The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-08-31
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with which McConnellsburg has
been plagued for some time.
In the article IN last weeks
News one sentence caught my
attention. 1t was the expression,
''ro add TO the tension to which
our people are wrought up" etc.
We'll! Who would have thought
it? Is it possible that, at last,
the people have been aroused!
That does seem to be the case, al
though 1t has taken all this time.
For several years the property
owners and taxpayers Of McCon'
nellsburg haze been obliged to be
IN more or less constant state
of dread because of the work of
some friend, or friends, who
went about attempting to destroy
their fellowman's property.
Doubtless many citizen retired
at night harassed by the thought
that, ere the rising sun of a new
day would dispel the mists from
the valley, the match might be
applied and some Of his OWL pro-
perty go up in flames. Indeed,
at almost any hour of day or
night the cry of "Flre!" might
be expected to resound through
the quiet streets and the citizens
be called upon to exert strenuous
efforts to defeat the malicious
purpose of some public enemy
and save their neighbor's proper
ty from destruction.
And, at last, the people are
aroused Yes, be it SAID to their
credit that they seem to have
thrown off their slugglshness, or
foolish fear, or whatever it might
properly be called; they have as
serted the imperial power of their
American citizenship and started
Justice out IN pursuit of the das'
tardly perpetrator of crlme,-
this vile specimen of humanity
blot on soclety-personifcatio
of human depravlty-fend in
human form-aye, devil incar =
nate. After calling IN some out
side help, the supposed offender
is apprehended and-jalled (sc to
speak,,
But now, ye gods, behold! A
man trained in running down
lawbreakers has scarcely placed
a suspect virtually IN the hands
OF the proper authorities until he
is said to have escaped" () and
at once it Is rumored, and later
seemingly confirmed, that an Of
fclal is implicated IN the prison.
er's escape. Think of IT. o, the
shame that suspicion should rest
upon any man who IN his official
capacity represents the executive
department of the government,
one supposed to carry out the
mandates of the law,-such an
one to be accused of playing trai-
tor to the common good, proving
false to his trust, and betraylng
the confidence of those by whom
he is placed in a position of pro
tector of the people.
Fulton county has long lain
under the stigma of being
behind the times-the only coun'
ty in the state without modern
methods of transportation, and
of being able to produce only
buckwheat and hoop.poles, not
wlthstaudlng that she has SEM
out into the world many worthy
sons who are dong their share o.
the worlds work and playing
well their part IN the drama o.
life. But now, is the sum tota
of the crlminality of the state il
general and of Fulton county il
particular to be increased and the
latter to be held up as laughing
stock because of this perverslor
of Justice? Are citizens, wher
they get beyond the geographical
confines, to be ashamed to own L
as the place OF their nativity, anc
blush because of the derogatory
remarks made in reference to IT.
Rather may we not hope that the
populace, as one man, will rise
In righteous Indignation and car
ry forward what a few right
th,nklnu nuhllc-mlndad citizens