Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-09-30
The Prosecuting Attorney
ship.

Eds. Independent:
The Statesman in its issue of Sep
TENDER 2lst publishes communica-
tion from a Mr.. Snively, of Taylor
county, and Democrat, in refer
ence to Mr.. 2. a. Rohrbaugh, who
is now holding the lucrative office
of whiskey guager in the Govern
ment service, and at the same time
asking the voters of our county to
support him for the Office of Prose-
cutting Attorney. Mr.. Rohrbaugh
may be very clever gentleman, but
we think he is hard pressed for as
sistance when he is compelled to
call on a citizen of Taylor, especially
a Democrat, for it. He must have
been keeping bad company at home.
We suggest that he get certificate
from Mr.. McGraw, the present Pros
ecuting Attorney of Taylor. ! sup
pose he is we'll acquainted with that
gentleman. If he isn't, he ought to
be. We do not know whether MIR.
Snively or Mr.. Rohrbaugh is best
known to the people of our county.
| imagine neither of them has an ex
tensive acquaintance; it is therefore
now in order for Mr.. Rohrbaugh to
certify who Mr.. Snively is. Wouldn't
it have been more graceful for Mr..
Rohrbaugh to have waited time be-
fore pushing himself forward for
Office in our county? In that event
the necessity would not have arisen
for him to go back to Taylor for
certificate of character. Mr.. r.. you
are little bit too previous. Don't
the fact of your getting this letter
prove it? You are now, and have
been for some time, well supplied
with government pap, hence, there
was no necessity for such haste.
We have Republican lawyers in the
county who would have accepted the
nomination, and who would not have
been under the necessity of going out
of the county for an introduction to
the people. They are known to our
people-their interests are identified
with ours, and, besides, have borne
the burdens of the party in the heat
of the day, and they have not tasted
government pap, either. Why didn't
the convention give us a resident OF
the county to vote for, and not one
already holding a lucrative Office ?
Simply because the Bosses dictated
otherwise. But the people will sure
ly decide against their dictation on
the 10th of October. viii Mr.. Snive-
ly be kind enough to tell us why this
lawyer, who stood so well in his own
county, and was distinguished for
his fairness and courtesy, ran SO far
behind his ticket two years ago in
his own county, for the same posi-
tion he is now seeking in ours ? Can
this lawyer, who stood so well, ex-
pect to be more popular in our coun-
ty than in his own, or is it probable
he would be ? | have known persons.
who were more popular away from
home than at home. Mr.. RohrDaugh
must be one of this description, for
be would hardly be so generous as to
offer himself as a sacrifice on the
party altar. To be candid, is II not
the height of presumption on his
part TO ask the support of our peo-
pie a.? viii the intelligent voters OF
Berkeley county support this lawyer
who stood so well, but was over
whelmingly defeated in a county
With Republican majority OF two
hundred votes, and that too when
others on the same ticket were
elected ? Ones abilities are known
best at his home, hence Mr.. Rohr-
baugh is known best in Taylor
county. He has been weighed in the
balances there and found wanting,
and will be found wanting here after
the 10th of October. Was the Re
publican party compelled to import
a candidate, especially a defeated
one for prosecuting attorney? Have
we no material in Berkeley county
fit for the position 7 Have we no
LAWYERS who stand well in their own
county ? If not, the party is indeed
hard-up. is it not a reflection on
the party and on the people OF the
county of Berkeley to ask them to
support one who was repudiated by
his own county such a short time
ago ? Mr.. r.. is now holding the po-
sition of gauger in the Hannls dis.
tillery at the insignificant sum OF
four dollars per day. is it right
to ask the people of Berkeley
to give him another Office? Win
nothing satisfy his greed for office
Those who know him know him only
as a government officer, and this he
should attend to or send in his resig-
nation at once. If he is lawyer
who stood well in his own county as
Snively says he did, why did he not
continue in the practice of his pro-
fession +? Why did he accept the Of
fee of gauger Why, the reader can
draw his own inference. Mr. X. is
not entitled to the place he now
holds. 1t justly belongs to Berke-
ley county man. We have RepuDll-
cans here who are more in need OF
the position than Mr.. r., and who