Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-09-04
SOME slIGHT CORRECTIONS


Made BY senator ysnmeter Concerning
Recent Interyiew-He Experiences sud-
den Change Of Mind.
To ne EdaR Of he RSqitter.
OLD FIELDS, HARDY CoUSTY, W. Va,
September lin your issue of August 9th,
there appeareda communication which does
the people Of Hardy and myself great injus
ice. four reporter writing from MOoreheld
says many OF the prominent citizens dis
courage the thought of railroad coming
here and prefer to live in the quiet out way
Of gene ations past. The West Virginia
Central road win at some future day touch
this town and since there are valuable iron
and coal mountains near here. But 1t will
be long time before the consent Of the PEG
pie is given to such a modernimproyement.
And yet the people Of Hardy BY a very
large majority voted a subscription to this
railroad within the past year, very few OF
the prominent citizens voting against 1t and
those from my opposition to the railroad
But when your reporter, reports me a.
saying: II have been opposed to the sup
.phmentsl assessment order and have so de
clared myself to our people here he is a
much mistaken as ever he was. My views
upon tits subject were published in tn
RECIsrE some three weeks after the Mar
inst urg meeting, in communication
sign ed "Farmer," and have not changed
The REGISTER IN commenting on the views
then expressed, admitted that the statute
extmpting certain personal property from
taxation, was unconstitutional and wOuk
be 30 decided by the court, whenever tn,
question was brought before it. | took tn :
ground that the court had construed tn
constitution in the railroad case and de
clared that the Legislature had no authorit,
to exempt any property, except such as wsS
named in the constitution, and that the
statute exempting certain property not
named in the court, was null and void from
the beginning. | also expressed the opinion
that il was the duty OF the assessors to obey
the order of the executive, otherwise we
would have many, instead of one, Executive
decided In my humble Judgment there can
be no usurI alton Of authority on the part Of
Gov. jackson whilst he keeps within the
hounds Of the constitution adopted BY the
.. ople. 1t is the highest form of law known
to the people and the officers Of the govern
uent. / know Of no policy higherthan that
constitution. As to what might have been
the result Of the Wheeling convention | am
not all disturbed. | formed no combins
tons with any factions and am content. |
retired from the case gratiied at the results
of the deliberations of the young and az
gressive Democracy of West Virginia, and
will do all | can for the success Of the whole
icket. If did die hard and hurry home
| died in the good old Democratic faith and
not without hope of an honorable service in
the ranks. think the people Of West Vir-
GINA have no cause to tear-either the If
teen million West Virgins certificates or
Elkins' political fund If they and the Dem
ocratic press OF the State, forgetting all mi
nor political differences, will do their duty
the result in October and November cannot
be doubtful
Your reporter, among other things, is fur
rher in error in making me say that they
the administrstion-have acted unwisely
and unpairiotic." ! do not believe they
have acted unwisely or unpstrioticslly in the
performance of their official duties. As 10
The little family quarrel going on between
the REGISTER and some members Of the ad-
ministration and Jim Mason have no con-
Germ, neither has the Democratic party.
Yours very respectfully
JOSEPH VASNErER.