The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-04-01
BROOKE COUNTY FINANCES.
A Correspondent Takes II Recent Exhibit
Of tho Register to Task. 81.

A Correspondent Takes u Recent Exhibit
Of tho Register to Task. :,
To he Editor Of The IateGioencer. .,a
slR:-We have tried in vain to dis.
cover motive TINT would induce a citi.
zen OF our good little State to write such
an article rs that. which appeared in the
Wheeling Register Of Friday, March %,
touching on the financial condition oil
the farmers Of Brooke county, and am
very much surprised that n paper that
should, to say the least, have the inter.
est OF every section OF tho State at heart,
would publish such libelous article.
Admitting that what tho correspondent
OF the Register says is true, is It good
policy for n citizen OF tho State or
State paper to make it public? West
Virginia is now, and has been
ior the past year, attracting more
than her share OF attention
from outside capitalists. They arc
coming from almost every State in the
Union and investing in coal lands, tim.
Der lands, farming lands, etc, and there
is no denying tho fact that there is no
State In the Union that has more natu.
raj advantages than West Virginia, or
one in which there is finer opportuui-
ties for investment, with prospects of
speedy and handsome returns. II it Is
true that our farmers are SO deeply in.
volved, would 1t not be the better plan
Tor each and everyone Of lib to do all we
can to keep up the reputation Of our
State and her citizens and thus invite
outside capital to come in and help our
ao'called "overtaxed" and "mortgaged.
ourdened" farmers out OF their Difficult.
ties? And leave tito our enemies (if we
have any, to speak evil Of us. .6
What have the farmers OF Brooke
county done to acuse the Register, or its
correspondent, to thus vent their spleen
On them2 If they are Jealous to show
up tho financial condition OF the State,
let them report on the land in Ohio |
county, Hancock county, Marshall coun-
ty, or any Of the Pan Handle counties,
and VIC feel safe in saying old Brooke's |
farmers are in as good shape as any Of |
them. But We would like to impress
upon the Register the fact that wo would |
not want, or like, them to publish one
word that would injure their credit at |
home or abroad. 100
Citizens of Brooke county, are you 90.
ing to see your good financial standing
thus DETAINED? Every one OF you rest
under this shadow, and should resent it
II you have tho interests Of your State
and her citizens Mt heart, and should
show to the full extent OF your ability
and by. every means at your command,
that you condemn any and everything
thatreflects discledit on you, your neigh.
Dor or any section Of your State.
In conclusion allow me to ask il it is
not fact that, as tho natural resources
Of our State are developed, manuiacto.
rries built within her borders and people
become educated by her magnificent free
school system, the Democratic majority
has dwindled down to almost nothing?
Now: can it be possible that this is a
political scheme to retard the growth
and development OF the State in order
to keep the Democratic vote, at least rs
it now is, if not enough to elect, near
enough to contest one?
1t is fact well known that the corres-
pendent Of the Register was assisted in
the production Of his onslaught on the
credit OF Brooke county farmers by some
OF the leaders Of the Democratic party
in Brooke county, who are high in office.
FAIR PLAY.
1VellSburg, ". "a, March 81, 1890.