The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-10-21

ed TO this position. He takes no
part in the investigation of
crime. or the prosecution of
criminals. ThtepiDemocratic
Prosecuting Attorney will n o t
let him in the court Goom for the
purpose of taking part in the
trial of a criminal case. He has
no office. He has been hidden in
the attic of the Court House
next to the County Law Library, |
but they will. not even trust him
with a key to, it. In fac the Demo-
cratic Prosecuting Att9rneY vii,
have noihng to do with him. And1
time sitting OF ,SHRDLUSHRD
tol him to tend to his own BUSH
ness. He does not want him.
And poor old Tomlinson spends.
his time sitting on the steps of
the Mcdowell County National
Bank building and snoozing in
the attic of the Court House.
Then the Democrats appoint
ed three Negroes Deputy
Sheriffs, Thes dputies perform
the same duties as the white
deputies, but the Negro deputies
were first paid $500 pr month
and the white deputies $4,000
per month. July LIST, 1887, the
salary of the white deputies
was raised to $4,000 per month
while that of colored deputies
remained at $500 until Sept.
|, 1887, when it was raised to
$4,000, then, September 1, 1888,
just before elcction, the salary
of the colored deputies was rails
ed to $4,000 per month. Now
the white deputies receive $150
per month, WITH an expense
account, and the colored deputies
receive 500 per month WITH,
OUT an expense account.
For a perio of six months, at
two t e m of Criminal Court,
the Democratic Prosecuting At
torney tried with all his zeal to
convict Charlie France, a colored
police officer, who was bonded to
carry a pistol, for carrying a
pistol while he was looking for
man at Eckman, for whom he
ha da warrant. At the same time
white police officers of every
town in the county were being
when outside the corporate
limits, whether on business or
pleasure.
Instances, too many to emu
merate, can be cited where Demo
Gratis, in charge of relief, have
refused to help Negroes solely
for the reason they were regis
tered as Republicans.
Not a single Negro now holds
office in Mcdowell county dET
the office of Justice of the Peace
or Constabl in Mcdowell ounty,
while under the Republicans,
these offices have been held by
Negroes for forty vars. Not a
singh elective office in Mcdowell
comfy is held by a Negro, and
he Negroes do not have the
'li g h tie st representation in
school affairs. although over
one-third of the population of
McDwell county consists of
Negroes. ....
This is the BETTER DEAL"
the Democrats have always
given the Negroes, and will con-
tinue to give them. The Demo-
cratic party wants nothing from
the Negro other than his vote.
Negroes who have strayed
from the Republican party, the
party of Abraham Lincoln, had
better come back to the fold
while they can. If conditions
ontinue as they are now, it
might be too late one of these
days. =.
g., PROVIDE REG UBAR
WORK FOR THE MINER.
The miner knows how little
work he has had in the past two
years, but many miners do not
know the reason. Here is some
thing, for which the Democratic
Administration is responsible,
that the miner should carefully
consider. The following article,
taken from a recent issue of the
WEIGH Daily News, speaks for
itself: ST
LOST - 34,4O6,OOO TONS OF
CAL
The increasing seriousness OIL
the use of water power for pro-
ducfiOn Of aIpcf ricifU hicb