West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-11-18
THE DEBT SUIT
Mason Again Exposes the Crooked
Work Of Machine.
FACTS HIDDEN FROM TAXPAYERS
Certificates Now Selling at GOOD
PrIes-Flaures VIII Be Pub
IIshod Whom Too Late.
FACTS HIDDEN FROM TAXPAYERS


NUMBER I.
The writer lacks leisure TO answer many
of the requests for Information now COM
ing 20 him. Events have vindicatcd what
he has heretofore written. lie can only
repeat that this whole suit scheme. from
It's inception, was based on II calculation
that the Elkins-Dawson machine would
deceive voters till too late To rescue the
state. II will bc remembered that nv soon
as Virginia brought suit those thinking
about the states interest, and not think
ing about making money ont of her dis
trcss, proposed II commission of our five
best Republicans and five best Democrats.
II such commission was appointed, be-
fore the case was submitted, the debt
would not exceed four millions.
Early last September the Elkins- Dawson
machine published that the ATTORNEYS
would assemble in New York for final
hearing before Littlcheld. Ho acts as n
mere commissioner in chanccry 10 ascer-
| tain and report To the court the facts nee
cssary TO state the ordinance account and
the facts required TO determine the value
OF the property transferred 10y the act of
1858. Observe, the certificates represent
the amount due under the ordinance. the
holders have 10 demand ON account of
this property
They did meet on November 4 and on
the 9th the certificates were selling on
Wall street on the basis of 20. Virginia
issued eighteen millions, hence this price
means that, according to the final figures
furnished to Littleheld, stating the ordi-
nance account must bring this state i'm
debt not less than So, GOO, 900.
On September % the newspaper. re-
putcd closest TO present state officials had
large head lines introducing it, statement
as follows:
At the conference i'm New York lagt
week our attorneys found 100 errors i'm
| their printed record and il was returned
| 10 the printer for correction and the CON
| ference adjourned To- November 4. One
| of the criticisms made by unknowinR per
sons against the conduct OF the suit was
that the claims are not made public. This
the attorneys are unable 10 do until the
| record is complete, but the press will bc
| supplied with copies as soon az they are
received from the printer. II is supposed
they will be ready for delivery by Octo-
| Der 3.
1t will be observed that the ATTORNEYS
who corrected errors necessarily knew the
correct figures. For example, If the copy
sent 10 printers said that the amount for
state expenditures was nine millions and
cents, when the printer said nine mill
lions and 3 cents, then the printer will
change the for 2. 1t is amusing 10 OBJ
serve that, when asked TO publish the
| minimum figures which West Virginia
must give Littlefcld, the reply is: 1--WE
must wait until the printer changes the 2
cents 30 cents" Surely, even children
sec through such a subterfuge and are dis
gustcd. Dawson, etc, know the figures.
Why conceal from taxpayers n fact known
10 every crook in West Virginia holding
confidential relations with state officials.
and also known 10 Wall street parties
buying certificates on the basis Of 7O2 oh.
serve, the deposited certificates must pay
3 per cent in cash 30 the Wall street com.
mittee, hence a quotation at 50 means a
sale at 20.
The criticism made by 'unknowingp per.
sons" was directed TO the subterfugc eva
sion, deception, hypocrisy, and crooked
methods characterizing each utteranco
and every act by the managers Of the
| Elkins-Dawson machine The criticism
by unknowing persons directs attention
10 the fact that, when asked for figures,
they reply that they are waiting until the
| printer cOrrccts errors. OF course they
will publish figures when too late 90 take
such action - would protect the state.
The criticism by unknowing persons di.
reefs attention 10 the fact that the Elkins
Dawson machine calculated that news
papers, supported by voters, would keeT
silent while crafty men riyctcd millions ol
graft on voters.
ls IL not time for thinking men TO ger
| together for a nonpartisan effort 10 rcscu,
this state from a machine which exclude,
from the public service every man who Il
honest and is not Of q servile, cringing
and sncaking nature2 let thinking mel
consider what will be- the condition in thi
state five years hence unless this machin,
BE- upset Taxes already exceed 500 pc
voter They would not exceed $40 pc
voter IL we had brainy state officials think
ing about the public interest and no
thinking about forifying a political ma
chine Eyu au idiot knows that hc pay
the drug store tax when hc buys physi
and thc railroad tax when Doe buys goods
Even idiots can gee that, at present, fol
half of state Expenditure 90 to men EN-
pIoycd only because useful about com
biuing ignorance with yeuaity. Does any
observant man believe that the certificates
would be- selling at 7O ii the scherr rebel
lion had succeeded j. VI Mtsov.
Charles Town, Noy. 10.
TO be c0ntnucdJ