Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1889-08-14

Pei oeCiuco 10 PuonSn the letter.
Mr.. BRUMFrRLD's STATEMENT.
August 9th, 1880.
EDrToR ADVANCE
Sir-I send you the rejected
manuscript, or letter, for publica-
ton that sent to the editor of the
Ne,os in explanation Of the course
took in having the Financial State
ment OF the county printed in both
political papers. and which he re-
fused to publish, and refused to re.
turn it; but finally did return it. But
he pitched into me, both in direct
and an indirect manner, in his pa
per, without letting the public know
what I had written. He called il
"Mugwump doctrine" Some PEG
pie wanted to boom themselves or
injure others to give themselves
lift; therefore ! want the public to
see the doctrine and see if he didn't
refuse to publish it when he was
offered by two Of the court three
times as much as you. I voted for
him to have 800. and you $50
That was what he offered to do il
for. The most extreme Democrats,
as we'll as the Confederate soldier,
say was right.
w. w. BRuMrIELp.
TIKI LETTER.
BUFFALO CREEK, WAYNE
CO., w. VA, July IL. 80.
Editor offhe Necs -
Sir-In reading your paper dated
July llth, 1889, I see in your crit.
cisns in regard to the economy Of
the county court in letting to con-
tract the publishing Of the Financial
Statement of the county, Affects ali
the members alike; therefore being
caught in bad company, like they, |
have to bear blame that / am not
guilty Of, and know that you know
as we'll rs others that stood by, that
my position in regard TO publishing
the Financial Statement of the
county was in the first place to ap.
propriate $50. for that purpose,
and let each editor, both of the Ne,cs
and the Ceredo ADVANCE, file an
affidavit with the court stating the
number Of subscribers each had on
that day and then each draw out Of
the $50. i'll proportion TO the num-
Der of subscribers each had at that
time. The court refused to agree
with me and after my proposition
had been lost, then made another,
viz: that the court give McDougal
$50. and you 500. That propose.
ton was lost also. The other two
members of the court then said that
they would give McDougal SIS.
and you s75. which proposition
stood.
Now, Mr.. Editor, not being asham
ed or afraid TO give my reasons why
act thus and SO in any official ca
cacity, now give my reasons:
| In the first place / always try to
do justice when engaged in official
capacity between friend or foe; also
between the wealthy and the poor;
and between the political party Of
my faith and those not of my faith.
When think | caunet do this
will resign aud no more decide ques-
tons between man and man.
know this is not popular course
with some men, but whether il is or
not my motto is to try to do Justice
to all men whoever they may be or
whatever station in life they may
occupy.
In the second place, don't think
that the Legislature enacted this
law because they wanted to throw
into the hands Of q few editors a
certain amount Of money, but be.
cause they wanted the ax-payers
OF each county to know how the af-
fairs of each county were moving,
that they might detect any fraud or
corruption that was going on in
their county, and whether their SER
wants were using any economy in
the expenditure Of their money or
not, that they might hold them re-
sponsiblc for any waste Of their
hard earnings.
! Therefore, the Republican party
in the county, If the members oil
which are in the minority, have a
right 20 know something about the
financial condition Of their county
as well as the Democrats. AS they
pay az least two.6fths Of the take.
Of the county, il would be wrong
to take their money and pay Dem.
ocratie paper to publish the Finan.
cial Statement when but few ol
them take a Democratic paper
Therefore, but few Of them would
know anything about the finances
Of their county. But 1 say IL they
have a paper in the county, let tho
Statement be published in IL, too
It's right rs just, and it's bonora
bic. 1t would be wrong to take
their money and build roads and
say you shall travel on them. There
fore, let them have some Of Their
money to publish the Statement
with, SO they may know the income
and disbursements OF their county.
II Is true that / am not a Repub