Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-06-10
An Open Letter.
MAYOR w. T. LOGAN.

MAYOR W T. LOGAN
Dear Sir Now that the battle is over
the smoke cleared away and the wounded
cared for, | ask the kindness OF space in
your paper for the consideration OF few
facts in connection With our Corporation
AS general thing the conquered have
but few claims on the conquerors, but we
think the manner in which the conquered
ia our late "unpleasan tness have been
! treated, has established the precedent that
f, they are accorded voice, and we hope
the bold TIA who voted with us may be
accorded the same.
You, as Mayor of our Corporation are
looked to to carry out and enforce the
ordinances and protect the interests of our
citizens. This is all any fair minded
! person could expect, and all we ask.
Since the election there have been var
ious reasons assigned why different Sec
tons and factions voted so solidly against
our ticket part icularly the reform part
of it, land it would appear from these in
dications reform is needed, but that was
NOT what they ~anted) Several of our
colored bretheren have told me the colored
vote went solid against US because they
thought we would interfere with coal
stealing have it from another reliable
source that another class voted solid be-
cause we would likely interfere with cat.
tie, hogs and fowls running at large; and
from another that the Hannis nistillery
men did all they could against u.s. fearing
we might interfere with the distillery, |
suppose, from running filth into the Tus-
carora, &c. Be this as it may, | plead
guilty TO all these charges so far as we
have ordinances to protect US, and the
guns on our side will never be silenced
until we get all the pr election vouchsafed
by the ordinances
Taking up the first, viz: petty thieving,
| am not able to say how far the Mayors
jurisdiction goes in Furnishing it, but if
we have no protection given US by the
charter or ordinances, then by all means
there should be such steps taken as will
give the Mayor jurisdiction and the citi-
zens protection. Petty thieving is degrad
ing and demoralizing to the best interests
of our town and unbecoming hny Chris
tan community to tolerate it among
them.
Our present excellent Judge of this
judicial district has worked wonders by
his fearlessness in Furnishing the guilty.
Let our Corporation authorities join hands
with him in suppressing all kinds Of vice
and immortality, and we will soon have
all the reform l.eeded and asked for
AS to cattle and hogs running at large.
If the owners of them can derive any ben
eft from their paradipg our streets We
cam see where it comes in, but we know
full we'll that the running o large of these
animals has ruined many a shade treee
and tempted the owner thereof to break
the third commandment.
As to the distilery No man is more
favorable to enterprises than am, hn'
say by all means ler them be carried on
not to the detIiment nor inconvenience
of any citizen. II this disillery com
| papv violates the ordinances let them he
made to abide the Consequences thereof
| Every citizen Of our Coporati IA Knows
the condition that Tuscarora creek has
been in for the past two summers Kill
| ing every thing in it aud threatening death
| to all along its course. insult g ADDED
| to injury when The attention of the chair
man of the Nuisance Committee was called
to its condition be pronounced it in a
perfectly healthy condition." and a
councilman from the Third Ward said
people had no business building along he
creek, forgetting, no doubt, that much Of
the best tax-paying property in orr Cor
poration is located along it, We would
| beg leave to call his attention to chapter
43, section l and 2 of our corpora ion
laws. No, sir, let not the Tuscarora be
made the public sewer of the town, deal
ing death to every thing in it aud threat
ening the life of all along its course, but
let its crystal waters roll over its pearly
bed unpolluted, and let it be life giving
and health fostering source to all.
As to lie.t We have been a long while
| finding out our error in advocating light,
but in the entire defeat of our ticket we
at once see our mistake aud beg pardon
of every one who voted against Us and
! beg that you give us no light that we
may have time and opportunity to repent
| in sack cloth, ashes aud darkness for our
advocating it.
If we have said any thing iii this article
! to offend, we did not mean it. AL we
| ask is the protection our ordinances vouch-
! safe to us. We do not care TO play Mayor
/ or cOuucllhan Dnt II you VIII give US Tue
pr, lection we have right TO expect, then,
when next election comes, We will not
only give you your last majority, but will
throw in our ] IA and make it unanimous
Hoping we m&y have two years OF peace
and prosperity, shall quietly retire from
political life, and mid the shades of the
stately Old willows, on the banks of the
peaceful old Tuscarora | shall lay me
down IN peace and quiet, and Macawber
! like, wait for something TO turn up"
Yours truly,