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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-04-24
POLITICAL SITUATION
IN NATIONAL CAPITAL
Democracy Has Best Opportunity of
Years to Win

Washington. d. c., April %
This is . Democratic year. 1t is a
peculiar fact that nearly every Re-
publican that you meet in this, the
political nerve center Of the United
States, and who has some reputation
either as statesman or man of az
fairs. will tell you that the Rcpubli.
cans, so far as this year Is concern
sd, are absolutely and lhopelessly
defeated. 1t sounds very good 70
me as an old-fashioned Democrat TO
hear that sort OF talk coming from
Republicans, who have been in au-
thority so long and who have been
leaders OF thsir party in all the po-
litical campaigns for the last thirty
years. From the outlook, l agree
absolutely with their sentiments,
that unless the Democrats play the
internal fool at their convention in
Baltimore. they certainly will win
the Presidency and the next
House of Representatives and pro-
badly the next United States Senate.
Ii they do. they will win something
that has not occurred since Cleve-
lands last election in 1892, and then
c. n demonstrate to- the entire couu-
t. "a i~ct that He Democrats OF
this Country who are elected as rep
resentatives OF the people, can be
constructive Legislators in the inter
est of the people instead OF obstruc-
tive and destructive members OF
Congress.
1t is with a profound feeling OF
personal misgiving that l attempt TO
prognosticate any thing appertaininp
to this campaign, but when you ado
two and two together and recognize
the fact that Roosevelt is ripping
the Republican party up the back
every time be opens his mouth and
that La Toilette is tearing great
holes in the Republican armor every
time be makes speech, it is plain
TO be seen that the Republican party
is in bad way and that il is gradu-
ally getting worse. A Republican |
said to me today that Roosevelt was
out TO destroy the Republican party |
and it looked very much to him as
though be we're going TO be q very
successful destroyer. IL also looks
that way TO every man in the CAPT.
tai OF this country who keeps his
fingers on the pulse Of politics and |
his ear to the ground listening to
the echoes that como from the war.
rior.
The militant Democratic majority
In the House OF Represen tatives has
put up to a Republican Senate it's
on tariff revision on
Of schedules that seriously
affect the pocke,books OF people and
are now waiting for the Repu blican
Senate to get busy and either pass
these laws up 70 "a Republican Presi-
dent or turn them down, Just as they
see 6t. II they are turned down,
the Democrats win. II they are
passed and Republican President
vetoes them. they still win. In
other words. the Democratic party
is today on the shady side of Easy
street and like a man who owes q
debt, they are letting the other fell
low walk the floor.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-04-24

The voters of Augusta county are
now wrestling with proposition 10
hoat a million dollar bond Issue for
the purpose Of building good roads
and already the campaign is At.
tracting considerable interest
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-04-24

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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-04-24
ROCKBRIDGE FARMING
INTERESTS ADVANCED
Figures Of Recent Census Show
Agricultural Growth
NUMBER AND VALUE OF FARMS
Reduction in Size but Increasing In
Fertility and Value

L
Adalr, who was census supervisor
Tor the Tenth Virginia District:
There may DO some W no are inter
csted in the agricultural intere.
OF our county, as shown by the CEN
sus returns OF 1910. II so will be
very glad to give any information |
can TO those concerned. The Census
Bureau divides farm land into Cd
improved land, (2) wood land aud
~ all other improved land.
Improved acres in Rockbridgr,
l24, 9l6.
Number of farms, 1888.
Number OF farms in 1900, !, 1893.
Value of land, $6. l23, 955.
Value OF land in 1900. So. Al, 400.
Value Of buildings, ~. lac, sos.
implements and machinery, $500, :
947.
Average land aud building per
farm, 81, 14S.
Average per acre, $2l.41.
Average in 1900, S12 90.
Number OF white farms, l,464.
Number OF Negro farms, SO.
Individual owners, 1.36s.
Joint owners, los.
Farms free from mortgage, 1898.
Farms with mortgage debt, 3I4.
Number with no report as TO debt,
Is.
Amount OF mortgage debt, 1885,
Value OF land mortgaged, 81 51.-
800.
Rockbridge land, as mortgaRed. is
about " per cent; Augusta, % per
cent; Botetourt, 81 per cent, and
Rockingham, "a per cent
FARM EXPENSES
Lsbor-Farmers reporting, 1913;
amount expended, 1882. 800.
Feed-Farmers reporting, 623;
amount expended. $2S, $40.
Fertilizers-Farmers reporting.
9b7; amount expended. s45, $50.
Principal crops: Corn-Acres.
%, O7s; bushels, 65S, 4O2.
Oats Acres. 2,548; bushels, 49,
O98.
Wheat-Acres, 1861; bushels.
2S4, 7O3.
1t would he interesting to go
through other crops, live stock. etc.
but it takes up TO much space and I |
do not wish to Impose ON Tho Ga
Eette. that has always given me
such kindly consideration. Just q
word more about Virginia in gener.
sral and | am through. Five coun.
'ies-Augusta, Shenandoah, Rock
ngham. Rockbridge-and Frederick
county report One-four,h of the
average OF wheat in the State, Vir-
ginia rapks.twentisth in population
and thirty in land acres. The
average value of farm land, for the
whole State, is 5000. During the
decade from 1900 to 1910 the aver.
age value Of land per acre has more
than doubled. increasing from $40. Os
10 $2O.2 The average size of'farms
has decreased from lis acres in
1900 to los in 1910. The average
value OF each farm in Virginia. in.
equipment. is 1897. In
thirteen counties the average value
of the land is less than ten dollars
per acre. In FIVE counties il is
fifty dollars. The total wealth in
he form of farm. property in the
State is 1925. O65. 900. of which S. I
per cent. is represented by land
Ind buildings. IL per cent. by live
stock and 80 per cent. by imple.
nents and machinery.
A careful comparison Statistic. me
I'D Rockbridge is Ms good to live in
- any. and better than most coun.
les, and is improving every year.
Notwithstanding the "tator" c.op |,
vas fAilare in 1911.
The voters of Augusta county ara
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-10-19

beginning January /, 1914, and their
travelling expenses, not exceeding
maximum amount to be fixed from
time to dime by the General Assem-
bly,, an itemized account of which
shall be rendered in an annual re-
port.
5. The chairman of the first Com
mission shall be named by the ap-
pointing Board and serve until the
expiration of his term of office, and
thereafter the Commission shall Sc
lect it's own chairman.
6. The Commission and the indivd-
ual members thereof shall perform
such duties in respect to assessment
and taxation as are herein prescrib-
ed, and such other and further du-
ties as the General Assembly may
from time to time prescribe.
7. The General Assembly shall pro
vide said Commission with an ade-
quate clerical force.
s. The Commission shall have pow
err to adopt and enforce such reason
able rules, regulations and modes
OF procedure, not inconsistent with
law, as it may deem proper for the
discharge Of its duties, and to hear
and determine complaints that may be
made against assessments, and other
Of its acts, required or authorized by
law.
9. The Commission shall have pow
er to summon and compel the at
tendance of witnesses, to swear wit
nesses, and to compel the production
of books and papers, to take testimO-
ny under commission, and to punish
for contempt, as fully as is provided
by law for the district courts. The
General Assembly may provide 9th
er penalties for violating the orders
Of the Commission.
10. If any person, firm, association
or corporation shall be dissatisfied
with the assessment made or action
taken by the Commission, such party
may file a Detition setting forth the
cause of objection to such assessment
or action of the Commission or to
either or both in a Court of compe-
tent jurisdiction, at the dOmiCile of
the Commission, against said Com
mission as defendant. Either party
may appeal to the Supreme Court of
the State without regard to the
amount involved; such appeals to be
returnable within ten days after the
date that the decision of the lower
Court becomes final. All such cases,
both in the trial and appellate court,
shall be tried summariIy and by pre-
ference over all other cases. Such
cases may be tried in the court of
the first instance either in chambers
or at term time.
II. No bond shall be required Of
said Commission in any case in any
court, nor shall advance costs or Sc
curity for costs, be required Of it.
-. 1t shall be the duty of the At
torney General, and the various dis
trict attorneys, on proper request or
direction by the Commission or the
Governor, to aid the said Commission
in all legal matters, and to prosecute
and defend all cases in accordance
with such requests and directions. A
failure on the part of such law Off
GERS, when so requested or direct
ed to perform the duties here I'M
posed upon them, shall constitute mis-
feasance in office.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-10-19
Article Y.

[. All assessments Of property for
State purposes shall be made by q
State Tax Commission, composed of
three members to be elected not
later than July list. 1913, by Board
composed Of the Governor, the State
Auditor and the State Treasurer
from among the qualified electors of
the respective Railroad Commission
Districts, as constituted at this date,
and they shall not be subject to ce-
moYal except for the causes and n
the manner provided for the remoy-
al Of district judges.
.. The terms of the first commits
siOners shall be for two, four and SIX
years. The period each is to serve
shall be determined by lot. At the
expiration of such terms, election
shall be for the period of six years;
and commissioners shall be elected
and vacancies filled for any uneXpir-
ed term by the qualified electors Of
the respective Railroad Commission
Districts at the regular congress don
al elections to be held in this State
the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November every two
years; and at the said COMPRESSION
a. election held just prior to the eX-
piration Of their respective terms.
8. The Commission shall maintain
an office and have its dOmicna at
Baton Rouge, and the members Shall
reside in Baton Rouge and devote
their tire exclusively 60 h ar
charge Of their duties.
4. They shall each receive a salary
Nf Five Thousand Dollars per annum
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-10-19
Article XT.

/. All articles and PARIS Of arti-
cles Of the Constitution Of 1898 on
the subject Of assessment and tax
alton, and all amendments thereto
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-10-19
Article VI.

1. After January 1st, 1914, all as
sessments for all State purposes, ex-
cept as hereinafter provided, shall
be completed on or before April list
in each year, and the taxes shall be-
come due ana payable on the first
Monday in June of each year, and
shall become delinquent on the first
Monday in September in each year.
Each parish and municipality shall
have the right to fix the date for
the completion of it's local assess
ments, and the payment of its local
taxes and licenses general and spec
ial, until otherwise prescribed by the
General Assembly. Until otherwise
provided, existing laws on these sub
jects shall be operative. Levee dis
trict taxes and forced contributions,
exclusive of produce taxes, shall be
assessed and become delinquent CO.
incidentally with parish taxes.
?. Public service corporations shall
be assessed on their physical proper
ty and on their franchises separately,
but the General Assembly shall have
power to direct the Tax Commission
to assess the property of such cOrrO-
ratiOns at a valuation including both
physical property and franchises, to
be determined by gross receipts, Or
by dividends on stocks and interest
paid on bonded debt, or by any other
available method.
8. incorporated banks shall be as
sessed by assessing the stockholders
on the book value of the stock, j. e.,
capital stock, surplus and undivided
profits less the assessed value of real
estate locally assessed and taxed
and less such further deductions of
not less than five per cent on their
loans and discounts to cover bad
debts and unearned interest as the
General Assembly may prescribe,
which deduction shall be made only
from their surplus and undivided pro-
fits; all taxes to be paid by the
banks and charged to the stockhold-
ers.
f. Individual bankers, banking firms
and unincOrporated banking associa-
tons, dOmiciled in this State, shall
be assessed On the amount of capital,
surplus and undivided profits actual
ly employed in their business, less
the assessed value Of real estate To-
caLy assessed and taxed, actually
and exclusively used and employed
in their business, and less such fur
Their deductions not less than five per
cent on their loans and discounts TO
cover bad debts and unearned inter
est as the, General Assembly may pre-
scribe, which deduction shall be made
only from their surplus and undivid-
ed profits.
5. Foreign banks, and individual
bankers, banking firms and unincOr-
porated banking associations, domicil.
ed out Of the State but doing busi-
ness in this State, shall be assessed
on such proportion of their capital,
surplus, and undivided profits as is
actually employed in this State. less
the assessed value Of real estate To-
caly assessed and taxed actually and
exclusively used and employed IN
their business in this State, and less
such further deductions, not less than
five Der cent on their loans and dis.
counts, 20 co r. Lad d,5 I'D u
earned interest as the General AS
sembly may prescribe, which deduc-
tons shall be made only from their
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-10-19
Article VII.

I, Every municipality shall have
the right to provide, at its discre-
ton, by ordnance Of its go~ern' 100
authority, the officer or officers, who
shall collect its taxes, and to fix the
compensation to be paid such officer,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-10-19

1. All State taxes and licenses ex-
cept as hereinafter provided shall be
collected by the State Treasurer. The
General Assembly shall provide such
additional clerical force in the Treas
urer's office as may be necessary to
enable him to perform the duties
herein prescribed.
2. The General Assembly shall
have the power to provide for spec
Ial Revenue Agents, not to exceed
three in number, to assist the Treas
urer in collecting all licenses, and
taxes, and to assist the Tax Com
mission in gathering information for
leyying assessments, and shall fix
the compensation and duties of such
agents.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-10-19

on said subjects contrary to or in
conflict with the provisions of this
amendment be and the same are
hereby repealed.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-10-19
Article TX.

a fund called the General Fund, and
the General Assembly shall appOrtion
said fund among all the public pur-
poses for which taxation is levied,
setting aside, however, each year,
the following;
A. For the General Public School
Fund not less than one-fifth of the
gross revenues of the State from all
sources provided that such appor-
tionment shall never be less than
One Million and Thirty Thousand
Dollars ($1,O30,0 100000.
B. For the General Engineer Fund
not less than Four Hundred Thous-
and Dollars ($400,O0O0O).
G. For Confederate Pensions not
less than the amount provided or to
be provided by the Constitution.
D. For the Good Roads Fund, not
less than One Hundred Fifty Thous.
and Dollars ($15O,OOOOO), plus the
whole proceeds of the States moiety
or the special automobile, taxicab
and auto-driven vehicle tax.
e. For the Public Debt Fund not
less than Five Hundred twenty-five
Thousand Dollars ($525, 100000 or not
less than Six Hundred and Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($650,O 100000. if the
Public Debt amendment submitted to
the people at the same time this
amendment is submitted is adopted.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-10-19

ial sewerage and water tax Of the
City of New Orleans shall continue
to be levied as long as required by
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-27
WILL VOTE AWAY
COMMISSION FORM
ARDMORE HAS FOUND 1T I'M
PRACTICAL AND EXPENSIVE
A PRETTY THEORY is ALL.

The movement which has already
begun in this city to return to the
aldermanic form of government and
vote out the commission form is
spreading like tire Out of more than
100 men interviewed by the Daily
Ardmoreite, only one man was found
who desired to see the commission
form retained and his only reason eX-
pressed was that it was more pro-
gressive to have the commission
form. In other words, whatever is
new Is progressive, and must be ac
cepted whether it is seryiceable or
not. The people generally are of the
opinion that a more economical city
government can be had under the old
form, more of the offices will be filled
by men who are chosen by the people
and not selected by some one man.
The commission form of govern
ment is all right in theory, but in
theory alone. The idea of the com
mission form of government carries
with it the idea that the best men
will be appointed to office, but human
nature is the same under any form of
government and those who happen to
vote right are placed in the offices
whether they are best fitted or not
Under the commission form the de-
partments are divided and commits
sioner is placed in charge of each de-
partment of city government. Each
commissioner tries to make a record
for his department and the expenses
run too high for practical purposes
One business man STATED today that
ninety per cent of the voters of Ard
more favored going back to the alder
manic system.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-27
ARDMoRE g. WESTERN.
People Have Confidence In Projected
Line-May Defect Survey to Leon.

People Have Confidence In Projected
Line-May Defect Survey to Leon.
DR.. S. A. Friedsam and Prof. E. T.
Harmed of Leon were in the city Mon
dav to see the promoters of the Ard
more & Western to induce the COM
pany to construct the proposed line
of road to their town. AS the road
is proposed it will reach within a
few miles of Leon. Col. r. A. White,
secretary Of the company stated to
the gentlemen that the extension to
Leon would be considered and that
when the surveyors arrive here the
latter part of this week that they will
be taken over the route from here to
Leon and will probably also visit Bur-
neville to inquire into road construc-
tion cost by that route and also to
make an estimate Of the tonnage.
Leon and Burneyyille are located
in the finest belt Of river bottom
lands in all of southern Oklahoma.
Leon ginned last year 17G0 bales Of
cotton; Jimtown, three miles away,
ginned 1000; Rubottum, seven miles
away, ginned 800 bales, and this year
will see better crop there than was
raised last year. While corn is some
what short this year Leon will have
as many as 10000 bushels to ship,
and these vast crops are raised with
not more than one tenth of the land
in cultivation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-27
ANNOUNCEM ENTS.
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Following ic the democratic ticket
10 be voted on at the regular cleo
tion in Carter county, November D.
1912.
For Congressman, Fourth Dlstrlct-
CHARLES d. CARTER.
For Congressman at Large
WILLIAM II. MURRAY.
JOE b. THOMPSON.
CLAUDE WEAVER.
For Corporation Commissioner
JACK LOVE.
For Judge, Criminal Court OF Ap-
peals-
HENRY NJ. FURMAN.
For Presidential Electors-at-Large-
j. w. BOLEN.
III. H. BRENNER.
THOS. C. HARRILL.
Joseph w. FOSTER.
IT. SCOTT.
For Presidential Elector, Fourth DIS
trict-
]. C. THOMPSON.
For State Senator, Eighteenth DIS
trict-
FRED E. TUCKER.
For Representative
U. r. REXROAT.
For County Judge
WIN. F. FREEMAN.
For County Attorney
w. R. BLEAKMORE.
For County Clerk
B. w. DUKE.
For District Clerk
FRED HAYNIE.
For Sheriff
BUCK GARRETT.
For Treasurer
JOHN YELL.
For Register of Deeds
w. B. FRAME.
For Assessor
J. S. CLARKSON.
For County Superintendent
L. NJ. THURsToN.
For County Weigher-
SMITH REDMON.
For County Surveyors
A. G. EDWARDS.
For County Commissioner, First Dis
trict-
G. w. YOUNG.
For County Commissioner, Second
District
W. NJ. KIRKPATRICK.
For County Commissioner, Third
District
]. r. TALIFERRO.
For Justices Of Peace Arohofe
township
d. w. BUTCHER.
HAL M. CANNON.
For Constable, Ardmore Township
JIM DUsTON.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-27

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TASK FINDS THEM PREPARED
Men Who Do Great Things, It Will Be
Discovered, Have Looked For
ward to tho Work.

There are great number of stories
of men who have seemed to do great
thing in casual way. 1t will invar-
iably be found that they have not
only been making ample preparations
Dy study, discipline, and experience
out they have constantly tested their
capacity, as wrestler tests his, by
bouts with all the strong men he can
meet.
When a man does a great thing
there are some people who always
will set 1t down to luck rather than
20 his capacity, but it is an interesting
thing that man may have such a
stand-in, as It were, with this tickle
and tricky thing. 1t is quite common
to hear capable people say: 20,
am always lucky" They are really
in measure unconscious of the GER
tainties OF their capabilities.
The world is just beginning to wake
up to the fact that natural resources
in the way of ability have been vast.
ed or monopolized as great natural
physical resources have been. The
psychologist and the sociologist are
doing what they can to make this fact
understood. The lessen that men with
all sorts of handicaps have attained
greatness has not until recently been
read Alright. We have seen nothing
but the phenomenal n these exam
pies. AS a matter of sact, the handi-
cap has 7 many cases brought to the
front the grit of the man or woman as
nothing else could have done, yet we
are prone to believe that such excep-
honal ability viii out
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-27

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