Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-18
TIE VIPGINIA DEBT.
.ditor of the Reglster.

To the Editor OF the Register
Sir:-It is learned this evening that
the claims OF the Virginia debt peO-
pie are to be vigorously pushed at
ence. A lobby Of a dozen Eastern law
yers will arrive next week TO try their
hands. It is not probable that they
will make any impression. TO cas-
uaI reader Of newspaper articles on this
subject would not disturb them or set
them to thinking, but to my mind it has
a very significant meaning. II means
the saddling of the Virginia debt on TO
West Virginia, of about $l5,OOO,OOO
without interest.
Should those who are interested IN
the debt. and holders of the bonds.
succeed in placing il against West VIZ
ginia. the debt and interest viii
amount to over Si5,00CO0O. The party
now in power i'm this State Will NOT
throw any obstacles IN the way OF
those who seek to fasten the unjust
debt on West Virginia. The enemy
to free thought and labor has us in
their power. Republicans rule our
State. They now have full control OF
all State monies and will use it TO fur
Their their schemes without asking per-
mission from their constituents, Tie
taxpayers and voters OF west VIZ
ginia.
The well informed people of the
State know what syndicate holds those
bonds. and at what price they got
them. and they viii not stop leglsla-
ton until stopped by the people, or
they saddle the debt on us. The syn
dicate has the money to buy about all
the officials in the State to vote for
their measures. Itrayel through about
every county in the State and 10 my
knowledge there are parties now feel
ing the sentiments of the people on TINS
debt.
The time has arrived for the people
of West Virginia to give this very
serious matter their undivided atten-
ton. and I trust they will do so. We
need not go outside Of our city to md
the wantOn and lavish misuse OF the
city's money, without allowing the tax
payers and voters to have say IN
the matter. Take the Merchant EN-
change Committee. who attempted to
get ND new charter for our city, with
out first putting the proposition to the
voters for their acceptance or reJec-
ton. at a cost of 81 500 to the tax
PAYERS: and nothing accomplished. but
money thrown away. Now our Coun-
eli wants to take about $1,000 more Of
the city's money to make present to
the gunboat Wheeling, without allow
ing the people to have say in the
matter.
Taxpayers and voters OF TINS city
is it not time to stop such eXtrayagant
and unlawful appropriations, or must
we be ruined by such unprincipalled
tricksters. I think not. Go to the
polls and vote against them, and that
will stop all such undetermined ways
of doing business. If the gentlemen
composing the committee wish to make
donations for the purpose OF adyanc-
ing their interest politically OR 10 al
vertise their business, let them pay Tor
il out of their own pockets, and per-
haps then patriotism will not be so
strong. and they will use less punches
and punch bowls. Wake up people.
Familiarize Yourself with what is go
inc ON around YOU. Don't sit idle and
lot the money of the monOpOlist
bind YOU hand and foot, as they are
doing and will do.
The Anarchists Of America to-day
are the millionaires and combines who
set all laws at defiance. and say our
money buys our way The committee
that has charge Of the articles 10 be
presented to the gunboat wheeling do
not even pay their own expenses To
San Francisco and back.
BUSTER.
Wheeling, W Va, January II, 1891