Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-02-08
THE THIRD TERM TEAsER.
\ shepherdstown Democrat Has Much to
Say On the subieot-Uast the Beam Out
OF Your Own Eye, Etc.

n $500
Say On the subIeot-Oast the Beam Out
of Your Own Eye, Etc.
SHEPHERDsTowN, w. VA. Feb. 3.
To the Editor Of The Register.
Sniff you will allow me would
like to refer to little Scriptural teach
ing which IL may not be out of place for
me to call up, in order that may re-
mind some of the editors of the State
papers that before they hold up their
bands in horror and howl for the Dem
ocratic party to down with third-term-
ers," these same editors had better fol-
low the injunction of the inspired
writer, and first cast the beam out OF
thine own eye and then take the mote
out of thy brothers eye"
have read with some pleasure, |
must confess, the comments OF the diff
ferent papers Of the State upon the per-
sistent fight the Shepherdstown Regis
ter, as well as other papers, is making
against the inclination of Auditor Duffy
to ask third term at the hands OF the
Democratic party of West Virginia. /
do not propose TO say that the sentiment
which is growing against one man mo-
nopolizing State office Is wrong; on
the contrary, l am just in with the idea
that whenever a man is so Piggish as to
want the party which has honored him
for two terms to make others who are
well qualified stand back while he gets
a third term, that man, be he Auditor
Duffy or General Grant, should be
taught that il he will not come out OF
the contest Of his own free will, there
are delegates enough to KNOCK him
out" when the Democratic convention
is held next summer.
Now, to the point. do not wish to
speak of any other county but my own,
which is Jefferson. If, however, any
| county in West Virginia has officials
that have been in Office for number OF
years, / would say TO the editors OF
those county papers that first preach
the gospel Of third term repentance at
home, turn at those men who have been
monopolzing county offices TO the detri-
ment OF the people, and then turn your
guns on Auditor Duffy, or any other
| State official who is inclined TO think
| that he is so much greater than any OF
his party friends who may be inclined
to take his place.
Now, Auditor Duffy has been in his
present Office for eight years. The edi-
tor Of the Shepherdstown Register learns
that he is a candidate for reelection,
and being opposed TO third term for
any man so long as there are men in the
State qualified 10 take Mr.. Duffy's
place." he starts the discussion In the
papers opposing the nomination OF any
| man for 4 third term. In Jefferson
county there have been the same men
elected on the Sheriffalty ticket, not for
eight years, but for over twenty years.
! The State law does not allow a
! Sheriff to succeed himself, but
! so nicely has the "devil been whipped
around the stump" that first one Of
three men would be elected sheriff, then
his deputy would take the next term as
high sheriff and then another change
would be made, by which a fresh man
would always head the ticket, providing
he was one OF the "blg three" that the
same men have held sheir important,
well-paying office Cor i've terms, with
ever5 indication tnat the dose will be
repeated at the election next fall. What
want to know is why in the name of
all that is decent does not Snyder, OF
the Shepherdstown Register and the
other editors Of the Jefferson county pa
uers take this third or fifth or sixth
| term beau cut of their own eyes and
then pitch into Pat Duffy, ana fish the