Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-06-10
Our Member Of the House Of Delegates.

Wi "NHV0i VI luV HVuoO vi DVlOSdlOo.
A man who occupies public station
Is subject TO public criticism Nj smith
has announced himself As a candidate for
reelection, and had published cata-
logue of the wonderful things he has ac-
complished for his constituents and the
State az large. II some of these things
could have been consigned 10 oblivion IL
would have been the wise thing tc DO
The first ard browning glory of this
Napoleon" 4 the Legislature was for
the construction OF two bridges across
the Shenandoah river. AZ a cost 10 the
taxpayers Of the county Of $4,000. Ir
this is ever accomplished. the people Of
the county will have occasion 10 remem-
Der Mr.. Smith for the next seventv-five
or one hundred years with profound
gratitude. This bridge bill being illegal
and defective IN the first instance. Mr.
smith had another act passed 10 make
an illegal thing legal The result Of all
this is that the county may be compelled
TO defend the legality Of Mr.. Smiths
work az considerable expense and costs
10 the county. This bridge business has
already been the fruitful source OF sew
eral embryo law suits. with Others in a
state of incubation. so the county NAV
look forward 20 the renlenishinr Of the
pocket books OF the lawyers and an end
less seige OF litigation. Yes. Mr.. smith
Is a "hOwling success. If YOU count the
trouble he has brought on the county
The new constitution provides that no
local law hall be passed that can De
covered by general law. and ask the
readers Of this 10 keep this fact in mind.
No. ,. For the protection of sheep
This would come under the head of
general law for the State. and II I am not
mistaken such a law was passed and
placed the tax on dogs al JOcents. How
ever IL ! am not mistaken about thi,
the fact still remains that we had 81 do.-
tax OF - cents and now il is 80 cents
Does this improve sheep protection
Seventy-fve cents did not pay for the
sheep killed by dogs and how will Sd
cents 10 IL, Mr smith endcavored 10
make the law more effective. hut think
he failed in this as Well as some other
things. Now, understand. that hounds
in the mountains arc TO he exempt. if
MI smith gets the chance 20 favor his
mountain constituents I'm this respect.
The yarmints in The mountains are be-
coming so thick and dangerous that il
Is absolutely necessary that the hound
crop should be encouraged 10 grow and
multiply, How many measlev ours will
pass muster as high-bred hounds leave
10 conjecture. wouldn't Ike 10 charge
Mr. Smith with trying 10 make himself
solid with the mountain voter. because
he is too patriotic to stoop to such small
things.
l am compelled to skip over some of
those good things that Smith has done.
as it requires too much space.
No. ., ITO allow Carson 10 erect a
boom across Shenandoah river" Well.
is Carson going 10 boom smith in War
rem county lie ought to if he is not
not an migrate.
No ., To allow Aubrey q. Weaver 10
stand examination to practice law. That
was big job, and ought to 60 down in
history as one of the events. Aubrey
may be sorry for it one of these DAYS.
No. 10. To allow Board of Supervisors
to collect toll on bridges. II we are
going TO have bridges and ferries in
competition, there was no necessity for
this, because toll viii DE SO small that il
will take a magnify:ng glass to dnd it.
! No. II, To empower Board of Super
VisQrs 10 buy rock cru>hers. Well. they
have purchased road machines. &c.
without going 10 the legislature. why
not rock crushersT Didn't know they
had to 80 TO the legislature 10 do this.
II am right about this. why the expense
and time 10 have an act passedg Fur
thermore one rock crusher Is enough for
Clarke county, and likely more than she
will get for some time.
No. Il l should say would come under
the head of general laws and therefore
amounts 10 iSthing. dom believe Won
can confer upon the Board of Supervi-
sors of certain counties certain powers
without comforting il on all the super
viSorS of the State.
No. l6. The Legislature met in Deem
her; after being in session a sAor. time
they adjourned until Fe3yuavy, hut be-
fore doiDg SO voted themselves pay for
the Whole ume, When they met i'm
February My. Smith offered his great
money saving bill which appropriated
$500, 10 be given To 3 couple fellows in
Richmond TO show the legislature what.
IN do and how 10 do it, The papers of
Richmond are always profuse in dishing
out "ilapdoodle" 10 members of the leg
islature, and also TO print your picture
for the admiring gaze of constituents
and the public generally. Whether the
little corporars" picture was among
the list | don't know, but, il it was not.
ii ought TO have been on the first page.
With this $500 worth Of grease to