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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1905-03-13
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1905-03-13
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1905-03-13
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1905-03-13

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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1905-03-13

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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1905-03-13

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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1905-03-13

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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-01
TO IT'S RESCUE.

When the Journal finds that it
cannot cope with the situation il has
only to display the signal of distress
and Mr.. Francis HeeImans goes to
its rescue with his Campaign lot
tings !" As jottist Mr.. Heermans
has few equals and no superior.
What he lacks in logic he makes up
in plausibility. Mr.. Heermans is
very much exercised lest we do not
discuss Protection, Reciprocity and
the Dingley tariff law, and to quote
his exact words he says we should
not discuss "Tax Reform and other
local questions of minor importance"
Do the farmers and laboringmen
consider Tax Reform of miner i'm
portance Do they think that Mr..
Heermans believes that tax reform
is of miner Importance TO the far
mersH We are aware that Mr..
Heermans is a banker and that It is
to the interest of the money people
TO not discuss the tax issue for they
do not want the new tax law repeal
ed. But how about the common
people. Take Mr.. Heermans' bank
that is capitalized at SIS, 900, under
the old law it was assessed at S7s,-
900; under the new tax law it will be
assessed at SIS, 900. But how about
the farmers farm and the poor mans
dwelling1 Under the old law the
farm was assessed at 81 an acre and
under the new tax law the same
farm is assessed at $50 an acre.
The poor mans dwelling that was
assessed at $3.50 under the old law
has been assessed at S2,Soo under
the new law. Is it any wonder that
Mr.. Heermans declares to the Jour
nal readers that "Tax Reform is of
miner Importance" What Mr..
Heermans means to convey is that
"tax reform is of minor importance"
to the corporations and the money
power. In this Mr.. Heermans is
correct. AS long as the Dawson tax
laws remain upon the statute books
the corporations and the money
people will consider discussion Of
Tax Reform as of minor importance
TO them.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-01
WHAT THE JOURNAL SAID.

The Preston County Journal is
the mouth piece OF the Ring. 1t is
the Punch and Judy of the Boss and
as he pulls the strings the Journal
gives utterance TO his command.
What did the Journal say about
the tax laws Ii stated all through
the campaign that the Dawson tax
laws would reduce taxation. 1t few
into rage and mathematical every
Republican who refused to accept
its gospel of taxation. Every one
was characterized as fool who
questioned the honesty of the Jour
nal and the sanity of its editors.
The Republicans of Preston were
told by the Journal that it sanction
ed and approved Of the acts Of the
last Legislature. IL we accept the
testimony of Republicans il was the
most CORRUPT session ever held.
The forty-hve days was almost taken
up by the Republicans accusing one
another OF corruption and bribery
and appointing investigating com.
mittees to prove their charges against
one another. So much time was
consumed by the Republicans in
damning each other that il was nee
essary for Gov. White to call an
extra session to pass the appropria-
ton bills. Then they voted the
salary graz, but refused to pass
law taxing coal, gas and oil. Now
the Journal is on record approving
every act of the Legislature. The
Journal did, however, make an ex-
ception in the case of Senator S. b.
Montgomery. 1t could not approve
of the Senator voting against the
salary grab as Davis and Freeland
had voted for it) and his bill to turn
the fees of the Secretary Of State
into the State Treasury. AS both
of Montgomery's acts was in favor
of the common people the voters
must judge whether the Journal is
the friend OF the people or the cor
porations.
Because the Republican farmers,
who have had their farms assessed
SEVEN times higher under the
Dawson law than the old law, object
to the false Representations of the
Journal during the campaign, it
calls them "tax-dodging, bellyach.
ing mugwumps" This is the sympathy
il has for them after lying to them.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-01
A GOOD RAISE.

To THE ARGUs:--I am one among
the number who has been given a
good raise by the new tax laws.
My dwelling has been assessed at
$500. Assessor Judd Orr called on
me a few days ago and assessed my
dwelling at So, 500. That is what
call q rapid raise in real estate with
no boom in the town. / have no
particular attachment for the old
dwelling and il you can find a pur-
chaser who has more faith in the
new tax laws than I have at the
present time tell him to call on me
and ! will give him bargain.
1900, spot cash, and no questions
asked takes the house.
If any one asks you why ! am
going to vote for Col. Tom Davis,
politely tell them I am getting too
rich under the new tax laws.
JOHNNY.
Rowlesburg, May "a, 1905.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-01
GOV. DAWSON AT THE HELM.

THE ARGUS has claimed al! along
that the only issue in this Congress.
ional contest was TAX REFORM.
II any further proof was needed to
confirm the contention of The AR.
GUS we have only TO call attention
to the fact that Gov. VIM. NJ. O.
Dawson is now at Republican head
quarters at Terra Alta in charge OF
the Lakin campaign. Is il necessary
to submit further evidence that Gov.
Dawson intends 10 set forth the
claim that the election Of Mr.. Lakin
is vindication and an indorsemen,
of his tax laws We think not.
Does any one suppose that Gov.
Dawson would leave Charleston and
come to Preston county to take
charge of local election unless he
was PERSONALLY interested in III
or course not. Gov. Dawson does
not engage in political campaigns
for the benefit of others. Unless he
can derive some personal benefit out
of political campaign he is not EN-.
dowed with sufficient philanthropy
to leave his official duties in Char
lesion to come TO Preston TO con-
duct a local campaign. Dawson is
not interested in the election of Mr..
Lakin, only so far as he can claim
in Endorsement and Wndicaiion OF
his tax laws.
Gov. Dawson has not only taken
personal charge of the Lakin cam
paign in Preston county, but he has
the Republican State Executive
Committee sending out personal let
tiers TO all the Republican voters in
the Second District urging them to
vote for Mr.. Lakin. In other
words, voters of Preston, the Re-
publican machine of West Virginia
is not satisfied with decieving you
in the last election on the infamous
tax laws, but the Machine is deter
mined to keep firm grip on your
throat and compel you to swallow
their tax laws. Will you allow Daw-
son to dictate to you how you shall
vote Have you not sufficient man
hood to assert your independence ?
Gov. Dawson realizes that the de.
feat of Lakin means a death blow
to his tax laws Nothing will bring
about the repeal of the Dawson ta1
laws like the defeat of Lakin. Nc
one knows this better than Dawson,
Hence his coming to Preston to try
and stem the tide against his tax laws.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-01

The great sea fight between Vice
Admiral Togo and Admiral Rojest-
vensky has been fought and it has
resulted in a victory for the willy,
hard hitting, little brown men.
Nineteen of the best ships in the
Russian fleet have been captured or
sent to the bottom and the rest are
scattered in flight with the victori
Gus Japs in full purseit. They will
either have to strike their flags or
be sent to the bottom.
Details of the fight are meager as
Admiral Togo has not yet had time
to make full reports of the battle to
Toxic being far too busy with the
work at hand to stop to send more
than the barest dispatches.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-01

There is one thing about that
story of Grant Halls that spoils the
whole thing and makes us skeptical.
He tells about getting s., 500 from
Dawson who was Chairman of the
State Committee there, to buy up
the Kanawha County Court to APP
point election commissioners to suit
the Republican ring. That part of
the storyis alright and from what we
know of affairs in Kanawha county
we would have no reason to doubt
it but when Hall goes on to tell that
the scheme fell through with and he
returned the money to Dawson he
spoils it all for no one would be-
lieve that part of it at all and this
cast doubt on the who're story.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-01
TRUE AND ACTUAL VALUE.

BUFFALO, May 90, 1905.
EDITOR OF ARGUs:-I am poor
man and have a very poor farm.
Some time ago l bought the farm
am now living on. Ipaid fifty cents
an acre for it. The assessor was
here the other day and assessed it
at S. an acre. Now is this what
you call assessing land at its "true
and actual value" Is not soc an
acre the "true and actual value" of
my land That's what l paid for
it, and if l wanted to sell it 1 don't
believe l could get 25c an acre for
it. Still l am assessed at S. an
acre. What am ! to do2 / can't
pay the tax on it and support my
family. A.P. C..
You can 60 before the County
Court and ask them to reduce the
assessment. If they refuse you
might keep on voting the Republican
ticket until you get your eyes open.
-EDITOR.1
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-01

The Republicans are getting des.
perate over the election of Lakin
and resorting TO every means pos.
sible to get out their vote and save
his scalp from Uncle Toms belt.
A letter was received this week at
the Davis headquarters in Keyser,
written by Z. w. Swisher, chairman
Of the Republican State Committee
and intended for a Republican off
cial, but mailed by mistake TO K. A..
Solemn Of Winfield, Putnam county
this State, who is a good Democrat
and Immediately forwarded il on to
Keyser The letter goes on TO state
to the Republican Office holder, that
he was assessed SGo to help elect
Lakin and that nothing less would
be accepted, showing clearly that
all Republican Office holders are be-
ing called upon to whack up and
are compelled 90 do IL or lose their
jobs. This money is evidently in
tended TO be used on election day
70 buy votes and purchase Lakln's
election. This shows The desper-
ate slraights they are in, when the
whole Republican Machine Of the
State and all the office holders are
called on to help in one district
elect one man.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-01

Every State administration news.
paper in the State is devoting more
space to urging the Republicans to
vote for Mr.. Lakln then any other
item of news. They tell the Repub
licans they must vote for Mr. Lakin
in order to indorse and uphold the
Dawson administration. Just what
we have been saying all along. La
kin's election will be hailed as a
triumph and Endorsement of Daw-
sons tax laws.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-01

1t is really amusing to note the
panic into which the Republican
managers have been thrown by the
uprising of the people against the
Dawson tax laws. They are scared
so bad that they have brought Gov.
Dawson to Preston to take charge
of the campaign. But it will avail
them nothing. The people have
made up their minds that Bill Daw-
son cannot fool them any longer
with his "reform" measures.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-01
CHANGING ITS TUNE.

The last issue of the Journal was
entirely devoted to berating and
condemning the farmers of Preston
county because they protest against
the false representations of the Jour
nal and the Republican Ring on the
Dawson tax laws. AS they cannot
longer deceive the farmers on the
enormous increase in taxation under
the Dawson laws the Journal grows
desperate and Begins a TRADE of
personal abuse of the poor farmers
because they do not meekly submit
to the outrage which has been per-
petrated upon them by premeditated
Misrepresentation. AS the real
estate all over the county is being
assessed al from six to seven times
higher than il was under the old law
the Journal dare not continue its
Misrepresentation, so it has changed
its tactics at the dlctation of the
Ring and is telling the farmers that
West Virginia is a growing state and
1t must have more revenue to run
the State and consequently they
must expect to pay MORE taxes
under the Dawson law than under
the old law.
Now what do the Republican tax
payers of Preston county think of
this Are they now satisfied that it
was the Journal that misrepresented
the Dawson tax laws during the last
campaign, and not THE ARGUS
The Journal now admits what The
ARGUS said about the tax laws dur.
ing the last campaign. This con-
'victs the Journal of false testimony,
and the question is, can the Repub-
licans of Preston longer believe a
confessed faisifer2
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-01

We want TO caution the voter in
reference to scratching his ticket
fyou desire to vote the Democratic
ticket you must draw line through
the Republican and Prohibition
ticket from fop to 6oftom. II you
simply scratch the name of Lakin
and Reynolds the vote will not be
counted. BE sure and call your
neighbours attention to the import.
ance of scratching the ticket prop
erly.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-01
REM EMBGR BROWN.

The Ring is making an appeal to
Democrats to vote for Lakin be-
cause he is a Preston county man.
Has the Ring forgotten how they
appealed to the prejudice of the
Republicans to vote against the
Hon. VIM. G.. Brown when he was
a candidate for Congress ? Nor
was this all. The Journal and the
Republican stump speakers made
brutal attacks upon Mr.. Brown all
through the campaign.
A more honorable and upright
man was never born in Preston
county than "Junior" Brown. This
made no difference to the Journal or
those managing the Republican cam
paign. They knew of Mr.. Browns
popularity among all classes of peo-
pie. They knew how oft he had
befriended the poor. Many a man
in Preston county today who would
have sunk down from his heavy load
in adversely had it not been for the
assistance of "Junior" Brown. The
Journal and the Republican mana.
gers knew this, but their political
prejudice was so intense that they
poisoned men to vote against
"Junior" Brown whom he had be-
frienGed time and again.
Where is there a man in Preston
county who has done as much as
"Junior" Brown to help those who
have been unfortunate and met with
financial reverses ? None. Has
Jim Lakin done as much for his fell
bowman Let those who have had
dealings with Mr.. Lakin answer.
The candidates to be voted for
on Tuesday, June 9th is not the
issue before the people, but the
principles for which they stand.
What are the principles for which
the candidates stand ? Mr.. Lakin
is part and parcel of the wing of the
Republican party which has placed
upon the people Of West Virginia
the infamous tax laws which means
ruin to many of our farmers and
small property holders. Many hon
est Republicans were deceived into
voting for Dawson and his tax laws
by false representation. They we're
told by the Journal and Republican
speakers that 1.-THE Democrats were
disappearing the tax laws" If
the Assessor has been around and
assessed your property you are IN a
position to know whether it was the
Republicans or Democrats W h o
''misrepresented h tax laws. "
This is the question to be decided
June 9th. Are you satisfied with
the Dawson tax laws II you are,
whether you are Democrat or Re-
publican, you should vote for Mr..
Lakin. II you are not satisfied
with the Dawson tax laws, then you
should vote for Col. Thos. B. Davis
There IS no politics in the tax issue.
II is a matter of protecting your
humble home from spoilation by
snch tax laws.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-01

The Republican Ring is in a
panic. They know Lakin is beat
en-. AT the eleventh hour they have
filled the county with speakers.
They are the same speakers they
had in Preston the last campaign
telling people that the Dawson tax
laws would reduce their taxes. Stop
them, tax reformers, they are trying
TO fool you again.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-01

Guard the polls closely on cleo
ton day. The Republican Machine
is desperate. They know they are
beaten on fair and honest count.
The Machine will not hesitate to
run in illegal voters. In fact this is
their only hope in carrying the cleo
ton. Watch them and see that
none but legal votes be cast. Chal-
lenge every man whom you have
reasons to believe is not a legal
voter. You cannot be too careful.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-01

1t would be well for the Tax Re-
formers of Preston county to bear
In mind that the Republican stump
speakers who have been turned
loose in Preston county are all
branded Dawson" No anti-Daw-
son man is permitted to speak in
the County for fear tina. he would
refuse to praise the Dawson tax
laws. Can our Republican tax re-
formers grasp what this means
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-01


In this issue Of THE ARGUS we
publish a complete list Of the cleo.
ton commissioners and challengers
tor this county as appointed by the
Chairman Of the Democratic and
Republican Committees and the
County Court, TO hold the election
June 9th. There was some mistakes
IN { h appointments originally
made, as the old list was re appoint
ed and some changes had to be
made in this. We have il as nearly
correct as we could get It in this
week and we hope all the Demo.
cratic appointees will be on hand
promptly Tuesday morning to help
with the election.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-01

Bro. Morton's Missouri mule can
not "show" the farmers how TO vote
for Lakln this time.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-01

Up and at them, reformers, we
have them going down the tobogan
at rapid gate. Keep after them.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-01

We have been suspicious all dur
ing this exciting campaign that
Bro. Whetsell would forsake old
speck and her brood for the Miss.
ouri mule.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-01

Vote for Col. Thos. B. Davis
who represents genuine Tax Re-
form.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-01

If we are to be freed from the
Dawson tax laws we must bury poll
tics out of sight and get together as
friends and neighbors and vote for
candidates that will vote for our in
terests.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-01

If those who are opposed to the
Dawson tax laws will come out and
vote for Col. Davis he will be elect
ed by handsome majority.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-01

Ask the Republican stump speak
ers why they lied to you about the
Dawson tax laws.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-01

Vote against the State Machine
which has increased the State ex-
penditures from So, 900, 600 to So,
3D. ooo. 600
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-01

We are not surprised that Bro.
Whetsell in his woolgathered con-
dition has deserted old speck. Back
to the farm, brother, back to the
sod
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-01

The glad news come to us that
the farmers all over the Second
District are going to vote for Col.
Davis
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-01

The tax issue is the only issue
that the farmers are interested in.
The Journal has at last admitted that
the Dawson tax law will raise their
taxes.