Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1889-10-02
w. w. Br,i,nfic!d's Reply to
Man>fieid's Last Letter.

some faiSe remarks made bv the ed
itor OF the Ne1cS, il becomes neccs.
sary To make some explanation OF
the matter, N truth, as a great ma.
ny people do not understand, not.
withstanding the Ne1cs does. He
says when | was paving the way
for slipping up on the Democratic
party Tor nomination that | wrote
an article for his paper raising bis
tiers on some for voting for Repub
licans. This is false. | declared
myself n candidate on the 9th OF
June at the June court, which was
oh Wednesday, the day the News
was published, and the Saturday
week following was the conven.
ton; consequently there was only
one more publication day of his pa
per before the convention. never
wrote an article of any kind for his
paper before the convention; but
wrote some articles after | was
nominated. He wants to make il
appear that it was through his in
tlucnce that | was nominated.
voted for Mr.. Ratlih' it is true
for Judge and large number OF
the best Democrats did the same
He says again, that later on |
wrote letter for the Ne,cs on the
subject of the intermediate Court,
high taxes, and high salaries to of
ticers, in which l scored the county
court for not having courage to re-
duce the salaries. | never men
toned the courts name. But he says
again that at the frat opportunity
| had voted to raise the salaries of
nearly every officer in the county.
voted to raise the Prosecuting
Attorneys salary 800; Sherifi7s
salary $25; Circuit Clerks $25.
Jailer's $l5. We gave the county
clerk nothing, as he was not con
cerned in the intermediate Court.
Now let's see what his intentions
were for making these remarks.
Was it to do me justice or an injury?
Was it to convey substantial truth
or falsehoodi A great many PEG
pie in the county wouldn't know
but that his remarks were for an
honest purpose. Let's see how the
thing stands and see If their salaries
were not reduced as we'll as raised
There were three circuit courts a
year and according 10 law each
could hold no longer than two
weeks at regular session, for it had
to go TO another county. AT each
court there was a petit jury sum
moncd, then there were only six
weeks court and three petit iuries a
year. The Prosecuting Attorney
could leave with the Judge and at
tend every circuit court in the dis
trIct and could prosecute or defend
for any or all of the people as other
lawyers and make more money than
he makes prosecuting in WAYNE
county. Allow me to say Just here
that our prosecutor is making his
mark in this circuit and may the
God of peace go with HIM. There
fore, six weeks were the extent OF
the time occupied by Mr.. Marcum
IN the circuit court and was the on
ly court in existence for the trial of
causes az the time | should have
made the remark that the salaries OF
the county officers were too high.
Ibis remark was made some time
last summer and the Intermediate
Court bill was enacted and became
law some time in February or
March following, which is TO set
four times year and not limited as
to the length Of time it is to set, as
! understand. Each term will con
tinue two weeks if not longer, and
is to have a petit jury and has juris-
diction in all cases of debt and in
all criminal cases of a less grade
than felony; consequently the Pros
ecutlng Attorney will have to attend
seven courts, instead of three, being
fourteen weeks instead OF six; there
by preventing the Prosecuting At.
torney from attending the other
courts in the other counties in the
circuit, being occupied more i'm the
intermediate Court than in the cir.
cult court. According to the pre-.
cedence heretofore set in the way
of salaries his salary ought to be al
most doubled; but we increased i,
one hundred dollars, believing he
had about one hundred too much on
his old salary; therefore it was a re
ductlon as well as an increase.
Mr.. Spurlock, the Sheriff, has "a
summon more petit juries than he
did before; has 10 ride all over the
county from the mouth of Marrow
bone to the Ohio river, four differ
ent times, to get these four EXTRA iu-
ries. His salary ought to have been
almost doubled, yet we increased i,
S25. almost as good as a reduction
on his old salary Of SIS.
The Circuit Clerk has 20 hclp
draw, issue Uepir0 facins, record
their names and issue their fee bills
for four more petit juries for four
more courts and does more business
IN the intermediate Court than he
does in the circuit court. We in.
creased his salary $2j when the law
which created the Intermediate
Court said VIC might increase 1890.
The Jailer, who has TO keep the
court house in order, make fires.
sweep, and furnish water at least
eight weeks more, we allowed sI5