West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-01
Violating the Law

The question has been asked why the
assessors in this this county have not been
assessing personal property under the new
tax laws instead OF the old law. IL is our
understanding that the assessors Of Preston
have Instructions from State Tax Com.
missioner Dillon to assess personal prop.
eriy under the old law. As to whether
Commissioner Dillon has issued such In.
Structions to the assessors we are unable
estate. That the personal property should
be assessed under the new tax laws there
is no question. In large number Of the
counties Of the State the assessors are
assessing personal property under the new
tax laws. They are assessing old speck
aud her brood, the calves. colts. lambs and
pigs as the new tax laws require. They
are assessing the merchants on their stock
OF goods Tor what they sell them over the
counter and not what the goods cost them
az Wholesale but al their true and actual
value as the law calls for.
There is nothing in the new tax laws that
give any one authority to set aside the
statute laws. Why then have our assessors
been Instructed to assess personal property
AAANA AhN NAA law Auu Ailt assessors OF
other counties assessing under the new
law This is a pretty state OF affairs.
There lisa niger in the woodpile" In this
mixed up assessing OF perSoal property.
Some one is getting afraid OF the infamous
new tax laws. We notice that the assessors
who are assessing personal property unde r
the old law is in the large Republican conn.
ties. There can be but one reason for this
and that is that the Republicans are afraid
OF their own tax laws.
The assessment OF the real estate is six
and seven times higher under the new law
than IL was under the old law and to let
the people know the Increase in the assess.
ment OF personal property under the new
law would simply mean that the Republi.
cans could not hope to face the people In
an election. From all over the State is
going mp that the new tax laws will ruin the
farmers and the small taxpayers The
question IS not beng discussed from a pol.
itical standpoint any longer The cry is
What shall we DO TO be saved from the
infamous tax laws There is but one
answer to IT, and tina; is for the common
people to get together aud vote the Repub
''N'N hfNNNihN hhA " power ana eject men
who will go to the Legislature and repeal
the internal laws. There is but two ways
left the common people to decide the tax
question: h e Ballot and the Sword
Which shall 1t be2 II the Republican
machine fastens itself upon us for few
more years we will find ourselves power.
less to wrest the government from them.
On Tuesday. June 9th. the people will
have an opportunity to condem the new tax
laws 10y voting Tor Col. Thos. y. Davis for
Congress. A vote for MIR. Lakin will! be a
vote undressing the new tax laws. There is
no other issue in this election. In casting
you. vote you cannot afford to consult your
personal feelings for the candidates. The
candidates are OF secondary consideration.
Think this over all you farmers and small
property holders. You know what the
new tax laws are now and you must vote
with your eyes open Al the last election
you had some doubts--that doubt has
vanished now