West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-07-27

10 breathe the air OF that bailwiCk
and lift The ARGUS from the care
OF Uncle Sam every week while the
sun rose and set about 2, 800 times
and we had S0.2S "chalked up fer
mist" him. Having made several
efforts TO see the color of his money
and failed miserably we dropped
him with a dull thud from our list
and have heard nothing whatever
from him since. Whether he still
encumbers the face of the earth, or
is hidden below the surface, we do
not know, but we do know that he
Will never amount TO anything or
rest easy till he pays that bill he
owes us and if he makes no better
settlement with ST. Peter than he
has so far with us, he will never
wear white wings or play on a harp.
We want to say in conclusion, that
the above named is not our own
Senator Samuel Beaureguard Mont
gomery of Tunnelton, who formerly
resided at Newburg but one, s.
Basil Montgomery, now known to
fame for the first time in his life,
through THE ARGUS Dead Beat
List. WHO will be the next ?"
The Republican administration is
in veritable Symmes hole with
never ladder in sight, from the
standpoint of graft" Every de-
partment in Washington seems to
be honey combed with rottenness
and graft. 1t is lust OF loot
riot OF rapacitY and fduclary fam
dango, to plumb finish.
The whole tariff fattened gang
begins to believe that this govern
ment was made for them and their
especial benefit; that they are the
Almighty's Amounted and that the
great common people of the coun-
try were intended TO be hewers of
wood and drawers of water for
them. They steal the peoples
money and then look hurt and have
the injured innocence appearance
If Grand Jury or District Attorney
gets busy with one of them.
The latest is the Government
Printing Office, which has its story
of graft or corruption requiring in
vestigtion and perhaps dismissal
or two. Where is this to end ?
Must President Roosevelt devote
his entire administration to discov-
ering scandals in the departments ?
Were ieaSehoLGs fara6Ae nnRey
J0rmey IaaO ami 10 70h0m ShoNLa tie
FareS thereon ha0e Teen chayged 4?
See 40 w. V. Page 4sS Estate VS..
Low ct al"
After discussing the character and
incorporation Of the instrument
(lease or option) under considera-
ton and after deciding that the
grant conferred a Gefeasable title in
fee, to the "GaS amt oH" the court
says: (Which Che gas and OILY
should, under "section 90, chapter
IS code by Assessor have been
placed upon the land books, and
charged with taxes thereon in he
name of the grantee, and the as
sessment divided between the gram
tor and grantee equitably"-So it
appears that the old law was sufIi-
Gent, but the Republican officials
were negligent in the performance
of their duties. That is all-Why
the ignorant blowing about the wis
dom and efficiency of the new law ?
When the law was passed fixing
the levy for State purposes for the
year of 1905 at "a cents on the hun
dred dollars valuation of property
and providing that personal prop
erty this year and real estate
next year should be assessed at It's
true and actual value, we said that
1t was equal to a Il cent levy for
this year and we still maintain our
positions in spite of the bowling
and lying of the Journal. Assessing
property at its true and actual value
would mean an increase to three
times what it had been heretofore
and three times "a is y which
would be the real levy for this year
on the personal property had the
law been carried out. We have
explained this time and again to the
Journal, but they continue to lie
about it and to claim that we have
never answered their question. OF
coarse we did not know then that
the State officials would set aside
and ignore the law.
There is evidently to be no meet.
ing of the Weef Virgipfa EJitor;,I