The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-09-22
THE VIRGINIA DEBT.

Th- Democratic party came into pow.
IN N.st Virginia IN 1871 and started e.
It's lHsloTfOUs career OF a quarter 81 a ..... .
fury IL had compl-te control 81 th4. ~ a..
sot ernment and both BRAN he's Of the Be-.
lsiature The suit Of the Commonwealth
81 Virginia against The state - w. NI
the cOunt'ts OF Jefferson, AID T~,k,f..
having been ended. the door was ot-t o.
q settlement OF the sexed question 81 IT,,
virginia debt
The commission OF Is7l Was appoint.
and made Its report. but ~ MAS NOT ~.
Considered BY the legislator TIE n,
~" i''inOcrstic governors per-istenfls o..
sisted IN Their various messages that 49,
.1nS AZ the question 81 the iiablufA 60
West Virginia for a portion 81 Tn. 3d..
VI Virginia remained unsettled and IN
sdJust-d. ~ would be a source - snxi.ft
10 the people. and that the bsr-l-fuf.
should take prompt and decisive aaf4..f.
IN the prerpises- Governor jacob recon
" adjustment. = sinking fund should D..
provided Tor 49, means % ultimate uqfI
datlon But the Legislature paid ~ a.
dati"n that was made During IN uhnl.
Vine the Democratic party Was iti pave,
not a single step was taken by It's lesi~-
H'liNr t"Aif i"Okine 10 an adjust AMI
settlement.
Ia ls7i the general assembly ~ Vir
elnia decided that two-thlrd- 81 the d-ff
should BE- assumed by that cornrnor~e.ifl,
aud arbitrarily allotted the other thitd o.
West virginia. for which certificates we're
ISSUED Z" and accepted by tn t,rndhs,ld
INK tt~tit"r~ fn settlement thereof Th.-.
certincaf~S created such a Nuff-r IT, fbe
nnanciai World that th~v brought three
Tour AMI i've cents on the dollar a
s"ld~n opportunity was offered F.ven Al
me P~fnt'crattc party 81 West Nirginia
tx business ~ would not have been con
deHn~d " ~ had Developed enough aStufe
ness o. have in ~"rue wsv taken ad.ar.
laHf ~ INIT emitting INA fIcial Situation
ON safious occasions during tn. period
Hi i'fffltsCrffic a~cffltleucV f.ufafft. fr.r.-
ISL IONS ~"r~ made to settle the debt -
.
rf~~~nt claims. but they we're given ~
consideration In 1872 c-rfincste boLfe-a
p"i~d their holdings and offered To- sc-
~ @lh cents nn he dollar. but thor
was fo tsk-r Had The Dcnlucrafic p.rf,
dufins fh~ period 81 ~ sonfrol - M.
puutical poiicie~ q West Vifrfut. sfxer.
%" debt question ne cs,f.-l.I.f..fi'-r. Al
W. entitled q" receive any pl,Iixaffor
NAT West Virginia might have I'D could
uirrf piffant~ eefuf,ar-I vim the a.
naa''i. No. .re being made - This TIM
'..l \, 'f - ttAe adtsnfaE~ - co..
girct t0f 80 ~ came o. ps-- ffrf -.
M, tartt 49, -hofn - it, power ne "
p,'..',sn l.,f ''-,~ IN ne fe-iduiry leE
TIE u'''-f e~rious question that ron
li.',~1 $500 lttfh~id upou hi IT,
- Nirsinis debt After long srs fssiou.
lltdflvn 10 -'lrrefre CONT - ~. United
(, -, 80 y. r'n,i.t~f suss.stive oi'inion
tf' ~ - cow n,anu ~sfff - Virginia
rfiof ~ 10 ff~f iIv - f4ut.ar.. f<Sf
fftf Wee Virginia should Is.~ -,
i"ffIt .Ihf~e ard ono hair p~r fcsn ~
=. '-'fIfH NNfr seven millions - lfouar.
''' NNf .fi.f ~ irfefesf va hold fr ate.
rtrf jvinf retoiuffon - the
W. .tflria lezfeisfufs ne governor
~ fff fenf cofnfnl-slori Consisting
~ 'tfruf icfn- enf ~. Democrats -
49, ~ ffllrr. ifls fl-e = ~ 49, hlvf.ef .f.,t
i'f t once entered srffsafs fr.fr
=. F ~'fS afd had ffe hearty co. apsra.
'nfI 90 fhe gaf -ffor 80 h...rt - ,..,t1f.
woe Hf.f fr. frr.I rsur-4.f -ff,... 81 49,.
-'r'f 'f''i ff'i"f Hfff-lf nrs if,,r,f. So
~ iiff fhsf there must a.. sfs.rks
wy ''frf fr~ffr - value ffIf F4f 49,
r frt-f.ef ir pflet Wet Nfrrf-i,
fii 80 -4uif~bie u~1t Espeft zeeeurt-