West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-07-05
IN OPEN LETTER
To the Farmers and Mage Farmers
OF Preston County.

rrhn artistic wa. t,,fua,J publication I'm a
Journal and ts published In tha rapcr as a
'dvoatrcm'nt in oriyr Go rvo,h tho yotcrs 81 IN
c1unt)
| frou The issuc ~ Tho journal. June ssth.
| quote az follows In tho State Senate Mn. 10,
man supported measures which yvcrv beneficial
the Farmers and Latoringmcn Il il a plcasur
10 SAY Go our two thousand rcadcrs that l.. j. to1
man has a clgan r,ccrd and ought 60 have thci
unanimous support" rmc was when the Rcpub
Leans ~ Prvston County, and especially W. Re
publicnns OF Reno District pinned oar faith to Ia
uttcranecs Of Tho Journal but iust such falls
statements as have quoted above and maliciou
and uucallcd for attacks made upon mon Of ablit,
and integrity such as was printed In Tho Journa
OF june 18th. ia a pucrilc attempt 60 bcuttc an,
candidacy " \. r. Stallings Tor the State Senate
caused the Republicans of Preston county 60 lo,,,
confidence In the uttcranccs and sincerity " q
paper that assumes 60 ~ the only gcnunc apost,
Of Republication In Preston county. all others
being counterfeit
l respectful call attention norc especially II
the Republican farmers of Preston county To tho
deliberations of tho State Senate ~ Tuesday Feb.
n. 1905. quote from the Senate Journals '@rho
senate having under consideration substitute Tor
House btll No. iSi. hill 70 amend and rc-onact
Chapter 81 of the Code Of West Va. Senator Camp
bell moved 70 almond the hin ON page %. section 10.
line II. adding tho following:
PROVIDED. however. that agricultural pro
ducts grown directly from the soil and tho pro
ducts and increase In the number OF 1.-Two stock
my tho frat day Of January. and rcmaining un-
sold ON that day. in tho possession OF the original
TAXATION"
On that question Mr. Campbell demanded tho
ayes and noes. Tho ayes wcro Senators Baker.
Bollord. Campboll. Carrgan. Cornwcll. Fisher
Hatfield, Hin, johnson. Kidd. Marshal Mont
somcry, and Suydcr-l3 Tho nocs wcrc Senators
Northcott. Browning. Colcord. Cole. Cpok. Darst
toRMAN, Mckown. Miller. Swishcr Talbot
Thornc and Whito-iS. Absent and not voting
Caldwell. Hicks. McDcrmctt and McGinnia-i
So a majority Of the members present not having
voted In tho Affirmative. the amendment did not
prevail II Senator FORNiAN had cast his vote
Tor this amendment, the production ~ our farms
and our stock under one year OF axe would bc OK
cmpt from taxation.
IL was the vote of this man. who Mr. H. s.
Whotsoll tells Ia the friend OF the farmers that
taxes as upon our daily labora and yet he must bo
friend OF the farmers. because IIorato whctaoll
could not toll lie.
Again. call your attention to the deliberations
of the extra session Wednesday. March l. 1905.
taken from tho Senate Journal.
The Senate having FOR dclibcration tho appro-
hrlaton Tor tho state Geological and Economic
survey senator MONTGOMERY moved TO amCnd the
BIZ ON page 10 after ~. follows:
No ono shall Dc employed under this approprla-
ton who "a now receiving any nnlnry or compcn gn-
ton from any source Tor which money is nppropri-
"l'd by THIS Legislature and that i'm the employ
mont OF IN" forces for this work preference bo
ElNvn 70 graduates and students Of the University
OF west virginia. or Of any other Wcst Virginia
schools or colicRcH.
''nu 10 A. -
- "nu moo, Ihc ayes were; Senators CART,
gan. Cole. Hatfield. hin. Kidd. Marshall and
,'i"nNkoin,iA q. The noes wcro Northcott, Bal-
1rd. Caldwell Colcord. Dnrst. FORMAN, Me
kown. Swi8hcr. Talbot and White H. Absent
and not voting ~. So majority Of the members
amendment was lost"
In making this survey II was said that one Of
the mon drawing large nalury from thl5 appro-
priation was not oven "a citizen Of wcst Virginia
and that professors in tho University fund and
also receiving "a salary from the Geological Survey
senator Montgomery was aiming ut this iuiquity
MIR. FORMAN voted IN the negative and yet
MIX. II. $. WHElSELL tolls az that hc ls friend
OF the farmers and lhboriug mon. and IL must be-
100 because Horatio would not tell q lic
Again. call your attention 60 tho journal Of
tho senate. extra ocsslon. page s2y The Senate
having for confederation the same Geological Sur
vcy Of West Virginia. senator Campbell moved
TO amend tho bin on pnge 10 after line l3 by In
sorting tho words Any discoveries Of minerals
or other valuable deposits shall first be- disclosed to
tho owner Of the land on which tho deposits
occur On that motion the ayes were Senators
Ballard. Campbell. Cook Hatfield. Hin. Kidd. Me
kown and Montgomery. Tho noes were North
cott Caldwell. Carrigan. Co3eord Dorst FOR
MAN. Marshall swishcr. Talbot aud White TO-
Senator's absent and not voting H. So a minority
OF the members not having voted lu tho aiIirmu-
tive the amendment did not prevail
just think Of u. Farmers The most Of us have
sold our coal 10 the ElSns and Guilty syndicate end
the other corporatipna for a nero pittauco. They
are now surveying our coal lands and hunting for
other mineral deposits and making ua pay Tor tho
survey by taxation and when nm amendment Is
offered in tho Senate providing that when a VAL
UABLE MINERAL DEPOSIT IS DISCOVERED
ON OUR FARMS by THIS SURVEY. FOR
WHICH WE ARE PAYING. THAT WE. THE
OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY SHALL BE
NOTIFIED FIRST. this man FORMAN. who Mr..
II. S. Whctaoll says Us the friend Of the farmers.
has voted that WE MUST NOT HAVE THIS
IMPORTATION.
IL Us alleged that tho mon who make this survey
arc sometimes paid a salary privately By the Cor
porations 10 notify them when any valuable min
oral Is discovered To prohibit this shameless out
rage. and 10 protect the farmers. was the aim Of
NaA ~ ptUANf IOiNlAN ilAfl Foltfl
for this amendment t would have prevailed and
would NOW BE a LAW. Il was his vote that
defeated tho amendment oxomptng the products
Of our farms and our stock under one year Of ago
from taxation. and yet Mr. H. S. Whetsen tells VA
he Us a friend of The farmers and laboring mon
and Il must BE- SO. because Horato could not
tell lie.
Republicans. notice how Senator Montgomery
voted on all Of those amendments. Remember the
Montgomery Attorney Fact Law. and tho
Thousands Of dollars IL s saving tax payers Of this
State. and then look back over your old files OF
The Journal and 500 how rnalicOusy. how vcnc-
nous. how ahamolossly false were tho attacks
made on our own Senator by this same Whctsc
whom he was "a candidate two years ago.
Is II possible that the Republicans Of this county
are going 10 let Tho journal defeat the Hon. A.
x. Stallings By tho same kind Of TRADE and mis-.
representation Read the signed plntform that
Col Stallings Is running on. he favora a w.,
cent passenger faro all railroads. lie advocate.
more rigid mining laws. giving moro prgtcct bon
and greater safety % the lives of the miners Of
this State. lie stands Tor bcttcr educational al.
vautagea. Tie will support such tax laws as will
protect the small property owner from paying
more than his just share Of the taxes lie will
oppose thc cncroachmont u capital on the right
Of the lab0ring man. His vote will be cast agnina
the creation Of new and useless Offices with sain
rios attached horcto. lie dos not believe thai
you can docrolsc the taxes boz increasing the o.,
pcu6c8 Of the State
Look up thc record Df Senator Forman. and SO.
will find that be- voted 90 created now Offices. s1ci
az Superintendent Of Public Buidings. ltisat
that 30 che ast session Of the legislature unite,
effort wac made by the yotarcs Of the State Ma
chine t3 create various new Offices and oatabIial
| new Board aud Commissions Tor the purpose o.
giving political jobs 30 hcnchmon Of the Machine
/ thereby fastening the hold Of the Mac hino ON th
Republican party 81 the State in an iron grip.
Here ore ..r0r OF tho bills introduced 1851 No
| o. a 1901 to create State Bureau Of Dairy an
Pod Comu ions NO. f3 a bin t1 provide ta