West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-27

The honest Republicans OF Pres
ton county say they have been
hoodwinked and fooled long enough
by the Bosses of the Republican
Ring and they propose to vote for
their own interest on Nov. Sth.
III you want TO have the new tax
law repealed, Mr.. Tax payer, you
will have to vote for J. Shdell
Brown, Thomas Starizman and
Robert Loar. They are pledged
to vote TO repeal the new tax law.
The representatives of the corpor-
atoms and railroads say that the
new tax bill is the kind of tax bill
that West Virginia should have
adopted twenty years ago Must
be feeling good over your victory
over the common people.
Is il any wonder the corporations
and railroads are supporting the
Hon. VIM. NJ. 0. Dawson for
Governor, when he gives them
tax law that virtually exempts them
from taxation and piles it upon the
backs of the farmers, mechanics,
merchants and working men
helped to make the new tax
bill, and | would have every voter
TO understand that / indorse every
word and line in the new tax bill, I"
says Congressman Dayton in his
Kingwood speech. All right, Aston
u. Dayton, the tax payers will re-
member this on Nov. 8th.
"
Gov. A. b. White tells us that the
reason we wanted a new tax law was
because we wanted "more revenue
to meet the expenditures of the gov
eminent" Can any tax. payer figure
out reduction of taxation when we
need ''more revenue ?" "More
revenue" means higher taxes.
That's all.
We are sorry that the Endorsement
of Hon. Neil ]. Fortney, by the
Democrats, has given the editor of
the Morgantown Chronicle the belly
ache. His "humor possibility"
does not extend into the fifteenth
judicial circuit. AS political
dreamer Bro. Maxwell has no equal.
He will wake up after Mr.. Fortney
is elected.
OF course the merchants will en-
JOY opening their books to the As
SCISSOR and swearing to the account
of every Tom. Dick and Harry. 1t
will give the public an opportunity
to learn what his neighbor owes the
store-keeper, This will give the
town gossipers something to talk
about when there is a lull in the
talking market.
The railroad and corporation
Republican party of West Virginia
cannot expect honest Republicans
TO vote for their State ticket this
year after taxing them to death.
There will be another funeral after
Nov. 9Th and Dawson will be the
chief political corpse, with Post
master Montgomery and Uncle Toe
Davis and Cousin Baldwin Freeland
as chief monrners.
No wonder Gov. White wants
" More revenue to meet the expen
diturs of the government. Under
the last Democratic administration
1t cost So, ooo, 900 to meet the ex
penditures of the State government.
Under Gov. Whites administration
it will cost S., 900, 600 ! Is it any
wonder they wanted a new tax law ?
But they say the new tax law will
reduce your taxes
" What fools these mortals be-"
"
The Republican speeches of John
Hay and Elihu Root which the Re
publican Committee are sending
out does not explain Bill Dawson
and Gordon Dayton's tax bill which
taxes the farmers and laboringmen
to death and lets the corporations
and railroads go free. You can't
fool the farmers and laboringmen
with Hay and Root. They want
Tax Reform. The anti tax reform
kickers must go.
Under the old law the State tax
was IS cents on the 500 valuation.
Under the Dawson and Dayton new
tax bill the State tax will be -
cents on the 300 valuation. Now
IT the farmers and workingmen think
more of their politics than their
pocket books, they should vote the
Republican ticket In order to pro.
tect your pocket book, you must
vote the Democratic ticket which Is
pledged to Tax Reform.
-
every Republican in the State
from the lowest 20 the highest stands
at hist Dawson) beck and call. 4"
says the Journal. That's about The
size Of it Bro. Whetsell, otherwise
he could not have gotten through
bis anti.tax reform bill, Bro. Daw-
son always had the happy faculty