Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1892-03-30
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Where Editors Hold Office.

ing upon husks this year, saiu uo'einol
Peck of the Badger State, TO a Natioaas
Democrat renorter. "The four leading State
offices are held by practical newspaper men.
do not care to speak of myself, but have
been poor enough all my life to be eminent
ly practical. If | had been as proud as
was poor for forty years | would have been
the most stuck-up individual in the NortL-
west.
However, | have planted the oritiamme
of the profession on the enemy's parapets'
so to speak, and am as glad OF 1t for the
sake of the boys as on my own account or
that of the party which l represent. Carl
Jonas, the Lieutenant Governor. is one OF
Wisconsin's old-time editors, and a good
one. Thomas Cunningham, Secretary OF
State, was taken from the sanctum OF the
Chippewa Times. They have even got Il
newspaper man in as State Treasurer, be-
ing determined on an honest administra'
ton. The citizens are probably going on
the theory that a Western journalist
wouldn't know what to do with big pile
of money if he had it.
my private secretary aud the assistant
secretary of state are both editors. | was
preceded in the Governors chair by VIM.
D. Hoard, who was for many years we'll
known as editor of Hoards DairyDldn. He
has returned to the paste pot and shears,
and is Jerking the archimedian lever with
decided talent, apparently none the worse
for the communicating influence of politics
at the State capital Col Jack Watrous,
known to military men everywhere, made
his Sunday Telegram at Milwaukee so use
full to the Republican party that he was
unanimously Endorsed by the political lead
ers of the State at the opening of the Harri
son administration for the profitable posi-
ton of collector of customs in that district.
The enlarged roll of filthy lucre in his
pocket has not dimmed the brilliancy oil his
fiery editorial Though getting rich, ne is
still journalist and gentleman. Hold
TAYLOR, dsiinA uished Hudson editor, or
nanents the office of United States rail-
road commission, Col. Hicks, Charley Sey-
mour, Will Rublee and Walter E. Gardner
represent their country in various parts OF
the world. Those are few of the newspa-
per men that come to mind just now who
are trying to lead better life"
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The election figures of New York show
that in seventeen years since 1874 the
Democrats have carried New York thirteen
times. Of;hese thirteen, Gov. Hill carried
it twice. In each of the seventeen years the
Democrats had majority of the vote cast,
except in Gov. Hills two elections in each
of which he was elected by minority vote.