The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-07-16
sITO rHEC TTtzENs or NOR
GAN COUNTY"

cd to DO a notification ITO the citi-
sens of Morgan County" that the
said Commissioners would not fur.
thor proceedings to construct Pike
Roads in our County, under the late
Act Of tho Legislature, until the
voice Of the people was had on the
question By rote or otherwise."
This prctcnse Of a desire to mott
fy the citizens Of Morgan County "
Of their determination on the sub.
joct, We take tho liberty of saying
was merely pretence, and that while
the Commissioners directed their
communication "tO the citizens OF
Morgan County" they had in their
minds eye n very considerable por
ton Of the Republican party Of
Morgan County, who are anti Pike
men, and who have signed II call for
and are favorable TO q Peoples
County Convention to moot in the
Town Hall on tho Bird day ofAugust
to nominate q ticket opposed TO on
increase Of the already burdensome
taxation under which the Country
now labors.
The state Of affairs that brought
about this hollow and %insincere
communication was about as fol.
lows:
As soon sthe late Pike Road Act
became q law, our Radical Connie
sloners, Court House Ring and the
Net onnclsvillo Herald began to
agitato the Pike Road question:
Every available argument vas bro't
to bear which could possibly induce
the public to believe it to be TO the
general nterestto build these roads,
and, when argument was exhausted,
ridiculo and abuse were rosorted to.
About the time the Radical Coun-
ty Convention met, the influence Of
the Commissioners, Court House
Ring and Herald, was greatest, and,
as a consequence, every man that
was nominated at tho Convention
was an advocate Of Pike Roads. In
truth a man was asubject OF ridlcule
that expressed nti-Pikesentiments.
Tho anti-Pike Republicans, as n
rule, said nothing, but went " their
homea dissatisfied. 10 the course Of
a few weeks, however, they resolved
they would call q Peoples Cohvcn-
ton to nominate a Peoples Ticket.
This Convention was to be free from
party politics, and its sole object 10
defeat the designs Of that portion oil
the Republican party that favor the
unlimited levy of taxes. This call
was circulated and Endorsed by
hundreds, both Republicans and
Democrats, throughout The County.
The Commissioners, Court House
Ring and Herald, hearing of this
movement, and guessing rightly as
to its magnitude, became alarmed.
They determined they would have
to do something at once Or loose
control Of tho County. Therefore
this sham communication "to the
citizens Of Morgan County
We would ask the Commissioners
If they were dcsIrous OF notifying
the citizens Of Morgan County" Of
their determination on this ques-
ton, why they did not have their
communication published IN both
the local papers. Five hundred
citizens OF Morgan County" take
tho Conservative, and they would be
well pleased to lean OF the action
Of the Commissioners on such or
important question. But this is no
what tho Commissioners, Cour'
House Ring and Herald wanted
Thoy merely desired TO draw bacl
! TO the support Of the Republican
: Pike Ticket tho Republicans VIII,
favor the call tor o Peoples COnven
/ ton.
q Now, will thus object Of the Com
missioners, Court House Ring an.
: Herald be accomplished? We thin.
: notl The Commissioners say, i
I their communication, that they wi
suspend action until thOy are il
structed 20 do otherwise "by vot
or otherwise" Now, what do'
K this cor otherwise" of the Commi
sIoners mean2 Hmedns nothing mo
" orltssthdn the election o(the RepubiicG
"a County Ticket! If the Republics
Mt County ticket is elected this Fa
n tho tax payers OF Morgan Coun.
may expect the Pike Roads to
m built.
I. So, people of Morgan, If you a
It already oppressed with burdensor
II taxation, go TO work and hunt
10 you. houf man ;rrosnacin,o nf ma