The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-01
A BUSINESS PROPOSITION
Gan Editorial.)


D ECENTLY during bridge letting the County at
which time the suspicion Of favoriism which would
the hundreds of dollars that
of the bidders moved protest county commission
cr by way OF reply launching into assertion that Mar
ion county Of the most progressive counties the
is that-n everything but its county government The
people Of Marion county spend year for county and
school purposes For county Of 10000 inhabitants that is
truly magnificent and should procure for them admin
sration Of county affairs many times efficient upo
date than they They would spend this with
the utmost ceerness they had believe they
were getting full value for their outlay But they notfar
from -unless they willing agree that keeping close
corporation of political hangerson in comparative luxury
part of their duty.
And in addition the shortcomings their government as
business they confronted with turptu high places
which making Marion county byword throughout the
country Instead Of being famed for progressvene
held horrible example So bad has this condition
that ii serious handicap private enterprise and the
future development of this particular section of the
The very spirit Of the who control affairs wrong They
do not believe it is right of the public TO know how the pub
lies business conducted They do be any
part of their duty enforce the laws obey
themselves if in either the laws conflict with their private
interests the interests of of their friends 1t part
of their belief that the county affairs should be
caly and efficiently administered the affairs large pri
vacly owned business
But is there any why the should accept the
viewpoint of the gangstcrs about such important
Most of them would be given second consideration as
possible employees of private business engaged large under
ang that involved the expenditure of such large
money pass through the hands of the every year
Why should the voter make up his mind that this
business rather than political matter and resolve
business of the county? Eventually this will
to be done, and might well be done when oppor
uny exceptionally favorable because particular fl
Of the candidates for county offices the Republican
ticket.
w. H. Veach, the Republican candidate for sheriff: Roo
Conley who became candidate for prosecuting attorney after
solicitation and W. p Mason is running for
place the county commission business
politicians They spendd qualified for the positions they
have been nominated for and they pledged give peo
Of that term.
This latter consideration a highly important one. As the
Democrats have planned break the county be
permitted One who has had ample opportunities become
chooled in the devious methods by which taxpayers may
robbed without mourning the danger Of having time
the pcntentary is to step up the greater opportunities
of the shrevay while willing and pliab student gang
to step into place the county commission
II beautiful outlook for the gang taxeang gang
dependents, but is sorry arrangement viewed from the
standpoint of the people who have to put up the money.
Any break in the ring would upset the calculations Of the
gang and force reform that would be little of rcvou
ton in county administration If the wise to their
best interests they will smash the vicious ring by over
whcmingly defeating every gang candidate.
Let's resolve 10 let little light into the dark places the
Court house,