Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-16
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ssRoano" Interrogates Them On West
Virginia Politics.
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"Roano" I~nterrogates Them On Wes'
Virginia Politics.
To tie Editor of the Register:
What do J. N. Mason, Hardy" snt
mason" mean by publishing to the world
that there are factions, rings and oossism II
| the Democratic party? What do they
mean by saying that the candidacy OF Mr..
| Camden for re election to the u. ). Senate
will not only defeat himself bat will defeat
the Democratic party and let Gen. Con
into the U. s. Senste2 Would they rather
see q Republican elected to the Senate
than to see Mr.. Camden elected2 Will
they 20 TO the Republicans and help them
il Mr.. Camden ia a candidate? They
surely don't mean that, and more certain
" they dort mean to say that the Dem
ocrats Of the counties of Jefferson, Hardy
and Marion will leave the Democratic
party simply because Mr.. Camden may be
o candidate for reelection. The Democrats
of these counties are made of The kind OF
stuff that recognizes The right OF any one
10 be q candidate, and if he q command
enough Democrats to secure his election,
they will take off their has to him and
cheerfully scquiesceiu the great Democratic
doctrine that the majority must rule
1t is hard to understand Jim Msson's
claim in his war against monopollsis- mot
the mouopolists of West Virginia certit'
cstes-that the monopolists have retarded
the growth and prosperity of the State.
and that we must throw of the sheckles oil
monopoly to secure development aud pros
perity, and yet his illustrations of what the
m~onopolists have tried to do, show that
have failed. The Charleston Con
to appoint delegates 10 the Presi
Convention, and the Wheeling
convention to nominate a candidate Tor
Governor are cited, and in both cases the
msnopolists fsiled, and yet he cries out
against ~monopolists, and blsmes them for
retard;ng tbs prosperity Of our State.
1t may be that the wonderful talent OF
Mason is not appreciated BY the Dem
ocrstic party, and he may have reason 10
kick, and as he has not the courage TO
Kick the party which has failed to appre'
,iate his extraordinary ability--he has
,ome ability for writing pamphlets though
he three he wrote for the lax commission
rave but little information pa the subject
If ~tsxari2n. BE susris at Camden, insin-
rates factions and bossism, and gives aid
md comfort 10 the Republicans. 1t may
,e that in distribpting the offices Dir Ma
on-certainly notJeferson county-'H ar.
y" AID" MsIicn" may have reason 10 com
Jain. Ii may be that Senator Camden is
o flame, but it see ms 10 me that Presi'
lent Cleveland, not only in West Virginia,
all over the country, is moving slow in
he Office distribution business, and 1t 10
kelly that Mr.. Camden is not oensuripg
he President nor indulgipg in fault find
Dg with his policy
/ may not be able TO appreciate the feel
1gs of Hardy" and Marion" in the office
Rosne gives a good Democratic
yet she expects no offices and 10
lot disappointed. The adjoining counties
hat more frequently give Republican than
DEMOCRATIC m%sjorities have to be looked
,fter, and petted, so the Federal as well as
tate offices are placed in Jackson, Mason
md Clay counties, and not ever q peni'
entisry director or an assistant deputy
car be found in Roane. Yet
Ioue of these things move US. If we ever
hink that Senator Camden, Ex-Governor
'sckson or Governor Wilson are r~e5popQi:
lie for this apparent sighting of our COM
We do not threaten to disrupt the
Democratic party, or to start on Q crusade
Camden or Wilson. We do not
to give aid and comfort to the
by fighting members of our
,wn party. We do not propose to say to
orJ j. Davis, or Lucas, or Qusr-
Ter, you shall not be a candidate. Let
ghosoever will be q candidate. He has g
earful gauntlet 10 run, but the Gus that
the msjority, is our man.
ROANE.