Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-08-20

county's Indebtedness was increased
rtSariug interest 81, Sc0,a3 which Mr..
Parks did not even attempt TO deny.
He spent IS, S67. IS balance due county
as per settlement. II the court would
have paid the county's indebtedness
of 81, 1888. 80 Instead of borrowing u
the county fund would have oeeh
oyerdrawn s752.92 There has been .
net overdraw of the district ROAD fund
of S79o. 90. These two last named
amounts added make tile sum o.
s1 552. is. plus IS, s67 IS shows 3d.
4fg. 50 worse of than 1t vas one yesr
ago. as stated in the article whinh Mr.
Parks read. Now, Mr.. Parks, we
challenge you to dispute these figures
You know that we did not accuse
the court of b, ing over sic, Goo in debt,
aud we are surprised that such re-
spectacle and'refned gentleman would
maliciously falsify in snch willful
manner.
win YOU denv. Mr.. Parks, that for
the year ending June ], 1901. there
was balance Of S5.024.0l doe the
county on county funds1 VIII you
denv that for the wear ending jane I,
1902 there was balance OF 50, 800. vi
due county ON county fnndsf VIII you
denv thar for the year ending june !,
1903 there Was a balance OF IS, S67 80
due county on county funds? Will you
deny that this was good showing Tor
republican county court? Will you
deny that on June !, 1904 there was
only due county ON county funds the
small sum Of 81, 1870. Az Will you deny
that your court increased the county's
Indebtedness bearing interest VI so3--
1888? Will you deny that there has
been net overdraw Of tho district
road fund of S799 26? Will you DENY
that ii this amount had been paid out
of the county fund it would have made
total overdraw Of 1852. Is? AS an
honorable gentleman, will you deoy
that the county treasury by your
manaaem emit is. $40, 81 worse oil
than il wss June /, 1908? Will You
deny that the levy for road purposes
was increased from 10 to 10 cents in
all districts but two? Will You deny,
with tie exception Of these two dis
tricts, the Others have been doubled
from what they were IN 1902 VIII
Won DENY that repu blican county
court i'll 1896 paid SO, 600 old jail
ORDERS? Will you deny that the small.
pox cost more than 81, 1855. 98 during the
last fiscal year? Will YOU deny that
Mr.. Clarence Martin told a willtul
falsehood when he said in the demo
cratic county convention that the
SMALLPOX cost about S., 900? Will You
deny that your court met 50 times
more in one Year than Mr. Grozinger s
court met in the same ZENITH OF time?
Will Won deny that on the 18th OF
June YOU held a night session for
which you charged an extra day for
working several hours after dark?
Will you deny that Won received
"a, 90 for that one davis work? Do
YOU think this is honorable? Would
you pay one Of your hands ~, 90 extra
in one dav for working two or three
hours overtime? Do you deny that
on February 18th you issued fopr
t,,otn;ssory Ootes bearing interest for
an aggregate amount of 81, 229. 572
Do you deny that you have know
ledge of about %, 900 barrels Of whiskey
in the bonded warehouses Of this city
not taxed2 DO you know that men
of your own party were not interested
in your speech? Do YOU know that
some of them spoke lightly of Your
feeble attack on the editor of this
paperp Do you Enow that VIC are pre-
pared to sustain our stat ments?
Ia closing this article we wish to
say that We bear not the sl'ghtest
luminosity toward any one who dis
putes our figures. All that We ask is
TO be treated OH the square, and meet
the issues of this camnaIgn face tn face
in such a Mariner 81 at when the ell c.
tion shall have passed, he the re'0lt
what it may, we slall ave nothing
TO regret.