The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-05-22
PROSECUTIvc li4'roRNET.
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official caIdron Of this county
src,hea and boil with the aspirations
Of willing eculs 10 serve their
coGntFy's calling, We desire to alIay
TIE bubble Of anxiety as Regards
one Office in which tie rural dis
tricts hayc = say. We refer to the
Office Of Prosecuting Attorney.
That The present incumbent has
served us efficiently no one will
question. When We think Of the
age ut which Andrew Edmistun
was called upon to take up the
task that practical wisdom and ez-
pericncc would hesitate 10 do;
when sc but consider she numcr-
.ous crinrs-and ones, too, Of such
crest aigni;ule-that have been
committed duringthc time Of his Of
lice,o his successful nanagenentof
TIC same, coming in constant con.
tact. US he invariably did, with the
aged aRI most learned members Of
our own bar. but with these Of
distinction from a distance, we can
but say that he is deserving Of all,
for oua so.young. that il proud and
grateful people can bestow. Truly,
under the most trying circumst4n-
cos, and at = time, too, when those
with older heads and greater cx-
pericnce might justly have trcm-
bled, he stood by the helm and
stsil the ruddsr in behalf Of
peace and order for the sake and
safety Of society, always earnestly
and without prejudice or Partially
advocating the enforcement ofthe
law.
Although he hss held the Office
two terms, We fo'l ii our bounden
duty to insist and urge that lie
continue our Prosecutor. The
duties dcvolying upon one in this
positioa are many and onsrous:
and we believe We are right when
we say that there is no .Ons more
suitable or better qualified 10 dis
charge those duties than lie. Ills
course thus far has met with uni
yersal appreciation, all alike, old or
young regardless Of party, COM
ment favorablr on the course pur-
sued Jy Andrew EdmtstOn. He
has prosecuted moi psr.scQted, and
has always zlclt5l daaf=oaF =to5tlls
1naliciouG and evil disposed part Of
4hc=eommunitsin=otl.sg=w or1slto
those mIlo,=througll. petty spite Re.
sort to Tho grand Jury as lno4ns
revenge. Kind and courtc.
Gus to friend and enemy alike, he
has been firm and unlIincIling in
THE discharge Of his duty, but
Ienient when warranted economi-
cal in administration, notwith-
Standing the two potent treasures
Int his command-Statc and county.
We 8peake of economy from tho
fact That the eiuD!Umcnta Of this
Office are small, they being, ovcr
and above the fixed salary, just
what The prosecutor makes them.
In many instances prosecutors
a"tnated by merccnary motives,
for Tie sake Of i!ain and hope Of re,
ward, having ut their disposal the
State and county treasury, have
proved themselves unable 10 with
stand The temptation aud have
fallen into the error Of persecution.
M impatation Of this kind or
character has ever boom mado to-
yards Andrew Edmiston, neither
will nor can thare he any such
charge. lie is a man of big heart
and whole Eoul, and entertains and
cultiyates Il high scnse Of honor.
Although @e have been crcditably
Informed that he does not aspire TO
this position, yet We say by all
mrsns retain Andrew Edmiston.
4 CITIZEN.
For assessor