The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-06-24
cLRp FRoM yuusE cANPBELL.

4 UHplksneS my letter OF tlle AAIu
l;ins In its issue of last Friday.
and then in an able editorial of
ta ame date makes an attack
0KbSyself coupled with an adroit
Iho kkillful editorial Endorsement
81 ~. Dovener.
fndulged in no unkind and
o6|Nely uncalled for reflections
E0t NJ fellow candidate or on any
Issge and highly respectable ele-
nsIt Of the Republican party
The editor cannot put me in
Iposition of seeking ITO cast shad.
6WSupon the honor of the post
matters of the First Congression-
al district."
Nothing in my communication
could be construed to cast reiec-
tions upon any postmaster, nor
to disparage Mr.. Dovener in any
| personal sense. Far be it from
mekto arraign any Republican
because he may hold the office of
postmaster. / rather accept it
as eyidence of his efficiency, bust
ines qualifications and good citi-
zenship. What ! did say, was,
that Mr.. Dovener seemed to be
possessed of a certain political
idea, and that he (Dovener) gave
|sit PRACTICAL operation. The state
mehtof his assumed claim upon
postmaster for political service,
In securing his re nomination was
"a entirely proper, logical and
necessary deduction from Mr..
D0xeher's own language, pre-
suptbly carefully worded and
aufIotitatively sent forth. More
I'M Ave months ago in an in
iew with the Washington cor
,re oAdAnt Of leading New
ol Barer Mr.. Dovener said in
10 iee That when you'
stripped him or a Congressman
like him of his Home patronage
you made it quite impossible for
him to go to Congress. That his
powerto give Offices to his Work
ers would be the chief element OF
strength and help him to an cleo
ton 1t IS from this PROPOSE
ton both in theory and practical
operation in this preliminary con.
test Idissent. This Is in no sense
q personal reflection upon Mr.
Doyener, much less on any post
master recommended by him. 1t
is my inalterable disapproval of
and population of the political
operation of a political principle
that Mr.. Dovener deems proper
and legitimate. The whole scope
of the letter was simply the state
| ment of what / understood to be
the controlling and operating
principle of our honorable Con-
gresham as to the distribution
of "Home patronage'-a disa-
greement between us as to pc.
| litical methods. and in no sense
personal, as to Mr.. Dovener or
anyone else. The able editor of
the TELEGRAM will recall when ]
offered the letter for publication
/ disayowed any reflection on
himself or any of the honorable
gentlemen having appointments
as pastmasters.
The logic of Mr.. Dovener's po-
sition is that a man has to de-
pend altogether on his CLONE
patronage" or his workers secur-
ed by a distribution of Home
patronage" for an election to
Congress. and the same propo-
sition would apply to a nomina-
ton. From this proposition |
dissent. When there are no
other sources available than the
political workers secured by
"Home patronage to tide q can
didate over, then he must fail.
The courteous editor of the
TELEGRAM would not want to do
fellow candidate any injus-
tice andy yet on his editorial page
after answering my letter by a
strong Dovener editorial he
makes this inquiry: did you
ever know of any of his oppo.
nents campaigning through this
county when not q candidate