Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-12
GILMER COUNTY.
News and Politics.
GILMER Co, ". VA, August

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Correspondence of the Register.
News from Gilmer county seldom ever
occupies a place in the columns Oi the
REGISTER. This should not be so. a
staunch Democratic county like Gilmer
should be heard from more regularly
through the iavorite organ OF the party.
We consider the REGISTER the standby,
the true defender and advocate of Demo-
cratic principles. No one can doubt
Gilmer's loyalty to the Democracy. She
always enters the arena without any
established organization, and never fails
to give the party nominee rousing
majority. This year we hear little about
politics. and the mass OF voters care
less. There could be men nominated
for the Office of Governor who
would be more acceptable TO many vOtels
than Camden, of Parkersburg. The
Camben money ring has always been
too hard on the people, and, bringing TO
life many OF their old defunCt land titles
whenever there is a show TO clear few
dollars, has soured many an honest,
hard-working farmer. Yet ii he is fair
lv nominated he will receive round ma
jOrity.
To-day is our school election, but no
one seems to care. Who the next Su-
perintendent will be is hard TO tell, but it
is generally conceded that Mr.. Bush will
be the happy mortal. Any poor devil
who. can draw the meagre wages can
fill the Office. The levy will carry
throughout the county, although many
voters seem determined to vote against
any species of taxation. We have more
tax now than we can shoulder.
The improvement on the Little Kama
wha is in full blast. 1t is in reality a
bore ON the Government There Is
about two bosses to every three laboring
hands. Some gentleman in Glenville
made a neat and close calculation, and
found out TO his surprise that there was
being paid every month $40 more to
chief bosses, subordinate Overseers,
clerks and secretaries than was actually
paid for labor. 1t is candidly believed
that some of these salaried gentlemen
are totally ignorant as TO which course
the Kanawha flows, or where it rises
or where il emptieS. But it's all right
ii they will just leave some OF their
hard earned money in Gilmer, for dollars
here are hard to obtain, and when once
Obtained are far dcarer to most men
than the handsome ladies'.
There is an abundance of stock in our
county, and no sale for it, owing to the
severe drought, which has made the
meadows very light. No one can win
ter over their cattle for want OF food.
Our people should keep more sheep and
fewer cattle, but an Over-Supply OF dogs
renders this prcCariOuS business. The
Legislature of our State should make an
effective dog law. 1t would be better
than quarreling with the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, which is our Moses so far
as exports and imports are concerned.
What feeds a stout dog will keep and
iattcn fine hog, and thereby every
family could have an additional guam
titv OF pork, which would amount to an
immense amount throughout the State.
By all means, honorable SOlOns, at your
next meeting give us a thorough dog
law. 1t will give the State more sheep,
add 10 her wealth and the tax on the
dogs retained will add 10 our revenues.
The corn crop in this section will be
about the average, oats almost a failure,
wheat will be tOlcrabie good and
meadows and pastures are the shortest
for years.
We think the interviewing process
adopted by the REGISTER is step in
the right direction. 1t brings before the
people the ideas OF the public men OF
the State. 1t would he better if there
was more oft, and make public office
seekers declare themselves on issues OF
interest. As the Oil City Derrick man
puts it "agitation OF thought is the be-
ginning OF wisdom" Il. Z.