The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-05-17

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his energies while the session Of
'95 lasted to thwarting The efforts
of the majority in any and all
attempts they might make to
originate and perfect legislation.
The result was the very oppo.
site to what was anticipated.
Never were the lawmakers of
any State gwen a more cordial
welcome than that extended to
the members Of the Senate and
House by the Governor Re.
publicans were agreeabIy sur
prised and Democrats of the
demagogic stripe were sorely
disappointed. 1t is known that
inseyeral instances the Executive
was besieged by the angry, par.
tisan mobs, demanding that the
veto power be exercised. The
Governor remained firm and
neither the hope of future re.
ward nor the threats of political
damnation swerved him from
what he thought was right. He
convinced members that.whlle he
was a Democrat he did not desire
to be classed as demagog1e. For
this and other acts Governor
MacCorkle's popularity in the
Democratic camp has surely suf-
fered. With many who cluster
around this camp.tiye, honor
his sterling manhood in a State
official are not qualities that
command admiration. Governor
MacCorkle has been denounced
and read out of his party by
Democratic clubs and some of
his party organs. With tEese
discordant spirits on the one
hand and on the other, the ambi-
tious Republican editor who
feels that Democratic COVER
nor should becussed .'or general
principles" our chief Executive
has, for some time, been between
the devil and the deep sea.
One of the. most contemplate
and villainous attacks that has
been made on this much abused
official occurred a short time af-
ter the adjournment of the Leg.
islature when he went to Wash
ington and returned with TIE
States share eff the direct tax.
refunded by the National Gov
ernmen, about S1s0,oOo. The
Governor was so anxious to get
this money out of the National
treasury aud into our own, be.
fore another deficiency occurred
at Washington that he deferred
a trip with his family to the
South. until he could get this
money transferred. He started
to Florida on the same day of his
return. The newspapers, atonce,
instead of applauding his prompt
ness, heralded over the country in
hellish glee, startling tale about
MacCorkle running away with
the peoples money" After the
scandalous SANDER had gotten
we'll circulated in other States.
some one discovered that the
money was all safe in the States
repositories and had been placed
there as soon as the Governor
got it.
There are other instances but
we will only mention one, and en-
phasize the fact that in none of
them has the Governors reputa-
ton materially suffered. We
have written this article to give
our readers some idea of what a
fearful thing it is to be a Demo.
cratic Governor of West vir-
GINA and try to honestly and i'm
partially discharge the duties of
that high Office. Still there
ought to be some consolation for
Mr.. MacCorkle in remembering
that leading newspapers and
some of the States ablest citizens
have long ago pronounced him
the fairest and most broad mind
ed Democratic Governor the
State has ever had, But we are
afraid 1t has cost him political
oblivion if one element Of his
party had the power TO do as it
desired.