Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-10-24
A Differences.

Messrs. Tucker and Yost differ as to
how the money should be collected to
run the government, and q very iDpOr-
tant difference it is tosthe people. They
differ also in another very important
respect which is too much lost sight of,
and that is the amount of money the
people shall be called upon to pay to
run this government. Mr.. Tucker ap
peals to the people by his record and
! in his speeches as in favor of economy.
Mr.. Yost refers to great government
expenditures as a blessing to the coun-
| try and to be encouraged for the coun-
try's good. Mr.. Tucker stands upon
the position that the money not need
ed to economically run the government
should be left in the pockets of the PEG
pie who earn it. Mr.. Yost would trust
| the peoples money not with themselves
but with the government, claiming
that by the use it will make of an over
flowing treasury it will more benefit
! the people than the people will be
benefited if they keep it in their. own
pockets.
| Mr.. Yost believes, for instance, in the
wheat and tobacco growers of Virginia
paying through the government two
cents pound to the Louisiana sugar
growers to keep up their business. Mr..
| Tucker does not. He believes that the
| wheat and tobacco growers can make
| better use of that money if the govern
I ment did not collect it from them to
help Louisianians, but left it in their
own pockets. Mr.. Yost defends his po-
sition of having voted for every pension
bill offered in congress while he was a
member. He declares he did it because
it was right and gives the voters to I'M
derstand that he will do so again. He
| upholds it then as a better distribution
of the money of the people of this
| Tenth Virginia district than they
could make if they had it in their own
pockets. Mr.. Tucker points out the
fact that by reckless voting for pen
sions the sum has grown to an amount
that is one third of all our national
expenses and that these expenses have
grown to an annual sum nearly $780,
10000 more than all the property in
Virginia is worth, and equal to nearly
one-third of all the gold, silver, green
backs and bank notes in the United
States. He believes in purging the
pension lists, stopping the passage of
private pension bills in favor of peo-
pie whom the general law does not
reach and putting an end to this heavy,
unjust and scandalous drain upon the
peoples pockets for the benefit of a
special class. Mr.. Yost thinks that a
few million dollars collected from few
hundred thousand people is small
matter Mr.. Tucker holds that every
dollar of taxes is a burden and that
only the necessities of the government
justify the levying of tax of one cent.
Whose views meet your approval
Have you that confidence in congress
and that you are willing for it still fur
ther to be constituted guardian of your
property than it is now and expend it
for the benefit of someone else; or do
you wish these enormous expenditures
cut down and desire to expend your
cash little more according to your
own private Judgment?
If you favor the former vote for Mr..
Yost. He represents your views and
his record shows votes accordingly. If
you favor the latter vote for Mr.. Tuck
er. He represents your views and his
record shows votes accordingly
bridge NeoOs.