South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-07-15

and that he can use them as he pleas
es. He does this VERY PRIVATELY
now. When ne had only the dis
appreciation Of good men to fear,
he did it more openly.
But now the law makes it crime
with q severe penalty affixed for q
candidate for . nomination "to
loan, pay, or give, or promise,
to loan. pay, or give, any money
OR oTHBR THING or VALUE, to any
delegate, or to furnish or pay tho
transportation or expenses of any
delegate to any convention for the
purpose 81 securing the vote or in
fiuence Of such delegate for his NOM
nation, or PoR ANY PERSON to hire
or OTHERWISE EMPLOY any person
to work for the nomination OF any
person to any Office"
And so now he has to do his dir
ty work in as sneaking way as his
trained cunning s'in ways that are
dark and tricks that are mean"
can devise. He has heretofore sue
ceeded thus, in having the People
misrepresented. their wishes thwar-
ted, and nominations not cit to be
made imposed upon them, counting
for the election of his man upon
that party zeal which he has seen
swallow very bitter pills, rather
than run the risk of endangcring
a Ticket otherwise good, by open
revolt and reputation of the bitter
pill, and he will NEVER CEASE ms
PRACTICES, until he finds that they
result in failure, and yield him on
ly the contempt of LAw-ABiDING,
COMPREHENSIVE men.
Surely it is now time in this State,
that the good mon and true of all
parties, more especially OF the DEM
ocratic party which calls itself the
special champion Of Reform, should
turn these Rascals down, and vim.
d'cate the truth of their declara-
tons, the purity OF their politics
AMI the absolute majesty of the
law.
AND 1T WILL BIB DONE BITHER IN
THE CONVENTION OR AT THE
Polls.
To accomplish it in convention
all can sec is the right, if more diff
ficult thing to do. Why? Be-
cause money, railroad fares and ex-
penses paid will bring to the con-
yentlon every man In every county
who has been gotten upon a delega-
ton in the manner indicated, or
whose vote can be purchased, and
no one of them is ever unknown,
forgotten or neglected by the
tolick Politician, whilst the ma
1ority OF the other delegates not
having any personal interest in the
nominations, and not caring to
bear the expense and lose the time
necessary for their attendance, will
stay at homo. So that when tho
convention meets, the chance is,
that the bribe-takers will determine
the nominations and not the man
who is the choice of the people for
his worth, fitness and availability,
but the man who puts large sums
to the purchase of venal delegates,
becomes the nominee.
The continuance of these prac-
tees means nothing else, than that
the offices of highest honor, great
est responsibility and most emolu-
ment shall be put up for sale to the
highest and most unscrupulous
bidder, and that no POOR MAN NEED
APPLY, nor need any man who is too
pure and honest to resort to pur-
chase.
Until within the last few years
these practices were rarein our State,
but at last they became so fragrant
that the yirtuous public sentiment
OF the State was reused, and the
law now in existence was passed to
prevent them.
Will it do 80? Who can tell? Despcr.
ate men resort to desperate means,
and the indications are, that one can
didate for whom at the last Demo
cratic State Convention there was
marshalled q mob Of fFeo-transpor-
tation and expenses paid delegates,
labelled with his label, and paraded
through the streets Of Huntington.
and In the convention by his
Fright Bower" (as Newspapers call
him) 7. Hill Marshall to HELM rush
his nomination through, may again
be nominated, not because he is the
choice OF the party, but by aid of
the same means, unless tho Just in
dignation Of the good people of the
State prevents it.
For Mr. Duffy the writer Of this
has had high consideration; no has
gwen him active and earnest sup
port, and regrets to sec tho position
In which he is now placed.
IL has been said above that Mr.
Duffy is not the choice Of the par.
ty, Let us soc:
A candidate now for tho third !
term for one Of the best Offices in
The State, can that large portion OF |
The party who have heretofore con !
tended against giving any man |
more than two terms Of State Of !
dec support him for this third /
term, especially IL he has become
rich as no is said to be.
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