West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-20
NO BULLDOZING.
Publishers Of The Leader.

The days OF buildozing are past We
were surprised to read in The Leader
where Charm an Flynn and those who
dance to his music demanded OF you. a
free born American citizen. that you close
the columns Of your paper to those who de.
sired to discuss the political issues Of the
! day.
Is Jim Flynn the Car Of all the people OF
Preston county, 1t would appear that he
is labor'ng under that impression when he
demands private citizen to close his
place OF business unless he runs il TO suit
Car Flynn! Great God No wonder they
do not want the honest people to know they
ave going to be robbed by Bill Dawson's
new tax bill They are growing desperate.
They know the moose - drawing close
around their necks They have fooled the
people once too often. The Kingwood Ring
has been holding MS Republicans Tor years
| by their false cry of vote the straight
ticket We have been fools to listen to
them
Let us see why they do not want to hear
f. ON the honest farmer Republicans
through the Forum Bill Dawson's new
tax bin will tax our farms our farming i'm.
plemens and stock and everything we have
in the world THREE times as high as il is
under the present law. Still they tell us
that the new tax bill will reduce our taxes
Pardon me. but do they think we are d-n
iools' Now thing it over, brother farmers.
They will tax our chickens, our calves.
our lambs aud our pigs after the FIRST day OF
January 1905. Under the old law they were
not taxed. Under Bill Dawson's tax bill
they will be taxed i: they are one day old.
The chickens. calves. lambs and pigs may
! die the next day after they are assessed
but still we will Lave TO pay the tax on the
dead chickens calves. colts lambs and
pigs. Can you see any politics In this in
justice TO the farmers have never voted
| a Democratic tcketin my life / am now
81 years old but IL [ live until election day
am going to vote the Democratic ticket.
Why2 Because the Preston County Journ.
| al. the organ OF the Republican ring Of Pres.
ton county saJ Is that EVERY DEMOCRAT
ia the House OF Delegates and State Senate
voted against Bill Diwson's new tax bill
Who is the friend Of the farmers. the Re
publican or the Democrat? Most assuredIy
the Democrats The is another thing l
want 90 call your attention TO. brother
farmers. In Bill Dawson's new tax bill YOU
will have to tell the assessor how much
you OWE You must tell ham how much
you owe and the names Of the man. or men
whom on owe this money to- How do YOU
like this prying into your Private aHairs7
Anyone can 90 down to the county seat and
find out how much money you owe and the
man or men Won owe and he can come back
to your ncighborhood 5nd tell all the neigh.
pors how mach you owe. Can you see any
politics in this Internal prylng into your pri-
waite adairs7 Now. The Journal, the Ring
organ. tells MS q at every Democrat in the
Legislature that passed this Bill Dawson
tax bill voted against IL. DO you blame me
for voting the Democratic ticker this time2
Our good friends Joe Davis. and B.
Frceland voted for this new tax bill I
supported Davis and Fteeland at the Pri-
mary Election. but am going to vote
against them at tie election on November
eth They are no friend Of the farmers
They voted Tor that internal tax bin that
will ruin lalf Of us farmers Only Yesterday
heard farmer say that he was going to
sell bis farm and move out of the State.
feel that way myself Btu, who will buy my
iarm2 No one will want to buy a farm In
West siui8 when they fnd out about the
enormous tax be viii have to pay under the
Bin Dawson tax law In the name OF God
what are we farmers going to dor Under
the old tax law we can scarcely raise
enough money TO pay our taxes What can
we do TO pay our taxes when they raise IL