West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-08-17
RENO RRASSESSMENT.
Very Near OF Kind-yery Little DIFF
ference in their Views.

1T do not misunderstood HIM there
is but very little difference in our
views. He admits that there was
considerable truth in what | said in
my letter that enraged Republican"
but thinks those evils can be cor
rected within the party lines. Prob
ably they can, but for the life Of
me | cannot see how we can correct
the abuses in our party by voting
for the men who have virtually de
stroyed the Grand Old Party that
we love so well. 1t is my humble
opinion that we must get rid of the
present leaders of our party before
we can hope to restore it to the
standing it once had when lead by
such men as Gov. Pierpont, Archie
Campbell, John A. Hutchinson,
John w. Mason, Gen'l Fleck,
Judges J. I. Hoke and Aston Cor
don Dayton. 1t does appear to me
that men who are leaders of the
Republican party today are going
on the idea that the party belongs
to them and that the rank and file
must dance to whatever music they
play. They have played all kinds of
tunes with this tax question business
which has convinced me that there
is something radically wrong. 1t
looks like they were trying to please
certain moneyed interests in the way
of taxation. l do know that the
new tax laws have left no loop hole
for the farmer to get out of having
every thing he has in the world be-
ing taxed at its "true and actual
value" after 1906. This 1 consider
a great injustice to the farmer for it
cannot help but make him pay more
than his just share of the taxes.
The farmer having everything that
he owns assessed at its "true and
actual value" which was only assess
ed at enc Aiyd of its former value
places him at great disadvantage
compared to the man of money
whose money was and will be as
sessed at one hundred cents on the
dollar under the old and new law.
This will k07Oey his taxes and raise
mine. Now if this is not correct
would like for "Renoite" to explain
why. Because Republican" says
| am damned fool" is no reason
why l cannot think for myself. To
the best of my ability and scant
learning ! have figured on the new
tax laws as to how they would ben
eff; me OF injure me. am no pol.
itician and / am no office-seeker,
nor am l interested in living man
today who may be seeking an office.
have not been converted by
Democratic newspapers or Demo.
cratic politicians. My conversion,
If you want to call it that, was
brought about by simply reading
the Acts for myself. Now if had
not read the Acts / suppose l would
just believe what the Journal and
lnielligencer said about the tax laws
and anything THE ARGUS said
would in all probability said il was
politics. But after reading the Acts
find THE ARGUS is nearer right on
ihe tax question than the Journal or
Intelligence and therefore / must
largely agree with TIE ARGUS that
the Dawson tax laws are very unjust
60 the farmers.
Now this is the way ] look at the
new TAX laws Gov. Dawson and
h,s friends, who happen to 5e the
Office holding class Of Republicans,
say that che tax laws are a good
thing and that they will reduce the
taxes Of thc farmers aud that they
viii increase the taxes Of the corpo-
ralons III they are honest i'm their
contention they viii not revise the
car laws OF repeal them SO take
me as farmer who must suffer. for
no one csn make me believe other.
wise boo what as farmer must
bear more of che burden Of taxation
-hau che corporations, according to
mJ wealth. So it makes no differ.
.nre how much J dislike 90 do SO 7
must VOC. against a'i candidates and
political parties that sanction The
acF Cas- laws .n order 20 protect my
aHa interests This Is not a case Of
politics e.tH ue la from &c. 10
FH4fI might cali seIfprescrva-
ual .ae frs, law 5f nature.
Dol conclusion ! would say 90 my
frmsr brethren ttat 10 you viii
aiy Che hcts f9r yourself you will
.ai oli that when the new tax laws
trc o.. .uto fll operation that by