The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-03
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THE BUSINESS ASPECT
Gan Editorial)

II Gang in Marion county booteggng and
vice the menace to the moral welfare Of the community
which involves But there other points are
worthy OF the earnest consideration of any citizen who
to do his full duty when he the election booth Tuesday
For instance the material progress Of the county also af
feced adversely In the past few months Farmon the
county have been acquiring evil reputation throughout
country The city is known wide open place where
liquor be obtained for the asking and the drink habit
SO that many workmen longer to be depended
upon to be regular at their employment At time when
effort being made build up town nothing could be
more harmful than such reports.
Manufacturers build plants at points where the labor
supply unreliable Men with families do not come to live in
town where street walkers conspicuous feature of the
street and the municipal to be the
abec creature Gang bosses who do hesitate that
government contemplate thing eyes Of the public
whenever 1t suits their purposes to do SO.
Nor is capital attracted city in which the people are
known TO be unable to conduct their affairs Capital goes
to places where the strong intelligent
and efficient for has learned experience these
qualities do not exist there guarantee that hod up
OF some kind will not be attempted.
The Gang dominates Marion county and wastes the nb
lie funds incidentally featherng its nest little for
these So long the taxpayers persuad
ed to put enough each keep
satisfied does not what happens the industrial pros
poets Of the community Let well enough alone motto
OF the corruonist and the CRATER country overwe
enough meaning condition. matter rotten which
permits gang government to continue unmoesed The Gang
expects people to vote straight ticket with mark under the
emblem OF the party whose national policy they favor
keep them IN office matter what the condition the home
Can you blame t after year the voters
have been fulfilling its fondes expectations year by year
the local government has been growing until
crying shame both its shortcomings and its nan
cial excuses
The spirit of partisansp to which this condition is due is
based complete of the purposes of
party for prosecuting attorney who re-
fuses to prosecute who puts off the trial of in
wholesale that necessary to close the courts was
done last month"; has absolutely influence upon the results
for the head OF the ticket upon which he is running Indeed
from the standpoint of enlightened and efficient
would be better bring about the defeat of candidates whom
it known will have regard for sancy Of their oaths
OF office and will in other reflect dscrdt upon the party
When is understood that crooks cannot be
elected will be impossible for such nominations
In the end the whole organization would be strengthened bv
that wholesome influence.
In the election which will Tuesday the issue is clean
cut 1t question Of the and material welfare on
the hand and the encouragement of booteggnc and
vice the other victory for good government means
better outlook for the industrial and commercial prosperity
OF Fairmont and Marion county for the other side
means business stagnaton with living conditions becoming pro-
excessively worse No community really prosper GER
tany cannot progress permanent unless its govern
mcnt is least respectable This cannot be claimed for the
county and city in which live These governments condone
the things to combat which schools churches
But the btercs fact about the whole humating situation is
That the Gang would not dare to do what does it did
have the active cooperation of to feel that thew
are substantial citizens high in their churches leaders in
everything that makes for advancement There never was
example of moral false preensc matter that
is right here among ourselves. 1t family matter so to
speak, and ought be easy reduce to terms which adj
init OF no misunderstanding When honest about it we
all know that there something radically wrong with either
the intelligence or the conscience Of the who will
with his vote Gang which first closes eyes law violations
and then closes the courts.
Through fortunate circumstance tickets which will he
to the voters Tuesday make the choice between
right and wrong simple The Republican candidates
stand for the side of progress and clean living The Demo-
cratic candidates stand for the opposite condition Need we
say to intelligent and clean minded voters In the av
OF advice as to what they should do when they 90 to the polls
Tuesdayo the election place where every man is the eoua
Of every other and make his will count inst al mncb
in the final result if he wants the booth where he is alone
with his conscience and in the the most sacred dutv
which civilization and the form of under which