The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-04-11
GRAFTON.
Municipal MaIters-HOw IDe Town IL
Governed,

Governed,
correspondence OF the Register.
GRAFTON, April 9.
90 will be hanged II some eternal villain,
some busy and inSinuating rogue,
some cogging, cozenlng slave, 10 get some
Hath not devised this SANDER"
have hesitated some time, doubling
the proprlety and the necessity OF an
swering the baseless fabrication OF "NoI
Populi," published in the InteLLgencer on
the Atm inst, before concluding TO notice
his ANONYMOUS libel. The letter has re-
ceived lar more consideration than 1t Il
entitled to, and has been more talked
about than it would have been had
the author appended his name.
The charges made are not worthy OF SO
rious consideration, and "Nox Popul
will have to give US better authority than
his own lDss dirit, yea much better evil
dence than he can furnish under the
san ,tion of his own oath.
l defy him to show single mls-state-
ment in my letter of the lst instant, and
| further defy him to correct what am
about to make in this letter.
He SAYS: The levy last year was in
creased one-halL" This WAS absolutely
necessary, and was not the fault OF the
present, nor of last years councils. The
individual members of the Council
brought in more small bills in their own
favor than any one year previous
DEFY him TO show US one which was not
Just. -,
These have allowed to individual
councilmen for committee services more
than any year previous Show US
single bill which should not have been
paid.
"There have been more jobs put up in
the interest OF members of the council for
individual purposes than ever before.
Give US proof of 8 single job.
The interest of the Texter bond has
not been paid for two years" The town
is two wears in arresr Tor this interest," but
this occurred before the present or last
wears councils came into office and they
dli pav the interest of the current year
and portion of another.
THE Indebtedness of the town has been
increased by reform in the past year.
Not true.
"Flgure head sought never to be elected
10 Office" II Mr.. c. Hsnshaw be
figure hesd, then l and
all they friends, my dear
oVo1 PopGli" will pray that THOU msyest
have as much sound sense in thy empty
noddle as that self-ssme tgure-head, be-
fore thou again sttemptest so groundtess-
" to calumnIate thy fslr-tamed neigh
bors. and who spurn thee as they wouId
the most degenerate cur that oarks ana
bites under the cover of night and dark
ness. and dares not show his teeth IN the
light of day.
Whatever may be said to the contrary,
I am authorized to say that Mr.. johnson
did express himself as satisfied with the
salary of $3.50; and If he IS not, why let
b,m resign, as many of his friends re-
ouested him to do when they found that
their hypocritical, csnting crew were no
longer able to run the town in their
interest.
And now, Mr.. "Vox Populi," prove the
truth of your assertion or shut up. lou
NIGHT give you this as parting
advice, take the little sermon by NV,
written for your benefit, read and con II
well, for
Happy the heart wnere graces reign,
Where love inspires the breast
and cease, my dear sir, to be Of the mum
Der of those
"Who II they md a man too honorable
To be a fellows cleaner Of the spoils,
When iactiouS sickle sweeps the public
wealth,
Lift up their angry voices to the crowd
And breathe around their pestIenuaI
breath,
Till Virtues self is tainted by the
wretch"
j. l.. Il.