Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-06-09
fol:tical Advertisement
PEACE, PROGRESS AND PROSPERITY.
Editor Greenbrier independent:


4 candidate for the Legislature
and, how do | stand on the tan
question:" Well, think most farm
folks will readily stand for fifty
per cent. cut in taxes without Strik-
ing anybody. But the tax ticket
doesn't show all that we pay. For
instance, the gross sales tax is
mostly, passed right along to the
consumer.
But where does so much tax
money all go? consider the spend
es. One faction of divided party
Dent on winning the election "at
any cost" and it won" Now party
workers" must be rewarded, new
Offices created; salaries increased;
taxes raised. Somebody is paying
the tremendous cost Of that cam
paIsn OF corruption two years ago;
you remember that diSgraccful
squabblc. How much longer must
good and loyal citiZcnS-taXpaycr
stand for that sort of thing? EN-
traStlnI more CT the hard-carncd
money from the pockets Of the Dco-
PIE io pay the politicians won't
restore confidence"
You don't hear of any Farm
Bloc" in the West Virginia LcgiSIa-
lure; not enough farmers there to
,bloc' anything. Only fourteen of
NE ninety-four members Of The
House are farmers.
! am sick and tired of boss rule.
What use has the taxpayer for a
taNmaStcr? And, why shouldn't the
people have full charge of their
own public school system? Our
labor troubles might very we'll be
saved except for the dregs of hog
pen politics working from the
very bottom Of the mixture. Good,
clean Stale Government will solve
me tax problem and, may be, many
OF The labor problems as well. /
iavor progress in that direction and
measure of prosperity for all who
will work.
We are paying the price of p cacc
and can't keep the pcacc-without
federal aid. If we would have per-
manent peace we must have the
innings that make for peace. In the
great Educational Campaign wagcd
last fall in Arkansas a cartoon was
used showing Uncle Sam" driving
an automobile in which were Boil
sherlS:s and other radicals. He had
lost his way and was inquiring of
the Spirit of Lincoln which route
to take. Lincoln's Spirit replied ::
"Iurn back to the little red school
house and the little white church.
and then 60 stright ahead"
There is tendency in some of
our higher institutions of learning
to substitute something else for the
teachings of the Bible. 1t is all
right and proper that we study
plant breeding, live stock improve
ment and give more attention to the
Improvement of the human race.
And l have no objections 10 calling
1t all revolution" if You please, but
listen! Carlyle said of the French
Revolutions:
"Thc period Of Reformation
was a judgement day for Europe,
when all the nations were present
ed with an open Bible, and all
the emancipation of heart and in
tellcct which an open Bible in
wolves. England, North Germany
ana other powers accepted the
boon, and they have been steadily
been growing in national great
ness and moral influence ever
since. France rejected it; and in
ITS place has had the gospel of
Voltalrc, with all the anarchy,
misery and bloodshcd of those
ccaselcss revolutions of which
that gospel is the parent"
The same principle is true today
Gcrmany's harvest Of death has fol-
lowed its loss Of vital faith in the
Word of God.
lave estimated that West Vir-
slnia's part of the national war debt
IS upw ards Of thre hundred millions
OF dollars. Think of the good this
amount Of money would do in build
ing roads, railroads, schools, hos
pfals and so forth, in our own
State. But this huge sum of money
IS least OF it all. Think of the loss
OF life and the untold suffering that
war brings. Just think of all of
these things.
am. yours for Peace, Progress,
and Prospri.y,
W. w. STEVENS.
Anderson, W. Va. june 3. 1922.