The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-15
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9 c;o,lRFlN,,NELL's OPPORTUNITY
tto,r,n aei; W. B. cornwell, one Of the
4 IN ballot commissioners lost q sooa
opportunity, unity when making his rep's
tofthe criticism Of the West vars'nlall
sIos explain to the people Of fa'fm s,.s
I III s reasons for refusing to permit ''s
people Us vote upon the license ques.
B tion: inc only excuse he gives way y,
he refussd - place for" and "asa, sa,.
Upon ballot Is that hattie he saw q wnols
!sals whisky advertisement In th,s ~, na,
\ AZ. ltbis advertisement really haa
anSch seffect upon Upon the mind and morals
3. II NM cc,os,rnweli, land we will not say
y En-; h I'd not, tor some people are more
asasIl II; s.influencedn than others ne then
Il alsS paper PEI has dine Mr.. cornwel,, anu
through him. done the community, .
e1r.e.at wr lsn and the advertising man
Sas,eemaeenit should discontinue such tah a Id
svertislng.
: n5r CorrnIfwell is one Of our new-com-
\ "a ts: HAVING resided here but 10"
years. He has been received favora'
4 bJy among our; people In CONVERSE !,
y tionS he Is gentlemanly, and hlsnm'na.
Ii5ed. rs; W people Of Falr7m mont nave
4 come come KS look upon him as a worthy ):
I aantid AZ honorable citizen. Having sue'l
III sMr. cornwel1, the people
were el1 not prepared for the news wa'ell
] tod them,of his action as one OF their
! representatives. on the board Of ballot
Il commissioners. This Office is the first
X position we believe, in which the peo-
{ pie 1ofS this community. have been "a.
Syored Eswith INF Cornwell's services.
AS ballot commissioner he had GER
gtalns duties to perform for the voters
y otSFalrInont which 1t was Impractical
y Tor them all to meet and do for them
4 selves His constituents, in whose
namehapd for whom he acted, have a
q discuss and 10 criticIse his
4 action n as such public officer: and
when his action Is in direct and vic.
lent opposition to the expressed VIII
stof the PEOPLE, they have the further
right to demand the reason for his
action, ard to inquire into the possible
motive S.of the Influence which con-
SStrolledS him.
There; are many reasons why Mr..
/ Cornwall should have caused this cues
I ton to be placed upon. the ballot,
among which might be mentioned:
The council-the very body
(which Sr1ust finally decide the qnes.
s;tlon Of saloons or no saloons----request.
led and commanded tlnt the license
question bet submitted to the voters;
y and required The ballot commissioners
|; place fltsupon the ballots. Was this
D not sun cient ,reasonlto place lt2npon
\ he ballot ?3s1t ,isstrue there Is no law
4 compel llng| council to submit this
\ question TO such vote Of the people,
4 or8 ito require council to- regard the
vote when taken; but why does not
council hayeftne right to submit any
\ question offpublicl interest to the peo.
spIe for obstruction? Council says with
sall i&'theS emphasis at Its command.
s''s'we want the people to vote on this
y lDsropositlon,", Mr. cornwell says; "The
Il people shall mot do So" "Why. Mr..
CornweIl, 5why?" say the people.
#B Every political party in Fair.
mont through their conventions de-
sclaredstte; people mad a right to vote
ion this&cnestion, and asked to have
athe same placed nnon tae ballot.
IIIsssS g Tile people Of the city With
So,ltf regard I'd politics petlt!one1 conn-
iscil TO cause.-the question to be placed
upon Htha ballot. g.NE
The great majority Of the peo-
A PIE vented a chance to vote on this
question. .ei
(5) H, It's submission was lawful. be.
cause atSthe last two municipal cleo.
stonS, the identIcal question was voted
upon Notwithstanding an effort on
ssthespart Of the attorneys for the brew
Sery and saloon interests to prevent
Its being voted upon: and who went
Eapsfart as o3apply by petition to Judge
Mason to keep the question OF tae
ticket
e s tt6)T E,ro.subm!t this to n vote would
have left the voters free 10 choose the
SbeBt spuncllmen without regard to
ftheirsyiews on the question. TIE ben
geltGtoT the$bnsiness interests Of the
city III such event Is apparent. FL
HI Now! the West yirgininn does not
insist 81 the correctness OF Its lnfor-
nation aattMr. cornwell Is one Of the
attorneys for the brewery, although
Ills confession to being attorney for
III, II. Gilmore, the manager OF the
brewery places him pretty close up to
the Z .tbooze." We are, however. In
Formed aEdi;w think, tho Information