Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-07-25
A Word For i Friend.

EDITOR HERALDSince YOU men
toned the name Of Joseph e. Ahern
for the Legislature. feel it consci-
entious duty to say word publicly
IN his favor. In public life as in NOR
al life, principles and character are
the only enduring virtues, OUTLYING
natural and political life as the soul
outlives the body. It is needless to
tell your readers that Joseph E. Ahern
is honest, capable, deserving. wor-
thy OF confidence and recognition.
He has lived and labored among Won
from childhood. and there is nothing
that can be said against him, except
that he has always been willing and
ready to keep others in politics or in
dustry, in sickness or health or need
of any kind, and never ask ANYTHING
for himself not even his Just dues.
Labor organizations. political organi-
cations, personal friends, took care of
others and of themselves, with him in
the front rank as a worker. but his
modesty always prevented him from
coming out in his own behalf. In
fact, if have anything to blame N.Y.
self for, it is that / did not do nv own
duty in pushing his claims when |
might have done so, for he was al
ways true friend to The Herald.
to myself, to the party, and to every
candidate for honor or Office. He
was a good mechanic, he had en-
ployment where he had every pros
pect of rising in pay and position,
and add to this the uncertainties of
politics, were reasons why his best
friends hesitated to force him to the
front against his own will and judg-
nient. This year the people are
greatly agitated in public matters.
This is a campaign in which conf
dence and trust in principles. in hon.
esty, in ability, in merits, in indi-
vidual manhood, should decide the
issues of the day and rule the des.
TIMES of a nation. The people oil
Berkeley, irrespective of party, can
trust Joseph Z. Ahern. and this every
voter OF your county can say, with
out prejudice to any other man in the
field. What a change l notice in
Berkeley politics since the campaigns
of "a, 'S6, 'SSaud along there? Then il
was hard to get good candidates out.
Not an announcement in The Her
aid of those days. Now what names?
every one of them solid man, de-
serving and capable. The conven-
ton cannot go wrong by giving ev-
cry man show and every man abid-
ing by the will of the majority-the
jury of our political peers. What mo-
A@htOAo AdtIOudl Issues ONClSAdOOW
all our local causes? How divided
the people in all sincerity of purpose?
Upon the results depend the pros
perity, unity and happiness of sixty
FIVE million of people, with the eyes
of other nations upon US, and their
interests hanging in the same scale.
A warning voice should be sounded
from one end OF the country to the
other: Be not deeei0ed; though fact
and argument and principle are on
your side, away with too sanguine
predictions; work alone will count;
arguments and discussions must
go to the very bottom of things Oh
the surprises of the elections will
be great and unlocked for There is
an unknown quantity in the issue
the great masses of the common PEG.
pie, desperate with the times, grasp
ing at decisions for relief as drown.
ing men grasp at straws for safety.
Enlighten this element, satisfy this ar
my on the verge of outbreak and rev.
olution, or your parties will go into
irretrievable chaos.
JOHN I. RELY.