Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1886-09-14
Senator Camden.

There is a bitter political contest being car
ried on III this county at this time. Let the
voters at their fresides ask why! Is 1t 70 re-
duce taxes, County. state or National? Is II to
reduce the rates of interest on money, ana thus
lessen u great burden, wien the products OF the
farm are SO low, that farmers viii soon be
bankrupt?
Is it to give abundant work to the laboring
man at remumerative wages, sohec can live well
and buy u home! Is it to make trade lively,
so that the merchant, the mechanic and al
objects of this great excitement and conscience
less warfare, what does it mean 2. Simply and
solely to ~re-elect johnson y. Camden to the U.
| 8. Senate. Do the people want him reelected !
IF SO. why? He is 4 very ordinary man intel
lectually. He has many superiors in Jefferson
county.
He is immensely wcaIthy-hcnce he has so
many professional political h~eEchmen, who are
hurrahing for him, saying that he 1s w. vas
political sdUior. Are they supporting him from
patriotic motives? Every one knows better.
They have been or will be rewarded by office
or money. The people must assert their rights
and rulc-fOr they pay the taxes and fight the
%country's battles. a millionaire Senator does
not and cannot sympathiZe with the people
What he does apparently for their interests is
merely to get their votes. His interests are
autagonistic to their interests. The more they
suffer, the more he PrOspers. The higher the
rates of interest on money paid by the strug-
Cling masses, the more money comes lhto NE
How has he made his money? The great
bulk of it came from rebates on oil shipped by
the B.. & O.. r. K. Mr.. Camden admitted on
\ oath to the Railroad Investigating committee in
| 1873, that he received rebates on his Oil shipped
from PGrkersburg, but positively refused TO
name the amount. Other Oil manufacturer
testified before that that the rebates
granted Mr.. Camden by the B.. & O.. r. 4. had
ruined their business. Mr.. Camden was and may
be now a Director il the Parkcrsburg..Branch
of the 3. & o.
He rides and has been riding for years on a
free pass. Has he the power to give them or
get them for his toOis-the peoples enemies.
| We ask Mr. lander how much money he used
in the fall of 1850, to secure the election of
members of the Legislature who would vote
for him for U. 8. Senator? How much was
used in Berkeley. and hos much in Jefferson ?
We also AJAX him how much he spcntin Wheel
ing in 1881. among the Senators and Delegates :
Don't let the Delegate from Randolph answer.
We ask him if the use of money was not so
manifest that an investigation was talked OF
by the members of the Legislature. We do not
say all that W.T. heard about his use of money
is true. but ask him 10 come out on oath and
answer these questions. We ask him also,
what interest he has in the standard Oil Com
pany. which has made 100 millions in the past
Is years. which got over 10 millions IN reo2tcs
from the railroads In IS months.
The Is. and o. L. 4. will not transport oil
for any company but the SIandard-mahcs
more by u contract with the STANDARD for not
shipping the oil Of otiicr ccnIpaiics than by
! shipping it. The oil trade of Baltimore has
greatly decreased lately from this cause. The
| trade OF New 1OTk ana inllilclDUl1 DCS IN
creased. The Baltimore Sun has denounced
the B.. & o. Il. X. for this conduct. This Sthc
Il. 4. that gave and likely now gives Mr.. Cam
den rcbaI"S or his oil from Interchangeable
ing hin rich and running other manufacturers
We ASK the people il they want such { man
for u. S. Senator?
The Standard Oil Co. monopoly keeps up the
price of coal oil. You pay this advance price
because of m0IOpolies. DO you want Z mo-
nOpoly Senator?
More than x of the u S. Senators arc worth
from one to forty million dollars. This is the
reason that the Reagan Interstate Commerce
bill did not pass the Senate. Mr. Camden voted
against the Reagan bill in the 18th Congress
lie voted ut tic last session for the CUllon bill,
which was framed to ulcnsC the railroads.
The O~IcCInar@ariEe bill for the relief OF the
makers and users of butter was very much
| weakened in the Senate. The House tried to
carry ont the wishes of the people. but the Sen
ats il under the control OF CORPORATIONS. The
Baltimore Sun said so. We can give extracts
to prove this statement.
DR.. Starry is Il Camden candidate for the
| SuIatc. Isaac II. Slridcr, Esq. is the peoples
candidate UlpOSin" him. Dr. Starry is II con-
siStcnt noDOPuiist candidate and FOR high pro-
tUctiYc tar!fT-lct those WHO want = monopoly
L.. 5. Senator vote for DR.. Starry. Will he
work to reduce vOUr taxes or will he work for
Camden and himself? Let him answer the
question.
L"tthcintcliigert. tax paving. over hHfiicncd,
poNcrIy-stTickcn voters make their choice. Do
not be deceived by saying: ~ will vote for
this or that man because he il my nCighb0r, is
. good fellow. is from my part OF the county,
That Will not lesson YOnr taxes and put money
in your pockets. Vote boldly and fcarlcssly
for your interests. DEMOCRAT.