Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1876-06-06
Spirit of ytffrrsm.
CharlestOwn, Jefferson County. We.t Va.
TUESDAY HORSING. JUNEs. 1916.
COMMUNICATED,

Ed. Of the Spirit of .J.terson IL have
observed in the Free Press OF May the 2Oth,
leader, under the head 1.-The Judiciary"
which WAS called forth by an article in =
previous issue OF yours. under the signature
OF, II L remember, "ANGranger." Now,
while do mt mean, in passing by, to lake
part IN as''quaFrel D6tsmy own'-and which
the proyero says is to cake dog by the
earsD-I do desire 10 see ''fke issue in the
coming elections of this State, aud for eveFy
Office, executive, legislature end judictai,
made up and sqnarely fought out. .sloEetlfer
any person umde- HE Influence of a priDdse
and special interest: Gotten greater than any
Interest he has in common with the public in
teresr.) as a perfect!y djs1nterestcl ctfciuI be-
f'Cce" has Pr'0Gfe GMd special interest and the
common and general interest Of The people at
large" Now, my opinion is, that 10 mem.
ber of monopoly should ever be permitted,
by sensible freemen jealous of their rights. to
occupy any official position in which he must
OF necessity find a conflict between his special
and corporate interests and those Of the pub
lie tor whom he is acting. 4 proper self re-
sPect aud delicacy, it would seem to me,
should suggest TO governor, legislator. or
judge, that in connecting himself with
spcc al. personal. and selfish interest, all pro-
prIety turhids his being actor in his own
case And where, he has the aggregation
and force Of the monopoly. and his own in>
tercst, against single citizens Il is, in fact,
and has already come to it. making laws judy
ing laws, and executing laws on behalf of
banks and railroads aud other nfS7niopolies. and
to the destruction and ruin of nearly all the
private interests of the country Every man
must see and know the present terrible con-
dntron of the country There must be causes
for it. What are they? l answer, official
corruption, unnecessary Offices and inordinats
salaries, and the governments of the country,
both State aud National, run entirely in the
interests OF office seekers, office holders, mo-
n"p"lies, and u>urers. 1t is not necessary to
multiply proofs arguments, or to go into
details. The facts speak for themselves. and
stand up palpably before Us, as the Blue Ridge
or the North Mountain Are not all the
wealth producing interests OF the whole coun-
try down fiat on their backs, and gaSping for
existence! i not this the with all with
out exception, agriculture. manufactures and
cOmmcrce? 1t Is clear then, it is visible to
the eye, that these great interests have had
no benefit OF good or favorable legislation or
administration, but have been sacrificed, and
starved, aud made Jean and weak; and that
all their substance has gone into, aud been
absorbed by the producing and srccula>
tive cssscs-;he cfiee>holders, mono; olies,
usurers-who are riotng in the abundance
aud fat things of the land And is it any
wonder, when. through their cRucussps. they
have tho whole machinery in therr own hands,
aud run ii tn sui: themselves, whichever party
comes urpermost
The moralrzing of tho Free Press is all
very pretty, and very good, about the judi>
clary. and might have done very well about
the time OF our FIRST revolution. But it won't
do now. The Free Press admits this in its
aIlusiOn TO the rc>orEan zltion of the supreme
CONT for corrupt purpose. The slime of cor
rup'iun is over the judiciary, by his own ad
mission, and We must now take things as we
fad them and act accordingly. Deliver US
from temptation is the Lords prayer, and
think. besides our own interest in the matter,
that we should not tempt any trail mortal
either as governor, Legislator, or Judge es-
pecisly, to- act in in which he has a
| speciaI interest Can judge who has free
| ticket on 4 railroad, or ms stock in it. de-
eide fairly between himself and citizpu
whose fences have been burnt aud stock killed?
He might possibly. but good Christians we
ought not to tempt him.
JNo a THOMSON.
Summit Point Nav 81 1875