Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-11-07

,ifc Railroad Company; John T. Shell.
)y G Son, of Lexington, for the Chesa.
)eake & Ohio Railroad Company; Col.
Henry l.. Stone, Helm Bruce, c. H.
Norman, r. A. Colston, of Louisville.
md BroWder & Browder, of Russel-
lille, for the Louisville & Nashville
Railroad Compar "; Beckhann & Nc
Quown, OF Frankfort and Ernst, Cas-.
;att & Cottle, of Cincinnati, for the
South Coyington & Cincinnati Street
Railway Company and the Union
Light, Heat and Power Company; Max,
we'll, Ramsey & Graydon, of Cincinnati,
'or the Adams Express Company and
Tor the Southern Express Company.
In addition to this galaxy Of legal
talent, the suing corporations have a
vast army of busy workers who never
appear in the limelight or in the court
room, and they may be described as
research lawyers, accountants and
statisticians, who are mighty sup
portiye element to the men who will
present the cases and make the pleas
and arguments.
Without detracting one iota from
the splendid ability and known loyalty
to the states interests possessed by
the attorney general, James Garnett,
and his three assistants, the common.
wealth's legal force, as compared with
that of the corporations, must seem
inadequate, indeed; and when 1t Is
taken into consideration that the at.
torney generals office has a multi.
plicity OF cases and matters of state
to fully employ their attention, and
that the present situation comes in
the nature Of an emergency unfore-
seen and unprecedented in the states
history, the urgent necessity for the
employment of other able lawyers as
a supportive force to the attorney gen.
eral becomes quite apparent.
Ability, known loyalty to the cause,
and assured freedom from corporation
taint should be the gauge to govern
in the selection of attorneys to assist
in the defense Of the states interests,
~Justus Goebel's Interest.
My interest in the work just com
pleted by the board was, and Is, diff
ferent from, and greater than, that OF
any MAJ in Kentucky or elsewhere
even though he may have been con.
nerted with the work. Love Of my
state and love for and memory of my
assassinGted brother, whose brain
work constructed and whose blood
stained the statutes which made II
possible to do what the Board OF Valu
alton ard Assessment has just com,
pleted, Eave compelled of me the serw
ice have rendered in the matter. and
without official duty resting on me. !
have given untiringly and almost con
stantly more than five months Of time.
energy and study to these assessments
in the interest of the state and its peo.
pie, to the exclusion of every other
interestAbusiness and personal,
Therefore, with such an interest and
with the knowledge that have gain
ed through my labors, feel that | am
qualified, amply qualified, to make ar
appeal, in the name of the 100000 tax
payers Of the state who furnish seven
eghts of the revenue for the states
government, and who for many years
have withstood the burden of uneQua,
taxation. to the administrative anG
legislative officers Of the state to sup
port the governor with unlimited
means for he necessary defense OF
the peoples interest and cases.
There are men who have said In
places thaJ in the employment OF At.
toiaey Jea. l.. Rich the state had gone
fer eDcCEh, but to such men | would
say, "I, .oyc only interest the welfare
CT the people, ana have you proven
that there is no other interest that Is
gieatcG With yol than the peoples in,
tegestI'
Every Citizen Interested.
We have been, and are, dealing In
this With q matter which is vital to.
and affects the comforts of every
hone, no matter how humble, and ne
pcckethook- Of every taxpayer In tAs
; commonwealth, be he laborer, me,
chanic, farmer, merchant or OF any
other rank or station. All have their
interest in what We have been fight,
ing for-more nearly equal taxation
and relief from corporation oppression.
The question is, shall the cause of
our taxpayers be defended at the bar
of justice by an array of counsel Of
the correct standard and in keeping
with the greatness and Importance OF
these cases, which involve, not only
s1,205,7S5 this year, but millions upon
millions in years to come, and II the
assessments are upheld, mean to this
generation and generations yet unborn
in Kentucky, lesser tax to pay, and 10
the state adequate revenue for every
purpose of government, economically
conducted.
Most respectfully yours,