The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-08-17

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edness of this county certain
causes produces certain effects
When this county went out of the
hands of the Democrats there was
about S., goo in the treasury. This
county has been in the hands of
the Republicans for about twelve
years, and it is claimed by the
committee that the debt of the
county is in the neighborhood of
100000. Be that as it may, we
are in debt and what is the cause?
Our taxes get higher every year.
The editor of the Gazette says J..
A. Dunn is the cause of the trou-
BILE. I understand the Court is
composed of three men elected by
the voters of the county, and / am
satisfied that the Republicans
have had two of that number for
twelve years, and if j. a. Dunn
has had that wonderful influence
over the Court you Republicans
have certainly got the wrong men
in Office. The editor of the GA
zette simply says by his statement
that the two Republicans sold out
to j. A. Dunn; quite a send-off to
the Republican part of our Court.
By the God of this country it will
be well right here to mention
something in regard to the action
of the Court the day the Salt
creek bridge was sold out.
1 am informed that there was a
gentleman from Ohio by the name
of Ainwalt, who bid 81. 800. and a
certain gentleman in this county
had the Republican part of the
Court in the jury room and award
ed the contract to the West Vir-
ginia Bridge Company at $1,000,
the specifications being the same.
There was $500 of steal that J :.
A. Dunn had nothing to do with
because he was not in the caucus
that was held in the jury room.
We learn that the publishing of
the Financial Statement of 1897,
cost this county $3.50, when the
same work was solicited at 500, 1t
is not hard to find where our
trouble lies when we look up the
record of the Republican party in
this county. 1 certainly think it
has been good thing for the
county that there has been one
Democrat on our court, for we see
the effect since it has been all Re
publican. We have lost to the
county S40O dollars at one haul,
and in many other cases too num-
erous too mention.
According to the statement of
the Gazette if we can get one
commissioner we have got ma
jority of the court. Let me APP
peal to our Democratic friends to
rally out since one is majority of
three, we can certainly come out
all right.
There is one thing that I object
to, and. that is if the Republican
court has to have a guardian, 1
want them to go to their own
party to get one, but from the
looks of the delinquent list in this
district, it would be very hard to
get them out of 100 delinquent
Taxpayers. There are eighty five
gold bugs prosperity men).
1 hope it will not be long in
this county until the honest part
of the Republicans will learn that
they are made dupes out of by
their leaders. The object of their
leaders is to do the dirt aud then
cram it off on some one else. But
they have got all the court at this
time and they say that j. P. r. b.
Smith is the cause of the trouble.
This is the first time that [ ever
knew that the clerk of the county
composed one of the court. Now,
gentlemen, can't you see the gist
of their argument, they will do
but the right thing.
Now [ would like to know how
the sheriffs of this county can get
such a long delinquent list. L
know men in this district that are
on the delinquent list that have
property. plenty of it,
and say they will be qualified be-
fore any justice of the peace that
they never saw the Sheriff at any
time during the year. Now what
bothers me is. how can a sheriff go
before court and make oath that
all due diligence has been used to