Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-07-22
COMMUNICATED.
SUMMIT POINT, w. VA.

SUMMIT POINT, w. VA.
The time is drawing close to deter
mine the following question by bal
lot, before the people and by the peo-
ple of this county. The roundup will
be on August 18th.
Question is, whether or not sheriff
can succeed himself, or his deputies
succeed themselves for ever ad mimi
tum--contrary to the code OF this
State +? This question is to be passed
upon, and from the expressions OF the
people of the county generally, it Is
foregone conclusion that this evil
will be corrected on the above date.
Go where you may, you hear it said
1--WE think these gentlemen have sue
ceeded themselves often enough. Six
teen years public service is long enough
for any one man in one office"
If holding Office were good thing,
why does not the President of the
United States be allowed to hold the
office forever? Does not the history
of this country show great demorali-
cation by one party holding office for
length of time Do not the work
ings become mechanical, and not
methodical Isn't it natural for the
officer to think if this is little
crooked no one will find it out and
can remedy it, Don't you see cases
of this kind every day? Isn't it per
frctly natural, if you are allowed to
possess property unchallenged for a
time, to think it belongs to you, even
though the owner asks for it This
is the case with the old sheriff people.
They don't hesitate to tell you this of
flee we have and are going to keep,
and what are you going to do about
it? You can't beat us ! We have the
machinery; we have every oflice-hold-
err in the county great and smalD with
us. How can you beat us ! If mem
DRY serves Inc Alright, | heard Mr.. Ri
der say, out of all the offices in Charles
town, only one magistrate and con-
stable voted for him four years ago.
Why is it that they are banded to-
gether! Is it to the interest of the
taxpayers to have such union be
tween these officers? a regular help
each-other system.
If one of these brothers should drive
off an express wagon, would not the
balance of them say he only made a
mistake? Would they do as is being
done with the express driver in Havre
de Grace-have the woods secured for
him? They could not do it, because
''he is one of us officers and we must
stand by him"
Taxpayers, county men, Democrats
of jefferson county, it is time for you
to say you want this state Of things
stopped. We want the sheriff and
deputies of this county to settle up
their business, as directed by the
code, and you must stand aside and do
it. Four years hence say the same
thing, and soon you will see an inter
est taken in the welfare of your coun-
ty. All our young men will educate
themselves further than to be sheriff,
clerk, collector, assessor or something.
See the effect of Mr.. Alexander's re-
signing the assessorship had on the
young men in the county. They con-
sidered their chance hopeless so long
as he had the machinery, but as soon
as he was out OF the way, several
wanted to be assessor, and to-day no
one has cinch on this Office. 1t is a
survival of the fittest. This will be
the case with the sheriffalty, just as
soon as the people say, you gentlemen
have been violating the spirit of the
code" long enough, and we say stand
aside and settle up your old business
as the code directs. DEMOCRAT.