The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-26

1901. and ii has h""n renewed in this
year by ihr same interests and same
small rot"ri" IF would-bc tax dodgers
who supported Mr.. Cornwall i'll his
campaign Of 1901 IN the same Issue.
Mr. Curnwcll complains that taxes
arc high. bat II" docs NOT discriminate
rs between the tax rate for state pur-
poses and III" local burdens placed ny
county courts to meet unusual district
or county expenditures. IL IS true that
he star" tax rate Of fourteen cents last
wear was unusually high but il was
brought about through a great coal
strike in the l[anawhA valley thai cost
100000 TN" loss Of Liquor licenses
through Prohibition and necessary r"-
pairs 10 some nt our stat" buildings.
This year the stat" rat" has been re-
durrd to nine cents. and our stat" tax
commissioner says that next year II
need not he Nor" than five cents. ! as
sure YOU ~ governor I shall at all times
insist on tn" tax rat" being kept as
low rs is consistent with efficiency and
progress i'll administrative" affairs.
Assans wisconsin.
Tho iuig" nSSail"I Clarence w. Wat
snn az an arch ,lrSpni who had seized
control Of the Democratic state organ
ianti"n and was dominating II Cor his
own personal and political ends. .tS
rr,pnr If NatSuni%ni in ;hr Democratic
party H. pointed tn thr oustinG Of col.
John McrirHw. as national committee
man. III favor "f Watson; h" dcp"sal "f
Cameron &. Lewis as chairman of thn
state committee i'll order tn place Glenn
Shrly"r. WniSon'% own financial agent ri
TIL" head Of This organization and III"
r"ni"V:L If stat" headquarters from
THrkrr&lrHrG - FHirlnnn; wh"ro every
thing don" could h" under the close OBJ
$rrvati"n of Watson.
rhr0ugh tn" erection Of rnrnTCll. tho
Judge declared Watson homes (" domi-
nate III" stat" government so tina, he
may Suili a marhin" In again install
hlnN"rf in tho United states senate. ANA
~ tn" Sum" tim" gain control over tn"
ruhli" s"rric" commission. state tax
commissioners office and other agencies
Of state government. The public Srrv-
ice commission regulates Watson's rail-
roads ANA electric lines and the tax
commissioners office has some worry
important functions 10 perform in con-
n"Ctinn with thr l"vyinG ard collection
Of corporal ion taNnS.
Our state government must never h"
perverted tn tn" uses "f amy "n' man "r
am opposed to invisible government
whether Nnd"r tlir cIrs" Of WatSnnsm
,r any other dr"ss. | hat" hnSSsm in
any form ana aS long as 7 hav" tho
power Ia prevent il. no ono man or Sct
nf mon shall OYER set m Il government
AGAINST tho interests and general wei
far" Of III" p"orl" -: my nntiv" state
stand suuar'ly ON that cha; old .I""-
trim, nf equal rights 10 all and special
PRIVILEGES {" r"u" and in th$ day am
amending 1t n It'll" In add that | stand
also for special burdens upon n"nr."
Party Pledges Broken.
The Judge touched briefly on national
affairs and in this connection referred
T." Tho charges of In" Democrats that
lie rI"riinrl Of Watson and Chiffon L.
III" lTit"d states senate in l!ll. was
brought about ny hrihnry and rnrrur-
ion. and in what III" editor Of ono Dom
oCrntIr newspaper styled as a $aturnaIia
Of rinh"u"i,"ry. He charged that that
n"'ahl" ricr" nj modern fiction. the
Democratic party platform Of 1917. hal