The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-02
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few pecpfe2 ma belieste the si1 lies
printed s. lines We would not
attempt Is follow i Il gIarin q mis-
statements for we have nopl er WORT
demanding our attention and Labor
that Is by far 10 ore congenia1. sEIf
we we're dealing with people who
would be fair enough to correct them.
selves when shown to be in error,
we would feel that loves labor was
not entirely lost; but as it is We
simply have to depend upon the peeo5
pie who read our statements to prove
them for themselves, Otherwise they
would be deceived, If they believe the
statements of the Times, until The
crack of doom. Now as to the bla.
tant and maliciously false statements
concerning the amount and manner
of pawn ent OF criminal charges I'M
der the new law. It will be noted
that two faIsehoods are clothed in the
statement of the Times It is hardly
necessary to answer them both, for
the disposition of one does away With
the other; but for the sake OF clear
ness, we take up both. In the first
place, Marion county does not have
to pay the criminal charges under the
new law. What it does have to pay,
is the jaiIors' fees in felony cases, a
few small charges for making arrests,
fifty dollars per capita for inmates of
the Reform School at Pruntytown
and like amount for the inmates Of
the Home for Incurables at Hunting
ton, now known as the West Virginia
Asylum. We do not have to pay for
the inmates of the insane asylum at
Weston and Spencer, although recon,
mendation was made by the Tax CON.
missions report, and further that
commission recommended the put
ting back on the counties, IN ADJ
ton to the inmates of the insane asy
lums above mentioned and those of
the Home for Incurables at Hunting
ton, and the Boys Reform School,
the inmates of the Girls Industrial
Home, at Salem, and those of the
Deaf and Blind Asylum, at Romney,
and further, the suggestion was $lO0
each for such inmates, instead of 500
as under the present law. Bear in
mind these things We're recommend
ed by Henry G. Davis, John II. Holt
and the other members of the Tax
Commission. Having shown that We
do not have to pay the Criminal
charges, as maintained by the Times,
now let US dispose of the question On
TIC dc W did
have them to pay, how mach were
they in 1902? The auditors report
gives them entire at S4,339-10, yet the
Times stated yesterday that a care,
full estimate placed them at $11,5O0
for 1908. We have no greater Grim
inal population this year than in 1909,
hardly SO many So there is no rea-
son for any such increase as stated
unless by chance Parker should be
elected and our community should be
overrun by an army of unemployed
men-in that event perhaps the
Times guess might approach the
fact. But a sensible legislature can
hardly be called upon to provide for
such a remote contingency.
Now, to recapitulate; Marion coun-
tvs share of State taxes at 35 cents
per hundred on $11,2S2353 is $685.
44S14. Our intermediate judges sal
airy is 81, 500. Three inmates for the
Home for Incurables, at $50 per cap.
tia, is $3.50; IS at Boys Reform
School,, 5000; jailor's fees for last
year, $S39.50. These amounts added
make s;',3S9.50; any reasonable man
will know that the charges for maxi
ing arrests, etc, will not reach 81 600,
but for the sake of argument, SUP
pose it does. There is $4,3S9.a0
which, subtracted from $39,4SS14,
leaves $35,09S.64, as a clear saving to
Marion county, as the amount collect
ed on the cent State tax returns to
the county for support of the schools.
Now, Mr. Times man, you are routed
horse, foot and dragon, but of course
you are not gentleman enough to adj
NIT it.