South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-01-27
Jim Ferguson and the Newspapers
The Beverly Easerpriss saws:


"Ac examination OF Judge Ferguson's
code shows that The leading idea in re-
gard TO giving public notices is to post
at the front door Of the Courthouse
This would have been good enough two
hundred years ago, but it savors too
much OF fossiiism and moss backism to
suit the present day."
To the above the State Tribune adds
tue following sensible remarks:
Ill such oh fogy Legislation Ms thst
Is enacted into law the united and u
unanimous press OF West Virginia. should
resolve and see that not one of the del.
egates SO voting shall ever return 20 the
Legislature, or hold any other promi-
nent public trust IN the State. 1t is LOO
easy now FOR the property OF an unfor-
tuuate citizen TO be sacrifice |, by sale
In some dark corner. Instead of dimin.
ishing the number of required puhllca-
uons OF court and Judicial sales. an ex.
tension should be made SD that no
property of the citizen, even in consta-
| hles hands, could be taken away and
possession for II pittsnce be transferred
To waiting shylOcls and sharpers. It's
the interest OF the debtor rs we'll rs tie
creditor to have as many connecting
bidders as possible az e.ch sale. The
local newspaper is the place 20 make
all tnose sales known. and not tho court
house DOR or tle old oak tree in the
lane. business men and intelligent
farmers, who are worth ANYTHING 10 tho
puoIic welfare, do not hang around
lawyers Offices aad coutt-rooms. They
are disposed to avoid such places N
much as possible. They read tile pa
pers oil the county, and expect tie
servants in official and legislative posi-
ton to realize this fact ana act accqra
dinghy"
/ Perhaps Mr. Ferguson prefers slick
ing matters concerning the public only
al the front door OF court. house. where
they would not be seen by more than
dozen persons, because Of the publicly
given IN tie public newspapers some
years ago to II very naughty opi ode
/ personal TO himself. He doubtless feels
sore towards the Newspaper fraternity
and would like TO starve them out if nc
could MartinsLurg &ta'esa.on
''-'NN l''A @\t. OCONiLLE IN
his speech on the 18th inst. branchcd
out into q discussion OF the influence Of
the political situation upon the prison
ers MUD before the assassination. He
.vcrred THAT but for certain reasons back
/ OF this prosecution GUIrEAU would ne
yer have been aIraigned in a court Of
! AZ
insane asylum after the assassination
and kept there until he died lie went
on 10 explain that what he meant vas
tiat the movers OF The prosecution were
| politicians who were seeking To hiie
their own infamy 6y casting the blame
! ON this !Gnatic. Such men "a CoN;:.
LISo and GRAFT and ARTHUR. who
made war without Justification on CAR
/ FIELD, brought about tina: state Of pub-
Inc excitement and political feeling
/ which preye | upoI GUiralU unul his
| reason LEFT its throne aud 10 did TIA,
( which lie considered to be perfectly In
accordance with their counsel AMI co
duct. lie went into this subject at
considerable length, remarhing that be
/ DID not intend TO say ali this when lie
| opened the case, because he then ex-
pcc'ed fair aud impartial trial, but
| now he had cUnc,u led not TO spare the
men who lomeEtei ;his strife or permit
them to made sca?egoat of GUlTEAu
lie sal this without any feeling. unless
+ of regret that men 5, high in power
should descend TO the iguomin,ous
/ scramble Tor Office which was exhibited
in the warfare against GARFIELD -
+ These men, who since his death had been
so pfo'uso in their admiration OF him.
were ready before tho Pad Of july last
to trample him in tie dust, 10 see him
20 down in obscuniy ana dis race to
The grave IL it could be done without
tho aid OF an assassin's hand. "Alr.
/ CoNKLiNC," bo said, Shall not slirll.
sLail not avoid, shall not escape TIE
condemnation OF the American peopIe
/ if can iasicn il on him FOR that dis
graceful conduct on his part. Neiher
shall Gen. GnASr" When the Vice
President left bis high position and
went TO Albany and pros,ilutcl bis
place aud his talent and bis influence
toward fomenting and spreading the
quarrel i1 tIe Republican party, Mr..
ScoyILLE declared, he deserved tho con.
domination ofevcry citizen That con.
duct stuck 20 bin yet, AID would until
he and Goa. GRANT aud Senator CoNK.
LINo came out openly before the pub.
JIG, aud said the warfare they waLcd on
GARFIELD was unEarrauteJ and dis
graceful to them.