The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-27

other sta;" officers are only responsible"
Ia the p""p!r for thr particular duties
prescribed nv las relating 10 their re-
spcCtIvc r:l:C"%.
rs an example the las provides Il
nunsh'r nj dEr'"S a.. III" aa':Ilur e; tho
state. ruiSiu" az collecting most Of
tho revenue. auditing and dlEhursins
thu The funds. II" Is "H-"fr.c!o insurance
mary other duties. Tho p""pl" right
fully hold him responsible fur every
act. II mistakes n!' mad" ar injustice:
done. h" cannot BE- excused ~ Saying.
not the audilnr."' Tho Auditor mast ac
ccpt the responsibility. 1t II b" good
or bad. III" law OF course. gives the
Auditor the power 10 Glucose his assist
ants.
Now. suppose the legislature changed
the law. and placed the selection Of lhH
assistants If thu auditor in III. hands or
the E"ard Of Public Works. What would
loo n" result Tn" ;,udIi"r w"ulG be
helpless. held responsible for results.
yet had nothing - say regarding who
his h"lp would hr. not anSwrraDic tn tn"
auditor fur shortcomings. bat ia the
Hoard Of Public Works. There could u"
"" discipline hrcauSc they were not DE-
pending on the ann,rur for their position
but the Board Of Public Works. aud the
dear public would pay Ia" 2rire.
Eut that is just "hat would happen
10 our governor II tho proposed plan Is
- hold Your governor responsible. as
Il" should h.. tor tho results in those
important places. but !uii would luke
from Him TN" riEEt To- name his assist
ants and 1" put Into rft"Ct his nullci"$---
mon " hn are in sympathy with him and
arc not responsible ~ him. n great bust
ness Of III" prupIr Of an important and
growing state. the responsibility on tn"
Snv"rn"r his aSSi$tantS responsible not
10 him ia; 10 Il board .! public works.
IL Is unih!nkah!" 10 M mimi. and can
not hclcr" 4 legislature will seriously
con$id'r making any change.
Another REASON Girca hE the advn-
Gates az this chang". that our present
governor is u Democrat and The rc-
mainG"r OF the state officers arr R"pub-
l,Ca"s.
The proposed change wrr" i dc&irablr
III" from every StaHdimint. il would
result III great harm 10 our party To
max" III" chang" At th:S time, hccauS"
our governor ! Il DcTlurrat. II would
b. good policy Tor US I" wait until IL"
administration WAY solid Republican be-
for" maklHg the chang II is $ai" -
STAT" that II II W.T" delayed until that
time IL would never BE- done. AMI il thi-
Legislature" should i;.;lk' TIA" change and
n" neat administration was all RcpHb-
iicIn "r AL lHm"crIi'c, with i l"S;.-I-
'Hr" Of The sam" '"iNTlcNion. IL" law
w"t:id lr, am "m,i"' rlar:n.; the up
r"In!iv" power with IN" Ervrrnnr. whrr"
Il belongs = parry can l." lI"r" afford
!" 'i' wr"It,; thrs M in!ir'dC'l. In
'tih.r "uS" =: hey So" 10 ~" ":nd they
VII r.ap nv wharw.Ud Conditions are
hlff"r.n; from what 'h'r w"r" n years
gor. -. but som" "r "ur people sem
/" hay rtt realized IT,
'rh" ,'"rt' now a. nand fair deal,
whether IN. particular officer honestly
elected hy th"m hnpF"m& L. ur a E"pub
lean or II H. Hnocrnt. ~ a member or
any other party They viii not stand tn
So" our law luEgicd about. simply to
CT"Hi" u lri' I'r f'w Democrats nr
R"nuh!cans. ~ ;h,. ,.n", may b.. f.ffic-
len; service j. what they want and d.
uand from ihn:.' That Wurk fer 'i,,In.
i!u; You say n" democrats made thr
chang" in lSIA. "h,'n hey took (com HE
governor tn" r"w'r - arp"im, II warden
&C III" p"nltcntIary anal PLACID il "ith
III" board ut public ""ri;%. My r"r!y !"
this rap" upon dcccmCy i$ That the DEM
"''rarlr part? S4wr! :" ia" wind. and
Tho p""i'l" bay" "n'rti- I'd IN ih"Hr Hcrm-
ing very llttlc power ;rii'r.
Tn" Su"r"=<ful p0li,lra! party Nf to-
day must Apply IN" G"l..u i,u''' i II az
poets I" i"' civ"u r"W'r hN M V""I'lr,
and tn" S""H"r W. realize tins ihr better
or We viii b..
Personally. | haT" :rrH;.d Governor
Curnwrll rs | would want HIM !" trcn;
me-. w"r" "Er POSITIONS reversed.
Tho governor las hr:n very liberal
in office after th',r terms had expired.
kr1w H. has ,I!Sapp"in'"! inauy uf his
party :rr rot rr.unvimE R"pu!,icanS
from nffir" III" day their trims expired.
, THIS he IN. not .'lcrr iii nraay cases
although 1t vas his right. and h" is nov
holding Republicans, in "fIic"s that
could Il" failed Ivy mrr!h"rS Of his Inriy.
! h"rarS" hr thinks that %n'n" Of our ia
stitu;iUns. with hunlr"d" Of uufrriuT&t,
wards could n" better cared for lr cor
tiuu!nE experienced heals. r|cu though
ihry w"r.. different in politics.
Let uS ~ ta- and not attempt In nui
lify tn" y"t. "f tn" majority &c tho
I,cnpl" nf n" stat" hy passing an Rri
that would tie his hands aud rob him Of
tho pOw"r and responsibility the p"rpl"
By their vet" intended h. should have.
For these AMI Il hundred other rrHSnus.
! am .uppuS.d 10 the proposition.
!. &. nNltST.
C1,orlCGt1D Nov - Si9I, Auditor