West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-08-03

have read up to the last few years was the
Preston County Journal, the Wheeling In
telligencer and the Toledo Blade. have
taken the Journal for the last twenty-five
years. i started TO take the Wheeling
lntelligencer when that noble and good man
Archie w. Campbell was running the In
telligeneer. was always great admirer
OF Mr.. Campbell and considered him an
honest and sincere man. When Mr.. Camp
bell used to be out making political speeches
] have gone TO Kingwood and Grafton to
hear him speak.
want to say to Mr.. Republican that
neS to my Bible always swore by the
Journal, Intelligenoer and Blade. Whatever
they said about politics believed to lee true
as had full confidence in their honesty
! would not read Democratic newspaper
for l believed them all wrong. l may have
been damned fool" for this as "Republi.
can" says l am. But this is the way grew
up and this is the way voted. | done this
because l thought was doing right. still
love the good old Republican principles.
Those whom have lived among all my
life never called me damned fool' and
they Away gave me credit for being honest
in my political and religious views. made
IL rule TO never quarrel with my neighbors
on politics and religion. They had right
to their convictions as have to mine.
Now ! have often heard it said that a
wise man changes his mind but fool
never. a" Now don't intend by this TO say
that am "wise man" because I have
changed my mind about the new tax laws
and that Republican" is ga fool" because
he still clings 10 the new tax laws and to the
Ring that he expects to continue him inoffiee.
for he says am damned fool'' and [ say
Republican must be very wise man to
know all these things.
hrmly believe the new tax laws to be
great injustice to us farmers. do not think
1t Is right and Just to tax US on our calves,
colts. pigs, lambs and chickens. All over
the State the farmers entered great protest
againts tins when Gov. Jacob - Jackson
ordered them taxed. Seeing the Justice of il
they did not tax them. do not believe il
Is right To assess our farms at their .p,ue
and actual value" for when they do that
gives the man who has money a great adj
vantage over us farmers. Il will make us
farmers pay more lakes and the man who
has the money in the bank much less. Let
us see # / have the right idea about this, nv
brother farmers. The man who had s., COO
IN the bank he paid $50 on the 500 valua-
ton under the old law and under the new
law he will be assessed on s., 900 and he
will pay zoe on the 500 valuation. So the
money man will save I5c on the 500 under
the new law. So you can see the new law
helps him. Now the poor man who owns a
house and lot and the farmer by the ,qrue
and actual value" Of assessing properly are
the people who are going to suffer by the
new tax laws. The house and lot and The
farm has been raised as high as five and six
times what IL was assessed under the old law.
Where the house and lot was assessed for
$500 under the old law it is assessed for 81.
500 under the new law. Now the poor man
paid 55e on the $500 under the old law and
under the new law he will pay zoe ON the
s. 500. Now the way figure the poor man
paid under the old law SIS year on his
house and lot aud under the new Law, he will
pay $, while the man who had the s.. 600
on interest in the bank he paid ST. 90 taxes
under the old law az $50 ON the 500. and
under ihe new law he will pay $40 taxes on
lbs $, 900 at zoc on the sIoo, saving Of
s. so year 10 the man Of money, and an
increase Of $3.50 a year 10 the poor man.
j De farm that was assessed at $1,000 under
The old law has been raised 90 about &. 600
Al $50 on the SIoo valuation The farmer paid
on bis $1,000 farm s. go a year under the
old law and under ihe new law bis s.. 600
farm will pay, at zoe on the 500 valuation.
SO, an increase to the farmer If 60 TO-
Nov while the man Of money saves 81. 20
under ihe new law ] pay an increase Of
$3.50 under the same law which "Reyubli
cam says was passed 90 make the moneyed
men pay more taxes
B1, 'Pepub'ican' says am damned
fool fyr seeing things BOO their true light and
changing my mind on me new tax laws. and
be- bera,ss me and calls me Ynery names boz.
cause u.Il no, continue i1 vote and SUPPORT
men who have done such a great injustice.
will admit that am nothing but an or.
binary farmer and can mo-, figure and e..
plain things as in'elIlgsouy as such men as
Republican who is an educated man and
whose business I,i5 70 confuse and bemaddie
ths mind n Che common people. blt,I want
90 'sl hIm that while ! may be- damned
foo' in h.s estimation that be- .s no, going
Co fool me on he new tax laws. have
s.1died them oll BOD my oan crude wzy fo
my entire satisfaction and Doe can ery all he
p.sases about the wsr IsasesH and veil
about "hard tines until De is haaue. boz
30 viii not fool ths farmers Of old Reno.
Brother farmers. those Of you who know
me know Thar . ana homes, and sincere in nv
convictions oa Che new taz laws. and r. you
vii. study them a0d figure them o9, as ]
hsvs done yaa a.I G1d that ths new tag laws
places lha burden ~ The taxes apon tbe
shoulders of fHe poor people Who own ,bs.,
h'Hs homes and B7 farmers. We cannot
hove O, escape iHe condemnation gfths Ring
and those aho rep tas benefit o. tie Kings
generosity. The King aDd 's follower will
cell us many harsh names because we refuse
20 follow and support them .n their ioIauies
fD us They will cali re fr.tt... --I all