The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-03-21
SOUTHERN GOES AFTER KIDD
WITH HOT Tones THIS TIME
Does Not Mine His Words IN
Giving His Opinion Of
the Ex-Mayof.


known that did not start the news
paper discussion beswesn Jonathan e
Kidd and myself. At the tine the
hrxt article appeared Ia the Telegram
concerning the town governments or
Ade,rston. WIS hone in besi s;ck and
knew nothing about Il until after il
was pu5llshed. KIDD merely jumped
to the conclusion that l started the ex-
change Of compliments between him
self and myself All hts lie he has
shown such aptnsss to, arrive q:
wrong conclusions as ought to bk
known by the general public by this
time that l dismiss that feature with
the knowledge that further common,
would be superfiuous
The bray OF the Jackdas could moi
be louder than that Of Kidd, when ii,
his hack of knowledge Of any partlcu-
lar subject through process ,of
reasoning arising from bias and
hatred as well as Jealousy, he iInagines
he has sleutb-ltke discovered some.
thing to which he attaches such value
as will help him to bolster up erro.
neops conclusions and fiaunt his falla.
cies. There are but few, g any, be.
sides himself. who atttth even the
slightest Importance TO his warhie,
which he attempts to emphasize with
his well known aid characteristics
punch and judy whang and twist. BY
the time get through with him, in
this discussion, he win know that he
has been put through FIRE and let US
hope 1t will prove publication uf him
both in mind and body.
Public patience is bogged for him
for saying that still have the town
charter. The fact Is, his sun-ln-law
came into possession Of that well
known instrument January 81 from
John w. Flanagan. cX-recorder, but
the son-in-lUw evidently did not know
what IT was, just like he did not know
what the assessors book was, when he
told Frank L. Murphy, ex-treasurer,
that no had not received the latter.
Murphy described It to him and he
acknowledged tina. he had received It.
There are some people SO dense they
do not know what they meet In the
roads
Let Kidd. self-assumed public pro-
tectionist and keeper Of the towns
welfare, make a satisfactory explsna-
ton as to why he made that false
charge against me and let him place
the censure where 1t belongs.
have the old minute book 1t was
retained by permission Of my success
sor as mayor in order to make up the
financial statement fer the year Ny
successor told me that as it was about
filled up. keep it for the purpose stated
and he would buy a new one. And on
a later occasion he told me 70 keep it
until got through with it. The pres
cnt administration can hGve 1t any
time It wants it. II this IS a matter
for grave ceusure, the present mayor
is implicated and to be consistent Kidd
should proceed to villify Mayor Gar
rett.
Quoting a part of section 1853 Of
chapter AZ CT the code OF the state,
1t is established that Ilidd's henchmen,
a majority of the present town coun-
Gil, are holding ,ffice Illegally, which
is in line with the actions of Kidd as
school trustee almost a score OF years
ago on Crooked run. when he signed
salary orders for a teacher, who did
not teach. The records of the board
Of education at that time show that
Kids Official action as a trustee
was prompted by spite work and based
largely on the fact that he desired to
oppose the president of the board,
myself. In the boards record, one
finds an admission by Kidd that he
used the Sabbath day to further soTe
of his designs. and he testified that he
signed the teachers orders because he
did not want to lay himself liable per-
sonally.
on page 1871 of the board Of educa-
TONS record for the year 1898 the fol-
lOWlnR question pIOpJuAuSu " NiNN
and his answer to the same appear:
Could the teacher collect the same
off Of you. IL he had judgment against
you at the present tlme?"
Il won't answer" and further de-
ponent saith not. The curtness of the
answer indicates why the deponent
wanted to drop the subject as he
would hot potatoes.
Are you not, Mr.. Kidd. the same.
fellow who signed newspaper articles.
as truths and facts and really left the
facts and truths untold?
But let US now proceed to show UP
the illegal standing Of Kids hench-
men in the town council. The section
Of rhe code previously referred to
Gays:
NO person shall be qualified to hold
the Office Of mayor, recorder, or coun-
Gilman of such city. town or village,
unless he is a legal voter and was fog
the preceding year assessed and paid