Year: 1867

he approaching election for mem-
bers of the Legislature of West Virginia,
suggests the propriety of calling the
attention of the voters of the county
and State to the Importance of the State
and county questions involved in the
results. Above all things the people OF
Brooke county need railroad down
this side of the river. Such q road
would, in our opinion, do more to adj
vance the real interests and promote
the permanent prosperity of the county
of Brooke than all the party issues
likely to arise during the next century.
In our judgment the coal, developed by
n road from the Cove to Wheeling or
from Bhrgettstown down Cross Creek
TO Wheeling, would more than pay
for the road. were it made out and
ont by the land owners along the
route. The coal under the lands along
the Pan Handle railroad now sells alone
per acre for more than the best land be-
tween Cross Greek and Wheeling, while
it is notorious that 40 deposit is supe-
rior to that along the routes to which
we have referred. We want this rail-
road. and must 60 to work and get
il, We want better roads in the county.
1t will cost something to make them,
but the enhanced price of the land will
nav the cost in one year, to say nothing
of the permanent advantages and con-
venience of having good roads all the
wear round. We want better admin
istration of the school system. 1t should
he more efficient and less expensive.


These are q few only of the prominent
county questions which occur to us and
to which we ask the earnest and unbias-
ed attention of our readers. Our voters,
who wish for the real advancement and
prosperity of our county, should so vote
as to secure, as far as practicable, these
most vital and important objecte.


In State matters there are also i'm
portant questions which should not be
omitted. We want a constitutional adj
ministration of the State government.
When the Constitution fixes certain
salaries and says of the officers they
"shall receive no extra compensation, .
that ."the salary or compensation shall
rot be increased or diminished during
the term of office,r and of the Gov
ernor. that abe shall receive no
emolnment from this or any other
government" We think it means
somethirg. Under these clauses of our
Constitution weare opposed to granting
to the Governor and other Executive
officers house rent at the rate of 500
per annum, and that for his own house.
We call this extra compensation" and
in the Governors case it rather squints
at eemolument from this State" Why
not nay for his food, clothing and liquor
billsi One is as constitution al as the
other. We are opposed to this expeDd-
iture. We would like to know what
goes with the $4,000 contingent fund
voted the Governor annually. We want
economy in the public buildings and
would like to know the probable cost of
the penitentiary, and trko are the part
ners in the job! We want fewer off,
GERS and less expenditures in the whole
government, for our people cannot
longer afford to pay two per cent taxes.
What is left to them for profit'


4 Then above all wedo want impartial
legislation for white people. We are
/ tired of legislation for blacks, and leg
islation about rebels, when there has moi


been an armed rebel in the land for well
nigh three years. We want peace in


stead of test Odtks. We want all oul


people to be equal in fact and in law


and we want cordial union and undi
vided feeling in all our people. VIZ


want to forget the-war and see fraterna