Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-10-02

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ination expresses the viii Of the people ana IS
above suspicion? VIII the venerable Senior
answer
Tie Junior editor of THE FREE Press
voted in Convention to nominate Judge
Green. above alluded 10, and will vote for
him sgam at the polls as he has done here
toiurc. And Just here We Will remind the
Spirit that the candidate whose nomi-
nation expresses the viii Of the people and
is above suspicion" received more votes in
Convention from Berkeley than Jefferson
gave him; and q few years ago, in Conven-
ton at Charleston, when he received his
first nomination. lee was not the choice OF
the people of jefferson. If the Senior edi-
Tor of this paper docs not vote for him, and
we Ir,sume Le VIII not, for he says so, 1t Is
upon purely personal grounds that are not a
subject of newspaper controversy or criti-
c;sm. knowing. too. as he does, that with
holding his vote does not imIeril his cleo
ton or insure the triumph of a Republican.
Besides. the Senior of this paper, rs thewri-
ter of the Spirits article well knows, is not,
/ bv reason Of acc, in active politics; and,
too. maintaining that lie is Yet an old, UNI
terrified Wing, doesn't recognize any obliga-
tions of party. That is the answer We make
for the Senior with his appreciation. As
orc coed turn deserves another, willour cat
echi~t. who has committed the editor Of the
, Npn1to the support of Mr.. Faulkner at
[ the polls" deviate from duty and democrat
ic rule by failing 10 do likewise? Nowhere
In his two articles 10 We find straight-out
declaration tLat hc will bolt or advise 9th
crs 90 60 so. Hence the mi>chiovous char
actor of tie articles. They Irofoss 20 have
found sore On The body polite, hut offer
uo healing Ialm-no remedy. They are IN
direct and so little ccmrort with thehereto-
fore universal condogt and uttcIanccs of our
friend that we are lalf inclined to imputC
Tie authorship to another.
Some persons i'm this ccGnty loUdest in
their assertion Ct Jcfersons title to the
( judge and Senator. and rest their case, prin-
/ c,paliy. upon that plea, two years ago, when
Berkeley was entitled to the Senator and
/ her distinguished sen, Hon. f. Eoyd Faux
ncr. was nominated unanimously, departed
/ from their Cuy Is democrats and the Usa-
yes Of thcir party 10y voting for an Indcpend-
emit Crc,uLack candidate, not of the county
I of Eerkelcy Lat of Morgan; and to-day,
whilst ringing the changes on Jefferson
claim To- the Judgc,hip and Senator, are I'M
consistently striving toelec,ovcr a Jefferson
Democrat and the nominee, an independent
from Morgan county who has DOTTED his
uecnback earb and, we understand, says he
I always has been democrat; and for Judge,
upon the same plea that Jeiersonis entitled
20 it. desire lIr. Flick, Of Berkeley.-a Re
publican-all the time without question
ing the integrity, ability or competency in
amy way of Judge Faulkner, but discount
ing him for being the son Of distinguished
father and comparatively young. The latter
objection Is ,n1 that every new day over
rules. West Virginia has made ither boast
I that she exalts her young men; let it not
De her shame that she can only afford to
honor the talents of one Of a name.
The Judgeship is more to the people OF
this District for the next eight years than it
/ IS TO Judge Faulkner He can stand Re
publican Judge if tie people Of Jefferson
can. we suppose. And if there be detection
enough from the regular ranks to give Us a
Republican Judge, thcrcwill be somany re-
pointing democrats that, as a good old Me
thodi~t laid at a camp-meeting, there
Won't be straw enough for the mourncrs. -
4 solid yhalnS of tveny-nine hundred
Republican voters. withapromincnt ReIub-
licau cifcc-holdcr in the field rs leader and
candidate for Judicial honors, confronts YOU
. Let no soreness over defeat in convention
orrroduccd by wrongs alleged of misreprc-
-outalion by men of your own county leac
YOU into devious way, and bcguile you into
iuGdclity to party usage, and thus mperi
the election Of Judge Faulkner. You have
more at stake than hc has It's more ycui
concern than his. Ifthere was any wrong
committed i'm convention he did not com
nit It. We assert this on orr faith in hi:
honor and INTEGRITY.