West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-04-27
SIMPLY RE.lrgRATIS.

we fancy, that II caunOt hope TO
live long enough to produce such
another editorial" gem. We take
il that the Journal has reached ITS
its limit and must resort to reitera
ton to publish any original matter.
We are not SURF rised a, this as il
has been a joke among intelligent
readers that the present editor is
not capsbe OF an original idea The
sheet W. ca he has the honor to
edit is an imitation aud genu-
inc poll-parrot. He is an exempt
fcation Of "Where ignorance is
bliss, It's folly to wise" There is
but one weapon left for him to de
fend himself with and that is per
sonal abuse. We care nothing for
his abuse and must be excused from
INDUCING in it.
We are perfectly aware that we
have the Journal up tree on Tax
Reform and we propose to keep it
up the tree. We shall leave no
avenue open for escape. We ask
both readers of THF ARGUS and the
Journal to bear witness to the fact
that the Journal does not attempt to
answer one of the charges which we
have preferred against it and its
faction Of the Republican party.
Why, you ask, does he not answer
Simply because the charges are
true and he cannot refute them. He
selects the cudgels of the defeated
and vanished, abuse, and hopes
TO escape the dilemma in which we
have placed him. But he shall not
escape. He will have to refute our
charges with facts and figures, or
by his silence admit the truthful
ness of our charges.
Now we propose to put the Jour
nal on the stand and ask the public
to pay particular attention to the
evidence which he offers. Accord
ing to the Journals own testimony
the last session of the Legislature
appropriated $4,000, 900 for to
meet the current expenses Of the
State Government for the hrst two
years of the present Republican adj.
ministratIon. At this ratio it will
require not less than 20, 900, 900,
and probably more, as it will large
ly depend upon the amount of graft
ing and new Offices they may create.
to meet the running expenses of the
he
Now we have shown that the last
four years of Democratic admin
istration that there was So, 900, 600
appropriated and expended to meet
the expenses of the government.
1t will also be remembered that II
was under the Democratic adminis
trations that most all of the public
institutions were built which cost a
large sum Of money. Aud it must
also be borne in mind that we did
not have the amount of taxable pro-
perty in the State in those years
that we bave at the present time.
The Republican administrations
have spent far less on the erection of
public institutions than the Demo
Gratis, still the appropriations have
grown threefold. Can the Journal
explain why This is what the
tax payers of Preston county are
interested IN and not how long the
Journal editor is going to hold the
Kingwood Postotfice. u nder a
Democratic administration 1t costs
the taxpayers 5000, 900 to meet
the expenditures of the government.
Under Republican administration
it will cost the tax payerss SIS 90, e.
900 a year. Can the Journal ex-
plain why ? II it can it may be
able TO eliminate little ofthe sod"
from its grey matter which it claims
il gathered ON the farm. 1t was
amid sucn environments that the
Journal man grew to manhood.
and it has been said that the road
10 knowledge is DER rock and BRAN
bled ways, but it would appear that
the Journal man escaped the rock
and brambles and stuck in the
"sod, from which he has been un-
able TO extricate himself since he
left the farm.
We trust the Journal will attempt
10 answer our charges. An inter
ested and curious public are anxi.
Gus to hear from it, and they may.
be prevailed upon to excuse the sod
and the farm which inflicted it upon
a long suffering public.
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The Journal reiterates the old