Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-04-10
FieWs Of
HON. CHARLES j. FAULkNEk
7.,,tiay fis ssese, relations bst'reea Frgis'd and
West Iifgisia, DC.
IIens Of
-.sa - . ~ ITleeIiaq Regi.lsr. ]

n, hi, f-,,, g,rkelc,. was here and ma ,dc refer
on.., t,n nll.i o. absorb the hise,n millions OF
de.errsI ccrtiii .ltes is>ued by Virginia under
The title col West Virginia certhia'es' anu %
thus protest o,rr State a,binst annoyance h,'"'
Mr. Na,,a ami his syndicate. In c)aversa'ioh
With theeV-C congressman yesterday lac gave me
his views in bret on tliis subject. IN connection
with som, interesting Information a - me re-
f,n.ling methods adopted by the old otlt'.
TIC ,tter WIS rcferrst % i'm connection with q
r,...n, visit % Richmond By Mr. Faulkner io'
The pitrpy,s Of funiny. under Whit \ known
a, IA, Ridlleherscr Ball, Virginia bond
owned by hins and asked him whether the
result had been satisfactory.
II would he sud- be going very far 10
s.,,- tla. my S..tlcnl.a. with Virginia WIS sat-
isfictorv o. me- / have acIuiescci IN II, as
ev,ry creditor mus, nov DO who delis with a
S-atc a.,ains which he mas neither remedy
r,nr redress Ideliycrei in,o the hands oi the
Au,litnr of Virginia 5000 SIX per cent. seclr-
itics. aud received i'm exchange Tor them = :
90 OF three per cent. bonds worth IN the MARX
~, Sl4Oil a loss osSl iOJJ on a debt OF So
600. such Is the Rid Ncl,rser Ball, and such
are the terms upJn wllcl virginia SEXES vain
hcr ere lito-s
WANT ialucci you to maze su;h sacri-
dce?'
worse thll c,hcr creditors. Mine were tic ol !
orivinal bonds the safe issued % M thlstE
wears ago. AMI WiIi-is has never funded under
any Of the vlriou, plans i's>si 0y that state.
,y.,, awaiting the au>piciois momcnt when
49,. D.,fl,.rr,ie party would hc in fail power
,vae,, IeVpec,cd -hc good honor and talth oil
Vir.4aia would De fully Vndica,ed. but
when the Democratic Convention assem-
Med i'm Lvuchburs last July and uncluivocIly
ple,i.-cd the Dem icrJcy OF that SAFE % abide
bv and enforce the financial policy ana meas
ures ogthe Reldiustins party. s'w there VS.
mo- further uil.ive for delay yle.det To the
r., ,raiar. and I surrendered with my party
friend, iu N,rsiuil CD the irresiSao'e io'cS oil
~urruuudiuc c.r-Uu stances.
How dii thcy reach thc result which You
81, INV f-.ts.ru.k Oft $4,000 as the allegc
.,o-. Il w. .,t Nirsuils liability. They then
-.ru-k OF Sl2O)l up2a some uainteiliSioie
iirs1n. wlira / could only interpret as mean
iue that twas ul, cpaycniSit 20 pay Il, ana
thcv delivered pa, S1>t@p thrcr per cent- olni>'
equal iu the market tn Sl4V'i
~ see Won wore iu Richmond during the late
81, sion 90 the Virginia legislature Was there
a determination manifested 90 carry oH' the
R-liiu,ttrs Financial policy
Most d..slcily aud even to 20 Beyond
their predecessors in the enforcement oi tnt,
n, yol hiuk the co.sluct Of Virginia to
her rrft.lllII~ 90 % ittA tt'N -' 49,
good faith OFT tlc state
IL have uo opinion o. express on that point.
Tnc-u-ia. aul Political condition oi Virginia
v,1, very embarrassing. They plcld social
srID,iivoll necessity fIr their action, and So
f.r as 1 ,m concerned they have nay receipt iu
nill. aud 1 ann disposed % lcl the matter rest
there
~D1 vou tlinI 70 the duty of We, Virginia
% hlvra ,.-t,cm ut Cher PD-ioa % tht pubs
deb, OFF Virginia
Ith.nk it lser imperative duty % dc.crmlne
for herself what portion OF that ID, BIT q - proper
f,r hrr o.. .i,.iri.-c and % make the necessary
pr,pi~i.fis tor it, liquidation such step Is
required both by her interest and honor she
Will rest under % cloui until some definite and
decisive action is taken, and hcr internal IN
ter,.sts will continue O. be greatly prclu Iced
Nevertheless. unjer>, md YOU arc opposed
o. NJ Nl>1n'S scheme for Oh, settlement OF
tina, debt.
am d,cil. It's oppo'sl 10 his p,la of SET
ticueut { am % posed 90 any ARBITRATION on
.tbr-lIic.t between Virginia 1Md West Virginia;
or between the New York syndicate reprcSen-
tin- thc certificate holders and West Virginia ;
or d, thc state of Virginia lending hcr name
the New York syudiclte tu- sut an the Sn-
prenc Court of the United state against West
Nir.inia. or q. a cou2ronisc cf any kind with
+i,.h.lle rs ofth. deferred certificates. thinA,
West N.r-iuia Is iu % clIUUon % determine
tor herself independent ot all o,hcr influences
and ulwc->. what would Doe a fair proportion
,fLrr liability f.- tlltt deli and that she need
..,...,f- i,r own iutereS, and honor in the
l.'r--.,,i,...i.,r IF -h.. question"
W!r. can't she d., ,u,l 5y Virginia in the
-,-.-.l i-.,i-. or the Unite StI.cs for q settle
r,,,-e-
d. That vas o1rouly plin; Of danger Had
Mr.. Mason succeeded il carrying ms hiil
through Ohm, General Assembly oi Virginia, hg
.,..,rI I..,. I...n fi .>rer file SiuItinn. AMI
..f....rI I,.v.. l,,..t att h. ucrry ofthc sYnli-
-...-....,,-,r., millions ufth, deferred Ger.
..r,. .rl..rr,i .'if i,t.. mad, flir and hb-
.-,, i.-..r,..,- slt with Virginia as an ally.
..l 'g.Il. u.r.-.r tlc tpr,m Cont of
rl. f.,.f..f ~-lt.. af their back. thcy would
l... h.'.Iu iuat.-r uneasy position. The
....rt .....l--ia... v .i.i attach . thc signal
f.r.t ....- h-l in tIe i.,i.aturc ID, Virginia.
f.rI.. .......u.-r. c.rl,u.c which 30 gives nae
ft.r. N.-...t .r.nn,- l.ll h.r name O. the
..rtfl. lf. h..l .--tl n1ay us by tic pros b.
.-,raan ..fa -u-t .n tac supreme Court. This
f..t 1913. rII.iIaVc.y ANA d-ei,lvc.y demon
.--.f.l mis- n-r uiI.cr Every effort was mltlt
rtruIi-. Nir-uii 3D. tlcir Interests. shc Wa
.faaaIt.i tn tu tine ulU-t plausible views ot hel
Interest ...i iufY. She U.> promised rclcE
.raN lfrffIitv h.yuIi what Nigh, DE rccoterc
from West Virginia. bag she las UTncl ;
stern AMI lc.ornliu D denial to their petition
ANA ntImatci as strongly as the almost unani
mnls sentiment of l1,u branches cd thc Legs
latu-c could Do. chat >ae would bc mo- party {,
any .J-d c1atv1ter,g, nos lelt her name g.
L amy ~urh LITIGATION With Virginia thils ont o.
btf.ld wca-e .,-crs o. tn sitG alton, au,
clnl.iI ait'i tine sIAic.- as oar oNl sense o.
i.r..f.. anal ri -ht may dictate.
Gl.r.vl. N-l-lNS NIEWs.
-IfI.rl c.-r.,-t In ua. recolcc-ions, Cover
nor Jackson. ia h;s published correspondents
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