The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-09-23
DISGRACED ITSELF
! The Way a Democratic Editor Refers
to The Recent Democratic Convention.

49, ISsssss,sss
rbe county Mail, edited by Mr..
Im5en sommers, formerly a
Inocratic candidate for State
rd,tor and one of the leaders of
4 party, repudiates the plat
rn adopted by the Harrison
rntv Democrats, saying twas
ooably gotten up Ito secure
! votes of prejudiced and un-
linking electors-a mass of rot
hiking of unfair,
lust and untrue
The following extracts from
sommers' editorials in the
tissue of the Mail presents his
ev of the resolutions:
THE second resolution de-
|unces a private citizen, our
srthy townsman R. 7. Lowndes,
! soulless corporation. trying
c,so mn from his fellow
kizens of Harrison county. This
10000 was voted to the road
represents by the people OF
! county. The Mail is opposed
pripciple to the voting of pub
moneys for any such purposes,
!, the people voted it, and Mr..
|uvndes is only taking proper
illegal steps to protect for his
knpany any interests it may
!, have in the bonds given to it
the people. The Mail don't
link his company has any in-
hest left. It thinks that the
bids we're forfeited long ago:
Il Mr.. Lowndes thinks other
be and has the right to test
1t question ina court of justice.
will be compelled to abide by
decision of the legal tribunal
(which he appeals, but he has
bright to be accused of ''filch-
T. and a resolution to that ef-
Etby the Democratic party is q
egrace to the intelligence of its
|embers and a decent sense OF
ght and justice"
The attack upon General Golf
ID his associates in reference TO
be Elk Creek bridge is a bit OF
snsgogery, pure and simple,
be county court, the only public
over in the county which could
b so, was asked to build a pub
b, county bridge to the new de-
tot upon the most important
horoughtare in the county-we
speas ; ,,pon tie most important
|ioroughtare IN tie county. They
|ailed to do so, and private citi-
ems. with no other alternative,
|uilt the bridge. They built it as
private investment. They
Eould have been financial fools
uhave built it otherwise. They
|uilt it for the purpose of making
Eatoll bridge. By actual count,
Twas ascertained, that on a sin
Ele day, shortly after it was
|peped to the public, twenty-five
|uadred and seventy-six people
|nd vehicles passed over it. At
five ceut toll, this patronage
Eould have afforded the owners
fthe bridge an annual income OF
90 30 ; at a one cent toll it
Fuuld amount to SIS, 245.62, and
bat upon an investment of $751;
%, the cost of the bridge. The
fal, at the time, declared that
fepeople ought not to be COM
piled to pay this tribute to a cor
|0ration that the people ought
own the highways through
ae county, and that the only So
Elton of the situation was, for
Fecounty to buy the structure,
"a make it free. The court did
(uy the bridge at a bargain
E(isOOo-and a syndicate can be
Pinned in a half an hour to take
ot their hands at $500 if a
anshise can be secured making
atoll- bridge. THIS HUE AND
~ ABOUT THE COUNTY BEING
OsBED BY THE BRIDGE COM.
ANY IS ALL ROT. This howl
0out the bridge enhancing pri'
se property is the wall of the
lsnagogue. A dozen bridges
y built throughout the county
"efyyear The records of the
vunty court contain nothing,