The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-04
EDITORIAL
THE LOCAL POLITICAL SITUATION

county rule there place where the broom did not
sweep Clean This was the County Court Next Tuesdaythe
Republican voters and those independent voters who would
IKE TO give Republican administration fair chance in Of
ce are resolved that the County Court shall change pol
tcai angle and that the Democratic grip I'M the courthouse
and Marion County shall end.
so long as the Democratic County Court rules the Re-
publican administration is handicapped every way there
any note upon which the general Democratic public is play
ing loudly and bitterly 1t is the situation Yet the
Republicans are poweress to help the public in this because
Democratic County Court lays the tax levy of Marion
County and though the total property valuation of Marion
County was increased 1929 over the total prop
erty valuation of 1921 there no attempt made by the
Democratic County Court to reduce the county levy of 20
cents which remains the same this year as last.
Because of the increased total valuation of property
20 cent levy raises 51 than the same levy did last
year. The 20 levy raised county expense in
1921 while in 1922 it raises $21657o Did this fact induce
the Democratic County Court to lower for the county
and save the taxpayers than $50OOO It did not but
the Republicans are not responsible for that.
The Democratic County Court could have lowered the
evy-bu it did not The Democratic County Court could
have saved the taxpayers than 000bu it did not
The school levy is the largest factor the county taxes
The district school boards recommend these eves There
six Democratic school boards and three Republican school
boards for of the nine school boards the county the Re
pubcans have but three In Paw Paw District the Demo-
cratic County Court lays levy of Sc cents and the Demo-
on the $780, The Republican state asks
Paw Paw for cents
West Virginia and cents to pay the Virginia Debt
Good morning Have you read your bill If youcon-
slider it too high do not fail to bear in mind that Demo-
cratic County Court responsible for and that more than
fifty thousand dollars increase in county is due to
maintaining levy at the rate that of last year.
Until the Republicans of Marion County gain control of
the County Court the Republican county administration has
but the shell of authority in Marion County The Democrats
know this and they prepared to go to any lengths to
elect their county commissioner next Tuesday What are Re-
publican voters going to do to carry this office into Republic
can camp?
The power of the County Court is mighty All road
building all bridge building all road and bridge repair moves
at its nod Let Republicans take note Democratic County
road engineer has for and years directed the road work
o the county, Six Democratic district road supervisors be-
their work at the instance of the Democratic County
Court April 1921 The superintendent are each and every
man of the well known Democratic henchnen political
leaders in their districts and they hand out hundreds of Jobs
to their Democratic supporters Probably thousand men are
given employment during the good weather this is not
magnificent political machine The West Virgnan never
one If the Republicans think that the Democrats will
fight for such power this the Republicans are sounder
asleep than Rip Van Wrinkle.
Theaw says in Sec. 49, Page 49, at shall be unlawful
for any County Court and any county engineer or
to appoint employ aborer the public roads, the
father son, sonn-aw, grandson brother broher-nlay
court of such engineer supervisor provided suffic
ent amount of other efficient labor be secured within the
vicinity"
The public knows how begged jobs on the roads
this summer during the strike There certainly lack of
efficient labor to be had yet in the face of this labor surplus
Democratic road supervisor drew from April to August
inclusive the of nearly $4,000 pay for labor rendered
by himself and his two Another Democratic district
supervisor drew the month Of August alone the fat sum
of $5595O for himself and his team Soft what? No wonder
the levy remained the same The public can no doubt behnk
itself of of relatives holding jobs under these super
and the Democratic road organization which indeed
la world beater!
In all small little ways the Democratic County Court has
been partizan and mean. Consider this:
orvle L. Nay, who by the qualified Republican vot-
of Farmont District of Marion County elected to the
flee of the justice of the peace of Faront district the
general election November @ 1920 rendered his resgna
ton January 1921 and the vacancy was filled the same
day by the Democratic court by the appointment of R.
Musgrove, Democrat