Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-01-08
THiRD-TERMIsM.
wHArTHE NEWSPAPERS OF THE STATE
THINK OF 1T.

From the many newspaper com
ments on the subject of third term
for State officers in West Virginia we
take the following editorials as ex-
pressive OF public sentiment in the
different sections of this State.
From the Fairmont Index.
Auditor Duffy is charged with say
ing that he is a candidate for the Of
ice again and is in to stay. Ofcourse
MIR. Duffy has a right to become D.
candidate, but will the Democratic
party commit such blunder as to re-
nominate hin? Ii has been guilty OF
doing some very foolish Things, but
we do not think it could be induced
to nominate any man for a third
term against the expressed sentiment
OF large majority Of the party. Mr..
Duffy has made good officer, but he
has mad the office long enough and IL
is now time for him to step down and
out. This opposition is not to Mr.
Duffy personally, but it il to the
principle Of keeping one man In Of
flee life time. ln view OF such
strong feeling against the third term
the nomination of Duffy would endan-
ger the success of the entire ticket.
We want no sucn plumbers made by
the next State convention.
From the Grafton LEADER
1t is unfortunate that the next
Democratic State convention Will
have to pass upon the question OF
third .termisn. Being very undem-
ocratic ism, there can be little or no
doubt but that the rotation rule will
completely knock it out and teach It's
advocates little lesson in the ele-
ments of good Democracy.
From the Martinsburs statesman
The Shepherdstown REGISTER is
right when il says that the sentiment
OF the Democratic party in the State
is opposed to third termism in State
offices. Give the rest cnance.
[From the Wetzel Democrat
Auditor Pat Duffy announces him
self candidate for denomination.
There is not thing that we know OF
to prevent his being candidate, but
we do know one thing That Will pre-
vent his getting the nomination, and
il is about the only thing that can be
said against him.
from the Keysei Tribune.l
The fact thar Hon. P. f. Duffy has
entered the arena for denomination
for his third term will bring out the
anti-third term people EN- masse
against him. Mr.. Duffy's services as
Auditor have been efficient and salts
I,i, thor ha Shnu In
be seeking another pursuit. 1t has
been demonstrated that rotation In
Office is a good thing, and there are
plenty of able men awaiting to I'LL
Mr. Duffy's shoes. We bear Mr..
Duffy no i'll will and have no particu-
lar choice of the candidate who longs
for his perch, but think Pat has
made a mistake in avowing himself a
candidate for the third time. Let
the precedent be established that
two terms will suffice.
From the Huntington Advertiser.l
The Shepherdstown REGISTER is
continuing its war upon third term
precedent in this State. Auditor
Duffy. who is reputed to be all aspir-
ant for reelection for q third time. Is
| the mark at which the editorial in the
last number of the REGISTER is
aimed. Auditor Duffy has unques-
| tionably made most excellent Of
fetal, and were it not for the opposl-
ton to a third term, would probably
be nominated with little opposition,
but there is a pretty strong sentiment
against giving any one man State
Office three times in succession, no
matter how good an official he may
have been. The REGISTER thinks 1t
would be different if there were not
plenty of other good material to
select from. 1t mentions G. l.
Thompson Of our own county and
city, Tippett. OF Mason, Armstrong:
of Jackson, Garden and Darrah, of
Ohio, and thinks they should be given
\ a show