The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-16
DR.. Lyons
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years OF his incumbency. ranged tho
whole field of taxable values and col
lected upon now subjecta of taxa
ton si.60o.oOo more than his prede-
cessor had collected. This gave him
So.OOO.000 more than Montague had to
spend. Did he leave any surplus in
the treasury? No, dime, He lit
orally bankruptcd the public treasury
OF virginia and left 1t in debt TO the
extent of approximately $4,000. He
did this after appealing 10 tho rail-
roads TO pay their taxes before they
were due: and. even after this extra
ordinary precaution, his Successor was
forced to borrow s250,o00 from the
Richmond banks to run the govern
tnent on for the first nine months of
MS administration. That was brill
iiant and business like wasn't IT? Not
only that; but the States bonds mean
while were discredited in the money
centres OF the country b. being re-
duced from 100. under Tyler and Mon
tusue. to s55-s at recent sale. This
one disaster by itself, according to
the computation of an export bank
accountant. has caused a loss of near
ly s2.OOe.0o0 in values 10 the Virginia
holders Of these bonds. many of them
WIDOWS and orphans and institutions
OF learnings Brilliant and business
lKe. wasn't It?
Taxable Values Raised
Not only that. but in order 70 keep
up The eXtrsvagant pace set by the
administration OF my competitor. the
assessed taxable values of the people
OF virginia had to be largely increased.
which Is simply one Of two WAYS OF
increasing taxes. The present Cover
nor o. virginia, inheriting Il bankrupt
treasury, speedily found It necessary
"a
by letter he admon!shed the Judges of
me state TO appoint discreet and pru-
ueht assessors. who would reolenish
an empty treasury by raising the tax
ao!e values OF the people. These tax
ape Fa!ues were raised 3l06 900 900
,.hd now was the raise apportioned :?
railroad values were increased oniv
Se'ooo'ooo, while the real estate and
personal property of the people had TO
oear 'he burden of s93. 100000 in
crease Think of 1t! Eight million
dollars OH the railroads ana $4,000 600
on the individual taxpayers, exclusive
OF the large increase OF the privilege
tax on merchants. lawyers, doctors and
professional men for the right 10 20
business in the Commonwealth
mus you VIII! sec what use tho no
iitical machine has for railroads and
'or what purpose the railroads use the
machine. The railroads keen
me machine in power by giving its
eao,s inc oHices' and In return the
machine makes the tax burden OF the
people heavy nnC that OF the railroads
isht- brilliant and business-like.
lSh II? Examine your tax tfcke, ,h,s
!aA' and you Will find ont who is nav
Ing the piper. % 'a'
nose machine organs that are bent
'poN oeceiNing the people have re
SeH'lS eHulted over the fact tina, the.
was $4,000 10 the credit OF the S,s,a
on the 10Th OF July last. thus irving
10 produce the impression that tba
state treasury is bursting with pub
nc FUNDS They purposely conceal the
.ac' mat Auditor Donohoe compelled
every treasurer in Virginia TO settle
accounts sixty days earlier thnn had
been done before in twenty wears. and
thet practically no funds will reach
the treasury for the balance of Tho
hscal year. so that at the end OF IN.
fiscal year there Will he no surp,ps
They conceal from the public the fac,
that the Sl25,000 which the law re-
ouired TO be paid to the sinking fund
Tor the last year OF my competitors
administration was not paid because
there was no money with which TO
pay IT, and has not been paid 10 this
day. because there is mo money with
which 10 pay II. When they attempt
10 make II appear that my competitor
did not leave bankrupt treasury they
impeach the accuracy of Governor
Mann. his successor. who has twice
publicly declared that he inherited an
empty treasury. When they present
figures to make it appear that MY
competitor left 4 surplus they deceive
the public by failing to state that the
debit charges against that so-called