Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-10-02

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Ths p e. n party rrs the
Quesons Of paramount Importance and when
Sre o decided at the approaching election
TAXATION.
incident Of government Taxes . leyea a G
the citizens Is spSaton and LONG p
an public rights among make administer the law
@ STATE TAXATION.
question Of state taxation the Democratic party mas
the early history Of the state it admnsered a h
shall be equal and and Wisely ae Grained influences
Of the party foundation stones Of the state
Vi Tse w s paDe institutions and them
efficient strict in economy and free from pon
opporuny to the most humble humble en os
increasing q any class Of citizens
mo ana h Sa on doars The interest
helps swell a the w amount oa d
fugaty reached million dollars the law was changed
had created It should each year 60 to The genera
the due part of the great increase he
that has n taken @ m n a e has
heraeded abroad BY the state machine as an
mostly due to the old license tax
crease q h wne amount that sannuy dsbued
cal ron the ne Of 9e the
shortage in the former that will yet have to be maze up "
All our magnificent state capitol
mex ne and ma eosf had been
wnen pe hs na the fiscal
ae gsfs 80 the Of
fishing system when the real object was to raise
a muie Unprecedented rprenaea Extravaganza
RECKLESS ExTRAvAeANcE CAUSE OF NEW TAX LAWS
since the Republican succeeded in West
gvna Of the state
has been to strengthen and extend merciess po @ a
of the emoluments Of old ones to the
both its old henehmen and its new recruits
that the appropriations show
rapid and IN @ em the Time The full Of
the administration Of Governor w A. Mae sreh
1887 was ss5s4sso administration Of
for nc ,a og p % o oveaao paw
ing been already made it is $6s0l,1io.
SENATE EXPENSES COMPARED.
make this palmer let US contrast o certain n @
under under sau%ean The last year
had majority in both branches OF the hers
For regular oryhye days the amount paid EN-,
being Republican composed members and the ex
sos FOR e Contingent Ds Of the
sion OF 1888 $l7oo for the regular session o iso ~
HOUSE EXPENSES COMPOSED.
The of delegates 1898 consisted of seventy one
The amount paid empGyes he the hes OF
Of forty I'VE days was $lo Inc
five days the contingent expenses We're
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of in 1893 cost 1927 a day Tor
each member an 1907 they cost $5 day loF eac m 1893
day; n $14Sl
certainly did stint itself the session OF 9o
wit members spent contingent und OF
employees. wnlle the senate vain n
contingent und OF SzoI
fact that than nail
by the senate We're wasted IN l
extravaganza.
LARGE INCREASE UNNECESSARY
That expenditures required
for erecting and maintaining public buildings shown in the
buildings consequence have been
erected and many built Democratic party ana
they power nave been
fall general condition OIL di
lapidaton. -
Republican failed TO erect such new
growth of the state and 10
repair the present governor on
ton of bonded $2000000 $3o0OO0o to raise
these peculiar requirements
FAILURE OF NEW TAX LAWS TO EQUALiZE VALUATIONS.
The new tax entirely failed to bring about the