Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-02
RoANE COUNTY SPEAKS OUT.

A Prominent Citizen Says There Is No Star
walton There and That the County Can
Attend to Her Own Poor Collector Nc
Graw Has Offended the Sturdy Democ-
raey of Boane-An Interesting Letter.
70 tAs EditOr Of tie RsaiSser:
SPENCER, Roane county, w. Va, June 26.
So much has been said and published in
the papers throughout the State concerning
the privation, want and distress Of the peo-
pie in this county among others that have
concluded that the true condition OF our PEG
pie ought to be made known, and as the
REGISTER is more generally read by the peo-
pie of the State than any other, beg space
in its columns for this communication.
Times are truly hard here, as suppose
is so with all sections of the country, espe-
cislly so in this section of the State
because of the failure in the crops
of last year and the recent long
cold winter. Many families feel keenly the
pressure in consequence thereof, but to say
that any family, person or persons In Roane
county is, or are in starving condition, Is
entirely without foundation, and all such
rumors and reports come from the unwar,
ranted statements Of q man by the name
of Cunningham, from Jackson county, who
claims to be connected with the Eureka
Detective Agency" and is in no wise iden-
tilted with good people or good society any
where. His only connection with the peo-
pie ofthis county has been to injure, Willy and
Islander them and the better class ofpeoplesr are
growing heartily tired Of him. For the pur-
pose OF obtaining entire satisfaction upon
this subject, the citizens called a meeting at
the court house on the 23rd instant, and
appointed committee to visit that section
of the county which this man Cunningham
seemed so much interested in, and in which
he claimed there was so much restitution;
and that committee, after visiting the local
ity and many Of the families represented by
Detective Cunningham as being in stary'
ing condition, found the people engaged In
their usual habits Of husbandry, complaining
it is true of "hard times, but not more
so than is general throughout the county,
except in rare cases, such as we always have
with us and for which the law makes ample
provision.
Roaue county is one of the foremost
agricultural and stock raising counties IN
the State, is rapidly improving and the
cheap advertising she is receiving at the
hands of enyious and unprincipled spirits
will not check her "csr Of progress"
The people here confidently expect that
the new asylum when built, will be bailt
here, simply because Roane county can
offer more inducements for the location of
that public enterprise within her limits than
any other county in the Fourth 6aRggfssion-
al district. ,,on -
The Prospects from corn crops in this
I county, were never better. There is larger
acreage, and if the season continues good,
the Weld will be larger than for two years
before. There will be fine crop of oats,
but wheat and grass will be light.
The Democratic household here is con-
siderably disturbed over the conduct OF MIR.
MeGraw in appointing such bitter Republl-
can partisans to place and position IN his
| gih. Mr.. II. Lewis, who was recently re-
! appointed by McGraw to the position held
by him under the Garfield and Arthur ad-
ministrston, is the worst enemy the Demo
cratic party has in this Delegate district;
composed of Roane and Clay counties. He
is an INSCRIPTIONS politician and delights
in talking of Southern outrsges and waving
the bloody shirt" We in this Delegate
| district are very sorry tnat Nnen NIX hS'
Grsw discovered that the Democratic party
could present no man capable and honest
enough to discharge the duties imposed
upon this appointment, that he could
not find a decent Republican to sp-
point. 1t seems that Mr.. McGraw
Is not Satisfied with appointing
Republicans, but tina. he must have the
worst and most offensive element Of the Re-
publican party. :.
The appointment Of McGraw to the posi-
ton he holds was very unfortunate for the
Democratic party of West Virginia, and the
course he is pursuing will bring no genuine
populsrty to him from either party. We
conclude that all man must do to entiIle
him to the favor of McGraB is to do all he
can in q dirty way, to iniure The Democrat
ic party. -.
This county gives a large Democratic
majority, has never received anything by
way of Federal appointment or political
preferment in the State. 1t is therefore nc
wonder that Democrats here grow restless
and dissatisfied when the most yirulent Of
her enemies receives the favor that properly
and fairly belongs to Democrat;
| LIPSIUs.