Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-09-21
To the Free and Independent Voters
of Berkeley County.

'lt Is fact admitting of no question tina,
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Compapy
through one of its highest officials contribu.
tsd largely to the defeat of the Hon. Ohas.
Faulkner as the Democratic candidate for
Governor, 1t is said he spoke two weeks ON
the line of this road, between Petersburg
and iiarper's Ferry, bringing a II the influence
OF his position to accomplish that purpose.
and have it from very reliable authority
that this same official makes it a subject OF
public boast that his efforts secured tbs
nominRtisn of Jackson and defeated F.uIk.
ncr'
"Why SHOULD this foreign corporation. for
such it claims to be, be tolerated to meddls
with tho domestic politics OF our State. Were
they afraid If Mr.. Faulkner was in the Ex-
scu'IVa Char, that their sxtortions upop thu
agricultural interests of this community
would be arrested? Did they fear that MIR
Faulkner would hold them to the strict dis.
oh"rse of their corporate obligations to the
people Of this State?
"l have never been otherwise than friendly
to the Baltimore & Ohio RaiIroad Company.
but II 1t seeks 10 control tho politics OF the
State, | shall be prepared as one humble
citizen, to wage an uncessng war Upon it.
- am told that this Company is now maxi
Ing its arrangements to dOfsat the renomina.
Ter, because OF his manly exposure of their
iniquitics before the last Legislature. Mr..
Butler is no particular favorits of mine, and
yet will tho iresmen Of Bcrke permit such
an impertiDCnt interference in their dom estia
affairs? A FARMtpn
The above very surprising article Is elipped
from h' Statesman, Of Msrtnsburg, of tho
Ind instant Who is the high Official mir.
"A Farmcr) who contributed largely 10
the defeat of the Hon Chas J. Faulkner as
the Democratic candidate for Goveruorl" T
know it was assumed that Mr.. F. wa, tho
Democratic candidate, but another excsIlent
Democrat is the nominee of tho pnr,y for
Governor. The particular assumptiop in tbs
above, TO which desiro To call attention is.
that tho article rays this official "makes il n
sutJsct o! public boast that bis efforts se>
cured the nomination OF jackson and de-
iea'od Faulkner" Is it true? Ifiti..thcn
Mr. Jackson owes his nomiuation to "this
/'FeIy" corporation. and places him in
very unfHvUrablO light before the masses Of
the Democratic party But assume that i,
Is not true that Nr j y Jack.on Obtained
the nomination for Governor by auy suah
means. and it is strange that the Statesman
admitted the above copied communication
INTO tho paper, calculated, as il is. to ipinre
our w"rthy candidate for Governor. do mot
know how Mr Fpulknrr stGndG towards thu
B. o. Il r He is now n private citizen.
and 1t ia no body's bHainess but his own: hut
! do object TO pr"judicing the claims of Mr..
jackson to u-pulpr iuvor by false rspre,.n>
tatin"s, either intended or casual. The
"A Farmer" who signed the alarm "fo tL1
free 0md in7pc"dcnt uofers of Berkelev
co""W" clearly diScnvers himself a defeated
and perhaps piFued. friend Of Mr. FaulkRer.
and az clearly negative friend of Mr. Jack.
son. Doss "a Farmer" believe that Judge
Jackson is in any degree loss friend TO thu
p"oPle and their interests. and that he. "a
Governor, would not hold tho corporatioo IA
tho s'rictest corporate obligations. Ifss. he
does not do Mr.. Jackson justice Thi. samo
writer says TINT the 3. IL o. Railroad Com.
pany are trying to dcteat g. r. Butler for
denomination TO tho Senatorial caudidssy.
Tho same delegates who represented J.ffer-
Eon in the late State Convention are lsr9eIv
the same from Jefferson to the Senatorial
Convention. They were searly solid for
Faulkner for Governor. and largely onposod
to Mr.. Butler for Senator. I would enquire
Of "A Farmer" how he reconciIes thst fact.
", Mr. Faulkner is snti-B & o and Mr..
Butler is anti>B. & o., we should find tkeir
supporters in harmony on the railroad issue.
"a Farmer" writes like one of those unfor.
sunate Democrats. of whom there are mapy
now. who IL only Democrat for what he can
get ont Of it Jacob b. Jackson il a Deme-
erAt in all that ia in, of, or by it.