West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-07-30

This Correspondent Desires thst the
County Court PsrsIdy be Exposed
Willing TO Follow the Lead OF Uncle
Fetty-Defends CommIssloners
OeBerry and jenkins

Dear Editor:
In last weeks Republican writer,
Uncle Fetty alias Clover Hay and many
other aliases, makes charges against the
county court. This writer seems very
sore and IL it is true that he is one OF the
men hit by the courts audit and will
likely have TO pay several thousand dol
lars back into the county treasury the
public need not wonder why he is sore.
Now, Fetty. il the court is as bad as YOU
cay it is we want to know it. BE specific
in your charges and name some Of the
contracts they have used To further their
own political prospects; name a few
instances wherein they have deceived the
public. Tell us why and where the De-
Berry and Jenkins method of working
the roads is disgrace to the whole coun-
ty! / thought their method was o. X.
as the roads are now 10096 better than
they were four years ago. The travelling
public knows that these roads were
practically impossible then, now they
are all in pretty good shape and il not
badly mistaken, as you say, l want to
know it. Please show just why DeBerrv
should not have 16 road agents, il it takes
that many to do the work.
You might also show why Congress-
man Brown can get men to work for
him at 81 90 per day, on his farm. Many
will rejoice at the divulgence OF the secret
1t is well known that hands cannot be
had to work on farms, at any price,
much less at $l.00 per day. Let loose
the secret how it is he can keep them
when they can get double that pay else
where. You say you and your people
did not turn out on the good roads days,
yet you complain because Congressman
Browns men did not turn ont. Did Con-
gresham Brown give men work, back un-
der Republican Administrations when the
mines were closed, and there was no work
in the community? Ask the men who
worked Tor him, ask any OF them and ask
them whether it was under Republican
or Democratic Administrations, when
they got the 81 90 per day you mention.
Yes, Uncle Fetty- Glover Hay, turn
on the light on the finances of the county.
The coming settlement with the sheriff
and the published financial statement
will afford an excellent opportunity tn
discuss the finances of the county and
you can point definite items and sums
where money was improperly used. Now,
Uncle Fetty, don't wave your arms, pull
your hair. throw mud and below "Stop
thief!' In this you are only trying to
| cover your own crooked tracks. Come
on and discuss the finances OF the county
and show few places where the court
has wasted money. / will agree to help
you for every instance you show where
the court has wasted money will show
you where the court is compelled, by
laws enacted by Republican legislature,
at the behest of Bill Dawson, to pay
money that ought not be paid by the
county; will show you where the court
now has to pay many claims that were
formerly paid by the State, before your
beloved Dawson tax laws were enacted ;
will show you where they have to pay
exhorbitant salaries for useless Office
holders; will also show You where we
have had to pay for indexing and record
ing that has not been done. Come on !
You opend the ball, lead out / will
follow and If we are to have a show let
lis stick for the big one under the main
canvas.
ANr-FErTY.
Albright, Too, July IS.