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


and self sacrificing devotion sell
dom ever surpassed She was q
Christian too, and tried to be con-
sistent in hedischarge of religious
duties while counseling their OBJ
servance by those who were near
and dear to her AS neighbor
she viii be greatly missed, as her
heart ever beat responsively to the
wants of those who needed at
tention in sickness or In sorrow.
The interment win take place at
Concord Church, where her fun
eraI viii be preached by Rev Mr..
Dickinson, at 1000 O'clock a. M
Friday, August u.
The condition of the county is
ldeplorable; this condition is the
fruits of Republican Ring rule
for the past fourteen years. The
taxes have been and are still high,
beyond all reason or occasion.
The State levie twenty-five cents
ON the 500; the States needs and
demands are far in. excess of one
county like Mason; the State is.
out of debt and has surplus on a
twenty-five cent levy. Yet Mason
county with sixty cent levy for
years, is in debt. something near
100000. We are told, though by
Ring influences, that for the cur
rent fiscal year fifty-fve cents is
necessary for the needs of the
county. lie twenty-five cents on
the 500 is ample for the State,
why is not the same levy or less
sufficient for Mason county? Tax
payers, these things demand your
attention and close Investigation
Think for moment Why fifty-fve
cents is exaoted from you by the
County Court; take your tax
tickets and observe the amount
you have been paying for years,
and ponder upon the question
where has all this money gone to;
what purpose has it served the
people2
A member of the County Court
has demanded that the Register
'.shut up in the discussions of the
affairs of this county We want
to say. to this fellow that if he had
poem in condition" we would
have resented his imprudence.
But seeing his maudIing condition,
we attributed his bad break to
that, rather than to the man.
When he is at himself, and
gives such command, he will
hear from the Register in such
way that he is not expecting or
looking for. The Register is
loaded for him" and the least he
has to say the better it is for him,
drunk or sober. There are some
little "offcial transactions" that
we might be forced to make public.
We appreciate the fact that
other men have opinions and for
their opinions we have the pro
foundest respect. We only pre-
sent our views ON such questions
as we think becomes an independ-
ent sheet, and if the readers will
only open up their hearts and let
the truth have the right-of-way
we will always be satisfied with
the conclusion reached.
In looking over the financial
statement as published, it seems to
4 us the Office of County Commits
sioner is a good paying Office, the
way the commissioners appoint
themselves to look after bridges
and roads. They have some pretty
tall bills allowed them for services.
A little investigation in this di-
rection might disclose good deal.
Some people would ike to die
tate the editorial course OF the
Register, but before we would per-
NIT any man to dictate a policy
for this paper, we would @close up
lshop,"
The Register is after the rogues
who have been plundering the tax
payers of Mason county. In No
vember the voters viii get after
them.
The Register will publish ser
| les of well prepared articles on the
County debt after awhile. and all
it charges viii be backed up by
! the records of the county.