The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-22
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Open Letter to Lincoln District Voters.
"A. J. Stern.

Open Letter to Lincoln District Voters.
PENNINGTON w. Va. April 22.-
editor Of The West Virginian)-I
want to say a few more words in my
humble way to the voters OF Lincoln
district before the bond election. and
It is this: Let us all deal fairly with
each other for that Is the standard we
must come to Sooner or later, anu
why not begin before the election and
deal In truth.
Someone said in some paper that
all the principal farmers going to
vote for bonds. Now, IL he had said
all pleasure lovers would vote for
bonds he would have told the truth.
Well do we farmers know that in haul
ing our produce and grain to market
five or six miles, WI have to load FOR
mud and unWorked roads. Now what
will it be in those large settlements
where de don't have ever a promise
OF roads? We would scarcely ever ex-
pect to see our road worked any more
for the reason there would be no mon.
ey to do it with; but then, il u lead
ers have joined US in trying TO do
right they will not want US who have
to load our teams for mud roads n
mud holes, to pay anything on these
bonds. What profit is 1t to us? But hen
for fear they might serve US ike our
mother state did, we had better keep
on the safe side and snow them under
so deep that they will see that near
w all the people in Lincoln district
know what is right and have the nam
hood to do right. | vas studying over
the condition OF this country-what a
grand country this would be II all of
us would do right. 1t would be Heaven
on earth. Let us all begin before the
election. Now what l was going to say
about our mother state is this-l re-
member we'll when we were all in
state, Virginia, n law-making body,
and l remember well what they were
reported to have said about we who
lived in what Is now West. Virginia
"back.woods fellows. They had the
thing in their WI hands and they gave
US plenty of taxation but very little
improvements. as everyone knows VINO
is so years old. Our people very Justly
complained, and we got the consollnS
word that 1t was good enough OF
"backwooders" like US. They got the
improvements and we got the honor OIL
paying for them. Now is there any one
man in West Virginia who believes
that as right? l don't honestly think
there is one. Now, is there n man
in Lincoln district that can, in the
light OF right and wrong believe that
It would be right to bond the farmers
and their children when SO many Of
them would receive so little benefit.
Just for the accommodation OF pleas
ure.seekers? I do not want Q to think
for one moment that I want to hinder
anyone from all the pleasure they can
get honorably, but not at such detrt'
ment to others.
Now this paper that said all the
prominent farmers were for bonds. iii
be true, then we have none OF that
class IN our neighborhood land It is a
large one) for not one OF them know
or will wife for bonds. II you think
I am making this a little strong about
our long bad mud roads you may ask
Undertaken Jones. / was informed that
there were places from the mouth OF
Dunkard MiiltRun to the Pitzer grave
yard, a distance OF three or more miles.
In coming to bury u dead, two or