Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1886-12-02
Anything to beat Camden" is the Republi-
49,, - nd ~, re,sons ASSIGNED are.

Anything TO beat Camden" is the Republic
can cry. and the reasons assigned are:
sTbat he is the stalwart, active and efficient
Democratic leader in this State; that were he
defeated the Democracy would lose the servi-
ces Of their best organizer; that 10 break nm
down would be the great Republican victory
of the wear. and lead in the future 70 the utter
defeat and humiliation the Democratic par
ty in West Virginia
Their hope is in a failure of the Democrats
TO make a caucus nomination. They do not
disguise the fact Can't be that there is dem
ocrat elected to the next legislature willing to
give the old party usage the so-by and let the
Republicans have chance to dictate Sena-
tori Or is there a sound democrat in West
Virsinia willing TO see the defeat of Hon. Joe
Mcdonald in Indiana by failure of the party
i'm the Legislature there to stand in the power
of its might-to abide by party usage? And
especially so when there is a fighting chanceto
redeem the Senate of the United States? Good
democratic legislators in West Virginia and in
Indiana and in New Jersey viii see TO it that
there shall be no failure by the eriminality Of
folly.
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Drive Camden from the party councils and
we lose an able counsellor Defeat him and
We contribute towards our own disaster TX
mel him from the Senate. substitute al mem
cient and untried Democrat in his place ana
We give our mite towards the tearing down OF
"a very strong pillar i'm the temple OF our par
a." IL is time now 20 stand by the
faithful. the true and tried children of our par
tv For more than twenty-five wears Johnson
fIta from Ilaf n
cratic leader I'm season and out OF season.
when Democracy was clothed with rags as
we'll as when she sh0d herself with silver slip
pers and Sang the song Of victory. senator
Camden has been with us lending Us helping
hand. liberal with his counsel liberal with ms
purse and ever in the front ranks as ready To
lead a forlorn hope as most men 20 seek inglo'
rious ease Mr. Camden has done more 70
build mp our State than any one mauln ~. lie
has brought outside capital here % seek M
yestments and cause our resources to oe calieu
out. Through his influence two railroads have
sprung INFO life and more are vet 70 come He
stands hv his friends and his friends Will stand
hv him. True 90 his party his party should bee
true To- him Six years in the Senate have CIV
cu him experience and that experience has been
employed % build up West Virginia. most
useful capable and upright senator why should
he not be returned to the Senate? We do not
MflINfI lIIaA NlA| tH''''. .'e.Nf 'iNtt' t'''t
POLITICAL destruction of Mr. Camieu would be-
O. great and overwhelming disaster to the Dem
ocratir parity and give IL q setback from which
+, would take years 20 recover. The plain du'y
&C patriotic Democrats is accomplished in the
return of Mr. Camden Co the Senate.
Pertinent 90 tine above are the following par
-uphs
The small Democratic majority i'm the Legs
Jturr of this State has suggested the Idea that
possibly a sufficient number of Democrats
could Boz found who would refuse to 80 into "a
r.ucu, Of the party to defeat nomination.
There is NOT. we believe. I'm the party, man
SD lost o. every principle of political honesty
ls to give aid and comfort to such PROPOSE
zion ANY Democrat who refuses to go with
his nartv ln the senatorial contest now upon
MS will Dc traitor and deserves and will re-
..ive the exerration of ail honest Democrats -
iileran Statesman.
The above sentiments will find favorable
response iu the breast of every honest man
NJ there hould Doe one member of the LegiSla-
rure who could abuse the confidence and trust
-euoscd in him hv thus betraying the party
,hat placed him i'm power, he would thence
forth be unworthy of trust in any capa1ty
and his constituents would be justified in de
manding his immediate ignatiOu.- Mountain
HTqii
Chas Francis Adams. who died in Bos-
..,,, I. ,tber dav ooed 20 was the ONLY