The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-10-29
EDITOR REGISTER:


No doubt those who read the ar
ticle in the Gazette" entitled
Subordinate Amendments" were
greatly enlightened thereby. The
very able editor devotes great deal
ofspaoe to the word "patoh," which
he claims I misused. He seems to
think it is of greater Importance
to the people to understand the
concise meaning of patch" than
to understand the meaning of these
amendments. However, it will be
seen that his article is not to be
commended for technical accuracy.
am indebted to my friend. the
editor, for his statement that j. s.
Darst, my opponent, twas largely
instrumental in getting the amend
ments submitted" The facts in
reference to and arguments against
the amendments which / stated
and urged in my article, he has
not seen fit to deny. The fact re-
mains that the adoption of the
amendments mentioned in my ar
tiole will greatly increase taxation
and this alone constitutes a strong
argument against them.
The spirit of these amendments
is in keeping with that of the other
Legislation which my opponent has
furthered. Facts are what the peo-
pie want and the same dearth of
facts characterizes the article in
the Gazette" as did that of my OPP.
ponent in the wheeling InteIli-
gencer," in which he urged the
adoption of these amendments
without stating any good reasons
therefor. In fact it seems that
these amendments were proposed
and are upheld by Mr.. Darst, with
out knowledge upon his part of
the meaning thereof. 1t is impos-
sible from the article in the "Ga-
zette" to tell whether its editor
favors the amendments or not,
however it is my belief that he.
like the majority of thinking peo-
pie will vote against them. This
very concise gentleman says that
sit is pretty clear that the young
man is playing" a little politics
in the matter" A profound SEN
tenoe for a technical gentleman
like the editor of the Gazette"
1 wish to say that 1 wrote the arti-
ole because of the interest 1 have
in my State and the people thereof.
My opponent has been in the
State about ten years and has rep
resented us three terms in the
legislature, and none of the legisla-
ton which he has advanced has
benefited the people. On the
contrary he has seen fit to vote for
School Book Board Law, which
has cost the people of the State
many thousands of dollars and will
continue to be source of needless
expense until repealed. He also
voted for Compulsory Attendance
Law which is unenforcible and I'M
Ineligible.
My opponent had an article in
the Gazette" and "Ravenswood
News" in which he said that he
would not be pledged to n. B.
Scott for the o. S. Senate, yet he
did allow himself to be pledged
rather than loose the valua6Le OPP
portunity of voting for one of these
millionaire candidates.
I have in my possession letter
of September 9Th. 1902, bearing
the signature, and in the hand
writing of the Hon. ]. S. Darst,
wIitten to the Hon. Alex. r. Camp
bell, in which he said that the
Senator" would have to help him,
and that the extent of the help
needed was five hundred dollars.
This letter was written upon one
of the letter heads of Cottage
Mills, j. 5. Darst, Proprietor" In
this letter he also stated that his
opponent, Oscar Parsons, is the
Chairman of the County Commit
tee. which has assessed Mr.. Chan
oellor one thousand dollars" This
statement is positively false as 1
can show by affidavits. 1 was not
and am not the Chairman of any
committee that assessed Mr.. Chan