Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1901-07-31
The Difference.

IN the State where a majority OF
the members of the court are Re-
publican you will ind the Fiuan-
cisl Statement published in two
Papers-a Republican aud Demo-
cratic paper-aud thereby men,
bers of both parties are permitted
to see for what their bsrd-earned
tax money lie expended. But
where the Democrats have control
of the courts it Is quite different.
The Republicans are liberal and
just, while the Democrats are
selfish and hide bound. Doubtless
this has much to do with the great
success of the Republican party in
this State in recent years. Hone t
men in all parties like fairness
aud liberalitv and are not afraid
to so express themselves.
During the years when n majority
of the County Cont was Repubh.
can the Democratic paper of the
county never failed to publish the
Financial Statement, as we'll rs the
Republican paper, both receiving
the same compensation for the work.
This was done, too, with the consent
and approval, of the publisher of
the Republican paper, for we
thought it the proper thing to do.
But now that the court is Demo
cratic it is quite different.
The publisher of this paper visited
the county seat on the first day of last
session of the County Court, and
had a talk with Messrs. jackson and
Johnson, two of the members OF that
body. Not being acquainted with
Mr.. Wilson, the other member. we
did not talk with him in rcga Il to
the matter. Messrs. Jackson and
Johnson each told us he was in
favor of having the Sta ement pub
lished in both the ADVANCE and
News, as has been the custom here
tofore. w. l.. Mansfield, editor Of
the News, also stated to us that he
was perfectly willing for the State
ment To appear In both papers, at
same pay as heretofore. We then
came home snpposing the matter
settled. But We presume Mansfield
thought the matter over after We
had gone and thought he might
make $4,000 extra and get the ex-
elusive right to publish, or otherwise
have the Statement published only
in his paper, SO he concluded to
deny that he stated to us he was
willing that both the ADVANCE and
News should have the printing at
the same price the Republican court
allowed Us, and play politics on the
inexperienced members Of the court.
He did not succeed, however, in pull
ing the wool over the eyes of Mr..
Jackson, whom word could not
change. lie is an honest, careful
business man and believes in the
taxpayer seeing how their tax
money is spent. He remembers,
too, the magnanimons Republican
members of the last County Court
Judge James McQuin and Senator
John y. York who voted to give
the Democratic paper just as much
of the public printing, with just as
much pay for same, as the Republi-
can paper.
We nave come TO the conclusion
that Hon. ;. ). Niuson was about
correct when he said IN this paper
some time ago, the county author
tiles do not care for this end of the
county except to collect taxes from
US.
The matter of cutting Ceredo Dis
trict off and attaching it to Cabell
county is being talked in this com
munlty lately, and we do not know
but that it would be better for the
inhabitants Of the District. Let us
hear from some of our readers on
the subject.
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