Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-10-16
The state Capital.

civ or that city just so long viii spectators in
town lots and city property continue TO log roll
aud lobby cash successive Legislature.
This is a matter OF paramount importance. The
people elect aud send men 10 the Legislature 10
ferret out and remedy tue defects in the law, but
this Capital question has pushed aside legitimate
ls- s.l;ion alJ occupied nearly every session since
IL. var Enough cash money, ont OF the pockets
OF tax PAYERS. has been wasted in discretionary
70 buili halls a dozen magnificent caPitols. T.
uou-h time has been wasted 10 have remudeied
ans made our statute laws perfect But, after ten
Years st-u--l, the question IS. to-day, more un-
settled tdau cysr aud our laws are in most hor-
r,5ig aud dEgyace,u, condition. The statute laws
oi West Virginia asc more confused, more per-
picked. more productive Of expensive aud haras-
sing litigation than they ever have been in any
STATE I'm this Cuiou and % any one is curious 70
ascertain how much money and how much time
Ia, been already expended in this controversy,
Re, him take the Journal of the Legislature Tor
teu years blcN and count up the number OF days
the Legislature has been twisting, turning aud
sQairuiug under the powerful h,h OF a corrupt
aud uuscrupu'nus lobby; and let him recOileet
that itcost- $500 a day TO run a Legislature.
So Ion. AS tLis question roEaius unsettled, it
g." o. "'F' '"' W 'D'
remember '"-' ".' 'o'' waste ~ U'''1! '.1 '''''
has NOT benefited the tax payers one dime, or
pgoGlcd the State one penny when We consider
that through an these long wears the proper and
appropriate o1''N''s VI Tue "'- ""S go
neg .tc''o ana ''e "'''' '"', u"s o''" accom-
"a 8. = disgrace 60 the intelligence of the State;
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l...-.....r .. ..,.,-, ana r.,.r5. and p..,.rs
800. ,...;-... ,b., an tbes. thin,-s
ar. b-..,r, ,..,fpt ~, Ar. certain that we sneak
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~. ,,,,rs.a ,bst rhi. C,rit,I question OUGHT TO
80. - w.5.,..,o.ro
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WAX P'e, 'sse'eS''N P''''''N '"e sat w "o'''"
meuJ Is located permanently and the Legislature
lcIt Tree Co lsEislte upon those matters which are
/ Len ..-..-r ,b'. frs.i5. ,g every man in the
STATE.
No proper aud intelligent legislation will be Gc-
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$500. E.. ...,I.l. 81. NOR.
1 90
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Gay than 20 was uudrr the Constitution OF 1868,
I l.r,y.. IL mas M. we'd 90 WhecIiug with the ex-
utr H.. .,.l
press 70 wa ''' N'-~'' ''"' - s'''N
De moved away and permanently located the ln-
. slant a method was devised by which The people
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cvu.' seisv' '"0 ''' 1''- ''-" ~'N"~~ wv q"
location. There are mo,e people who desire 20
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. i' "'" N'"'''s'''' 'u .'"'' "''''' ''.'' - q
majority against -it"-r place as a permanent seat
gus ~
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ter c..,,
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csnv,ui,nt
M,u>srraG:-J admit Charleston is not the
proper l.ac-, but where wiH you locate the Capi-
tai.
NH-h N''-lU s " 'eup','''f 'u our 80
~ u, .., I,, ~. ,.'.-. ,,,ny,Yi m =. \
,....,,a-y lcation than Charleston; because
there wi.. Doe 90 O. ou0e COZ difficulty O. move IT, as
soon DIS lnS >,l'5 u'"I ,llG
tN"gua.,.ors: Is,- Can we lind a better place
than Char.gsJou2 2ud-Wbat plasee. shall be Sc
'cso '1s P', t5'.1 '.''j ~ and , T,,,,,'
Ni,, remain atolr coy uuttl aud only a"fi', all
the people 10 the state have chance % decide