Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-10-22

rom taxes ~ the oiN laWt d1Af
wheat, corn, hay, lambs, alves. colts
ana pigs are excepted. He also saVF
tpat the old law allows person 70
dsaaet lis indebtedness from tie cows
horses, sheep aud hrgA Does he say
that there is any Exemption under fhe
.reW Law? IN ttat sabj q he Il
steat. Does he want sou 20 infer
tsat there II none ard thereby mis-
isaa von9 We believe tbat he fid
The nsw Law saws in part gge 81 fec.
ton 81. fhat in listif & money. credits
Investments the persons owing
the same may have deducted there
from the amonnt Of the indebtedness
which lie owes TO others ~ principal
debtor. Now Is it not plain that the
farmer has a far greater exemption
under the new law than under the
old law. What does Investment mean
DON'T it mean ANYTHING for which a
person NAV paw bis money
"Taxpaver also works himself into
agony over the fact that after Janu-
airy lst, the following year, the tax.
payers will have to pay 10 per cent.
per annum on their tax bill. Imagine
taxpayer grooming under an adj
dstional burden of 10 cents who he
ONLY pave 81. so taxes making So of
cent each month. This is awful. "a
burden laid upon the bowed backs of
that class Of taxpayers whose burden
is already greater than they can
bear. I" Did any one ever hear such
demogogy II "taxayer" did not
want to mislead you why did ne not
tell you that under the new law per-
son will have until November goth
to pay his taxes and get ~ Der cent.
discount and not be compelled to have
them paid by October 3lst as You do
this year under the old law, bat the
new system gives the farmer time TO
get his corn to market and sold to get
the az per cent discount.
Let as see what the democratic
party tried to do at the extra session
Of the legislature and Only failed be-
cause it did not have votes enough.
Tie democrats offered this amend
ment. But the Legislature shall levy
the one dollar capitation tax and no
person shall vote at any state or ma
tional election who has not paid
such capitation tax for the year in
which such election is htld." This
amendment was voted for by John j.
Cornwell and every democrat in the
senate But taxpayer" says: "Now
this large class of taxpayers who
some times find it impossible to raise
the money with which to make prompt
pavmeDt of their taxes. The repub-
licans say to this class of people we
will give Won 30 days more in which
to get your 215 per cent discount and
until the last day of December with
out one cent of interest. Now the
democarati3 party with John J. Corn
well, its candidate for governor, pro-
poses to put you on par with
paupers. In November, when the Ie-
publican party is giving 215 per cent
discount. the democrats propose to
disfranchise a voter who has not paid
his capitation tax. Which method
do you prefer? Why did not tax
payer" tell the people about this IN
his article?
with reference to taxpayer" Jug
Cling with the $25 saved an the $50
tax / cannot get 1T so that know just
what he means. 1t is awful hard for
me not being a lawyer to follow all
this evolution of words. In plain
terms what the four business men
propose to do for the tax payer is to
take oopy Of the property be has
assessed. and the property that is as.
sessed under the new law, but eX-
empted under the old law, and then
If he pays more state taxes in 1906,
1879 and 10 than he did in 1905, they
pay it, if he pays less. they get what
is saved.
Taxpayer" says that the notice is a
"bluff Why don't he call the bluff.
If we had republican county court
the proposition would be to take in
county taxes and nay premium for
the business, but the resent court has
too many ways bv which il paws demo-
cratic workers and officials at the ex-
pense of the taxpayer for any one to
surmise what it will do next to in
crease the taxes
Respectfully,
Taxpayer No. 2.