Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-10-15
TELL THE WHOLE TRUTH.
A rIarion County Citizen Goes for
7r. r1cGraw i'm a Vigorous
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Fairmont West virginian.
The Fairmont Index in its issue Of
September 23d, speaks deliberately on
Mr.. Mason's inquiry: why should
John T. McGraw be elected to Con-
gress?" The illustration of the old
darkey who had II reasons for not
going to the show is fitting one why
John T. McGraw should not go to
the u. S. Congress. But instead Of
II reasons why he should not go
there are I, 700 reasons, one of which
we shall mention being sufficient,
namely:
John T. McGraw has in all his pub
lie political speeches advocated free
trade and free and unlimited coinage
of silver at a ratio of 10 to I. AS peo-
pie of business sense in all political
parties OF today have abandoned these
impolitic ideas, it is an imposition on
the intelligence of the voters Of the
Second Congressional district of this
State TO place such man up tor their
suffrages.
The Index says Ist: This district
is entitled to its best and brainiest
man to represent it in Congress,
Now, if their present candidate rep
resents these qualifications why has
the Democratic party been these long
years in finding it out? Why did his
party let him lauguish in obscurity
and honor VIM L. Wilson and VIM.
G.. Brown?
I'd. 1t says "The people of this
district are entitled to be represented
by manly man who will formulate
policies and impress his personality
upon the National Legislature.
Dear people, do you remember how
the last Democratic Congressman from
this district sought to legislate Tor the
nation and not for his constituents?
God forbid that John T, McGraw or
any other man from this district
should again succeed in placing our
wool, our coal, and our lumber on the
free list.
3d. 1t says: Estate pride demands
that we send man to Congress who
as an orator, a scholar and gentleman
of cultivated manners and extensive
knowledge will command the greatest
respect of every representative asso-
ciated with him.
If Mr.. McGraw is an orator, a
scholar, and gentleman in the true
sense do you think he would talk two
hours about his opponent and never
once mention the issues OF vital i'm
portance to the people of his district?
That he did at Keyser, recently.
4th. 1t says; "Mr. McGraw has
done more for the advancement OF the
material interests of the State than
perhaps any man of his age in 1t"
AS former citizen of Taylor county
and one familiar with the business
interests of Grafton, / would like
some exponent of McGrawism to
name one industry in said town or
county operated by said McGraw.
Name one engine put N motion by
his money. Name one railroad a
mile long built by him.
Dear people, who would be lured
by the song of the siren of MoGraw-
ism, remember that instead of using
his time and money to develop our
State, that John T. McGraw is the at
torney of great corporation, the B.
& o. r. R, which corporation by its
couusel's advice believes in govern
ment by injunction, that great evil
so bitterly denounced by the Chicago
platform, on which said McGraw
would have the people believe he is
standing.
And now before concluding, has the
Index forgotten that eventful night
when its editors. and all the people of
Fairmont, spontaneously filled the
streets OF said town, and made Rome
howl" when the Hon. Aston G.. Day
ton wired ex. Governor Fleming that
his efforts in behalf of the bill appro-
priating money TO slack the Monon-
gahela river to Fairmont were sue
cessful? And do you remember those
speeches in the Court House yard by
the leading Democrats of the town,
praising Mr.. Dayton for his ability
and prestige in the Congress of the
United States? 0, consistency thou
art a jewel.
cannot conclude this article with
out resenting the insipuation of Mr..
Dayton's education and ability being
below that OF his opponent. AS one
who was not an original Dayton en-
thusiast. / desire to testify to the ac-
kuowledged ability by those who
know him best. The Democrats of
his home town concede without hest
tation of his ability. Only dema-
gogues have the gall to question his
ability and education.
! If our State University by its COM
plete course doesn't qualify a man
intellectually for a seat in Congress,
let us elect men to the State Legisla-
ture who will close that institution
by lawful action on their part. Mr.
Dayton by his own efforts is an hon
ored graduate of that institution.
Morally, Mr.. Dayton is as pure as
the highest type OF our citizenship.
| He &c recOpuized bV all the Congress-