The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-30

itNNH IT FNtr IltNbt lNHA
H something about the laws decisions ef tte courts,
"a Is enlargement q the fiscal the COUNT
m o. which lie IS mistaken hes closes by saying.
11fay and outside BE the city ana have 40
interest ths matter
~ y ie has no interest as q. taxpayer OUT of the
@ @ y interest 2taxpayer IN the city then whence
~ He is representative Of both the country W.
he neither has any interest in this
eauo Interested ands there was reason for
Abn Where lies Ills interest and whence his mo-
qaesIge3 true answer is found in his last para
Vie wall of far-o lonely, lost child The safe
y e ~ people lies ii q change don't the people want
the fellows who got him to write or sign the false
that pamphlet, mean change Republican
for George Lilly. This is performance
know cannot be done when the truth is known
BE accomplished BY falsehood and misrepresenta
says that bridges outside Of the city should
PM of the county levy" but that bridges inside of
shcnld bePaid for out Of the city 8 money
That would be taxing the city Of Fairmont not
cost Of all bridges within the city, but would
the city to help pay for bridges in the country
CoHaWay think that would be just4 His argument is
voters elect George Lilly he will see to it that the
the whole cost for all its bridges and that
81 the city also pay the same proportion that
the city pay for the bridges outside Of the
there the slightest ground for Col Conaway's arti-
rs strong Indictment against his cousin Cal
who is now running the Democratic ticket for
this county. As every knows, Cal. Conway
for all the stone piers of the bridge which
been working for three four years past. If it was
y build the new bridge it was wrong for his cousin,
IA bnld the piers, and take the couny's money for it.
was not warned against this outrage upon the
the Colonel and if warned he did not heed Is it
this Democratic candidate for sheriff is making
aEgn upon the farmers money illegally taken from
Aa ~ the stone work Of the bridget
was wrong or illegal for the county court 10 nav
hs theway they did pay for it, why ddnot the
Democratic prosecuting attorney, and chairman Of
county committee advise the court different
~ Aas been receiving salary of $4,000 per year to
~ proper counsel and advice to the county court No
e drew up and prepared every contract the county
with the builders Of the bridge Why did he not
psggsat his grongYn
was wrong to build and pay for this bridge as it
zone by the county court, why did the street car COM
ls owned and controlled by Democrats the head
sas which is IS. i. (tBud') Watson join in the con-
ald help build the bridge as shown by Col Conaway's
-
1e street car company has more taxable property OFT
% gi tie amin: and the Fairmont Coal Company has
times more, property outside Of Fairmont than in
@ concerns not 4eel aggrieved at the extra bur-
On them by taxing their properties outside to pay
city inproyement9'
gonavEay really believes anything he has written
M why did be not stop the building of the bridge?
could have enjoned the county court from
bridge If Conway states the facts correctly
he not stop cousin CAL when he commenced the piers
VIE country people" this outraged If he wanted
he could have kept still until CAL got his
End he could have stopped it then Or after it had
eu Twice he had still time to apply for an injunction;
aa net doit? What position does Mr. Conway occu-
aa he has received the benefit his property and to
of new bridge ''city improvement, even if he
WAT he says to now after he says it is paid for,
Rse sRis Guestion9
answer to al this is, that there no way Of telling
Viii do next This is not his first outtrake II
sE hesn weeks since he got his friend John Phil
for county clerk, on the Democratic ticket in
n ssul hoe BY having him circulate the cards promising
s sEssit VIII be good with clerk " when the law
shls punishable offense Poor John has been kept
WISH since trying TO explain this to the people
pamphlet is only another similar to that
from his fertile brain four years AGO and
circulated among the voters Of this county BY the
party and candidates, entitled: ''Tax Legislation
said that valuations and taxation were doubly
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