The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-04-15

Retail trade Supplied by Rnhl, Koblesai
Jobbers.
| of our court turned the prisoners
out of jail. The Governor Of the
State RENTED their fines. The
town county and State lost thous.
ands of dollars in fines and the
violators went back to their trade.
The law was fairly enforced dur
ing the year. Our time expired
and the "rascals" were turned
out, and a mayor elected that
would not modest or make any
one afraid. The speakeasy has
run at-large for the last two years
and if any one has said q word
against speakeasy or officers. we
have failed TO hear of it. We
found the people did nof want
the speakeasy removed. The
last license saloon we had in town
was stolen from Squire McPher-
son. The county court was com
posed of Mr.. Mcpherson and
two other men. Squire McPher'
son lived near Milford, he went
home at night and back by nine
o'clock in the morning. The
whiskey element stole a march
on the Squire by getting Magis-
trates of our town on the court
before nine o'clock, that were in
favor of license. They granted
license, Mcpherson came to court
and found what had been done
illegal. He was indignant and
talked of taking the case to cir
cult court to recover the stolen
goods. He was threatened with
the money power OF town and he
did not feel able to cope with
them. We think. beyond a doubt,
the people of the country are not
satisfied. with our town. They
dislike the way they are cut off
from the B. & o. depot. They
don't want to be cut of by toll
bridge. They can get their goods
without coming to Clarksburg.
They can run their own banks,
hotels and stores. They will
want to keep their boys from our
license saloons. 1t is possible
for the country people to let us
make our money off. of each 9TH
err. 1t would be we'll for our Ii
cense friends and our business
men to take side view Of the
situation before they go to sell
ing intoxicapts to the country
boys. Shinnston and Salem are
thriving towns, and will look to
their own interest.
Our election is over. 1t was
held Monday night. The voters
(some of them) were hauled in on
Tuesday and managed to deposit
their ballots. They seemed sick
and weary, as they had little rest
the night before. Mr.M.G.Holmes
was elected Mayor of Greater
Clarksburg." He is a gentleman
of high standing amongst our
people. He has always favored
the liquor traffic, but he too has
been robbed of a great earthly
treasure, as we'll as others of our
town. Money, licensed saloons,
nor mothers tears cannot atone
for a dear boy. Mr.. Holmes was
an old wbeel.horse in the Re-
publican party. We have sup
ported him in times past. He is
a popular man throughout the
county. The lowest man in town
! at the head of that ticket could
have been elected. The people
were not voting popularity or
the man at the head of the ticket
they were voting for Kentucky
whiskey. We are sorry indeed
to know thatour incoming Mayor
traded his politics for a licenses
saloon. We think it was dirt
cheap"
We will give a few instances
of voting in the Third ward. Men
came to deposit their ballots.
which they had gotten the night
before. There were three bun
dies of tickets on the table and
not more than twenty Eve of them