Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1884-01-29
For the Spirit of Jeferson.l
West Virginia's Next Governor

1fr. Editor several months
back, our party Is bosses," at least
those who essay this role for the Dem
ocratic party, have been engaged in
laying out the political work that the
masses of the party are expected to
perform in the approaching canvass.
Some of the g bosses" who hope to
profit personally in the State election,
are now busily engaged in spreading
the mcshcs to scoop in the masses,
and with coats off are laying the four-
dations for future political prefer
mcnc. In this race for Office, some of
them vainly suppose, learning nothing
it would appear in the last fifteen
years, that dilly-dallying with certain
parties claiming to be Republicans
but who in fact have been long ago
shelYcd by the Republican party for
the same reason that these putty Dem
ocrats have been oustcd by their own
party, attempting to boss the masses,
that these Republicans will help to
make up the loss in votes, while many
Democrats will roll up against them
by simply staying away from the polls
Among West Virginia Democrats
there is one who has not been men,
toned by the % bosses for the office
of Governor, because he is too honest
to suit thir own interior purposes.
That gentleman is old farmer. JosErn
FANMETER, now State Senator from
the Hardy district, Democrat we'll
known throughout the confines OF
West Virginia, and justly considered
as man of great ability. one whose
principles have" never known varia-
blenes5 nor shadow of turning" and
whose Democracy. like his great pro-
totypes, Jefferson and jackson, has
been . bred in the bone" rdluab1e
quality nowadays. II the Demo
cratic masses of West Virginia, not
their would-be leaders. would save
what little is left to them of party as
cendancE, should moY stand back in
assuming control in the coming cleo
ton, we believe that they will lose
control of the State, helped though
they will be by presidential canvass.
The muttcrings of the masses, long
concealed. are to be heard at all the
cross roads in the commonwealth. and
it will be unwisc not 10 heed. The
utter srIiishncss of those who have
heretofore controlled the party must
be abatcd, and which, taking Dcrkc-
county as an Illustration, has wiped
out iii less than - years the magnifi-
cent majority of nearly 700, putting
the county back in the hands of the
the Republican party.
This section of the State--the 2d
Congressional misunderstanding the
presidents established by our party
conventions, is entitled to two places
on the ticket, and we suppose these
will be accorded us again. The gu
bernatoriai place by the {" bosses"
seems 10 be already taken up, and is
to fall it appears to one of two men
in the I'd district, neither of whom are
entitled to it by anything they have
ever done to advance the interests of
the party, and if either should be
nominated would place Democratic
success in utmost jeopardy. 1t is
thereto. matter of grave moment.
that we should place at the head of
our State ticllct'a Democrat that the
masses of the party can safely trust
and individually contide in, and that
Democrat is the Hon. JOSEPH NANME-
TER of Hardy. remembering that the
election of Mr.. Carlisle. Speaker of
the House, concluSivcly demonstrates
that the old side Democracy has come
to the front.
BERKELEY DENOCEAP.