The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-14
Peoples Forum
County Politics.

Editor West virginian:
1 see there has not been q single
response to your proposition to dis
cuss the merits and dement's Of the
men whom we want for county Off
cials, Through the West Virglnian.)
I suppose every other man thought on
this subject as did that while the
excitement ran so high on State Off
Gals that the public generally would
not give the subject Of county officers
much consideration. Now, that the
National and State official question
has subsidized and the terrible catastro-
phe at Monongah has been ameliorated
as much as possible and there is no
particular subject to attract our atten'
ton, l think that we should consider
the subject of our county officials. l
think the county officials OF more i'm.
portance than any other as we have
them to pay directly and II we have
incompetent men we are the ones thai
are uLIeCteu dILCSISu. an "hiAh5 "
be governed by an intelligent majority
but do think every man that votes
for man for office should consider
mans ability to fill the Office and
vote accordingly. will vote for the
man that / know can and will fill the
Office honorably If do not like him
SO well socially as some other man
and after a long consideration OF the
subject the more I am convinced that
a mans practical experience and sue
cess in life Is our best criterion for a
mans ability to make successful Of
flcial. A man that has not succeeded
in life under favorable circumstances
can not be depended on to do official
work well and we often have men who
have not been successful in business
ask for an Office to make living from,
with no thought of the public interest
or work that it required to do the
people justice but simply think Of the
dollars and cents in 1t for themselves,
and we as often hear men say that an
official was put in Office by ring"
and that he works to their hand and
Is tool for the "ring." Now, as for
the two classes above named, shall
make no affirmation or denial, but
leave that with the people, and wish
to be understood that have no prom
Use Of anything and expect nothing
from any man that I may speak OF
now or hereafter and that as asked
Mr.. George Amos to be a candidate
for sheriff l think 1t my duty to in.
troduce him to the people OF this coun-
ty although he is known. l have
known him from his infancy and have
always found him to be the same gen.
ial, affable man. am saying this to
those who are not personally acquaint.
ed with him. He started In business
life without anything and has &C
cumulated enough honestly in busi-
ness to live comfortably and to make
his bondsmen safe If he is elected. All
his fathers family have been success.
full in business. I think their success
full in business. think their success
If elected. have consulted with sew
eral OF the citizens of this district AMI
they think as do that we should en-
press ourselves before the ring" gets
us in Its circle. Now, I speak Of the
"ring." Why should we who consid-
err ourselves civilized and enlightened
he imposed on when We have news
papers that offer us their columns
gratis for the discussion OF all politi.
cal questions? If we are imposed on
1t is our fault and am going to eX-
press myself through the medium Of
fered. II every person that is interest
ed would make their feeling on the
subject known through the papers and
arouse the voters the ring" would be
more mythical than it Is! I have heard
some other men spoken OF for other
offices that may speak OF hereafter.
The office should seek the man and
now Is the time to think while we have
no other thing to confront us. l think
Fairmont district will do its part on
all political questions and especially
for Mr.. Amos.