Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-22

and West Virginia realty will advance
ten per cent in value in q hours after its
adoption all over the state. y most i'm
portant matter. Every district should be
compelled TO elect one constable and two
justices Of the peace. Each should fur
nish good and sufficient bond. Every bus
mess man in the State, who has collections
over the county. knows the difficulties
they are put TO TO get papers served. 1t
should be compulsory on each district 10
elect a constable and a failure to do so,
the distric, should pay expense of the CIR
cult court making the appointments. All
constables should be compelled to go any
where in the county on business. under his
jurisdiction, and should receive a mileage
fee for serving papers. He should be
paid before executing papers by those re-
caring his services. in advance If he de-
m0nds such payment. All his legal costs
10 be made a part of the judgment and
collected in the same manner a debt Is
collected. He also might be made col
lector Of district taxes. He should be COM
PEELED 10 keep strict outlook in his dis
trict for all violations of law and should
be compelled TO make report of any and
all such violations coming under his obser-
walton TO the circuit court on the first
Monday of each term. Justices of the
peace should not have jurisdiction over
three hundred dollars. The right of APP
peal from their decisions. or the decision
of q jury selected by litigants to try a case
before a justice should be permitted TO
appeal the case 10 the circuit court on pay
ment Of costs without giving bond. JUS
tees are like county courts. nine out Of
ten OF them never read a dozen pages in
law in their lives. We should have what
is known as the Buckalew in this State.
This gives the minority party the right TO
elect one member on the board Of commits
siorers and one member on the board of
aUdito1s. II could apply 10 many other
Branches of public service. Three COM
MISS ,rcrs and three auditors are enough
IN any county and should be elected on
the al owe pen Tor a stated period of time.
the above place for a stated period of
time. Every county should be compelled
TO build a poor house, suitable in which
10 maintain it's poor. who have become
subjects for public charity. 1t is an eter-
nal disgrace 10 our State that the old
FOSSIL laws OF heathenism exist in our
midst. that compels our officials 10 farm
out our poor 70 the lowest bidder for their
maintenance An article in one Of our
Marshall county papers on this subject by
one Of our poor officials, shows the saw
age nature Of those who care nothing for
the poor This article caused every per-
son who read il to blush with shame for
those whom he expresses as having no
sympathy whatever for the helpless poor
he has charge of. No nation, no State
no county can prosper unless they take
care Of the poor a board Of examiners
should be appointed 10 serve three or four
wears. to be composed of men Of both par
ties. 10 20 at least once year throughout
the State and examine all jaiis, asylums
and public institutions where persons are
kept in confinement al public expense
They should have the power TO condemn
unworthy buildings and unworthy man
aremen, by officials. These reports should
be made TO the State officers, and by them
TO the proper courts for adjudication
These commissioners should be PAID
Reasonable compensation for services.
All corporations doing business in the
State should be taxed for State purposes.
our State should raise more than three
fourths of our State taxes in this way
Tennessee raises all her State taxes or
nearly so from corporations doing busi-
ness in the State.
We are in favor Of universal suffrage for
women. believe my mother. my sister
and my wife have as much Judgment as
- ff,; ~ n n Hum
earian. a Chinaman, or q Turk, who
knows nothing about our system Of govern
ment and cannot speak the English Ian
guage. They all can become citizens and
vote At least. II universal suffrage can
not be bestowed, then the right TO vote
for and hold school offices. and the right
to vote on all questions involving the is
suing of license for the sale Of intoxicating
drinks should be conferred.
The school book question should go into
the hands Of a school commission. One
wei qualified person from each Senatorial
district to meet every five years TO adjust
the books to be used in the common
schools of the State. All county superin-
tendents should be elected by a conven-
ton Of the school boards from each dis
trict in the county 10 serve for three
years They also should fix the salary Of
the superintendent.
The school fund Of the State should be
maintained and invested as it accumu-
lates from year TO year in such securities
as may be directed by the Supreme Court
Of the State. The Secretary OF State
should be an executive officer.
The Australian ballot system should be
made permanent. hut better registration
Of votes should be had; S65 votes was polled
last November in Marshall county more
than was registered. This could not be if
the proper registration was had. No man
should be permitted to vote who has not
resided in the district in which he votes
for thirty days preceding the election.
No man should vote unless he can show by
receipt that he has paid n State and county
tax inside Of two years. Every vote
should be numbered as voted and the
same number placed before the name of
the voter There is nothing that stops
fraud like this. An Illegal voter is early
found and the ballot Is as much a secret
ballot as though II was not numbered. for
the votes are kept from the eyes of the
public the same as they now are Every
Official Is sworn TO secrecy. The booths
in use now are not large enough to give
room to the voter and do not render ne
protection as TO secrecy the law requires.
The constitution should fix for the fu-
ture clause defining that the constitu-
ton of the State can be remodeled only
by a constitutional convention selected by
the Legislature and the work Of the cor
vention should be submitted TO the people