The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-08-08

statewide prohibition OF the liquo!
traffic within It's borders by a ma.
jority Of over 10000 votes, we be.
,Iievei that they desired what they
voted for, and we pledge the support
LOT all Republican officials of both
1.-THE state and the countyfin carrying
out the expressed will Of the peo.
pie. We commend the efforts Of the
officials in combating and discour.
aging the shipments of liquor across
the state line containing advertise.
ments of liquor houses, and recon,
mend to our representatives, in TIL,
legislature that they do all within
their power by their votes and in
fluence to strengthen the prohibition
law where 1t may be found to need
Strengthening, and that they discour
age and protest against any efforts
that may be advanced to weaken thu
iost law or to disable or render ii
ineffective in any manner.
Shaver Condemned. II x
we desire to register our! meriteti
condemnation against C. L. Shaver
who was elected by the people o..
Marion county to represent them in
the last legislature, and Who is again
akcandidate for. reelection to tho
same office, for being "absent anG
not yatingH wlen. the vote was! taRsf
upon the prohibition. law, the iiifiios
important piece Of legislation tha,
was before. the legislature for con,
sideration during his term Of office
Woman's Suffrage.
Recognizing the fact that Thu
cause of Woman's Suffrage has be
come an issue of national import
ance, and one about which there i
yet considerable difference of opin
ion, without attempting to influence
or alter the individual views Of an,
voter upon this important question
we believe that it is question O.
such moment and general interest
that It should be submitted to vote
of the people, of the state, for rejcc-
ton or ratification. and we recon-.
mend that our representatives In the
legislature vote for such submission
whenever the. opportunity, is, submit
led TO them, and hereby instruct, the
candidates for the legislature nomi-
mated by this, convention TO. so vote
and use Their. influence, If they are
elected. s{.s, n
| City Administration I of ! Faii1noatt
Condemned.
Knowing that the sole remedy for
anN change In, tlre plan of municipal
government rests with the legisla.
ture of the state, we vigorously con
denim the faction. Of C. J.. SHAKER an
i. o. Murray, representatives iron
Marion couaty, and candidates fo
reelection, as well as Hood Phillip
and John L. Hatfield, senators from
the Eleventh senatorial district, 70,
their action in forcing compromis'
on the Fairmont city charter bill
providing for bipartisan farce
with four commissioners, when NOR.
than one thousand legal voters Of
said city, by petition, the Fairmont
Chamber of Commerce, the Fairmon'
Business Mems Association, the In.
dependent Trades Council, and man,
other labor organizations and issocil
ettes Of the city,r had expressly en-
dorsed, after mature consideration, 4
non-partisan charter providing fol
only three commis sionersfinstead Of
four.
While We believe thata commits
lSion form5of government properly en-
Forced would be far better than thu
old system, and since the rcity Of
Fairmont represents In population
iahd$property value a very largeipart
,of he.sconnty Of Marion, we most
emphatically condemn Sthe commits
sioners; ofsaid city forafailing to car
ry out the provisions of said charter,
and especially do we censure them
for making all appointments upon u
strictly partisan basis when the
charter plainly says that the object
and aims of the charter is to procure
an efficient administration "free
from partisan distinction or con
trol."
Double Salaries Denounced,
We further condemn part of said
commissioners for holding other po-
sitions, and drawing other salaries,
for services not rendered the city in
plain violation Of the letter and spIr-
it of the law, which provides that
the commissioners shall hold no 9TH
er office or position In conflict with
their duties to the city. We further
condemn the city commissioners for
removing tried and efficient en-
ployees Of the city who bear. written
Testimonials from a city commission
er as to reliability and efficiency, for
the sole purpose of paying petty pc.
litical debts at the expense Of the
taxpayers of the city, which wanton
disregard for the law, so plainly ex-
pressed that none can misunderstood
| 1t, has already placed the city water
works plant in great danger Of total
destruction. and threatened the city
with a water famine-the complete
loss Of the water supply having been
threatened on account Of an accident
caused by inefficiency or carelessfiess