Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-02-19
COMMUNICATED.
JEFrERsoNIAN DEMOCRACY.

JEFFERSONIAN DEMOCRACY.
Rotation i'm office 10 fair and right.
because one man or set Of men should
not have the honors and the. profits
of office for term after term-say ten,
fifteen, twenty or more years. Many
other men are equally well qualified
and deserving sometimes more so.
Is it fair-is it just to create an office
monopoly, thus giving to one man, or
a set of men, what pnany Others have
q right to-haviDg deserved office by
their active, working, consistent po-
litical conduct? Will men work year
after year for a party for the benefit
of a few favorites who often do not do
as much in work and money as many
otherss A party that pursues this pol
icy will and ought to be defeated.
Democrats of West Virginia, Demo
Gratis Of jefferson, take warning! Do
you suppose IL Senator Faulkner or
some other suitable peoples man is
defeated by Camden's money, corpor-
alton money. free passes, influence
and domination, that the friends OF
Justice, of fair play, Of the peoples
rights, and the enemies OF all kinds OF
monopolies, will fall into line and
vote the Democratic ticket in Novem-
Der next?
The Republicans made fatal mis-
take in 1884. when they, overrating
the power OF the party lash and the
hope and love and greed OF the spoils
of Office. forced the nomination OF
Blaine on the Republican party.
Some Republicans voted against him.
Many did not vote. Both combined
secured the election OF Cleveland.
Look how the Democratic vote in
West Virginia has decreased until it
has become a doubtful State. Twelve
years ago but few Republicans were
members Of the Legislature. Three
years ago they came near having a
majority. But the monopolists, the
political bosses of Jefferson, the court
house clique. which includes nearly
every mot alb officer in the county,
from sheriff down to constable, pre-
sumo on the large Democratic majori-
ty in Jefferson, and say We will aid a
fourth man to our sherif1alty ticket
and insure tie capture OF that profit
able Office, TO get which we will and
can afford to scheme and use money
(of course, in q legitimate way, for
such high-minded, pure men would
not use money or .addlebag influence
in any other Way
Gentlemen Of the monopoly class,
YOU have commenced your game,
but YOU have not won it. You came
near being beaten some years ago by
an independent candidate. Would
have been, but the Republican vote
OF Shepherdstown went very unusual'
ly and unnaturally to the regular
Democratic ticket. There are some
ugly rumors about how that vote was
secured, OF which this writer know,
nothing. But true and false rumort
travel far and fast.
You came within Sc votes OF being
defeated at the primary election ii
1888. But you reply, Our ticket o.
four is now much stronger than then
we have the same saddlebag influ
encs and will certainly win.
The popular sense Of fairness, jus
tice, protection against wrong doing
and indignation is against a deter
mined, deliberate plan to continue the
same set of men in the most profitable
office in the county. One man has hat
it for for five terms-twenty years
wants it for twenty-four years. Yes
out withit-for life. Two others have
had the Office as long as the law would
permit. The fourth had the assessor
ship until he could make more money
out Of the boom-resigned. Mr.
Flagg, always an old ticket opponent
was appointed assessor. Thus he and
his friends (only some OF them were
captured by the bosses-continuing a:
deputy from policy one Of the County
Court. Ought one OF the County
Court to be deputy assessor, Might
not the County Court be asked to dc
the assessor a favor? Or might moi
the County Court be required, in the
performance oftheir duties, to inspect
restrain and dicipline the assessors
The writer does not know the facts
but supposes, in this so-called free
country, it is no harm to ask ques
tions.
The substance of all this is that The
people are determined to have .
changes new deal-to give the
profits Of office to other men, to pro
tect the Democratic party against it
| secret enemies, who do not seem t(
care for anything or any person, bu
their own pockets.
SHENANDOAH JUNCTION.
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