
cry age and class, in the name Of
liberty, humanity and progress. >
Yes, renounce sin and get or
board the safe old Republican
ship. The one you are sailing OF
is leaky, rotten old vessel ane
asback number.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-08-25

The TELEGRAM has no desire
to abuse or vilify the hundreds
of good honest citizens in this
country who affiliate with the
free trade party. Our Demo.
cratic neighbors and friends are
generally honest and conscien-
tious American citizens. II "hard
times" come they must suffer
with the rest. 1t is not our good
Democratic neighbors at home
who are directly to blame. 1t is
the leaders who have deceived
them by false promises. The
TELEGRAM is sorry to see so
many truly grand men, who are
far better than their party, hold
ing on to such un-American
theories. Boys, why wouldn't
this be a good time to get on the
right side ?
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-08-25

EDISON says he isn't doing much
in the way Of invention, these
days, but is putting the finishing
touches on the photograph, "and
am working on a machine which
will be called the phonokineto-
graph, 1t will show mans
every motion, and the likeness
viii speak. In other words,
when you talk through the tele-
phone of the future, you will be.
able toisee the man you're talking
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-08-25

b
THE Democrats are SO badly
divided on the silver question
that the Republicans in Congress
could prevent them from passing
q single actlf they desired to do
so. But, urged on by such great
leaders as Sherman, Reed and
Mckinley, the party that has
never yet deserted the people,
will if possible, by voting
with the more reasonable Demo
cratic members. repeal the silver
purchase act and assist in any.
Legislation that will help bring
confidence and prosperity.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-08-25

THE thousands Of iaborers who
are now crying for bread will
soon scatter over the country and
become tramps. The people
everywhere must either them
or run the risk Of being burned
out Of their homes or robbed.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-08-25

The Republican party took q
starving country with a ruined
credit IN 1861 and flooded itwith
aAblaze of glory that astonished
the world twill do the same
thing in 1895.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-08-25

"A REPUBLICAN, victory, just
now, would put new life into the
pulseless corpse Of financial
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-08-25

where are the great states
men OF the Democratic party
asks an exchange. Wonderif ne
looked carefully through the
grave yards 3 i
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-08-25
HENRY WArERso5N rs Al I

HENRY WATERsoNs lis at the
head Of the Demo cratic party's
so-called great men. lie vas,
in part, the author cfSthe Ghica.
go platform and is now, through
the columns Of his paper, the
Courier Journal hammering at,
Congress to get down to work.
In describing the cond ition Of the.
country he says "a Democratic
paper, remember):
The present is indeed q griey.
Gus time, Its rather the rich
than the poor, who now appeal
to generous sympathies, for all
about us appearthe debris Of finan-
cial wreck. From one end Of the
: land to the other wa stand dis.
mayed before the spectacle Of the
sudden transition Of fortune !: Of
old and solid houses gone to the
wall; Of honored names and life
long credit broughtto humiliation
OF solvent banks forced TO- close
their doors; striking plenty down
upon its threshold, reactine upon
penury, wherever strong arms
are raised beseec hingly forwork,
and little voices cry for bread.
God of the universal Thar NJ ais
and cranks should rant about the
money monarchs of Enrnpe, and
rave about political conspiracy
IN Congress, born Of their own
ignorance and Imagination at a
time like thiss' ss :
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-08-25

4. Henry Raymond clerk Of the circuit
OF Harrison county, certify that the
above 4. w. Harrison has given tie
bond required by the decree Of sale
rendered In the above cause.
HENRY HAMMOND,
3g.4t Clerk.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-08-25

!, Henry Raymond, clerk Of the cir.
cult court of Harrison county hereby
certify that Charles w. Lynch has gwen
the bond required by law as commits.
sioner in the above styled cause.
Given undermy hand this 18th dav
ofAugust, 1893.
40-4t HENRY HAYMoSp CLERK
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-08-25

WE viii attempt TO forgive
You this time but never desert
the Gag Of your country again,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-08-25
Observation-Disclosures.


By virtue OF o decree rendered by the
circuit court OF Harrison county on the
day Of May, 1903, in the chancery
capseof James ~. Robey against CLAY
Robinson aud Others, the undersigned
special commission wilton the
18th DAY 4 OF SEPTEMBER NEXT
ct the front door OF the court house OF
Harrison county, at public outcry. sell
to the highest bidder the undivided one
fourth interest of the defendant CLAY
Robinson, in and to the following prop
.erty situated in the town OF Lumberport
and known as Lot No. A Of said town
and being the same property conveyed
by Caleb Boggess, commissionerto Clay
Robinson and Others, by deed dated
June Sd. 1870, of record In the proper
Office OF said county in deed book M.
page IS, on which said property there
lisa dwelling and other improvements.
rendering It valuable Said undivided
interest is to be sold subject 70 the
dover Of the defendant Clara A. Rob-
inson. ~
TERMs OF sAns:-Suficeint cash in
hand TO pay; the costs Of this suit and
expenses OF said sale and the residue
upon Q credit of six and twelve months,
the purchaser: to execute his notes To
said commissioner for the deferred paw.
ments and shall secure the same by
good personal security and bya vendors
lien on the said undivided interest.
Charles w. LYNCH,
Special Commissioner.
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'TERMs or SALE

One fourth cash. the residue on .
credit Of 8, 70 and Is months. for which
the purchaser will give notes with good
security bearing interest from day OF
sale. q. ". HARRISON,
Aug. ., 1893. Comsr.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-08-25

ployed. New factories we're
built The country was prosper:
Gus.
Had Mel inleyism been allow.
ed to stand this prosperity would
have continued. The present de:
preston and industrial ruin
would have been ayerted. In
place Of McKinleyism, with its
prosperity, its high wages and
abundant work, the nation is now
threatened with the blight of
Clevelandism. The very hearts
core of the countryits indus
tries-are to be destroyed.
Itwon't take long, IL matters
continue as they are Just now.
for the wage earners OF the emit
ed States to obtain q very clear
and very emphatic definition Of
the difference betwee Nc Kinley-
ism and Clevelandism. Ne,c York
Press.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-08-25

The editor WILDE pleased 10
have you hand to some memberof
the Office force a note concerning
any local or socia. event you
think important. tt
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-08-25
Notice To Teachers,

The last examination for this wear
viii be held ut Clarksburg August both
and 3lst. JOSEPH ROSTER.
Alt. County Supt.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-08-25

State Of West Virginia. County Of Har.
rison:
u Henry Raymond clerk of the cir.
omit court Of said county do certify that
Lewis Q. lawson Special Commissioner
IN the above styled cause has executed
ed bylaw. a 7 Z u : 7,
Given under my hand this the 10th
day Of Aug. 1 8 9S
HENRY RAYMOND,
4V-4ks Clerk.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-08-25
nth DAY OF SEPT, 1893,

at the front door of the court house Of
saids county, the following named tracts
or parcels OF land situated in the town
tClarksbarg in said county of Harrison.
being the real estate Of which the late
OH. Meathrell died, seized, to.wit
First.lot No o, being the store house
lot on Pike Street belonging to said de-
ceased; then an one undivided half in
tarest In lot No. 8, then lot No. II, then
lot No. 10. then lot No. 8 and II neces-
lsary for the payment Of said debt then
all right title and interest OF the said
q. 81. Meathrell In lots Nos. q and 10
subject 70 the life estate OF Julia e.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-08-25
TERMS OF SALE

Said lots to be sold separately. and for
Que half cash in hand on day al sale and
the residue upon o credit OF six months
taking from the purchaser his notes
therefor with good personal security and
retaining Q vendors lien upon said lands
TO further secure tho unpaid purchase
|moneyand interest
LEWIS O. LAWSON.
~ Special Com,r.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-08-25

For sale. Five room house on DAISY
street; large lot on Buckhannon avenue.
Clarksburg. Seven room house in
Salem and 40 acres of land ON oil belt
near Salem. Address 49,
j. N. DAVID.
Real Estate Ag't Clarksburg, West
virginia. 34-3m.