West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-06-09
A SAMPLE STUMBLING BLOCK.
Calling Down an Ignorant Critic
Who Needs Information.

way toward explaining why it is so
hard for the Association to accom-
pllsh anything in the way of legis
lation. The following criticism is
from the Huntington Advocate,
whore editor has only been in this
State about year, but witness the
length aud breadth Of his informa-
ton and the depth OF his knowledge
OF the business of the Editorial
Association
At the meetinE OF the Editorial Association
held at Morgauto~h, on tho th 18th and goth
% tn $ month. committee was appointed TO
look after legislation incident To the business.
his co nmitteo Is composed OF Slidell Brown
OF kingw DO w. l.. Manshed. of wayne; S. II
Reed, OF Clarksburg; w. ) Wiley, OF New Mar
unsviile and W. G.. Co Hey, of Parsons-all
editors OF county seat an political papers In
this state there are about % county seats that
have a popu alton of 900 or over. There are
"a towns. not county seats. with population
of LOCO or over but not one Of these towns Is
given rep eseDtation upon this co nmittee
COMMITTEES VIII ch proposes to pc legislation
timber available for the committee. In Blue
field Davis ElNins. Mont gomery Roaceyerte
Sistersville and other towns but for some reason
IL ~aS passed by. All legislation I'm reference
10 legal work In this State of late years has
been In the interest of county seat papers
alore. The outside" papers have IL within
their power TO change this method of trans
! acting public business and will stand in their
own light If they fail to fight for what is their
enc when the legislature meets next year.
Now, let us see what right Bro.
! Entler, of the Advocate has to act
as press censor and whether he
knows what he is talking about or
not. TO begin with his dates are
wrong, as the Association met on
the llth, 18th and 18th Of May.
However, as he is not member of
the Association and has meyer at
tended meeting and has been in
the business in the State barely a
year, his mistakes are excusable to
some extent. but his criticisms are
not. The ommittee as constitut ted
above was selected by the President
with great care and due regard for
their special fitness. The resolution
creating the committee, provided
that the President of the A Association
should be o mem Der and Mr.. Mans
field was appointed because he was
member Of the last House of
Delsgt tes and will likely be in th,
next, also Mr.. Reed, of Clarksburg.
who was member of the last Stat.
Senate. Mr.. Wiley, who with Col.
Z. w. Morris, secared what littlr
legislation we have and has had
much experience In the premises
was surely good man to appoint.
Then Mr.. Conley was appointed
because he promised to go to
Charleston and DO something, and
being and all around hustler and
politician as well as lawyer and
editor his appointment is good
one. MIR. Entler probably know
none OF these men and nothing OF
the Facts above enumerated. The
fact of the committee all being edi.
tors OF county seat papers was never
thought of by anyone till the astute
Mr.. Entler discovered the scheme
and Is easily explained.
Out OF over hundred members Of
the Association only six are not
county seat monopoilsts and but
two of them were present at the
last meeting and they were APP
pointed on mole important com
mittee, the railroad and transporta
ton for advertising committee.
There may be ~ towns not county
seats, with population Of over one
thousand each, but their newspapers
we're not present and but few OF
them members Of the Association.
although every effort has been made
TO get them in the fold. We have
sent them circular letters and pro
grammes and copies Of the proceed
ings and every courtesy urging them
TO come 90 With US, but most OF
them are too caroless to do 80, among
them Nr. Entler. SO what can we
do about it? The above critic
speaks Of available tim Der at Blue
field, Montgomery. Ronceverte, Sis
tersvllle Davis and Elklns. OF the
I SAID tim Der at the first three places
none Of IL belongs 20 or is even
known 10 the Association. We
| have one mem Der AZ Cach OF the other
three places and but two OF them
we're present and ono Of these a
Young fellow who only Joined and
has just been in the business little
while The only other representa-.
tive from all these places, Mr..
Tnplett from (ElkIns. WIS an