davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-09-10
! HANCOCK! COUNTY,.
Resident Taxpayers Receive $18 ,376.40 Mo,e
IN the Year 1905 from State Treasury IT,,
: They Pay Into It.

assessed
h hd
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-09-10

n
the burial
The table
assessed against the E which
towns OF hancock
ceved from the State
various
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-13
DON'T FORGET.

Assessment at real value Will give
the State a uniform standard in
every county. 1t will make the
counties bear proportionate burdens
In the support Of the State Govern
ment. Uniformity and justice are
synonyms. Do not forget that
Journal.
There is no doubt about the uni
formity of standard of the 'true
and real value of the farms of West
Virginia under the new tax bill. 1t
will thrible the valuation Of the old
farms. Let u.s. figure little and
see how this is going to decrease
the farmers taxation. To illustrate
we will say that John Smiths
farm is assessed at $1,000 under
the old law and he pays IS cents on
the 500 valuation Under the
new tax bill Mr.. Smiths farm will
be assessed at S3,o and the State
tax will be "a cents on the 500
valuation. Now if there is a farm
er in Preston county who can figure
out that his taxes will not be in
creased under the new tax bill THE
ARGUS would be pleased to hear
from him.
We will admit that if this new
new tax bill did not go into effect
until January first, 1909, like the
corporation and railroad new tax
bill, the farmers would reap some
benefit from it, but as it goes into
effect January first, 1905, we cannot
figure where the farmer is going to
escape an increase taxation.
You will note that this new tax
bill does not exempt the Republi-
can farmers. They will have to dig
down in their jeans and fork over
to the the Sheriff their increased
tax just the same as the Democrat,
Prohibitonist and all other class of
farmers. SO it will be we'll to bear
in mind and don't forget that it hits
all farmers alike.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-13
THE SENATOR'S TRIBUTE.

The tribute which Senator Add
son {. Foster of the State Of
Washington, pays Congressman A.
G. Dayton, and which the Leader
quotes with such eagerness will find
that it will not find Judgment with
the taxpayers OF Preston County.
Senator Foster is not acquainted
with the sentiment of the people of
the Second Congressional District
on the paramount issue of Tax Re.
form. The people of the Second
Congressional District are familior
with the record of Congressman
Dayton on Tax Reform. They
know there is no man in the State
of West Virginia who fought Tax
Reform more tenaciously and harder
than Aston Gorden Dayton. He
left his seat in Congress and came
to West Virginia and made speeches
against Tax Reform. He followed
up his attack on Tax Reform to the
city of Charleston. He remained
In Charleston until he accomplished
the defeat of Tax Reform.
Congressman Dayton may have
voted for the measures in Congress
which met the appreciation of
Senator Foster, but his opposition
to Tax Reform has not, and will
not, meet the appreciation of the
people in the Second Congressional
District.
Congressman Dayton does not
deny that he is an anti tax reformer.
for which The ARGUS gives him
credit. He has right to oppose
tax reform, but he can not expect
the people who want, and believe.
in tax revision to vote for him.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-13
CARD

To The Voters Of Preston County, Greeting.
Having been nominated for the
House Of Delegates on the West
Side, I wish to say to the voters Of
Preston county that I am for Tax
Reform as reported by the original
Tax Commission appointed by Gov.
White, and favor taxing oil, coal,
gas and the corporations. am de
cidcdIy opposed to the compromise
bill passed by the recent extra ses.
sion Of the Legislature wherein the
corporations above mentioned are
exempted from their just share Of
taxation.
pledge my vote and influence, If
elected, 10 have such laws passed as
place tax on the production of
oil, coal and gas, and the earnings
OF railroads as was intended by the
Tax Commission and TO reduce the
burden Of taxation now placed on
the farmer and small property hold.
er and against any other measures
that do not insure TO the tax payers
equality, justice and right.
ROET. a. TOAP.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-13
HONEST CRITICISM.

This is not the time to scratch the
ticket or furnish the enemy with
ammunition, by unfriendly and un.
guarded criticisms, which later will
be regretted. Journal.
The Journals logic and phIloso-
ply is wrong No one can regret
giving voice to honest criticism of
that which he honestly believes to be
wrong. During the Republican
primary contest the Journal was en-
phatic in its denunciation of the
corporations and railroads who
we're opposing the nomination of
VIM. M. o. Dawson. THE ARGUS
believed then, and it is still of that
belief that the Journal was justified
in its denunciaton of those who
were using illegal means to defeat
Tax Reform in this State. Does the
Journal regre, the "unfriendly and
unguarded criticisms" which it ut
tered against the corporations and
railroads during the primary contest7
Is Il prepared now 20 admit that the
Journal was not justifed in denounc-
ing and criticizing the corporations
and railroads who we're opposing
Bill Dawson2 Is it not the first duty
Of a newspaper to be honest with
the people2
Tax Reform is not a political
fight in this State lisa fight in.
augura,cd by the money power
against the common people. II the
common people will not stand to
gether in this unjust fight against
them they must not blame the cor.
porations and the railroads for tax.
ing the very life out OF them. BE
cause Bill Dawson saw fl to surren
der 20 the money power, after the
people had secured for him the
nomination Tor Governor, that is no
reason that the people should give
up the fight for Tax Reform. The
people have justice on their side.
II they stand shoulder to shoulder
in The Tax Reform fight they are
bound TO win. Right must prevail.
TIE ARGUS has confidence In the
people and 30 believes that they will
not place politics ahead Of their
duty, a duty which they owe them
selves in the protection Of their
right.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-13
NO ROYAL BLOOD.

Will someone please tell us who
the men are that have been placed
on the Democratic State ticket be-
low the governship. We see the
names in our Democratic Ex-
changes, but who are they and
what have they done Is one of
them we'll known outside of his
Senatorial District ? Is a State
Office such little affair that it can
safely be filled by any nobody
Journal.
Mankind stands in worshipIng
wonder and Nature herself is enyi-
Gus of the royal blue blood which
flows through the veins of the Re-
publican nominees which have been
placed on the State ticket There
is no royal blue blood coursing
through the veins Of the Democratic
nominees. They came from a no.
bier family, the Common people !
The delegates who assembled in
Parkersburg and nominated the
candidates of the Democratic party
were of the Common people. They
were not furnished free transporta-
ton, and while they remained
they paid their hotel bills. 1t may
be true, as the Journal alleges,
Chat many of them are not known
outside of their Senatorial District.
but these who came from their Sen.
atorial District as delegates, and
knew them well, and vouched for
their honesty and capability. That
is all Democratic convention ask.
ed for. They did not inquire if
they were of royal family and if
they trace their ancestry to King
George VIII. If they are elected
the people of West Virginia will get
acquainted with them and know who
they are after four years of faithful
service. Even the powerful cor
porations and railroads will learn
who they are and will find TO their
sorrow that they are not Of the elias
tic type which they can twist to
suit their purpose.
If the Journal desires to make a
comparison of the nominees of the
Republican and Democratic State
tickets it will find that every Demo-
cratic nominee will measure up to
the standard of the Republican
nominees in point of intelligence
and ability. 1t is true that but few
of them have held State Offices, like
many of the Republican nominees
who are closely related to the fami.
ly of chronic Office seekers, but we
opine that the common people will
find no objection to them on this
score
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-13
NO POLITICS.

The ARGUS wants to impress upon
all farmers and small property hold
ers that the Tax Reform issue is not
POLITICAL issue. II there is
any one who has such a mistaken
idea all they have TO do is to wait
until they receive their first tax re-
ceipt from the Sheriff. They will
find out TO their sorrow that the new
tax bill has raised their tax recent
in manner that they cannot ind
Mr.. Politics. They will sally forth
with club in hand to hunt the man
that told them it was a political trick
Of the Democrats TO deceive them.
Bear in mind that Uncle Toe
Davis and Cousin Baldwin Frseland
voted for this new tax bill, and that
they and Postmaster Montgomery.
II elected, will vote for anti tax re
form. Both Davis and Freelsnd
have shown their color on the tax
issue and Postmaster Montgomery
boasts that he is an anti tax reform
er DO not be deceived by voting
for Montgomery, Davis and Free
land Il you expect 70 get a reduction
In taxation
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-13
WHO Is RESPONSIBLE

The ARGUS is advised that Mr..
Dawson and his friends are contend.
ing that Mr.. Dawson is not respon-
sible for the defeat of Tax Reform.
They claim that Joe DAVIS and
Baldwin Freeland and other mem
bers of the House of Delegates and
State Senators are the people who
are responsible for the defeat of Tax
Reform. In sense this is true, for
without the votes of Davis and Free
land and the other members Of the
House of Delegates and State SEN
ate the tax bill could not have been
enacted into law. Every member
of the State Senate and House of
Delegates should be defeated.
Every one of them. They betrayed
the people.
But remember, voters of Preston
county, that Gov. White, the bosom
friend of Mr.. Dawson, could have
defeated the new tax bill by VETO
ING it. Gov. White and Mr.. Daw-
son both canvassed the State of
West Virginia and told the people
that they were both sincere and
genuine Tax Reformers. Gov.
White being Mr.. Dawsons personal
friend and support would do moth
ing to jeopardize Mr.. Dawson's
chances of election as Governor of
the State of West Virginia. If the
new tax bill did not meet the APP
proval of Mr.. Dawson and Gov
White why did not Gov. White veto
the new tax bill. 1t could not have
been passed over his veto. Every
Democrat in the Senate and House,
along with three Republicans, voted
against the bill on its passage.
There was not enough Republicans
in the Senate and House to pass it
over the veto of Gov. White
Oh, MOI Mr.. Dawson and his
friends cannot fool the farmers and
laboringmen of West Virginia by
such slim excuse. The fact is
that the new tax bill met the appro-
val of both Mr. Dawson and Gov.
White, and upon that issue they
must stand or fall.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-13
PLAIN FACTS.

We would like to point out a few
plain facts to the farmers of Preston
county. We.would like for them to
study this article carefully and see
II we are not correct.
The Republicans tell us that the
assessment of the farms at their real
value will cut the levy in two and
that the taxes on the farms will not
be any higher under the new tax bill
than under the old tax law. Then
the Republicans point to the fact
that the man of money pays as much
as the poor. We do not believe it.
Under the new tax bill the farms
will be assessed three times as high
as they are under the old law. I'm
der the old law the man who had
IS, 900 in money was assessed for
IS, 900. Under the new tax bill the
man who has S., 900 In money will
be assessed for IS, 900. There is no
difference between the old and the
new tax law when it comes to assess
ing the man of money.
Why did the old tax law make the
difference between taxing the farm
for one third its value and the mon
ey man for the real value of his
money. Simply this: The farm is
non-productive. 1t will not make
money unless the farmer culuvates
it. He will have to labor day by
day on the farm in order to make
the farm produce that which he can
convert into money. How is il
with the man of 50, 900? He places
the $1,000 out on interest and he
can go to the st. Louis Exposition
and enjoy himself to his hart con-
tent and his IS, 900 is earning him
money every hour in the day, while
the farmer labors on his farm and
his crop is failure. Hence it is
that in all ages land has been assess
ed at one third its value. If the
farmer will stop and reflect over
this for few moments he will dis.
cover the injustice of the Dawson
tax bill.
The ARGUS has always been fair
and honest with the farmers and
laboringmen on this Tax Reform.
1t has never considered it political
question. 1t advised the farmers
and laboringmen and small property
holders to support Mr.. VIM. NJ. O.
Dawson at the primary election. AT
that time Mr.. Dawson was advocat-
ing Tax Reform to the full limit.
The ARGUS believed him sincere.
But MIR. Dawson went to Charleston
after he got the nomination and got
in bad company. Mr.. Dawson
abandoned Tax Reform and went
over to the enemy-the corporations
and railroads. Here is where Mr..
Dawson made his fatal mistake.
He thought because the corporations
and railroads had plenty of money
they could afford to spend a million
10 elect him as he had exempted
them from taxation and piled il up.
on the farmers and small property
holders. But Mr.. Dawson will ind
out that the millions of the corpor
atoms and railroads will not be able
to elect him Governor. The farm.
ers and laboringmen will teach him
a lesson to be honest.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-13
Kingwood, Oct. 13, 1904.
State Democratic Ticket.

For GOVERNOR.
John ]. CoRNwELL,
or Hampshire.
For Secretary OF State.
WILLIAM G. PETERKIN,
OF Wood.
For Auditor.
WILLIAM L. MANSFIELD.
OF Wayne.
For Superintendent OF Free Schools.
REV. NJ. d. HELMICK.
OF Peasants.
For Attorney General
LAWRENCE A. REYMANN.
or Ohio
For Treasurer.
ROBERT S. CARR,
or Kanawha.
For Supreme Court Judges,
NJ. II. DENT,
of Taylor,
HENRY GILMER,
OF Greenbrier
FOR coNGREss-Second District,
STEWART w. WALKER,
OF Berkeley County.
For STATE SENATE-14th District
]. SLIDELL BROWN,
OF Preston County.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-13
.ATARRn
Church Notes

The finest city and village Churches are
painted with The LOnEman & Martinez
Paints. and wc want every Churches TO ac
ccpt ont donation whenever they paint
q Q make 10. therefore when you want
fourteen gallons Of paint. buy only eight OF
j.. q Nj and mix six gallons Of pure Lin.
seed oil with 10. making actual cost Of
paint abou Sr7o per gallon
DOnt pay sLro gallon for Liubced Oil
worth 60 ccnts which you do when yon
buy other paints boo q can with paint label
ON &c.
Many houses arc we'll painted with four
gallons of T.. e M and three gallons OF
Linsccd oil mixed herewith
Wears and covers like gold
Those Celebrated Paints are sold by @.
q Herring. kingwood b. r. Wolfe.
kccdevII-r H ] UuggIns AIbrLEhl
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-13

Uncle Joe Davis and Cousin
Baldwin Freeland made their can
yass on Tax Reform, but when they
got 20 Charleston voted for anti
tax reform. If this is the kind Of
representatives that the farmers Of
Preston county want in the next
Legislature they should vote for
Uncle Joe and Cousin Baldwin.
There is no question whore they
stand on Tax Reform.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-13

THE ARGUS is sincere when it
says that it is sorry Bill Dawson
abandoned Tax Reform and sur
rendered to the corporations and
railroads as long as he remained
true to the common people. He
has identified himself with the anti
tax reformers and cannot expect
the farmers or workiDgmen to sup
port him for Governor.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-13

The Car was all in readiness for
a hunting trip when Kuropatkin got
wind of it and wired him all his
ammunition would be needed.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-13

Postmaster Montgomery is proud
Of the distinction which he gained
in defeating Chairman James w.
Flynn for the nomination for State
Senator The idea prevails with
the Postmaster Of Tunnelton that he
can defy the Tax reformers Of the
r4th Senatorial District lie wants
Il understood that if elected that
he will vote against Tax Reform.
a bold boy is the Postmaster
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-13

Congressman Dayton is an avow-
ed enemy of Tax Reform. He is
one of the few who has the courage
to proclaim il.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-13

Republicans are still insisting
that Judge Parker's letter was very
fiat. They seem, however, to be
acting as if they had just received
a dash of red pepper IN their eyes.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-13

When you 60 to vote don't for
get how Uncle Joe Davis and Cou-
sin Baldwin Freeland voted on the
new tax bills. 1t will be money in
your pocket to vote against them.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-13

Hon. Bill Dawson admits in his
speeches that there are many feat
urcs Of the new tax bill that is not
satisfactory to The people, and, says
they will change them at the next
session Of the Legislature. Wants
another whaok at the farmers.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-13

Mr.. Dawson in his function
speech took particular pains y tell
the people that "he is not against
corporations and railroads" Mr..
Dawson was little late in making
this fact known. The people had
already found IL out.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-13

Congressman Dayton has been
in Preston county preaching more
money for the Navy. Probably
this is the reason that he wanted to
increase the farmers taxation.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-13

The Republicans have been
Boosting for eight years of having
put 'free silver beneath the sod;
it now seems they are moving
Heaven and earth in their attempt
to resurrect il.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-13

The Journal takes pride in call
ing attention 70 the fact that an the
Democrats voted against The new
tax biIl The Journal pays the
Democrats high compliment for
their honesty.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-13

Hon. Carl Schurz is both a rire
scholar and brainy man, and de-
serves respectful attention which he
always receives. The arguments
he advances against Roosevelt are
unanswerable.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-13

What ha' Dayton down since he
has been in Congress TO help the
State Of West Virginia ? Voting to
appropriate millions for a Navy. lie
has Navy and anti tax reform on
the brain.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-13

How do the farmers of Preston
appreciate the taxing of calves,
lambs and pigs under the new tax
Hill
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-13

Remember tax payers Of Preston
county, that the corporations and
railroads do not recognize any pol
iiics in their opposition to Tax
Reform. They support all csndi-
dates, whether they are Rcpubli-
cans Or Democrats, if they pledge
themselves to against Tax Reform,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-13
Preston County Ticket.

For House OF Delegates.
East Side-THOMAS STARTZMAN.
West Side-ROBERT ALLISON LOAR
For Sheriff,
GEORGE ALLEN HERRING.
Prosecuting Attorney.
ROBERT WILLIAM MONROE.
For Assessor.
East Side-ELIAS w. wHETSELL.
West Side-JULIUS c. SIMPSON.
County Surveyor.
SAMUEL X. GUSEMAN.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-13

We advise the President to hurry
up with that Thanksgiving procla-
nation, for fear that he will have
such a viruIent attack Of the blues
in November, that he will have no
gratitude in his heart to express.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-13

The ARGUS cannot call the farm
ers and small property holders at
tention to the fact too often that
Uncle Joe Davis and Cousin Bald.
win Freeland voted for the new tax
hill
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-13

a Wisconsin man choked TO
death on a dollar bin. lie should
have coughcd it up.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-13

South Dakota has such a glorious
wheat crop that she can afford 20
slack up li,tle 10 the divorce bust.
ness
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-13

Vote against every candidate, be
be Democrat OF Republican, who is
opposed 70 Tax Reform. Their,
can be no compromise on tax rew-
slon.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-13

The farmers Of Preston must not
forget that if the COW or horse
is worth ESQ or $500 they will be
assessed at their real value. The
anti-taz reformers tell you This will
decrease your taxes DO you be
l.eyc it2
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-13

We have just been informed
through private source that Book
er I. Washington has caught the
finest "Possum in Alabamy, and is
collecting the largest sweet taters in
the entire sunny South for his
Thanksgiving dinner to which his
chum Ted is to have a gilt edge in
vitation. Booker evidently believes
in reciprocity.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-13

Mr.. VIM. NJ O. Dawson has
been in Preston also. lie met with
different reception this time TO
what he did when he was running
at the primary election. re found
the people had not changed their
opinion on Tax Reform.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-13
VOTE FOR YOUR INTERESTS.

The farmer and workingman who
does not vote against Bill Dawson,
a. G.. Dayton, Sam Montgomery,
Joe Davis and Baldwin Freeland
will vote against their own interest.
Every one of them are against Tax
Reform. They cannot expect those
who believe in Tax Reform to vote
for them. 1t is asking the farmers
and workingmen TO vote against
their own interest when they do so.
1t matters not what your politics are
the burden of taxation will fall upon
your shoulders heavily if you are a
farmer or a workingman. There is
no way for you TO escape it. Being
a Republican or a Democrat will
not allow you to dodge the Assessor
or the Sheriff. The Assessor will
find you and he will assess your
property at its real value. The
Sheriff Will hunt you up and collect
your taxes or sell your property.
When the assessor and sheriff comes
around they will not ask you if you
are Republican or Democrat
and whether you "voted the straight
ticket" They are not interested in
how you voted and will tell you that
they are executing the law. They
will tell you that there is two things
you cannot escape and that is Death
and Taxation. No politics will ex-
empt you from death and taxation.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-13


Are you aware of the fact, voters
of Preston, that under the new tax
bill that you will have to tell the
assessor how much you owe other
people ? You must tell him the
amount you owe and to whom you
are indebted. This will give any
one who have dislike for you to
go to the assessors books and find
out how much you owe your neigh.
bors and then go around over town
and discuss it from the store boxes.
oh, the new tax bill is a dandy
when you acquaint yourself with it,