Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-03-23
For The HERALD.
POOR ADVISORS AND WORSE ADJ
VICE.

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hope that there efforts will prove
successful. Senator Faulkner in
speaking of the case the other day
said: II believe that the president
now understands the case, because
it would have been an easy matter
for him to have him removed as dis
trict attorney and nominate his sue
cessor after he had declined to re
sign as requested. The fact that
the president has not acted, indi
Gates to my mind that he sees the
matter in different light from that
at the time he requested the resigna
ton. Charleston Star.
What heights of impudence How
much influence had Republican Sen
ators with President Cleveland " hen
he turned Republicans out of Office
because they made political speeches
and often on no grounds at all ex.
cept refections9 Who are Messrs
Faulkner and KenDa,-men fol-
whom the Democratic party cleo
tions were run in this state more
than for Cleveland, -men who went
after the DOODLE" that bought the
whiskey and corrupted the voters in
West Virginia,-men who thought
everything mast 60 Democratic for
their benefit! Talking to Harrison,
indeed If our own leaders can't
tell the President the truth about
the political situation in West Va.
they scont. -.u2l. oH
Hundreds of indictments were
found by the q. s. Grand juries
mostly against Republicans for vic
lation of election laws,-more would
have been made put when it was
found that it would involve the
Democratic leaders and workers as
we'll, the influence was brought tC
bear to stop the good work. Cor
ruption there was, but who was the
primary cause that men worth hun.
dreds and thousands as well as men
worth nothing allowed their vote on
the market to the highest bidder fol-
money, for shoes, for store goods
for whiskey, for promises of railroad
and government positions,-who
sent for men and begged votes and
forced voters against their free will
by the above influence,-not these
two hundred poor devils who burnt
their fingers raking the political
chestnuts out Of the fire, but the big
political fish who now are "saire' u
modest and virtuous and solicitous
that the President should be correct.
ly informed and justice be dealt to
the deluded souls in the tolls of the
law. Justice, where is thy shame
Right and honor and christian deal.
ing with fellow.men draw close the
pail over the CHASTITY bier before
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This should be a lesson to every
poor man, that after he has been
used to further others political in
terests the main beneficiaries will
cry "away with him." to the penl
Tertiary foul criminal,--fair goddess
of liberty look down from stately
dome upon the venomous political
sepulchres whose substitutes are be
ing branded, whose wives and
lives are made miserable, whose I'M
born children are branded with in
fanny!
Politicians indeed! Base, un
grateful, hypocritical progeny Of
crime and prostitution Of the rights
of law, liberty and intellect!
Yes, punish the increasing traffic
in that priceless gift of American
citlzenship,-a mans vete,-but fol
Gods sake, and Justice sake, and
decency's sake, don't turn all the
walls of the States wrath upon the
dumb, deluded, misled and oveIen
Unused henchmen at the polls doing
the dirty work and exalt and dig
nifty and courtesy and free from
blame the repe-pullers behind the
party's closed,gates,-the dispensers
of the needful in liquid form and
conscience deadening effect and in
the tempting die,-the root of all
evil.
Yes, tell the President all the facts
in the case and keeping nothing
back, and let not a word escape
through a mouse-hole. ....
Tell the President the strong
cases,-the terrible examples,-the
grinding machine of Democratic pc
litical capital INVEST Virginia have
failed,-that Democratic jury has
cleared a number of men indicted by
Watts juries, and all the consola-
ton all the glory left Watts and his
Senatorial hackers is the insult the
Democratic judge offered a man ac-
quilted by jury of his peers, that
she was guilty,"-a link in that
broken Constitutional cham in this
State that has made out the voice OF
the people of little account and has
set up Democratic power and party
influence higher and stronger than
covenants or statutes, above courts,
shaping legislatures, bearing all
down before it, at every cost and
sacrifice of state or law. of fact or
l. r. r.