Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1900-01-23
The Old and New ricket compromise

The Old and New Ticker Compromise.
In the last edition of the FARafERs' ADYo-
eAIE there IS an editorial designed doubtless
TO feel the public pulse as to q sheF7ffa ty
ticket that he calls a compromise We
would like to know Whorepresentedt the ileo-
PIE IN TINS recent compromise or was It a
11lng. up OF fences between our would be
Office hoiders2 Let the people beware of any
such compromise and the candidates who
make them. ONK oFTHE PEOPLE.
The above appears in this weeks Spirit.
If One of the People can read we'll, it can
be said he understands badly The ADvo-
CATE last week said:
For some weeks past there has been a
rumor, more OF less current, to the effect
that the usual bitter and relentless fight be-
tween the ''oidp and new sherfialty tick.
cts would be obviated this year by q comnro-
mise arrangement which would satisfy the
leadership and all the elements which have
heretofore been arrayed against each other
IN such vehement antagonism. >
Theidea of this compromise ticket is mere
rumor. and in the above suggestions touch
~ expressive of our opinion of lis wisdom.
Is the retailing of current rumor feel
ing the public pulse?p The editor of the AD-
vooATE don't care to be misrepresented No
compromise has been made, but it is cur
rent that compromise is contemplated
Are not compromises legitimate? When ex-
Sheriff Albert F. Davis was put on the new
ticket, last election, was not that compro-
mise ticket Was it not so regarded and was
it not so charged2 If the above writer denies
this, his memory is as short as his under
standing seems dull. We are not naming
tickets, when we give news. AS a man, free
white and twenty-one, we have our opinions,
and we do not dodge behind an ambiguous
title to conceal our identity. If the intense
ly bitter fight, which has characterized the
Sherifalty race for the past several terms,
can be avoided by compromise" salts
factory to large majority of both parties,
we unhesitatingly say, Amen. Those propos-
ing the compromise ticket contend: That the
''old ticket dies natural death with the
18th century land we add it is pretty nearly
as old): Mr.. Eugene Baker is Ineligible;
Col. w. a. Morgan and Messrs. r. A. Alex
ander and G. ii. Trail are but memories
fondly cherished by loyal, loving friends,
while Col. j. G. Hurst is also no more in this
sphere. And it is a further contention of
those urging the compromise "that the
men who have held office for years and
years, should retire and settle up" is
now without substance or foundation, for,
with the retirement of Mr. Baker, there re,
mains no one against whom such charge
can be made, for there is no one left. but
Mr.. S. c. Young, and he never had any
thing to SETTLE" except boarding house
account with the County Court Now zone
of the People," must determine for himself
the force Of this contention, and deal with
it as fact or fiction. and any conclusion he
may reach. will not conflict with any opin-
ion we have expressed. We, however, adj
here to the conclusion that every means
should be used to allay antagonism, remove
bitterness and promote party harmony and
we take this position, in the interest of the
Democratic party, and not in the interest
of any candidate, avowed or prospective
We want to see every Democratic county in
the State give the biggest Dem ocratic ma
ority in its history. If'one of the People,
would display little reflection he would
commend rather than condemn the ADvo
CATE for telling him something he evidently
did not know, i. e., that compromise was
contemplated so that the peo Pile would
know and in knowing would be able to com
mend or condemn, toapprove or antagonize.
Farmers Advocate