West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-01-14
THE DEBT SUIT SCHEME
OlGce-hOlderS Profess Ignorance Re.
satdils Matter.
STATES INTEREST DISREGARORD
fiot ON Foot 10 Suppress the Truih.
Wall street Quotations ON
Certificates.
STATES INTEREST DlSREGARORD
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The situation has no pp,cdcut \
popular dclusiou exists that the court will
acquit the state. Corrupt influence Gull
tivatcs this dclusiou So carefully that no
member of the Legislature, develops cour.
age To speak the truth publicly. This
situation exists, although any educated
man may take three easily accessible pub
lie documents and with one days study
| demonstrate that, unless halted. the court
must state the ordinance account. and
that stating it must bring us in debt cN-
cccding nine and probably fifteen mil.
| lions.
Those holding political office profess
ignorance and say they an too busy t.
study the most important matter bcior,
any legislature. Why take office if too
busy for its duties? How can You ask
office two years hence when admitting
| you arr So utterly unconCcrncd about the
state Interest rs not To study subject
80 important Suppose any man like
Blue or Meredith NOW made public utter
ancr that, having studied the subject, lac
was prepared To prove that the state has
practically confessed judgment Tor exceed
ing nine millions.
West Virginia requested the court Ia
instruct it, muster to report the facts re-
qwrd To state the account II stating il
must bring us in debt nine millions. was
1t not cquiNclaut To- conicssing Judgment
~ flaL Ifa a Al
tn" answer sets up no defense, but states
facts calculated to create a popular de-
fusion that the state is not i'm danger.
Should not the intelligent class turn
against men dccciying them 1t is not
graft that is Keeping all our brany men
silent; it is timidity about mtaguuizing
the corrupt influence behind this s,hymc
which is based on deception and on keep
ing the legislature ignorant till the court
brings us in debt for exceeding nine
millions.
Observe the gigantic profit depending
on secrecy. This profit is the difference
between the amount spent for roads, etc
and the amount for which the court will
bring us in debt The Bennett commits
sion estimated the roads, etc, at less
than $3,5Go,OOO Crafty men, supplied
with money, give undivided time to mis-
lead opinion; thus far no one, i'm position
to force hearing, bcfricnds the state. II
members of the legislature lack leisure 10
inform themselves Is it not time for such
action as will give them the real facts2
Surely public men know that scheme is
on foot TO suppress truth till the court
brings us in debt for very many mil
lions more than the roads cost. In 1899
the certificate holders were willing 10
settle on this basis.
The next article explains how and why
appointing proper commission will limit
and restrict the debt 10 the account for
roads, etc We say proper commission.
viz: Our five best Republicans and five
best Democrats; men who when conf
dentially inquired about prove honorable
and competent; men not thinking about
making money out of the state distress.
and not thinking about getting Office by
cyading disagrccablc facts or by counting
corrupt influence Observe that all this
clattcr about ''thc people wishing the
court TO decide" is simply device where
10y politicians cyade the duty Of telling
voters the truth, to-wit: That our public
men in both parties have been dccciying
them. Observe, this clattcr il confined
TO that part OF the oiIcc-sceking class
willing 10 risk the states ruin provided
they avoid antagonizing graftcrs. OBJ
serve, none dare speak publicly against a
proper commission; opposition is con
fined 10 whispering and lOg-rolling.
Will some one posing as Moses tell
us what this state IL 10 do il the court
gives decision for fifteen millions or
even nine? The certificates were quoted
last week ON Wall street ON the basis that
West Virginia must pay exceeding ten
millions. Will this desperate situation
develop some member Of the legislature
big enough ~ call on the attorney gen
cral 10 report the figures showing the
lowest amount for which the court must
give dccision2 The grand Jury class
will rally 30 a man giving them the truth
~ they rallied 10 Roosevelt and Bryan
Continued next issue. So many papers
refuse 10 print this matter, the reader
should send q copy Of this paper 10 hi-
member Of the Legislature.
j. VI. MAso~.
Charlie T,uu Ian q