The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-24
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who from any cause are liable TO be-
come criminals II left to themselves.
All this has been done Oy direct taxa
ton. We had no irreduciblc school
fund. or any other surplus fund. to
start with, but We started all the same,
md have been advancing very rapid
ly ever since, until to-day our institu-
tons as enumerated will compare IA
vorably with the institutions of older
and Weather states.
want to say right here. from: my
own personal knowledge, that while we
boast OF sinking fund of 100000 some
of our institutions would have suffered
for the necessary funds to operate them
during the last two years had not the
governor of the state came to their
rescue In tho way OF borrowed means.
While this:is true. | am free to ad-
nit that our legislature cannot be fair
~ charged with the entire responsible
ity OF their failure to make the ncceS
essary appropriations, Is the legislature
has hut little opportunity of knowing
the exact amount that is necessary to
operate the Institutions of the state,
except what can be gained by the ap-
proXinltlons OF the boards In their re-
ports. which are not always made from
q conservative standpoint. This gives
the legislature grounds for reducing,
the amounts asked for. which works Ia
the dctrimcnt Of those institutions
which are estimated in L conservative
way.
Hence, It Is important that all esti-
mates should be made for the ncccs-
sary appropriations. and no more.
Taking into consideration what has
been done. and what Is now being done.
by tho tax payers OF our state for cdu-
hun Mi nj . Ia, "a
ment of all our public interests It would
seem that VIC are aot called upon TO
hold Intact the irrcducibie flEd re-
fcrred to for the support of future gem
erations. Why not icgislatc to use Il
now. thereby reducing the rate OF taxa.
ton In our state. which has. In the
past. and is now, operating against her
development.
Is 1t not possible 10 ovcrdo n good
thing! We cannot suDsist on bread
nlonc. neither can we progress MS n
state through education alone, We
need other things as well that cost
money. and thu reason We have not got
/ them IL we did not have the money.
pnc ,iln" IN particular that we need,
End must have before We can Dogsiblv
cd:nDetc with some OF our sister ptntcS
IN better roads. We must hayg This
much needed Improvement. and now is
the oppOrtuNc Time to get thec..
While We are using our sinking fund
for the support Of the schools. We can bd
using our lcvics Cor repairing our roads.
and In this way We will get the much
needed Improvement without lncrchains
the pcr cent OF taxation. Indeed. IL In
possible thHt It can he reduced, which
is needed, at least In some sections OF
the stntc. ~ i.
Thr wrterN has in mind 2 certain
MACE s!tua,ctl In I'll" state where the
tota, tay levied FOR al! purposes FOR the
ycar 1895 amounted TO III" neat !itt!"
sum of 81 II on the 500 valuation. OF
tbIq. amount 81 q WIS Tor school pur-
po/ca 60 cnnts for teachers and sixty
ne cents for building.
,5/tr,prnf ,frnt,ro had been go un"Ortun-
I o,n ae m have pecn struck with such
wave of tnxat!Cl as represented. l
NO ,,nvcrnnr's Recommendation for the
,,rndmaJ dIstrIbulon, OF the school fund.
There ia nnothH very important 9uss-
,,.ntion IN The nchragc that. In she wri-
tcr's opinion, yh,Nld be pressed upon
every rcprescrtalNc by his constituent