The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-10
.SES ECONOMY
DB0R.ED.UCTI0N|.
IE STATE TAXES
democrats Opposed to
Uniform Basis in
Taxation

"A fBY Associated PFeAal
. HUNTINGTON, Feb. 10.-Reduc.
li5h OF taxes comes through econ.
1hy in governmental expenditures
father than by revaluation Of prop
jrty for assessment, r. F. Dunlap,
Democratic state chairman, said to.
lay, during IN address TO the state
Executive committee and associate
Committee Of women, in which he
harged that waste and extrava.
ance was to he found on every
land in the state government.
Atter asking the support Of the
Committee and expressing his be-
her that there must be the utmost
confidence and heartiest co-opera.
Hon in his relations with 1t, the,
Ahairman launched into a review Of
government expenses on which he
ased his accusation Of extrava
nce.
In May, 1921, the legislature
Proposed its appropriation bill. At
lhat time despair was upon us. In
lnr commercial, Industrial and pri.
ate lives we had been forced to
tIenle economic handling of our
Sifs, but the legislature, wilfullS
llltnd To this condition, increased
he appropriations beginning July
for salaries OF clerks, stenog.
aphers current expenses and all
iepartnents Of governmental actiy.
tiles
The following are n few Of 'ths
more pronounced increased appro.
|priations for this year:
IN the auditors office, $2s,6sO:
lin the attorney generals office
10000: In the treasurer's office,
BIB 500; Judiciary, S117,750: tau
commissioner, $4,000; prohibition
III artment, $4,000 not Including
fie Cheney appropriation; upkeel
lof capitol buildings and grounds,
$4,000; board of control, $16,S50:
Hospitals and other institutions.
$50: expense Of meeting of
|leeislature over that OF 1918, not In.
Gliding Increased salaries OF mem.
|begs $1t5;34S: increase of miscel.
1aRsous appropriations. $1,026,476."
Nm Dunlap took up what he
saliedsa direct evasion OF the budget
amendment by state departments
Eand other institutions "in expend-
|ing more than approved by the
budget or appropriated by the leg.
! slatpre3 Such a practice, he said.
Exas unsound, contrary to business
INDICTMENT and should be stopped.
Vie also objected to "the practice
allowing different departments
the government TO collect fees
and disburse them according to
I k1irs own judgment" and said all
giis should be paid into the state
teas try and disbursed only on leg.
IislRtiEe direction.
Turning to the revaluatlon Of
property. the chairman said:
1.-THE tax commissioners state.
nietit that when all the property OF
|tife state Is assessed on a uniform
and equal basis VIC can have n re-
ductton Of levies that will mean
eonsid erable less amount OF taxes
Ne as false as It is foolish. The
INV he Is enforcing is the Dawson
fax law of 1904, when we were Civ.
en- the same promise by its patron
rs We now have by reva1uation
" toperty.
Payment II the agricultural de-
lpartment Of a Accent tax on every
ton Of fertilizer shipped into the
state isjnot warranted, the speakers
insisted. and added:
"The collection OF the tax Is I'M.
Just and it should be abolished, yet
the last legislature deliberately re-.
fused this demand. The farmer
asks no bounty from the public
Treasury All that he demands is
iustice and this he must have"
After telling the members OF the
woinen's committee that he be.
,lisyed the finer moral fabric of
Women was a direct source OF
trength in public life and that they
would require of state officials
higher standards Of service ability,
and character, Mr.. Dunlap said:
rEducation should challenge our
best thought. Our first duty is to
the highest type Of citi.
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