West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-03-16
WEST VIRGINIA AND PENNsYL.
IANIA


the Pennsylvania Legislature it looks
small. The bill in the Pennsy lyania
Legislature carries $50. 900 900
Journal.
The Journal finds comfort in the
thought that the West Virginia Re-
publican Legislature did not appro-
pirate as large a sum as the Pennsy,-
vania Republican Legislature. When
VIC consider that Pennsylvania is the
most corrupt State in the Union we
fail TO see where il is any credit TO
the State of West Virginia to boast
that it does not squander the peo-
pies money as lavishly and extrav-
agantly as the State OF Pennsylvania.
The Republicans of West Virginia
cannot excuse themselves for the
exiravagant appropriations which
they have made by pointing TO the
fact that Pennsylvania far exceeds
the West Virginia appropriations.
Since the Republicans got control
OF the State of West Virginia they
have been gradually increasing the
appropriations from year to year.
This enormous increase in the APP
propriations become necessity on
account of the army of Office holders
which they had created from time
to time. These public Offices were
created for no other purpose than
to give the Republican party vast
army of Office holders who could
travel over the State working up a
sentiment in favor of the Republi-
can party while drawing large sala
ries from the State Treasury.
When a political campaign came on
these public officers are required TO
contribute a certain per cent of their
salary to the Republican campaign
fund. Hence the fat salaries they
are given in order that they may be
in a position to contribute literally
to the Republican campaign fund.
The common people are so situat-
ed that necessity compels them to
remain at home and work. They
are ground down by taxation in
such a manner that if they do not
continue their daily toll many will
find that the one dollar capitation
tax will not be in the house when
the assessor calls.
"The hand full of Democrats"
have been protesting against the ex-
trayagance of the Republican party
and the squandering Of the peoples
money, and the Journal has the
brazen affrontery to suggest that if
the honest Republicans who have
joined hands with "the hand full of
Democrats" IN protesiation against
the outrageous depicting of the State
Treasury, will only forget the crime
committed against them that there
is no question of the success of-the
political corruptionists at the ensu
ing election.
We fancy, however, that the Jour.
nal is reckoning without its host.
The Republican farmers and labor
ingmen are as vitality interested in
the reduction of taxation in West
Virginia as 1.-THE hand full of Demo
Gratis" They are reading and
thinking The Journal admits of an
appropriation Of s. 600, 900 by the
recent Legislature. At this rate of
appropriatIng it will require at least
SO, 900, 900 for the four years. Com
pared with the last Democratic adj
ministration this is 81, 600, 900 more
than the Democrats expended in the
four years. What do the Repubr.
can farmers and laboringmen think
of tins Are they still willing to
"trust the old party ?" The Journal
warns them that if they do not con.
tinue to trust the old party" that
it twill finally let the Democrats in
and from them there is no hope of
anything" We take the Journals
plaintive vail literally and tell il
that if the Democrats get in that
there will be mo hope" for the
grafters and boodlers 10 rob the
people There will be ono hope"
Of appropriating SO. 900. 600 Of the
peoples money every four years
that a lot Of political corruptionists
may fatten al The expense OF the
people. The Journal is right for
once in warning those who have
been squandering the peoples mon
ey that there will be ono hope" for
them if the Democrats get in.
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