The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-09-18

llshed q financial statement OF the
receipts and expenditures Of the county
'Sby separate items arranged under dis
tinct heads and specific statement Of
the debts of the county," as the law re-
quires. This Is such an important
event that 1t ought to be heralded to
the people in the most public manner.
A so-called annual financial statement
has heretofore been published consist
ing OF the receipts and expenditures in
the aggregate, but no one could tell any
thing about the accuracy Of the state
nient and, by reason of this considerable
uneaslness has been felt by many Of
the taxpayers Us to tho true disposition
of part OF the monies, at least, OF the
county for the past ten or fifteen years.
This feeling eliminated in pressure
being brought to bear, and at the last
term the county court appointed a
committee to investigate or examine
into the financial transactions OF the
county for the ten years last past. II "
feared the committee will find il diff
cult, If not almost totally prevented, in
getting ut the true facts by reason OF
the-unsatistactory manner In which the
secrets have been kept
REFORM MOVE,
At the election in November last the
Republicans, aided by number Of
Democrats, elected Republican county
clerk and a Republican commissioner,
thinking It might be wholesome for all
parties to itltersperse the Democratic
administration with u sprinkling OF Ro-
publicans. From this condition OF at-
fairs evolved the financial statement re.
ferred to. The Democratic majority OF
this county has varied along from $50 to
1000.
It is unfortunate for tho tax payers Of
county where the majority is large,
because it gives the machine or profess
sional politicians, those who make q
business OF fattening off Of county, m
excellent opportunity to get in their
work. They will produce the nomina-
lions through the machine and then
take advantage Of every mans affection
for his party to elect their nominees,
and when the majority Is larger this
can be more easily accomplished, the
tax payers ultimately footing all bills
with compound interest
THE GRIP OF TIE BOSSES.
1t is marvellous in many instances
what death like grip these profession
ais will get around the throat Of party
and how difficult it is to dislodge them,
"but the mills Of the gods grind slow
but exceeding fine" These ringaters
bode no good,to the people, because
they unhesitatingly sacrifice the inter
ests OF the public to their own The
people Of Wetzel seem disposed, regard
less OF party lines, to have In the future
abetter administration Of the fiscal at-
fairs Of the county. 1t Is better late
than never. To put it mildly, the fiscal
affairs Of this county have been man
aged loosely. II the people generally
would take the proper interest in their
county matters, as their citizenship dc:
mands, the machine or professional
politician would soon be thing
OF the past. The county taxes,
which OF course includes district taxes,
are the most onerous borne by the peo-
pie, notwithstanding the people seem
to pay the least regard to their county
matters. They can be heard yelling
themselves hoarse over National and
State affairs aud not word said in
reference to their county matters, when
ut the same time they may be rotten to
the core.
MIR. MORGAN AND HIS SUIT
Tho Hon. A. Moran. who is rs widely
known throughout the State as the cele-
brated Vaughn Of Lincoln county, is
still on deck. It Is rumored that the
next time he will represent the delegate
district, composed OF the counties Of
TYLER and Wetzsl, or the senatorial dis
trict composed Of Marion, Wetzel and
Marshall counties. The Hon. a. Nor
gan Is Wetzels fayorite son and most
distinguished citizen. After having
served his constituency SO laboriously
for several consecutive terms in the
Legislature; it is nothing moro than JUS
tice that he should be promoted. It
niay.not be generally known, but never
theless true, THAT the Hon. A. Morgan
has a SANDER suit now pending in the
Circuit Court OF this county, in which
his name appears as plnintif and the
name Of N. Jesse Buchanan, Demo.
cratic citizen OF Wetzel, as defendant.
The plaintiff charges the defendant
with saying "You (meaning the plain
tiff) stole Morg Morgan's hay" The
Hon. A. Morgan, ever watchful OF tho
interests of his constituency, doubtless
thought this too much OF q reflection OH
the citizens OF Wetzel, who had elected
him repeatedly to the Legislature, and
to relieve the people OF this yilo stigma
he brought the suit
POTENT SAVE.
The Democratic paper OF this county
has been bowling and yelling itself
hoarse over the failure Of the Demo-
cratic administration to recognize Wet
eel in appointments. Ono oil the
editors OF the aforesaid papers
received an appointment some
few weeks since, and mum Is the word
now. Wetzel's cup being full to over
flowing it is unnecessary to say more:
II man wants anything he should
make his wants known. The admins
tration is all right now; in fact, mover
better.
The Farmers' Alliance is pulling up
in WetSel, and II is estimated that they
number somewhere between 1000 and
j, 500 members. The boys are trying to
keep stiff upper lip, and to make It
appear that nothing Is to be fearotl
from this source, but the fact is they
can mot find out anything about the
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