The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-12
The ~Indisputable Facts
BY L. M. DAVIS. :.

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ut ALL That's the reason.
state vas borrowed by te governor, it low appears hat this fabrication was
put in circulation by n a. H. Land, secretary of the Coal Operators
ieglshauve ommtte This gentleman as also compiled a tabu
lated tateme tending to show that the treasury will la omehing
* q hal a million dollars o a balance at the end of he fiscal year. July
1st.l91Is after all. the running expense of the state have been pafd. His
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THIS airect state tax was reduced to on cent OF the hundred dollars valuation
& Facing a deficit caused by he loss IF LIQUOR lcens and III unusual|
expenses of maintaining the militia in the strike region, the state Ia was
increased to ten cents. a there had been other provision made to cover
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to meet this by direct taxation. but when the Coal, Oil and Gas Combine
people by q direct state tax which would have been about So cents OF the
undred. onars valuation, or equal to over a dollar on hi increased actua
valuey valuations it is certainly time to cal a halt.
II 10 mainfestly unjust fol many reasons to meet thu current expenses OF
the state by direct taxation. IN of these reasons and one Of the best ones
isthat the valuations in each county would be discriminatory. There would
besffyfyes standards of value all paying the sam AK rate. The richer and
more populous: counties would be required to contribute to the expense of
administering the state government IN the poorer counties
There ARE Instance hat vol seem tt Justify h leyyinp of a limited
state ak. 1T would be fart o hav such a tax t o help support the schools
n the public institutions of the state, In whose benefits III people share
equally. as whole, but it is unfair % tax the farmer. the merchant. the
lawyer. the doctor and the laboring" ma to support the state militia, which
Is ways used to benefit the coal operators n the larger industrial cor
poratonseo hi state.
What does the farmer care whether or not W have a state militia?
10 damage the formers property, and neither can W e see the Justice of taxing
the farmer t. support the mine inspection bureau, which isl maintained solely
for he benefit O h coal operators. A long list of such Instance might be
cHedsehowing he Injustice of he direct atet }.
there mas not beena n arguments yet produced in this state showing that is
position lis wrong. and the tai question: las beena party issue for many years
ID people have unequivocany sustained the Republican party on thisI
issue and they will continue to do sc.