West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-02-04
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Ono The pr'posal Or "a pfol-r n.m.
mission b. che cNact opT,o.it. 90 thr nra,
osiiion tU compromisc vith Niran.a st
torncYs attributed o. t'it Gsat. ..i.ite
- Tar know every man anuairt uIth
the clique has Away =,creti, opiaa.I
such a commission al uouiJ publish t,,
truth. The certificate vcr, dpfarii,.l
with the Wall sirS.t committrs o. prevent
our debt from cNco,sling thc amouut ior
roads, and in ism holders agn,,.l o. thi.
proposition. ~ the plan of .attIcmsnt
] gavc Coulcy q copy Of b. The Virginia
attorneys came in and misl,d my Wall
strcct tivuU-hcads a. abandon ths pr.n
osition Tor which holders Deposited I
was never attorney Tor any c1um.tir.
We paradcd maguntcs to carry uut aur
proposition and Of cnur-r I rchi..,l a-s,.
citation when thi- proposition was allan.
doned
This suit i- a -chcmc to fix on u. many
millions more than the amount Tor ROAD.
which Bennett estimated 10 thr,e and "a
half millions. Tho court must bring u.
in debt for exceeding nine millions You
zee the gigantic profits they arc after.
Any deal with Virginia attorney. ur with
the Wall street committee. as now con
stltntod, means huge rakc-on to Nir-
ginia attorneys, Wall street promoters.
and West Virginia graiicr- 4 proper
commission would never suggest cumpro.
mise unless absolutely certain that then,
was no hope Of escaping decision f,r
exceeding nine millions. II there h. mo-.
hope then a proper commission would
speak directly 10 the persons owning the
certificates, viz: II would eliminate Vir.
ginia attorneys, Wall street committee.
grafters and all go-bctwccns, and bring
holders back to the proposition agreed to|
in 1899.
The original suit scheme was to propose
compromise before the court gave a de
cislon stating the account, but the prop
osltion 10 appoint a proper commission
caused graitcr- 10 change their plans and
suspend proposition 10 compromise ull
alter a decision for largely more than nine
millions. Hence, nobody II proposing
COMPROMISE. After the court gives de-
cision then they will propose compromise
Tor several millionsmorc than the amount
for roads
Two-Your explanation Of the Intelli.
gencer's unexpected, uncalled for. aud
voclierous opposition 10 compromise and
the Registers silence may be- correct.
The charitable explanation il that the
lntelligcnccr has been mislad by grafton.
10 suppose that those proposing a proper
are willing 10 saddle the state
with an unjust debt The uncharitablc
explanation Of its sudden outburst II Ia
suppose that it has determined 10 obey
the Elkins machine ukasc against such
action a. will best protect the state
This vociierous opposition against
compromise nobody is proposing will pave
the way for large appropriation 10 de
iend suit, although none of the lawyers
profess TO know OF any defense. Imagine
how graitcrs would stampede il some