Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-01-15
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two ana nalI cOluuUh Oh tuG WoLlut
of Wednesday, with an effort to prove
that we had grossly misfepresented"
him. Nothing was further from our
intention and it is dead easy to prove
by his article that We did not do so.
We snote him as follows
+! did say in substance that patri-
otic motives did not influence me in
taking shares in the Association,
that was a mere matter Of business,
and as ! Judged q safe investment,
out of which, after seven years,
would receive my own with interest
The Herald said he went into the
Building and Loan Association for the
purpose of making money. His was
not patriotic but mercenary motive.
He did not care, so he got
his own back with usury."
He appears to object to our use OF
the words "mercenary' and 'usury.
We used them in their broad applica-
ton; the former acting for reward;
serving for pay; moved by considera-
tions Of pay or profit. international
Dictionary. The latter in the Scrip
tural sense-"Thou oughtest there
fore to have put my money to the ex-
changers, and then at my coming |
should have received mine own with
usury." Matt. XIV. 27. Being a
Doctor of Divinity, our friend fully
understood our meaning.
But he does not stop there. He
impugns the motives of all other
shareholders when he says; "Dr.
Hofheins went into the Association
for the purpose of making money
OF course, nobody else did. F."
This proves that our conception of
him was correct. He would make 1t
appear that the object of the for1na-
ton of the Association was solely for
the individual gain of the sharehold-
ers. He forgets that the primary
the thought was to build
up the city, to establish mills and fac
tories, that our people might find
work; that "the hungry might be fed,
the naked clothed and all the people
be benefited. Prospective profits were
only an incident. If the investments
proved to be productive, shareholders
would be rewarded with their own
with usury-interest.
The Wagon Works went into the
hands of receiver. In short time
The Brass Works did likewise. Dis
trust come upon the people. Many
persons demanded their money.
Others sued or threatened to do so.
To protect ll-shareholders, banks
the creditors in general-trustees
were appointed and the affairs of the
Association placed in their keeping.
Then it was that DR.. Hoffheins went
to an official of the Association and
chidcd him because he was not given
Tip" so that he could have had an
opportunity to make himself safe!
Verify he did want his own with
usury! Then he was not thinking Of
the "hardships and sufferings of the
needy poor" for whom (3) he pleads.
Because he was not favored above all,
he now steps forth as the champion of
the NEEDY poor" which is himself.
Politics is a queer thing. Over in
Ohio there was a little revolt on the
part of few free silver Republicans
against Senator Hanna. AS usual
the Democratic party snapped at the
boilers, like toad after FREELY,
thinking it coul assimilate the gang.
Hanna won out and now there are
some sick amphibians in the Buckeye
State-the bolters-Bushnell, Kurtz
and McKisson-and certain Demo
crats-Allen O'Myers, John r. Nc
Lean, etc They sold out cheap
boilers and Democrats-and they now
feel cheap. But then they would do
the same thing again tomorrow.
That is why politics is queer Wher
men learn to be politically honest,
when they learn to regard a political
pledge as binding as a business trans
action, when they are willing to do
unto others as they would that others
should do unto them, then politics
will be practically pure.
Those members of the Ohio legisla-
ture, elected as Republicans, with the