The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-08-08
0.llr CaIllolilt Gihronitir
r. E. HAYS. EDITOR
Entered at the Grantsville.
w. Va, Post Office as second
class mail matter.
"AER0NAUT" ALIGHTS
With Beth Fee; en- the Edoo,ec QUESTION Of a
County Engineer.
Mr.. Editor

LII Inauguration L nave again
taken my helicopter from the
aeroGrome at Freed, and like a
bird, or ornithopter, | am nayi-
eating the air alighting where l
please, saying what | please, and
when my structures displease
your readers. without making .
plea. or pleas, for what please
To say, will fly away and be
ut rest"
l., Aeronaut, Who also am -FOUR
brother. and companion in tiibu-
lation, and worker of roads in
Calhoun county, was III the dis
trict that is called Sheridan and
heard voice. and turned to see
the voice, and being turned | saw
Sidney Bell; MS head, hair and
eyes were as in we olden time,
and even his feet had not grown
out of my knowledge. and he
had il his right hand petition,
and out of his mouth came the
declaration that it was in the in
terest of the Alpha and Omega
which is and which was, and
which is to come the county en-
ginear of roads. His counte-
nance was not as the sun shineth
as he was being reminded of the
curse; loud and deep, that had
gone up from the taxpayers
Demo Gratis in particular by rea
s)n of Republicans having infict-
cd them with the awful calamity
of an engineer. Yet Sidney, and
| infer that others who were cir
cI!ating peti tons, were ready
to agree with their adversary
quickly.
lie knew our works, and labor,
and patience, and tribuIations
and poverty and the blasphemy
Of those who say they are Dem
ocrats and are not; and he knew
that nine .enths of the people did
not know that the legislature had
made any change in the law; and
that seven Fights of them would
sign Il petition for anything; and
furthermore, two dollars a day
for a little horseback recreation
is preferable to working on a
pipeline.
viii the candidates publish
can't aign contributions and ex-
penditures before and after ap-
pointment or are the grafters
furnishing the "sinews of war"
in expectation of the plums that
will fall from the hands Of the
dispensing power? Now he that
hath an ear let him hear what
Aeronaut saith to the County
court. know thy works and
charity, and service and faith.
and thy patience, and | know
that in this matter thou art
neither cold nor hot. Because
thou art lukewarm, thou hast
counseled this petition business
that not one half the voters of
the county will ever see, and that
mt least one half Of those who
Sign it, would sign the other
way, were it inteh9ently ex-
planned to them. Election by
letiticn, is Initiation and refer
cndum' with a vengeance.
why, if you wished to shirk your
responsibility did you not
make Il formal petition setting
forth for and against county
engineer ard have it presented
10 every voter in the county.
rather than allow the aspirants
for the $500 sine cura to circulate
petitions for appointments, or re-
appointments to receive this free
gift from the taxpay crs.
a democratic Legislature made
it possible that $500 worth more
wor& might be done on the coun
~ roads. but a democratic Coun-
~ court makes it possible that
'Aram may set at the door Of
his tent appoint his subs and
pocket the $500.
20 sfame where is thy blush. "
VIII the county court allow me
TO circulate a petition for saloon
license and then act fayorably
upon lt as the majority of the
slgners may express themselves2
" so, ] promise YOU that the
will be broken.
AERONAUT.