The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-08-27
Is STRANGELY AGAINST THE PRO
POSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT
SEES MANY pAS6pAs IN THE
CREATION OF SUCK
DEBT
POINTS OUT THE WEAK SPOTS III
TIE ENTIRE PROPOSAL.


10 hc voted upon l.. tive p'"Vl" 81
West Virginia this year j. IN" amend
mrni ~ too STAT" "on$l tuition. i'u' h"rlI-
ing the creation ~ ~ ~ ~ htiE nv
lion dollars. ~" proceeds "' "n'h. ~
* proposed T." Us" an y ;o" road
huIdinE program Tn. constitution "'
West Virginia NNpliriily 9iouihu~ any
Kind q stat" debit cAr"W ~" N,N'
Virginia share Of IL" Nirginla d"n'.
The am"ndm"n, % I" hang" 'ha' n"r.
state debt for god road building. r"r =,
r'"r Governor William \ Mar' '"rkI" %,
Charleston. an "arnF-t adN"Cslt" "f E"".'
rnRds. takes a p">ltl"n against ~" 'i,'f
million dollar anr'udm"ut. and "rii"'
A mos: Interesting article Tor TIE
S'hnr,csrrn C;az,rir. m arti"i" is -
PRODUCED 'hcr"wj'h. az foll"wS
1T seems to m" Inst N" n"opir 81
West Virginia arc NOT giving sufficient
attention to ~" lu"SI important iSSE'
TINT has b"on Pcfor" uU$ s'"'" l"T
many years. alIud" to ~" "r"nIS' Il
ancndiu.rt - tho Constitution which
au;horizr@ the state ~ lssu" ma sou
on SS no '''"S' ~ Wv
This = I radical rhnrc" IN ~, N"'-
irv Of Vest Virginia which was mHn-
-iirAi"d at tn" foundation "i nc |'''''.
Nv reason OF its aC"CDianc", d. re
10 make brief statement :" NV
! :" orlr VII und"rStand ~" mann Ti'
or M question before them. To" W
IL attention - being pald :" this m"st
important proposition. | vas in most
.ntclIisrut body Of gentlemen "h"r" "a
naflrr MAJ nrInS discussed aud not
,ivr mon in. tn" who'll assembly had
read Tho provision which placed uN,H
hem and their ,childr"n rNlldr-n ln'
enormous burden or $50. 90" ~ d"b'.
"a prrpaEanda Is being carried o,i'
for this amendment which is rntlr"'E
ono slded--nnd iha' I'D" IS the nr"l
- good road, Th" writer - an ~,
,hu<rast ~ IN r"Td, ard has d|y",r
md much r>pcns" 70 obtaining GO,
roads, but NJ does not t""l iha' EoV"
roads should n" obtained at 'uch :''-
rihCc
'l.,i ~ CONSIDER thix am"1dm"h' 20
briefly as possible. tn" ,"nF' ,N'!""
or WHst Virginia provided mat n"
state d"ht shall Do created "N"H' ~
.srrnCC Of the state l. .thr%atcImcI "r
for Inc settlement Of N" uld VIRGINIA
debt Tn" reason 81 thus was that H.
old state OF Virginia had HrnCiMh'N
10 y" foIstcd upon Is tn" stat" OF NnS,
virginia This was a Svst"m by when
tho legislature under certain cohdlti.,%
could vote roads in any >c'iion ~ ~.
state II desired arid max" othcr uuH!'
improvements. 'hr result Of which Wa
n vast debt for Virginia. i"N roiH',
an incomplet" canal and i"W pun
buildings AMI millions np"n n'ii!pnS ",
money
,vag Gr NO nsN 20 tho state The VII
600 600 which We II West Virginia arc
today paying as our norton OF 'Nr ~"
virginia deb, ~ which We t"ti H.'F ~"
dnr thr then constitution Of Virginia, 80
that to which "" arc asked PTaS'i'"''E
TO return. 49,. ,,,o o,,,o,drcrt
Is mere proposition and - not 4
bond issue Then. !f Il IL NOT proposed
10 utilize II. why pass it Any SSnS'h'N
man can $50 TINT II IS bond issue
pure and simple II Is id'" 10 say ;n",
the legislature will MOI avail uSclt "'
its provision. S5o.00O.opo lrii I" u 80,
Iature may ~. is dangerous cord lion
Tor any people nr State 10 confront.
Let US consider aits details Tor
moment TIL" amendment proyid"S t"r
the collection Of an annual sal" tN
su tfic!ent TO pay annually tn" int"C"St
rT such debt ana thH principle th"r" 't
within and not exceeding thtrii E"nr~
\. Hve per cent tho. ,nt"r'A "u ms
so 6uO. o0p will hc SG,ror."oo. 'ar ma'n-
tcnanc- OF the roads a pro'td"I un-
der tho constitution and tn" expenses
Of administration thereof. Will, :" say
the least. nc $50n,0n0 moro, or dire"
amount added to our taxation OF SH''""'-
/ 900 per annum. The present !"G'Sit' IE'
apr ,priations for 1920. "a E"n"ratiE
rcropcct il, Is about $500. 0Nr. rms
pdds al one fell swoop $2."oo.Ooo, per
year and every farmer. every ""HI into.
every merchant. every nFanuf"'"r'r
will have added 10 his tax Hi'I by 'hlS
amendment about sixty rer r"S, ,,o anu
instead Of $500. 900 year. N.6on9N" a
wear, ard this does not prrNiu" Ter
sinking fund.
with tho present enormous burdens
arising from war. wNh all k'nHS 81
taKations upon u$--inhc-'ten'" ''N'N
excise taxes super taxes. CN1rsS taxes
are We ready t. add sixty per cent ad-
ditional state TAXATION Al ms in" I"
ou- present enormous taxes
County Road work.
1T is said lha; this Will do away
With the construT on o. ro@d' ny ,h.
county Il does NOT. Il leaves ihH
county courts under The constitution
with tho powc- 10 cong. ru"t roads a.
At present for the portion of IN" cor
Sutution which is changed - -" Soc
tion providing that "" shall not incur
ana bonded Indebtedness and YOU VIII
have q dual system. hh% St"'r con,
STRUGGLING roads under ~" amendment
and the county CoNrt also ""AsirHrnnS
road. mnIcr IN" rrE;%"nt const:,n'l" m
what endless confusion will result.
"Anotncr important consideration
vhirh has been ignored in this loosely
drawn amendment. What Will J." done
with -" counties. which haNN con.
,tructnd roads At vast expense" Under
, tho nronneed amendment they shall b"
taxed juCt as any other county is taxed
to buld roads anywhere or everywhere"
In any direction If III" S'Ht" or IN any
county that tho State Road commission
or whatever body is ctea.od by legIrIa-
turr to build roads shall determine. Is
II fair ,ha; the county or Kama wha,
which has practically completed rs
main lircS-Lfor The cabin Creek ~ the
! only large gap left aud III" bonds hay"
been voted for chat "NtNNSi"r--shal
he taxed for the building of roads IN
olhsr counties when 4 has already con-
%tructod its own roads" It - far that
! the counties OF Cahcll. Mcdowell. Wood
HARRISON Marion. Mercer Logan. Il l.
"iEh. Berkeley. Fayett" loFr"rson. Mon