The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-08-03
THE COUNTY DEBT.

usual OCCupaLlOn-JnaC OF Juggling
figures to prove that the rotten
Ring has not run the county into
debt. The Ring sees the hand
writing on the wall aud it's mem
bers are doing some tall lying as a
last desperate effort to escape
damnation at the polls. Every
body knows that the county is in
debt, and that it was brought
about by the corruption of the
Ring. We are not SO stupid as
not to know that the road districts
debt is not properly a county
debt, but the taxpayers of each
respective road district have their
road debt on hand and must con
tribute their pro rata share of the
county debt, hence after all the
people have debt on hands of
SIC, S0S 80, face value, not count
ing the interest that is due upon
this vast sum. With this interest,
in our opinion, the debt is not far
from 100000, as we have here
tofore stated. We don't ask any
one to take our statement for the
amount of the debt; go to the
County Clerks office and see the
official report made by Messrs.
Howard, Boggess and Beller.
When we have facts and records
in the matter, it is no use in try
ing to hide the condition of affairs,
and no honesty in trying to de-
ceive the people with false theories
and sophistries. So far as we are
concerned the facts shall go to the
people, and the Gazette will GER
tainly fool nobody with false
figures.
There is no good reason that can
be given by the Republican Ring,
who insisted upon making the levy
for county purposes at 80 cents
when 40 cents would have met all
the demands of the county for the
current year, aud also paid-several
thousand dollars on the indebted
ness, nor for putting burdensome
road tax on the districts, when
one-half of the tax would have
paid the debts of the Districts and
kept the roads in repair. There is
going to be a big steal growing out
of this immense tax for some of
the Republican gangsters and
feecers.
AS man and citizen, we have
not one word to say against the
Republican candidate for County
Commissioner, but we reiterate
that we do not believe that his
business education is sufficient for
him to grasp the financial problems
that come up before the County
Court, from time to time.
If a Republican tax payer thinks
more of electiug Republicans to
Office in Mason county than he
does of his taxes, and desires that
the Ring shall continue to rob
him, why of course the Register
has no right to complain. But
still we cannot but pity the poor
deluded fool who would do such a
thing.
Neither the Daily nor the Week
ly Register, will be idle in this
campaign The corruptionists will
be shown up and exposed on every
occasion, no matter whose toes are
tread upon.
The people are up in arms at
the corruption existing in this
county, under Republican rule,
and they are going to drive them
from power, in November next.
If you want the county burden
ed with still greater debt than
the present debt OF 100000, just
vote for A. L.. Thorn for County
Commissioners, and you will get it
to the fullest extent. The Repub-
Iican Ring will see that you are
feeced of all you have got.
The learned lawyer-editor of the.
Gazette, may deny, and deny the
debt of Mason county. but it is
hundred Mousond dollars all the
same. He is good juggler but
his figures won't fool the people
this time.
A Republican told US last night
that from careful count of the
delegates to the Congressional
Convention, he finds Hon. Warren
Miller will have more than enough
votes to nominate him on the first
ballet