West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-07-29
A JUST TRIBUTE

The Preston County Journal is author
ity for the statement that for several
years the average price of horses has
been $l42 and that of mules $3.50 each,
but during the past ten months horses
have been selling for 1920 each and mules
for $3.50 head"
Thus, according to the Journals state
ment, horses are selling for SIS per head
and mules $40 per head more today than
they sold for under the high protective
tariff. Thus another severe jolt has been
given the high protective tariff fetch in
the house Of its admiring friend.
1t is indeed a hopeful sign that the
world is growing better when the Jour
nal can rise above its partisan politics
long enough TO pay such a deservedly
high tribute to the Wilson administra-
ton. This just tribute from the Journal
cannot be explained on the theory OF the
blind swine stumbling occasionally on
the acorn. On the contrary, 1t is rather
an awakening Of the conscience that the
people are too intelligent to be deceived
any longer by partisan Misrepresentation
AS an illustration as TO how misrepre-
sentation has lost its virtue for partisan
advantage the Journal dare not repeat
to the farmers of Preston county that
under the Democratic tariff they will not
be able to get ten cents pound for their
wool. The farmer is getting 50 cents per
pound for his wool, more than he has
gotten since the days before the civil war.
Again, the Journal would not venture
to say to the taxpayers of this county
(Which it did repeatedly in years gone
by) that the Dawson tax laws would re-
duce their taxes. The tax ticket proves
that the taxes have been greatly in
creased. Nor would the Journal attempt
TO tell the farmer and small property
holder, as it formerly did, that the Daw-
son tax laws meant a reduction in taxa
ton to them and a corresponding in.
crease 10 the corporations. The late sec.
ond extraordinary session Of the legisa-
ture exposed the fallacY Of that claim by
increasing the state tax from ten 10
fourteen cents and exempting the cor
porations from a like increase. Neither
would it have the courage to declare that
the Virginia debt would he decided i'm
favor Of West Virginia, which il re-
peatedly did, and those contending 20
the contrary were simply Democratic
campaign lies 10 deceive Republicans"
The Unittd States Supreme Court, tine
court from which there il no appeal, has
decided that West Virginia must pay the
West Virginia certificate holders a sum
that will reach the go OOO, 900 mark by
the time II is paid. Partisan though il
is the Journal would not risk repetition
OF he denials that the GIasscock and
Hatfield administrations had created
state debt Of million and one-half dol
lsrs. The Republican state administra-
tions have Acknowledged the debt.
We are charitable enough 10 believe
that the Journal wac cruelty deceived in
its advocacy Of the Dawson tax laws. the
Virginia debt, ETC., by the Republican
state house machine, but nov tha, the
deception has been fully exposed We can.
not in The future excuse IL il it repeats
the known deceptions through its edito-
ria. columns 70 IL up b 10 now to OBJ
serve That lesson taught the Grecian
youth-"To.l tbe Truth"