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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-19

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Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-03
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the 20VefnOrSnIp!
But" continued Mr.. Briggs, "the
voters are hardly apt to be seriously
affected by the announcement that ell
Their Mr.. Black or Mr.. Stokes IS q
holder Of stock in corporations. They
will, however, be very much interested
in the positions Mr.. Black and Mr.
Stokes have taken respectively on cor
poration matters.
"And in this respect there is a very
serious question for Mr.. Black to an
swer. and he might with profit make
it the subject of his next letter of &C
ceptance, or his Lawyers Constitution
al club might help him out in the mat
ter
Il refer to- his action in the case OF
the assessment levied in 1899 against
the Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern Railroad company by the town
ship of oxford, in Warren county
which case was eventually taken tt
the supreme court, where the action
of the state board of taxation in re
ducing the assessment was reversed
on the ground that the votes of Messrs
Black and Thompson in favor of tht
reduction were improperly cast, they
not having heard the testimony.
"Mr. Black actually voted to reduce
the assessment levied against thS
Lackawanna Railroad company by tho
township Of oxford without having
heard all the evidence and no record
of the same having been made to en-
tighten him on the subject. The de
cision of the supreme court, the opin
ion having been written by Justice
Dixon, is very accessible and will b.
found on page 1876 of volume "a, Vroon
XXXV.
'The assessment as levied by the 10
cal authorities was appealed to thu
state board of taxation, and, May II
was fixed as the date for a hearing o.
the case. Mr.. Black did not attend thu
hearing. but the following day wllel
some additional testimony was takei
he was present. and, despite the fac
that he only heard a small part of thu
testimony, he proceeded to vote for
reduction of the assessment. With sucl
a serious decision of the supreme cour
| staring him in the face, 1t comes witt
poor taste in Mr.. Black to declare, al
he did at Princeton last week, that thu
people could as well trust a band o.
burglars to revise the criminal code al
to trust a revision of the tax laws t
Senator Stokes" s
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-03
LEGAL NoTTCE.

Bids fort oncref,,g tho iln,rs Nc Pro.
ection Hook ami l.arsi"r aud l.incoln's
engine toitse ON Stat. stre.t viii be- re.
',eived at the City Clerks "fi Sc, CITY
Hall. Wednesday evening, Nov. JLh,e II s. G
by The fire committee.
Specifications {. r seme san he had OF
hiair ran OF CON niIjer.
q p. RUNYON, Chr,
1891 1920 a.. sa. III. IT,. sas
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-03
CAST VOTE
70 LOWER TAX G
railroad COMPANY
Did So Without Hearing All of the
TestimOny-Supreme Court
Decision Against Him.
OWNS PENNSYLVANIA STOCK
Democratic Criticism Of Stokes Small
Holding In West Jersey Railroad Com.
pany Leads State Chairman Briggs
to Ask Some Pertinent Ques-
tions-BIack's COrpO.
ration Record.
OWNS PENNSYLVANIA STOCK

Chairman Frank o. Briggs of the Re-
publican state committee was asked as
to what effect the charges made by
Charles c. Black, the Democratic can
didate for governor, that his Republic
an rival, Edward c. Stokes, was a hold
er of stock in the West Jersey and
Seashore Railroad company, were like
ly to have upon the election. Mr..
Briggs stated that the party managers
were not inclined to. view these person
al attacks with much apprehension, as
Senator Stokes only holds three shares
of stock of the West Jersey railroad, a
legacy from a relative and the value of
which is $3.50.
II see by the newspapers this morn
ing" said Mr.. Briggs, that Mr.. Black
is himself the owner of ten shares Of
stock of the Pennsylvania Railroad
company, which is worth many times
what Mr.. Stokes stock in the West
Jersey is worth. and It comes with
very poor grace from him to intimate
that this small legacy Will be sufficient
W luHucuCC DSHdtoA 0tohCS ~ -sAOA~eo
his oath of Office. s-r
IF Mr.. Black and the Hudson Coun-
ty Democratic Lawyers club that has
taken upon itself, to; ask Mr.. Stokes
concerning his holding of West Jersey
stock are honest in their desire to get
at the true position of the candidates
they will not fail to interrogate Mr..
Black as to whether his holding Of so
much greater an amount of railroad
stock will in any way influence him if
elected. Our Democratic friends have
been loudly proclaiming that the Penn.
~sylvania railroad would be very much
pleased at the election OF q stocknoid'
er in the West Jersey, q subsidiary
company. How inueh greater would
be their pleasure having n Of thsis
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-03
Rncing at Woonsockct.

WOONSOCKET, II. l. Nov. 3.-Greal
Medium, the favorite, won the conclul
ing heat in the 1927 trot in a head anO
head finish with Rose Mack mt the
TrotIhg park. Little Heart, the favor
lite, broke, badly in the 2:10 pace ,ant
was distanced4 in the second heat. |Th'
race went to Alfalfa in straight heats.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-03
pANDELIoN AT JAMAICA.
9emsen Handicap Won by the Fla.
vorite In 1:OO Al.

NEW YORK, Nov. 3.-The Remscr
handicap, five and a half f~nrlongs, the
feature Of the closing day at Jamaica
was easily Won by the 10 to 20 ia
vorite, Dandelion. The distance wa.
run in the fast time OF LOG 4-5.
Dandelion broke in front and made
all the pace. winning by two lengths
from Gamara. who in turn was thu
same distance in front of. Pasadena.
Bar Le~Due. a 30 to | shot and prac
stically unbacked. won the second race
by a head from Brigand.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-03

CINCINNATI, O.. Nov. 3. = Thor
Hedge easily won the feature event Al
Latonia, the handicap s~teeplechast
over the short course. Determination
Thorn Hedge and Kurtzman were til,
three successful favorites. Bellies Com
moner broke down in the second rae,
after being heavily backed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-03
WORLDS Fab EXCURSIONS.
Via PennsyI ania Railroad. Last Month Of
The W rId's Greatest Show.

The low-rate ten-day coach excursions
of the Pennsylvania Railroad afford IA
fine opportunity for those who have no,
w scrn it 10 Wis ttlle greatest exposition
.ver held lin this country. Wednesday,
November 2 Q, 16 aud 30 arc the dates
Turing this last month the Fair is up u.
tate s10 IS FRI m Perth Anboy, N. J.
rraiu ,eavts at e.47 q. M. connecting
It'll special train from New York arIiv.
'ng s Louis A. 10 p. IN. next day. u
1884 10-21o.w til 1l-23
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-03
s47.2o Colorado and Return.

Round trip winter tourists tickets Are
m sale daily from Chi ago TO D-nver
Colorado Springs and Pneh'v at the rate
of s47. 2n via the Chicago Union Pacific &
North Westesu line, good on last ilr ugi
.trsins with high class .quipneut. The
b st of every thing. C,ttfespOndingly low
rates from All points. For mslS ookleis
md list of COLORADO hotels with rates ar.
nly to your homie agent ar address. w. A.
Cox, Gen'l. Agt. COL Chestr ST., phlla
.Ielphis, Pa 1892 i0-3r il 1i-3t
classified Want ADS. on page 3.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-03

Edward c. Stokes faithfully served
the people of New Jersey in the legis-
lature for twelve years, and the Demo
Gratis cannot find a daw in his record. :
Charles c.. Black has held an ap-
pointive position for the same time and
has done little more than formulate
taxation theories, which he now repu-
dates, secure an increase in salary
and vote to decrease the taxes OF
friendly corporations.
Do you want a man Of experience IN
the governors chair or a theorist and
political acrobat2
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-03
Germnn GOLF cun For Americn.

BERLIN, Nov. 3.-The finals in the
tournament for the golf championship
Of Germany Were played here yestel'
day. Tho championship cup was won
by DIR. G. o. Walker, an American
with Franklin II. Mason, the American
consul general at Berlin, as runner up.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-10-07

w. M. o. Dawson the Republican
candidate for governor has been hold
ing the Office of secretary OF state for
eight years and during that time he
has succeeded by solicitation in &c til 8
appointments as statutory attorney
for two or three thousand corporations
at a fee of $40 each a year max ing
$40, 900 or $4,000 yearly. At
the special session of he Legislature a
bill was offered directing that all cor
poration should designate the state
auditor as their attorney at $40 year
and that the fees should go into the
State treasury. This was too good a
plum for Dawson to let go and the
bill was promptly voted down. Daw
son if elected governor or not will
continue to hold on to the plum and
thus the State loses twenty or thirty
thousand dollars year that will con-
tinue to 60 to the pocket of w. M.
o. Dawson.
Even the Wheeling Intellingencer,
the Republican organ declares that
there is no good reason for the defeat
OF this measure and il cannot be de-
Tended by any sane argument by
Dawson's friends. The only defense he
can make himself is that he did not
was interested and the Legislature was
seeking revenue tor the State, it is
hard to. believe that Dawson was not
responsible for defeating the measure.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-10-07

Candidate Cornweil is not III sym
pathy with tax reform and would not
raise his hand for better laws it elect
ed governor. Do you want that sort
of a man in the chair at Charleston
Par kersburg News.
Candidate Cornwell is doing just
exactly what the Parkersburg News
was doing a few short weeks ago;
branding Dawson and his brand OF
Tax Reform" as fake, fraud and
a gold brick
Mr.. Cornwell however has not gone
quite as far as the News in its denun-
citation OF Mr.. Dawson. He has not
gone to the extent of decla.ing Mr.,
Dawson a liar, a scoundrel and dis
honest manipulation of public office for
his own private gain, The people do
want Just a straigh forward, honest
and courageous man as Cornwell tor
Governor of West Virginia, and they
propose to have him.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-10-07

1t must have been rare. rich and
racy to have seen Taylor Vinsou and
VIM. M. o. Dawson the other day at
Wayne, speaking in peace and har-
mony from the same platform. The
last 'speakin meetin" they attended
,ogethes was the Wheeling conven-
ton on which notable occasion Mr..
Vinson arose to remark and did re-
mark with some emphasis, that the
delegation from Kanawha county,
which had been seated by the actio n
OF the convention in dispensing with
the committee on credentials, had
been sent there as the result of force
intimidation, fraud, perjury and ior-
gerry used in and in connection with
the Kanawha county primary OF May,
9TH, and that Mr.. Dawson had con .
nived and participated thereat and
therein. And he dared Mr.. Dawson
or any one OF the 4S delegates to rise
in his place aud deny the charge.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-10-07
Unite1 States S .nat ,rs Elkins ar

Unite1 States S .nat ,rs Elkins and
Scott are in abject despair over the
political situation in West Virginia.
They realize that Dawson has gotten
them into hole on the tax questi on
and that Dawson himself is greater
load than any one party can carry.
They admit Ito themselves-Daw-
sons defeat, and will henceforth de-
vote their energies almost exclusively
70 saving the legislature. Scott has
served notice on Elkins that the lat
ter must pitch in earnestly this time,
if he wants help in return two yea rs
hence. Elkins not only expects hard
fig hit to carry the Legislature in 1906.
but realizes that if the White and
Dawson band OF tax reform should
win out, White will be a formidable
opponent for senatorial honors in
1907.
AS matters stand, Dawson is beaten
Scott is scared and Elkins is uneasy.
Charleston Gazette.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-10-07

The coming election is the most
important to the farmers OF West Viz
ginia in the history of the state A
few years ago Governor Jackson put
an Interpretation upon the law that
taxed all the farmers stock that had
been hitherto exempt, such as his
lambs, pigs, chickens and household
supplies and so ordered the county
assessors. Gov. Jackson was Demo
crat and his action came near running
the party. Here in Berkeley an indig-
nation meeting was held at the court
house and the late venerable Chas J..
Faulkner addressed the meeting in
which he scored the Governor and
stated that "for less often Sc King
Charles lost his crown and his head. I"
F :eling ran so high that the follow
ing Legislature hastily changed the
law to allay the discomfort.
This very feature has been revived
by the White Dawson tax laws forced
through at the specialsession of the
Legislature few weeks ago. We fail
to zee why it should lbe received with
more favor now than under Governor
Jackson. The new law requires the as
SCISSOR to swear every tax payer when
he assesses his property and the far
mers will be compelled to give under
oath the number and value of each
pig, lamb and chicken or turkey he
may have and even the meat in the
meat-house or potatoes or apples he
may have stored away Tor use ia his
family.
The only way to escape this outrage
is to vote for John ] Cornwell for gov
ernor and the Democratic candidates
for the legislature.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-10-07

The merch ants of West Virginia
are to pay tribute to the White-Daw-
son taX-reform image to the last limit
# they sell tobacco, no mater how
small quantity they must pay tax
of $40. II they sell shot gun or re-
volver, or any other arms they
must pay tax of SIoo, and the crow
ing iniquity OF the whole scheme is
that merchants doing a credit bust
ness must pay.a tax on all out
standing accounts whether they are
we due or not. For every SICoo Mar
tlnsburg merchant has on his books
on April each year, at the prese Mt
rate, he will have to paw 81 so. If ne
collects these bills in March and puts
the money in bank he must under
oath give it in and pay the tax upon
it
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-10-07

West Virginia is more intereste1
p rhaps, in the tariff on coal than on
any other article or series of articles.
During the sixty years OF Democratic
control. the tariff on bituminous coal
averaged about 81 SO per ton; tor the
torty-tour years since then, Il t
greater part of VIII ich has been under
Republican rnle. it averaged about SO
cents per ton. The duty upon coal
is now 81 cents per ton, and yet tht
Rel ublican speakers continue to a :
sert that the prosperity of West Viz
GINA is due 10 the protective tariff
0o'i"y OF their party. Hen. Hem,
u Davis.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-10-07

When the Democrats aud Populists
fused in 1896 and 1900 Republican or
ators and editors were bury denounc-
ing the combination as anarchists
and lunatics. This year Tom Watson,
the Populist candidate for President,
is busy denouncing the Democratic
party and we have not heard a word
from our Republican friends about the
Populists The inference is that Popu-
lists are anarchists when they sup
port the Democratic ticket but pa
triots when they support the Repub-
licanS.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-10-07

Our friends are prone to refer to the
great commercial growth of the
country under their rule, and yet the
census reports show that from 1850 to
1860 under Democratic rule. and the
Walker tariff, the percentage Of in
crease was greater in population.
wealth. manufactures and railroad
mileage, the factors which affect most
largely the prosperity of the country
than in any decade since. From Henry
G. Davis speech OF acceptance.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-10-07

When Senator Scott advised the
boys" in speech at Charleston last
spring, to vote the straight Republi
can ticket tho they had to hold their
noses with one and and their ballots
with the other he must have seen that
the Republicans would put up many
men this year utterly unworthy of the
people, support very rem ark
able advice, coming from U. S
Senator. was inspired by selfish mo-
tive, else the Senator, we think, would
not have given it-certainly not IN a
public speech. Being candidate tor
reelection, Mr.. Scott wants Repub-
lican majority in the Legislature. -
Therefore he wants the boys" to
vote for Republican nominees for the
Legislature tho they must hold their
noses when they do SO Exchange.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-10-07

The present County Court, though
much abused and misrepresented by
the old Republican ring has inaugu-
rated new system Of good roads that
If sustained by the voters will in a few
years give the county magnificent
system Of macadam roads thr oughout
the county that will increase the value
of farm lands from five to ten dollars
per acre. Vote for +. S. henshaw for
county commissioner, He is one of the
leading business men of the county.
upright, honest, and reliable. With
Parks, LemeH and Henshaw on the
county court there will be no jobber V
as was practiced under the old Repub-
lican court such as paying road bosses
SAT for bossing the expenditure of an
appropriation OF $50 on his road.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-10-07

Theie hav- been many millions
made out OF The gas. oil and coal of
West Virginia and the big corpora
tions are making millions more and
yet they contribute little or nothing to
the support of the State government.
Mr.. Farmer, d ont you think they
ought to pay their share? Are you not
tired of supporting the State for the
benefit Of the big corporations who
got more benefit of the state govern
ment than YOU? Don't you know that
White and Dawson advocated taxing
these corporations until Dawson was
nominated and the special sessio of
the legislature came on and that til ey
then switched off increasing your
taxes and never touched the corpora
tions, the coal, oil and gas interests?
Don't you know they are owned body
and soul by the corporations? How
are you going to vote next month!
Are you going to vote to endorse
them3 Are you going to vote to in
crease your own burdens for the ben
eft of the rich owners and operators
in coal, oil and gas? If not vote for
John J. Cornwell for governor and the
Democratic nominees for the legisla-
ture
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-10-07

There was never better ticket put
up by any party than that offered
this year by the Democrats in Berke-
ley county. Mr.. Gardner, the candle
date for sheriff is one of the most pop
ular and deserving men in the count,
The candidates tor the House of
Delegates are both taxpayers and
good honest business men. Mr.. Noll,
is you ,g lawyer of ability, incorrup-
tible, careful and conservative in
business matters, a poor boy trying to
make an honest living and no one
will say that he will not make good
and efficient prosecuting attorney.
The candidates for assessors are ma
tured men, honest and will make as
good assessors as tie county has
ever had.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-10-07

The new tax law lays its heavy
hand also upon the banking interest
of the state. Chap. 4, Secs provides
that the shares of stock in a bank,
trust company. or national banking
association shall be assessed at their
true and actual value to be ascer-
tanned from actual sales of the stock
or other trustworthy sources and not
on the face value as in tn &c past. The
cashier OF such bank shall pay the tax
which of course COMES of the earnings
of the stock The same law Compels
the cashier of every bank to give un-
der oath all the names of owners
and the amount of all time deposits in
any bank. The banks OF Martlusburg
now pay three per cent on time de-
posts and when assessed at tull value
under the new law will yield a net in
come to the owner of less than one
pei cent.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-10-07

Tee PRONUNCIATION Of another order
by Roosevelt that Office holder must
not express political opinions, supple
mental to a former one that they must
not be active participants in political
conventions, is further evidence that
the President is a victim Of webbing
mentality. In West Virginia. and
particularly in Berkeley Co., the fed
eral office holders have punched every
one else off the stage, and the ordi-
nary party man can't even get into
headquarters unless his card bears an
f. o. H. approval stamp on it. Mr.,
Roosevelt may think he is hiding his
Inconsistency deep enough to fool the
people by issuing these slop chop,
buncombe orders, but he is iooling no
one but himself. AT his personal solic-
itation every cabinet officer who can
read type written speech is abse MT
from his post of duty spell binding
throughout the country A few assis-
tants running the government, Sec
retaries Hay, TAFT. Shaw, Payne and
all the rest OF them are, and have
been for weeks, away from their posts
making speeches. In West Virginia
district attorneys, marshals and depu-
ty marshals, and revenue men, are in
exclusive charge of the state CAM
paign. The same uule prevails every
where. Nevertheless Roosevelt Is
sees orders that office holders shall
under the penalty of his displeasure
keep out of active politics. When in
fact il they are capable of doing effec-
tive work and do not their inactivity
would be the basis OF such fault find
ing as would ultimately and Quietly
result in their displacement. Let
person 60 to republican headquarters
N Parkersburg and see the army of
federal officers bossing the job and
then they are able to accurately
measure the sincerity of Roosevelt's
order to office holders to keep out of
politics.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-10-07

For the past elsht years West Viz
gaia has been in the control of the
Republicans, long enough to
show the comparative expenses in
Democratic and Republican rule. The
total appropriations during the last
four years Of Democratic rule from
1892 to 1896 was 2,6f4, ESQ. Under
TIL first Republican administration,
from 1896 to 1900, the total appio 9ria-
to- was S. 667,885 and under the
present administration, from 1000 to
1904 the total is SIS, 696. These
figures speak for themselves.
TuIn the rascals out.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-10-07

In searching around for more mon
ey TO meet the eXtravagaut state APP
preparations the White-Dawson peo-
pie have laid a tax OF $40 per year on
dealers in tobacco, or cigars. Every
store throug hout the state, whether it
be big or little, that sells, tobacco or
cigars will hereafter pay tax of $40
per year. There are many small
ore keepers, even in berkeley Co u,
that are scarcely making living and
the additional tax will be a decided
hardship upon them.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-10-07

The Democrats of Martinsburg dis
trict are offering splendid ticket to
the voters for district offices. Messrs
Thompson and Felker are both SPLEEN
business men, of high intelligence
and will both make good magistrates.
Messrs Lemen and Wild are the pres
ent constables and both have made
records that commend them to the
of the voters.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-10-07
The bene6cent workings o

The benefcent workings of the
new tax law is this way;
The farmer pays tax on his lard
at full market value;a tax on the corn
raised on the land, at its full market
value; a tax on the dog to which the
corn is fed, at its full market valu
a tax on the bacon made from the
hog, at its full market value; and a
tax on the man (polN that eats the
meat.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-10-07

The cost OF State govern as esti-
mated to be between $I,25o,ooo and
1880, 600 annually This mast be
raised by taxation and the Legislature
at its extra session, instead of reduc-
ing expenses of the state, way to
which was pointed out by the Tax
Commissian, appears to have increased
th EN-. Hon. Henry G. Davis.