The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-30

printing Bryan campaign songs for the
use Of the inmates OF the school, and
l6 to | badges. but no Mckinley songs
or bndGcs. Politics were discussed be-
fore the boys and taught In the school.
md ball mines were drnoininnted gold
vs. silver" and Republican vs.. Demo-
Gratis.
Only four days before the above cdi.
torial was published the editor Of the
News and the superintendent OF the
school attended the congressional con-
vcntiOn at FAlrmOnt To root" for Sam
Woods. They went to that convention
at the call OF J. Hop. Woods, who Is q
brother OF Sam. and who Ia alsO n MEM
her OF the board OF directors OF the
school. That convention was held on
the day OF the regular meeting OF the
executive committee OF the school and
owing to the absence OF the s%upcrinten-
dent and two members OF the commit
tee, the executive meeting was not held
until one week later, and employees Of
the school and business men having
bills against the school were compelled
90 walt n week longer for their pay.
Still reform schools and their papers
should stay out Of politics"
In the Issue OF September !, the News
thSo "a NOlIllllllAtt HlttllllE lbT AUX
ust, which should have been held on
August II, the day OF the Falrmont
convention. was held August Is, pur-
suant TO an adjournment Of the board
OF directors ut their regular meeting
held July Il. II also says. Through n
misunderstanding Captain Raymond
came on August H." Captain Raymond
Is one OF the members OF the executive
committee and the News reflects on Mr..
Raymond when 1t says he came
through n misunderstanding, II II
means the misunderstanding was on
his part.
The News makes a false statement of
fact when It says the board adjourned
July "A, to meet on August IS The
board adjourned In July to meet ut
the regular time In August, which
would have been the nth, but ms Hop
Woods wanted to attend the FairmOn,
convention. In which his brother was n
candidate, he wrote to Mr.. Raymond
and Mr.. Payne. the other two men,
bers OF the executive committee. not to
come TO Pruntytown, until the 18th
OF August. MIR. Payne got his message
and didn't come. Mr.. Raymond didn't
get his message and did come. That
Is why the meeting for August was
the 18th instead OF the l1th. The News
should have explained why the meeting
was not held at the regular time. but 1t
didn't.
There are n great many things the
News might explain. but 1t doesn't.
There ARE many things In connection
with the reform school that n casual
observer can see should be adjusted.
Order. system. regulations. bylaws and
! "A ia GapDN M HaNvn Inny fAgt .fyIF ns IL,
the management o: the school.
The bylaws fix the time OF meeting
OF the board and executive committee
at . o'clock on the second Tuesday OF
each month. but 1t is well known that
the board never gets over TO Prunty-
town until noon. and in one instance
not long ago. Hop Woods had q case
In court at Grafton and he held the
board there until noon and they then
had to leave him there to attend to
his case and he went over to Prunty-
town in the evening, but tn. state had
to pay them all FOR their day. II the
Taxpayers OF this state knew how
much they paid each month to some OF
those men to go over TO Pruntytown
and read the daily papers and talk pol
ltics, they would rise UP In their might
and demand a change.
Barbour county seems TO have q
"c>nch" on the school. When the old
ii house was TO be rebuilt for the
reform school, Barbour men were en-
ploycd TO do II. and n cousin OF the
member OF the board from Barbour
was given the Job Of overseeing the
work. II a brick walk Is to be laid a
mar must come down from Barbour
and do II. II u low is 10 be purchased
she must come from Barbour. Only re-
Gently n new office In the schOol-that
OF stenographer and typcwrIter-was
created and n nephew OF the member
from barbour was given the position at
a handsome salary.
Physical wrecks" from Barbour are
given lucrative positions and personal
favorS done In the past are rewarded
with snaps" In the reform school.
The people OF this state have to nav
these salaries and the expense of keep
Ing up the school which Is $4,000 or
100000 per year and 1t Is only just 10
them that no physical wrecks be
kept on the pay roll or the institution,
and that all the employees be ablc-bod-
led persons. able and willing to earn
their salary. Old personal debts of
gratitude should o be paid by mem
hers of the board with the peoples mo-
n1y,