West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-06-22

are uOluS WOuuIOusit We'll. 1nty
have more money than they can
spend. Their wives and daughters
live in palaces, spend their winters
in the cities and their summers at
expensive watering-places they
have every luxury unlimited wealth
can procure. A Jefferson farmer
never complains of late years of
short profits. The protected manu-
facturers, railroad managers, bank
ers, coal operators and the CONNER
cial class generally, (that is to say,
"the moneyed power,) are the only
ones who economic and deny them
selves the pleasures of wealth. In
stead of sending this landowner to
represent an Agricultural communi-
ty we had better send some stool
pigeon of the money power!
Again. Agriculture now pays SO
per cent of the revenue. Agricul-
ture loves to carry all the load and
get none of the benefits. We have a
beautiful exemption law; it exempts
81 of farm property and $75 of com
mercial property. Surely Agricul-
ture does not wish this law chang
ed! III we send the gentleman in
question to the Legislature he will
probably insist upon the same law
for the farmers as for corporations.
Farmers, do you wish this ? Don't
YOU prefer to be robbed ? Then
cleo. a man who wears the collar Of
tax-dodgers and who will let things
continue as they are
Again. This gentleman in the
last Legislature tried to pass law
to abolish the free-pass bribery.
Don't our people prefer to have
their laws made by railroad politi-
clans ? The free-pass bribery is
the brightest jewel in the sceptre
that rules us Shall we support
man who desires to abolish the free
pass ?
Again. Our modern political
managers are seeking to incorporate
a new article of faith in the Demo
cratic creed. They tell us that a
caucus decree is superior to the will
of the people. They tell us that u
member of the Legislature must vic
late the pledges on which he was
elected rather than obey his con-
stituents. This gentleman has q
foolish fashioned notion thai a
member of the Legislature should
reflect the wishes of his neighbors.
He has an old-time notion that a
member of the Legislature should
re present, (-present q second
time. the voice OF the voters who
cOnfided to him the trust of reflect
ing their wis hes and their judgment.
This is all wrong A member of
the Legislature as soon as he OBJ
tains place of trust and confidence
should betray his constituents !!
He should sell out the people if he
can thereby gain favor with the
money power The masses prefer
men who lhwart the public will and
who invent party machinery for the
purpose of driving voters in a flock
as the shepherd dog drives sheep
along the turnpike. In fact, this
gentleman belongs to a narrow
minded class of old fogies who i'm
agine that our Government should
be the servant of the people; where
as we know that the modern and
progressive doctrine is that The Gov
eminent has no duty except to tax
the masses and use the money to
give salaries to men who are able to
control the ballots of their neigh
bors "The public be ID =
This is a Government of office hold
ers, by ofiice.holders and for office
holders five elect the gentleman
referred &c he may do something to
abolish this modern and progressive
doctrine.
Again. He is one of the ablest
men in the State. He studies pub
he affairs. Probably we can sug-
gest no one better qualified for the
duties of legislator. He would
carry more weight and exercise more
influence than ten thousand such
men as are running against him.
We want a fcol in the Legislature!
We want man who will have no
more control over what is being
done than the little dog trotting un