West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-12-16
This Is for Republicans.

In the want columns OF the Sentinel
may be found notices of certain houses
offered for sale to which this description
is added: price, 81, 200, assessed under
true and actual value at So, 100; price,
80, 100, assessed, etc, "a, 600; price, ST.
600, assessed, etc, 81, 700" These are
not the properties to which Attorney GEN
eral ConleY referred when he spoke of
that 90 per cent valuation .-Parkersburg
Sentinel.
The Preston County Journal is respect
fully requested to furnish a few of the
corporations that are offering their prop
erty for less than it is assessed. The
Journal was so dead sure the Dawson tax
laws would place the assessment on the
corporations that it declared those who
opposed the Dawson monstrosity a tax
dodger" and a corporation hireling.''
But the assessment Of 1909 shows what
class Of property has been assessed at the
true and actual value" Many farmers
have advertised that they would sell their
farms for two thousand dollars LESS than
assessed.
In this connection it would be we'll to
state that those who are blaming the as
SCISSORS for assessing their property too
high are doing them an injustice. The
assessors received their instructions from
those in authority and they simply car
ried out orders. II they did not assess
property as high as instructed the board
Of equalization knew where 90 place the
assessment to bring in the necessary
amount Of revenue. They had to have an
enormous assessment in order TO raise a
revenue that run up into the millions OF
dollars. Dawson "tax REFORM comes
high when the people have 10 provide the
revenue TO pay the members of the ma
chine.
You see, Bill Dawson promised us ga
business-hke and economical admins
tration if he was elected governor. Bill
also had night sweats grieving over how
extrayagant the Democrats were when
they were in control of the state govern
ment. Bill used his entire vocabulary
and borrowed a few hundred from the
dictionaries in calling upon the people TO
turn the Democrats out and place the Re
publicans in power 50 they could cut down
the appropriations and save the people
their hard-earned money.
II the records were destroyed Bill might
be able to fool the people on Dawson
economy. When Bill was governor he
INCREASED the state appropriations
from two million six hundred and ninety
four thousand two hundred dollars and
eighty cents 10 six million three hundred
and n thousand one hundred dollars
and ten cents. In other words, the four
years Of the Dawson administration cost
the taxpayers Of West Virginia three mil
lion six hundred and six thousand eight
hundred dollars and thirty cents MORE
than the four years Of q Democratic adj
ministration, which Bill declared should
be turned ont for its extravaganza. Now.
II the Democratic administration was ex.
t~ravagant what name must we apply b
Bile administration We are willing "a
leave II 10 you honest and G~od-fearing Re.
pubhcans 10 decide whether you want
any more OF The Bill Dawson brand O
ECONOMY. Dawson has made polite.
a profession and you Republican, Of Pres
ton are responsible for the success which
he has made out Of politics in The way O
holding a public Office for a quarter Of
century. How, do you ask? By votin,
the ring and machine tickets straight
For years the Republicans outside Of Pres
ton county looked 10 Dawson ~ deliveI
Preston county 10 any candidate Doe se
lected for state and county Offices. Yot
were not considered 10 il. They did mol
consider il necessary 10 ask you for you
support. The question with them was
What will Dawson doY' II Dawson
said they could have Preston that settled
IT, And how did Dawson work the trick,
BY simply appealing 20 your politica.
prejudice and yelling 10 you % "voto tht
ticket straight from president 70 consta.
be" Yes, W. remember when Bill used
70 shout, Don't Oct the Democrats elec0
= constable" And an this time Bill wa,
living of the fat Of the land and you wer,
taxed a. heavily az your Democrats broth.
rem 70 foot the bin. You are now sharin,
The sorrows Of your ncighb0ring friend.
~ The unwelcome increase in your tal
roceipt. u you have not had enough O
DaWsonim BY lhis time you are hard d
please.