The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-07-13
Weston Democrat
Saturday AWNN ~

Commonwealth. But fer the money
aid OLD Virginia gave TO tho Central
aud Co7ioeto: aad Ohio Railroads
(now BY their consolidation the CEes:'
pcakc and Ohio that road never world
have been built; and bet fer the cac
riiicc she was compelled to Gate IN lie.
extreme necessity, that road would not
now be owned BY foreign capitalists.
Civil war with It's :aTages and desc.
latious, bus &rGc in these United
States strange 5ed-fc!lowS, and opened
or ayes to see things Which bcfoTc We
did not dream Of. Before tic war We
had good leading roads throughout this
State. We had good macrLamizcd
road running so&,h from Ea!rmout to
Wecton, and good turnpike road, aud
the we!c:s crossing it tridGel and part.
" r.ac:d:uii=ad, from Hcsto2 to GeG-
leg, where ii tapped the Grca. Eaaawha
,1rupikc runa;ug FROM Charleston into
tho lap Of Virginia, besides good
country roads aud othc. tutnpikes aided
in construction by the State. The
SIau .ton and Pu:kcrsburg turnpike
ruauiug through the centre C! the Safe
from east to west, TERMINATING at Par
kcrsbuIg. was also III like good coudi-
TOMS aud other roads aud turupikcs
built partly Oh State account nCn.tra.
tug it. These, ani ot!!cr publ: roads
and bridges thrOugtOr; the State, were
by thc wear and teai CT war weEu out
aud Otherwise destroyed, aud the people
On !le;g !ircs r.alc tee poOr to EebriId
them.
had the Louor Ut the last session CT
tue Legislature, Of having reported, BY
its appropriate committee, With 4
Recommendation that it become a low
a bill providing ! frud rot ouly to re-
build these roads aud bridges; but te
build new ones throughout the State,
and the measure, in my Judgement,
only f9iled for tho want Of time Il
mature it. Out of at least L hund.et
propositions asking money TO aid il
the construction ct roads aud bridges
1t was the only schc INC thr, vas favor
cd by the House Committee on road
aud iutcrnal navigation. That sucl
aprojcc. would l2 Of great benefit t
the dcye!opucr: Of this State, 1one ca
doubt. -"
The Republican party, whilst
held the reius Of power in this State
erected a monument TO its memory
in ibc establishment Of FREQ schools
which | um willing shall DO perpetual
That the free schools have done mucl
TO cnligLten tho public, and imprOy'
tho morals Of the people. all goo
citizens arc agreed. Now, why nc
the Democratic party build monumcu
to its memory, too, in tho establish
meut OF q system Of internal improve
ments? The schoolmastcr and school
mistress are abroad il the land, teach
lug the young idea hcv to shoot
They, are coed institutions, aud it i
70 be hoped they may continue to ligh
up the land aud go Gu with their wegI
50 long US there is boy Or girl III IL
State TO b. educated. But whilst
would have the free schools 70 o.,
would 1T the same time have goO
roads chcluGr tho commonwealth, uCT
avenues aud new channels for IL
sturdy SOUS Of toll to traverse the Sta!
and every part Of it; to clca. out tn
wild lands ; to increase values; ,Oaus
McnI the public wealth, IND return t
the treasury every dollar expended ii
their construction with hundred pc
cent. interest. The adoption Of such
policy would buoy up the spirits ct III
crushed aud broken people living ii
the districts dcsOla,cd by war; SOul
strengthen their arms and stimuiat
them IL rebuild their houses aud in
prove their lands. Il would carry jo
aud glu4ucss into The wilderness, Ut,
arouse the sleeping energies cf III
occupants VI The lrS cabins. Tho ~
maI's whistle ind Ceres horn woul,
gharm the Calypsos, aud the long nigh
oic!vl! fsud AID political ossEaclsm Re fer
gotten ia the rcjUicIugs Of the mountain
Gers: Srs, l want 10 sec the iuirvna
Improvement system aud the free schOo
System i'll this State walk hanl in Lar,
tho ole assuming IAc place of
dwelling for the people, the other
wiudO"s 10 let III the hight. Now, W
have the windows without the dwell