The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-05

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t1at - can Sfn the grsAtsst eicforr
tnai "a ever teen achieved ~ us Ssfty
After al q N. honor- which h.v.
Zen conferred apun som. % the .ead-r.
~ our party 7 want ~ asa ~ they sre
49,. -h9Pgrseisuye a. q isna
ln permittins th@ psrtys flag 20 81 trail.
- In tie dusr la November campaisnf
by The party IN ths state. b-.ginninr ~ifs
tt~ administration Of that u.rrtptfc
Wet N~irEtnlan. Governor George Wss-
l"N Atkinson. destroyed and I-,u-ned
To The reactionaries Who we're IN porse--
s"ln OF governmental affairs sixteen
YEAR, ago.
Our Record In west virginia.
We have watched with pride he tax
lnfdens sitter vigorous contests eau.l-
lzed and kept abreast with the growing
h"sNs nf progressive people who want 10
- TINS states el~monynary end eIu-a-
tional Institutions made the equal 81
,hore ia any other state in the Un,on.
uue The people OF West Virginia have
20 thank our genial eN-Governor A n
Nhite. most particularly. for the great
work which has been accompifshed in
the way OF equalization and Solution OF
present tax law. The people OF the
state should feel very proud OF having
author OF a statute which deals 80 salts
IattorllN with the tax problems. that a
great many states have adopted these
laws. as the mots progressive and salts
factory tax laws that are in existence
IN any country. II Is a recorded fact
that since the ton OF the pr.s-
emit YAK system The ST "a ~ NNaze VI
ginia has the lowest tax rate of any
state in the union.
The Democratic party insists that we
are collecting as much tax as ever This
may be true. but IL is equally true that
As the state grows. our expenses in-
crease. Therefore. we must collect more
revenue. and this We do, but not nv Is
rect taxation. II is the direct taN that
ialls hard upon armer and working
men IN 1904. for state and school pur-
poses. We levied a tax OF 35c on e,el
10000. assessed value. while, in 1912.
We levy a tax OF lc on each $4,000 OF
The assessed value OF all property las
Dteh increased four times. The r1te has
been reduced TO a point where titoct
taxes collected amount TO only one.
eighth OF the amount collected previous
20 the inauguration Of the next tax laws.
paid the state Csc;
in 1912. the same property. valued at
H+vO-y"' at the rate OF 81. pays g.. which
leaves a net saving OF Bic. The state
TAX OF lc. 1 am Informed would have
been taken entirely OFF bur for lie go
that in order To maintain ffffr % tsai
ropcrty some tax IL necessary.
Practical elimination OF state tax
"pHaiiz~S the tax question. eu far a.
each county is concerned. for each coun-
" %! It's lcNying body. and through the
-"hs~ut and guidance Of the state tax
'nminlSsiuucI office. can only levy
sufficient 10 raise the AMOUNT Of money
necessary for current needs and -
psnseS With which To- carry on the fiscal
affairs OF the county.
1,fer the tax laws existing prior 20
1909. the assessment Of proprrtV VS.
very unequal IN the several coInti.s
o.hStlurutly some counties Ped more.
liners less. tnan their share OF the bur
i'i or AVIATION. As a matter of prscti-
sal demonstration. horses might nave
been assessed In WAYNE ,ountv a.
Sl"" 90 each. In Writ county AZ 5000
aHd ia Wood coInty AZ $1,000 each. I'm
Ger thiS assessment. when the levy for
state purposes was 35c on each 500 90 a
morse IN Wayne county Furnished $50 FOR
taxation. Wait county 4. isc and in WOOD
&c. WIN the state tax practically elmi-
haled. a. in 1912. u makes no material
difference. as between the counties. What
ue assessment L.. The lands may be
asses-ed at $500 per acre in Pleasan;s
it there no state tax. or pra.ttraiy
none. u does not work q hardship uDon
NE citizens living in the COUNTY with
we hign.r assessment A county must
raise sufficient revenue FOR its current
expenses and no more. therefore. tne
SsseSseI yeln and rate OF TAXATION
TIE assessment Is equal and nufform-
A Deficit wiped out.
Ile state, under the last D.morraffc
administration. was turned over 10 the
Republican party. sixteen years ago
with an enormous deficit 10 its treasury
.4t sixteen years OF Republican l.riSfq-
tlon have seen wonderful changes
rough about IN the states manage
nrnt IN the past our state was al
lnltator. now she stands a. an oriKiua-
i'r OF progressive laws. and these avs
- ! ave Saih before. are being copied
7, = great many states.
The great Problems which confront
or STATE. one Of tie richest ~ th. nav
natural resources. are being solveI q,
the entire satisfaction Or ali cnnr.rr.I
our Tsrltrntiary l- on "A paving b.-
TIE board ~ control Is saving nnutfcls
or thousands ~ dollars annually lv i-
situations under one head. our taR .ofr-
"h-r7 ofuce-aEainst which the
'"fn"'rafic party declared veugcauc.-
IN %" last session of the I-ei-Iatura-
nfs H''ompii-heI great good Two items
ftii' should commend fHI e OFFICE f4r fNa
Efficient work % Is doing OBJ. .verv vp,t
political sffliatim First Tle lnheri-
feu'" TAX collected Iu 1905 fI41s ~
"a- .9.ie'iei in 500 Sf15.s2l 5n was
Ted Ih" other item 90 which I
n..r 10 isse amounted 20 SIS 30 90 IN
f+'' -Er u Mas collected.
This statement g. a small intimauor
~ t' numerous ac. nmriieH m.nts that
cen made through this offire
i""iI" htv" not forgotten The a.
H fFEi-ffaNnn Java. similar I
o. t'' one IN EJECT in the mother sf.f.
H. rrmrrher when ffo
'uf .'naI con -nfinn was Zoo ...-
e..r ir fH' state when certain .r.,r.
inr fr rflfffFa fr fe rights ~ ..fs.-a
.f- drafted into t- -sr ..-.f
f- ifr. 20 f.a r-rl.-sf. rrrfe
fh"t eere f-lrfHl these arrnI.
y f. ant dealing VII.
Dol fa t Upon f..r .rf u.