The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-10-02

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T,ccntyReasons Hhy The Con-
stitutional amendments
Should Not Be
adopted.
aorgantown New Dominion.
1st. Because that while the old
County Court is not perfect, it is
better than the new one offered us.
ID. Because that all The defects
Of the old County Court system can
be rcmedictl by simple legislation,
without going 10 the expense Of the
Constitutional Amendments.
Sd. Because the amendments, if
ratified; will largely increase our
taxes as n whole, and without any
corresponding advantage or ggin to
1.-THE people.
4th Because that Constitutional
provisions do. not enforce them
selves, butrequirc legislation 10 put
them in force, it must follow that
for the time between the ratilica-
ton ofsaid amendments, aud the
enacting Of such laws as shall be
necessary 10 carry2them into effect,
we=willzhayc= no #lawin=tlle State
touching the matters contained in
said amendments $500
9th. Because that laryer Judges
will cost the people much more
thau Justices, and often not serve
them any better; and because the
Amendments require an increase Of
Lawyer Judges Of five more, ut a cost
Of not less than $4,000 per annum
each, including mileage, and will
soon make it necessary to doutle
that number.
9Th. Because public servants
should hail from the people Of all
callings, us much us possible, while
these so.called Amendments pro.
vide that the highest salaried oil.
GERS shall alone come from 4 Ger.
tain class or profession.
7th. Because these men called
Commissioners, and declared q
County Court, can be no more cap
able Of sitting us Judges in Court
than the same three men called
Justices.
Sth. Because one Justice in the
county, unaided. by the bar, aud
unprotected by the Sheriff, Gun be
no more competent TO try matters
Of dollars and cents than three
Justices. or two Justices and q
President sitting as a Court, aided
by the bar, and protected by The
Sheriff.
9th. Because that while the right
Of trial by jury is the bulwark o.
our Judicial system and ofthe lives
and liberty Of the citizen, when
properly guarded and protected by
The Courts, yet when allowed 10 be
dragged from their fields and shops
ut Il moments warning, TO act be.
fore single Justices witAouta Shcr.
i'll to protect them, or the aid Of 4
bar or Court to instruct them us to
the law Of the case, will not only
prove oppressive 10 the jury bit
dangerous 10 the people.
4 10Th. Because these Amend
ments aro in favor and in the inter.
: est Of the rich, us Il class, and
4 against the poor-lor small debts
under $500 generally bclong.to the
poor, while the rich man owes
largcr sums than this, if he owes Mt
all, and owes it 10 the rich, while
the poor man my owe his small
sum Of $500 or under to tho rich
man. II the rich man is sued for
his large sum, he must be sued in
n court OF record, and is entitled TO
tho "iaw's delays" reaching
months and years; Or il sued be:
fore II Justice i'll tho country,is able
to appeal and give tho required SCI
curly. But il the poor man is
sued it will generally be before Il
single Justice in the country,wherc
he may bo tried and judgment
rendered and execution issued and
levied in FIVE or ten days-und hc
has no escape unless he can find
some one who is willing 10 under
take to paythe debt for the poor man
in case lie don't do 20, in so many
days; this but few poor men will
be able to do, hence their wives and
children may 10 turned out Of
house and home, NIL within Il few
days. This is II discrimination
against tho pour as n class. a
| llth. Because II very large pOr-
ton Of the eases SO brought before
Justices, where the parties are able
| to give the rcullirci Srri,rit" will