The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-08-10
The COUNTY DebT.

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Gazette man to tell the truth for
his Affections are natural Like
iAnanias of old, the love of power
and gold has completely possessed
his soul and confirmed his destiny
to the end that every thing useful
to the people is naught, but the
continuance in power of the
Ring is of the highest Importance.
Our purpose is not to conxincet the
Gazette or the Ring, for this would
be impossible, in their present
state of mind and purpose toward
the taxpayers; but we intend that
the people shall know the truth.
The fulminations of the Gazette of
August I'd, is but continuation
of the loquacious and very menda-
'cious efforts of the Ring to fool
the people in order to loot the
county treasury. The Ring denies
the report of SIC, 6,8o8.32 debt made
by Messrs. Howard, Boggess and
Beller The. truth is, this report
is now on file in the County Court
Clerks office of this county. This
report was published in the Gazette
of July 9Th, 1897, yet the ringsters
through their mouth-piece, say
there is no such report. OH!
shades of Ananias! If there isno
debt why does not the Sheriff pay
the old orders now outstanding
when presented to him? IF there
is no debt why is the levy kept at
figure far beyond the legitimate
needs of the county? His Jug
Cling of figures will not eliminate
the unfortunate condition and not
console the. taxpayer who has to
go down in his pocket for the cold
hard cash to pay for the pIunder-
ings of IA years of magnificent
Republican victories"
The Gazette urges that taking
as basis the Smith -Thornburg
report and then using the financial
statements issued by the Court
after that, that the surplus is found.
We know we'll that everybody
would only be too glad to have a
surplus on hand. The fact is that
no financial statements have ever
been published: all that has been
done in this regard has been the
publication of the Sheriff's S settle
ments. The law says a financial
statement is can account of the
receipts and expenditures of the
County during the previous fiscal
year by separate items, arranged
under distinct heads, and specific
statement of the debts of the
County showing the purpose for
which each debt was contracted,
the time when it became due and
up to what time the interest there
on has been paid" This is what
the financial statement is. The
Ring does not want a financial
statement for it would show the
debt and the purposes for which it
was created This would be fatal
to the anticipated further plunder-
ing of the taxpayers. The County
Court will not publish financial
statement, because it is owned by
the Ring. The Gazette this year
will get $3.50 for publishing some
thing that the law does not provide
for, and for which there is no law.
We hope the people of this county
will see to their interests, and not
be deceived by the grossest of ly-
ing by an unscrupulous sheet,
managed and operated in the sole
interests of a rotten ring, which
processes goodness but practices
deception; which proclaims that it
is telling the truth. but knows that
it is giving the basest of falsehoods.
The attempt is made to unload
the blame on Col. Smith, because
he is Democrat and Clerk of the
County Court, and on Mr.. Dunn
because he is a Democrat, and at a
time member of the Court. This
is centemptible What has the
Clerk to do with the affairs of the
county except to keep its records
and record such proceedings as the
County Court shall order? Mr..
Dunn-well if he is to bear the
burden-(if the Gazette and the
Ring mean this) then the imbecil-
ity of the Republican party of this
county is admitted. Its incapacity
to rule is conceded by itself. The
fourteen years of magnificent
victories" have been only show.
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