To the editor:

Thank you, governor and Legislature for raising our sales tax, our gas tax, our cigarette tax and our title and registration fees on our vehicles.

According to an article in the Oct. 18 issue of the Journal-World, three former governors and Gov. Bill Graves (all Republicans) state a tax boost is a must. I believe one article even stated that without a tax boost, some contracts to be let by the Department of Transportation might have to be delayed.

It seems that some agencies within government are “sacred cows.” Probably the best thing the new governor could do with the DOT is to put into effect a mandatory 25 percent reduction of linear mileage cost of road construction. One might be surprised how much less the bids might come in.

To paraphrase William Jennings Bryan’s famous “Cross of Gold” speech, one might say, “No longer shall you press upon the ‘little person’ this crown of taxes so that the ‘sacred cows’ can receive their golden crosses.”

I suggest you call the legislative library in Topeka and find out if your legislative candidate voted for any of the tax increases and then you proceed not to vote for him or her. The same applies to the stance of our candidates for governor with respect to tax increases.

Leo Kerwin,

Wellsville