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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-25

To-
to the Republican organization. So
that public censure for an admittedly
public nuisance must be shared by all
political parties.
The use OF large sums Of, money In
the elections must be viewed with
alarm and disgust Citizenship is de-
teriorating 10 the extent that the
practice is rendered necessary, So far
as money may be used for the u
pose of arousing public sentiment a
reasonable excuse may be found for
its expenditure. But #. appears that
in many communities and TO some
extent the tendency is general, voters
have accustomed themselves 10 the
practice Of b~arterfng their citizen.
ship TO the highest bidder.
This practice is greatly to be de-
plored. and the sooner 1t is abolished
the better will be the politics and
the citizenship of our country.
So far, the use of money. in local
Fayette county politics has been held
NhuS' icStiaihl potu ny PUBIC sent.
ment and by the refusal Of political
leaders to resort to 1t. In making this
statement special reference is had to
the practice in the dominant party.
All lovers of politics who patron
lie the game either from impulses OF
loyalty to the government or from the
pure love of contest should frown up
On the evil under discussion. The
practice of corrupt methods, of no
matter what sort, turns from political
activity the character of citizens upon
whom political activity should rest
and devolves government upon the
Inscriptions corruptionist who uses
the power thus derived to reimburse
him for his time and expenditure;
and it seldom happens that he energies
from the small end Of the horn.
II the use of money in politics were
generally discountenanced there are
some men now occupying positions of
eminence in West Virginia with
whom the political parties of the State
would be little bothered.-Fayette
Journal.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-25
Money in the Elections.

Considerable comment has been
aroused by the disclosure that Presi-
dent John A. Mccall. OF the New York
Life Insurance Co. had contributed
a large sum of money to the RepubIi-
can campaign fund last year. There
is no reason to doubt the accuracy OF
the statement as It was made by Al.
officer of the company, to a legisla-
tive committee, and 1t may go without
saying that this committee could, up
on closer investigation find that many
other contributions Of like proportion,
or more or less. were given for the
same purpose.
It is no doubt true that larger
sums of money have been expended
in the last three Presidential cam.
paigns than v before. And while
It may be admitted that the Republic
can committees were able to secure
more money than the committees of
the opposite party, owing to the gen.
eral anxiety for Republican success.
yet the offense of spending money
for campaign purposes is not limited
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-25
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Leased wire telegraphic service by
Prbliahers' Press Association Special
correspondents at Charleston. Park.
sr1burg and other cities III The State.
The West virginian is 70. sale ut
the following places:
A. G. Martins book store, Main st.
Clyde Hollis cigar store, Main st.
Kinkead news stand. Main street.
MERGERS confectionery. opposite
Watson Hotel.
Yost Billiard Parlors. Fairmons
xyenne.
A. M%errifeld's store. Locust venue.
Fred Harris confectionery, Water
street.
J, W. orr's news stand. Monongah.
Claude Higginbotham. Company
Store, Watson.
Emmett Ices news stand. Manning.
ton.
Abbey Burke. agent. Rivesville.
Miss sallie E. Martin. postofnce.
Eafrview.
The West yirginian is delivered by
carrier to all parts Of the city and
the nearby towns. If a single copy
U missed, notify us at once SO that
an investigation may be made.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-25
rAE MCDOWELL AssEssMENT.

The action Of the County Court in
making q sweeping and uniform re.
duction of about two-thirds in the val.
uatIons placed on property by the land
commissioner in Mcdowell county
furnishes another illustration that
even the 'true and actual value" is
not a fixed quantity. In any system
Of taxation the human equation" flg-
ures very largely and the results
achieved depend upon the efficiency
Of the men who enforce the laws. A
reduction from $4,000 to about $14,-
100000 in Mcdowell shows that a
great mistake has been made either
by the land commissioner or the coun.
ty court. At this distance, we are in
clined to think the estimate of the
court is more nearly correct from the
standpoint of uniformity throughout
the State than the valuations placed
by the land commissioner. Mellow
ellis realty values were only slightly
over three million dollars under the old
assessment, SO that the valuation fixed
by the court shows nearly a five-fold
increase. AS 1t was under the commits
sioner's report, there was an eleven
fold increase. Mcdowell would I'M
d%oubtedly have paid more than her
proportionate share of State tax, for
granted that the State tax rate might
come down to two cents next
year. that would be equivalent
to % cents under the old valuation or
II the State tax rate should remain as
contemplated In the law, namely
thirteen cents for next year, Nc.
Dowell's rate would run into high fig.
ures. 1t is impossible at present to know
what the State tax rate will be next
year or the year following. when the
new laws get under full sway, but we
feel confident that 1t viii be very, low
and probably an amendment to the
constitution will ere long abolish State
taxes altogether. In that event Il
would make no difference to Nc Dow
ell or any other county whether its as
sessment. were one million or fort,
millions. as all the revenue raised
would be applied at home and the rat,
would correspond to the valuation o
property.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-25

Miss winifred Hoult gave a beauti
fully appointed luncheon yesterday
at noon in honor of her guest, Miss
Madge Sample, OF Fairmont. The par
ty remained with their hostess until
three when they accompanied Miss
Sample to the train as she returned to
Fairmont yesterday afternoon. Dur
ing her visit in this city, Miss Sample
has been the honor guest at several
very pretty social affairs and her de
parture wa very much regretted by
the many friends she made during her
stay.-Parkersburg News.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-25

The State Journal will go on con
tending for the rights of the people in
the hope that some time in the course
Of the next century it may secure
them, while the West virginian will
proceed on the theory that it makes no
difference whether we have'a Republi.
can form of government or not in this
country. That is it looks that way on
the surface. There is perhaps some
thing on the part of the West vir.
ginian to cause those who read It to
believe that down in the depths of its
heart, It Is on the right side of this
question. It might be said that 1t is
too fair n frank and honest a paper
to favor c%ontending for the wrong in
snch an important matter as the n
at issue between 1t and the State
MISUNDERSTANDING State Journal.
The West yirginian has been trying
TO show its esteemed contemporary all
along that while It is to be commend.
ed for "contending for the rights of
the people" yet 1t will never accom-.
plish anything, and for the reason, as
we have more than once told it, that
the people will not let it do so. OF
course. we have no doubt that a few
people are and will be with 1t, but not
the masses. The latter will wait to be
influenced and guided by the politi-
clans. Is not the State Journal aware
that, generally speaking. the people do
not read and think for themselves? We
doubt II more than rs per cent. Of them
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-25

John Wallace, the always interest
ing Wheeling correspondent of the
,Pittsburg Dispatch, expressed the opin.
ion in that paper yesterday hat IL ex.
Senator Henry G.. Davis had been the
Democratic gubernatorial candidate
last fall instead of John ]. Cornwell
the former would have been swept
into the governors chair, easily wip.
ing out the 5000 majority Dawson got
over Cornwell." We hardly think
many people will agree with Mr.. Wal.
lace. Mr.. Cornwell got all the sup.
port from the corporations Mr.. Davis
could have gotten. The latter's money
would have cut no greater figure with
him as the candidate, for as 1t was the
Democrats could not use all the money
they had. The majority Mr.. Dawson
received was from that steadfast and
unpurchasable element of the Repub-
lican party that never swerves from its
line of duty. Twenty and twenty-five
dollars, the prices offered by the Dem.
ocrats for votes all over the State for
Cornwell and lesser candidates, cap
tured about all the f1oaters and Re-
publican ~roustabouts there we're in
sight. Mr.. Davis could have attracted
no more support. We doubt IL he
could have done so well. He is by
no e popular in his party, as the
larger element of 1t, the free traders,
do not like him owing to his record as
a protectionist. The free traders have
not forgotten that all the Davises be-
lieved so much in protection that they
aided the Republicans in the defeat of
the late William L. Wilson for Con-
gress.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-25
RODNEY MORRIS
Aged Resident Of Riyesyiue Died This
Morning.

Mr.. Rodney Morris. one of the pio-
lee residents OF this county, died at
the home of his son, Richard w. Nor
ris, near Rivesyille. at 5 o'clock this
morning. Mr.. Morris was 81 years 6
months and ~ days old, and his death
was caused by the infrmites of his adj
vanced years. He was the last one OF
a large family, his one surviving broth
er being MI. Elliott Morris, of this city.
He is also survived by several chill
dren, all but three of them residing in
the West. Funeral services will be-
held at the residence of his son above
mentioned Tuesday afternoon at 2
o'clock.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-25
VALUE OF AN ACE Full.

Here is a good thing that IS going
the rounds. A Democratic contempt
rary refers to the Central Missouri
Republican as "a stand-patter in pol
tics" The Republican replies:
Right yqou are. sonny, We stand pa,
on the Republican Protective Tariff
It's a full hand, dealt by old Nelson
Dingley. God bless him. and it's good
horse sense in politics, as 1t is In polk.
err. to stand pat on a full hand.
Its no cheap full we hold, either.
It's a winner. Three aces and a pair
of tens. Our ace of clubs is high
wages in all industries It's the caro-
which brings plenty and prosperity to
the workingmen of America and en-.
ables them to have good homes, with
happy wives and children.
Our ace Of diamonds we call home
markets shows a land filed with well
titled farms. on which live prosperous
farmers. rolling in wealth because of
a steadily increasing home market,
where there Is a never failing demand
for the products Of our fields, or.
.chards. pastures and diaries.
Our third ace we call Increasing
trade and exports, and here we find
grand evidences OF the wisdom OF our
Republican leaders. BY leaps and
bounds, which challenge the atsonish-
ment and admiration of the civilized
world, we have developed our indus
tries, improving our methods of pro.
duction and cheapened the cost of our
manufactures. until the product of our
well paid, intelligent laborers can
compete In the markets of the world
with the pauper labor of Europe and
we are moving toward the position OF
the leading producing nation of the
world with giant strides.
along with these cards we hold a
ten spot, which we call savings bank
records. This shows savings banks
accounts in every State Of this Union,
doubled in the last few years, since
we began playing this hand. and now
reaching the vast total of three bill.
lions of dollars and growing daily. This
is an evidence of the wisdom of our
policy which speaks in thunder tones
to the patriotic American and wins
his allegiance to a party that can and
does produce such grand results.
Our other ten spot we call sound
money and plenty Of 1t. This card
carries with 1t a national credit unex.
celled; a stability and development
undreamed of before by any people; a
chance for Investment and advance.
ment never before enjoyed anywhere
on earth.
I'VE are standing pat and playing
these cards for a country unsurpassed
for prosperity, intelligence and wealth
by any country in the world; for a peo.
pie free, happy, progressive and indie.
pendent, enjoying a civilization ahead
of any " known before; for a flu.
ture brighter and better than man ev.
er dreamed of.
Standing pat? You bet we are.'
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-25

Both the Republicans and Demo.
Gratis opened their campaign in Ohio
last Saturday, and the former are
more than gratiied with the outlook,
as the outpouring of people at their
meeting greatly exceeded the expecta.
tons of the party leaders. The Demo-
cratic meeting was conspicuous only
on account Of the small attendance
and lack Of enthusiasm.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-25

Secretary Ashcraft. of the local
team and possibly Vice President
Thomas Raymond, will leave to.mor-
row morning for Pittsburg, where pre-
liminary steps will be taken to organ
ize a league throughout this section
for the sason of 1906. 1t is expected
that representatives from Uniontown
and Clarksburg will be the only other
towns represented at this meeting.
However, others will fall in line later.
1t is the intention now to have Clarks-
burg, Fairmont, Uniontown. Washing
ton. Waynesburg and probably
Brownsville in the circuit. Morgan.
town and Warrington have signifed
within the past few days that they are
DESTROYS of going in. In Ease the
thing is a go. each club will be re-
quested to deposit $4,000 as a guaran-
tee that it will finish the season.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-25

Without desiring to take from
George Mcintosh any of the glory
claimed to be his in the law author.
izing the assessment to collect the zap.
itation tax, we cannot help recalling
that the State tax commission secom.
mended that the assessor collect all
News,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-25
Warrington men for good

Thad Troy was in the game for Fair
mont. His coming at this time is re-
sponsible for the rumor that he will
have charge of the 1906 team. Troy
is a veteran and has the required ex-
p%erience to handle a team and has
proved a huge success in a manager
ial sense every place in which he has
conducted a team. 1t has been the
supposition for some time that Locke,
OF Lancaster, would be the man select
ed for the job but at the present 1t
looks like Troy. Last spring the lat
ter was offered the berth but he de-
clined with thanks after coming out
and looking the situation over.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-25

take a newspaper. AS long as this Is
the case the politicians viii have plen-
ty of employment.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-25

John A. Biller, day clerk at the Ho.
tel Jackson, will return tonight froms
Summit Point, Virginia, at which
place his mother died last week.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-25

The Elks Band of Warrington ac-
companied the team and furnished an
excellent concert before and during
the progress of the game. The instru.
ments aided greatly In the applause ac-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-25

On Saturday the two teams clashed
at Warrington and the Augusta coun-
tians were victorious, ITO 6. Perk
Kennedy and Harry Blumling were the
opposing pitchers.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-25
SPORTING NEWS

Lefty Jackson left this morning for
his home in Pittsburg. Thad Troy re.
turned to Wheeling this afternoon.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-02-06
SiSterSViIIe Land
Company Organized

bolt and f. a. Durham.
The directors also met and or
ganized by elccting the following
officers:
J. II. Mccoy, president.
Joseph Mckay, vice president.
A. C. jackson, secretary and
treasurer.
Ralph Broadwater, manager.
Robert Mccormick and Joseph
Mckay. assistant managers.
The managers were ordered to
proceed with all possible expedl-
ton to have the land laid out into
lots and small tracts of land. The
proposition OF the gentlemen who
propose to start an enamellng
plant here was fully discussed,
and the gentlemen have been in
vited to visit the city at an early
date, Elsewhere in this issue ap-
pears a notice of the building OF a
home and school for poor chill
dren. The building, according to
the plans, is to be located in Ty-
Ter or Wetzel counties. We Sug-
cest the Merchants association
take this matter up and IN con-
junction with the land company
make an effot to locate this home
in this county. We feel sure the
land company will make a liberal
proposition as to furnishing a
| free site for this new building. 1t
would be a great thing for our
city and we can get it by husthng
It's worth going after. If it can,
not be located here then make a
fight for it along about half way
between this city and New Mar.
tinsville, but 60 after it and land
the new home as near Slstersvllle
as possible. We do not know Il
this building will be established
or not, but we feel like shouting
when we know if it is built We
lare at last in position where
we can secure site for it at
VERY small cost.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-02-06
BLINDNESS Not Necessary.

Simkins was speaking about hls
visit to the blind asylum, and he
wound up by saying what fun II
would be to have some of the blind
men as fellow boarders. 1T would
be rich," he said, "to put a cup OF
hot water before them and to see
them gravely drink it, supposing It
10 be tea or coffee" lawfully fun.
n.y." said Mrs. Simkins. Then she
thought and abruptly concluded by
remarking, 'Mr. Simkins, you're 9
tool"
How Babies Cry When They Are III.
Mothers are often worried as tc
what the cries of their infants mean
when they seem to be sick or in pain
and frequently are apt to diagnose
the case wrongfully. AS a matter
Of fact, when an infant is danger
ously i'll it seldom cries, so thai
when it begins to cry a~great deai
during a severe illness it Is usuallE
a sign of amendment.
When a child suffers from infam,
nation of the lungs, it means, but
rarely cries. When suffering from
bronchitis, the cry is gruff and rat
ting. When suffering from Group
the cry is sharp and fretful. Wheel
hungry, it is fretful and wailing.
A Relief.
Husband Darling. ! believe that
am failing.
Wife Tin alarml-Gracious! How
often have warned you. George
against your foolish speculahons!
Husband,-l don't mean in business
dear; / mean Pm falling in health.
WIFE (relieveda- oh, is that all?
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-02-06

! MlddleDOufne, Feu.
beautiful snow has been replaced
or rather replenished by thick
coating of ice, which makes it
very disagreeable as well as dan
gerous travelling for both man
and beast.
C.IE. Pyle went to Bearsville
yesterday and will 60 on to Penns-
boro today to attend to some bus
mess matters.
Attorney /. NJ. Underwood has
returned from a business trip to
the upper end of the county. He
also visited his parents at Shirley
during: his absence. 81
Chandos Grim, the little son of
the Sheriff, has been very i'll for
a week, and confined to his bed.
It was feared his illness would re-
suit in pneuomonia, but his condl-
ton was some better yesterday.
John Starkey, superintendent
for the South Penn Oil company,
and Leon Smith drove up to Cen
.treville yesterday and spent the
day with friends. Both parties
are former residents Of that town.
Joseph Maxwell, one of Tyler s
pioneer school teachers, was a
business visitor in town Saturday.
He recently met with a very pain
full accident by falling from a
horse, and he has not fully recov-
cred from the injuries.
Two marriage permits were
granted by Clerk Duty Saturday.
The following named parties were
the applicants: Carses D. Sellers,
aged %, and Estella Olive Rutter,
aged 16; George Mcclellan Ben
nett. aged 81, and Emily Mere
dith. aged 33, all of Tyler county.
A number of the young folks
enjoyed a very pleasant evening
Saturday at the hospitable home
of d. w. Twyman, above town, as
the guests of his oldest daughter,
Miss Sina. The hours were spent
in various social games, and music
after which a delightful lunch was
served. All returned in a happy
mood and pronounced Miss Sina
and her sisters as among the list
of champion entertainers. Those
present from town were Misses
Della Watson, Maude Marshall,
Bertha Folger and Bertha Evans;
Messrs. Julius Mckee. Creel Jem-
ison, John Eastman and Harry
Meredith.
A new lodge Of the Modern
Maccabees was instituted at Nor
ey's Hall Friday night by Deputy
Great Commander j. n. Coaltrain
of Clarksburg. Thirteen charter
members were initiated. The fol-
lowing officers were elected and
installed: Past commander, 0. p.
Stealey; commander, Jesse Groves
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-02-06

The stockholders of the Sisters
vile Land company met Saturday
evening at the law Office OF Nc
Coy & Church and organized m-
der it's charter. The following
Board Of Directors were elected
r., Broadwater, II. A. Twyford,
Robert Mccormick, L. Il. ivy
ford. C. J. Archer, Joseph Nc
KAY, J. II. Mccoy, John j. Me
Kay. sW. j. Mccoy, DR.. c. +.
Kahle. a. C. jackson, f. w. Tai
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-02-06
Interesting Letter
From Tyler'S Capitol

lieutenant commander, Harry
.Culp; record keeper, W. Il. Sny-
der; finance keeper. Martin Ad-
ANS. The tent is named Middle
bourne tent, but it has as yet re-
ceived no number. The tent will
meet again Thursday to complete
their organization.
Clarence and Fred Underwood
and sister Miss bessie and Miss
Lizzie Coe of Shirley, and Glenn
ME Hamilton and sister, Miss
Mary of Bearsville, were guests
of Miss Daisy Smith and brother
Ed Sunday at the Hotel Central.
Lindsay Owens of Wick shot
his wife in the head last Friday
and then ran to a tank of oil and
set it on fire, then jumped into
the burning oil. Mrs. Owens is
still living, and it is thought she
will probably recover. A few
bones of Mr.. Owens were found.
The tank had been recently emp
tied and contained about eight
inches of oil. 1t seems that they
had separted a few days before,
caused by some jealousy in the
family, and Mrs. Owens was al,
the home Of a neighbor named
Mccullough when her husband
came to see her and to try to IN
duce her to return to their home.
But she refused and then the aw-
full tragedy occurred. Some OF
the people who were at work near
by saw Mr.. Owens set fire to the
oil and then jump. in the tank.
Mrs. Owens was the third wife OF
the dead man and was married to |
Mr.. Owens last summer. She was
formerly HuIdah .. Readings OF
Richie county.
Sunday evening Misses Minnie
FOutz and Bessie Jones and
Messrs. w. w. Murdoch and Nor
ris Seckman composed quartet
who started from Tyler City to
Middlebourne for drive. After
driving down the pike about five
miles they met a minister OF the
gospel coming toward them, and
upon the request Of the last, named
parties for him to halt he did so
and as a consequence Miss Bessie
Jones never arrived in our city,
but the first named parties were
by Mr.. and Mrs.
Morris Seckman, whom our peO-
pie had never seen before. Mr..
Seckman is a son of Daniel Seek
man OF Akron. and is an indus
trious, sober young man, and his
bride is an intelligent, respected
young lady and well qualified to
make happy the new home to
which she will 90. After supper
at the Tyler House the happy cou-
pie, accompanied by their friends,
Mr.. Murdoch and Miss Foutz, re-
turned to their homes. May their
lives be happy.