The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-11-30
TIE Telegram,
Clarlsburg, W Va,
FRIDAY, NOV. %, 1900.

carries with it tinge OF political
disappointment and is 3 plain
case. we deplore to say. OF q
great lack of Judgment. From
every point of view. except that
of heralding to the world exag-
xerations Of conditions as they
actually exist. the mistake made
has q fatal tendency. The fact
that smallpox exists here. how
ever sparsely. results to some
extent in business stagnation,
but exploiting it to the world in
the manner the County Mail and
News have done, or by any other
neans, creates and strengthens
the tendency towards the com,
plete cessation Of business.
What decentralization OF business
there is here to-day is largely
She effect OF the course pursued
by those papers. II politics had
TO be drawn into the matter at
all, and that is wholly unwar-
ranted, the present is not the
time for it. Nor does the inten-
ton to make political capital out
of it justify any agitation of the
question at this time, but to the
contrary duty demands that
means be used to meet the occa-
sion. and let those means be an
honest, concerted effort by all in
behalf OF the business and SAM
tary interests of the city. De-
pendent largely uponone another
and the condition of business, it
is the bounden duty OF all TO put
our shoulders together and work
with might and main to main
tain the best possible activity in
trade, get down to business and
Danish Authorizations Of revenge,
hate and turpitude OF every
character and kind. The domi-
nant desire of all, and especially
of the press. should be to elimi-
nate all personal feelings and
disappointments IN the matter
and have uppermost. nearest and
dearest the welfare Of the COM
manity. The interests of the
people are our interests. There
is positively no excuse for she
creation Of scare such as our
newspaper neighbors have done,
no reason for glaring headlines
about purely imaginary
epidemic, no justification for
proclaiming to the world exag-
gerations for the purpose. OF
gratifying political disappoint-
nent and the desire attendant
thereupon for vengeance. How
ever much or however little poll
tics had to do with the matter,
and we assert that there is no
foundation whatever for that
charge, the necessity for bringing
that in at this time is not appar-
emit. The future is before US and
all such features. if there be any,
could have been ventilated and
attended to, to their hearts con-
tent, at another time, after the
disease had been stamped out
and after all alarm, anxiety and
concern had died out Not be-
fore that time should all this
harmful agitation have been
precipitated upon our people.
Not until then should the bust
ness and welfare Of our thriving
city have been ieopardized and
largely undermined and destroy
ed. 1t was fatal mistake. fatal
70 the prospective activities of
our city, fatal to the reputation
OF the press for UNFOLDING the
interests Of the people, and fatal
to the business Identification of
those papers with the mercan.
tile and other concerns of the
city. The present excellent con
ditto S, the fact that the health
officers have the situation re
markably well in hand and the
further fact that they have dem
onstrated ability to cope success.
full y with the disease empha-
size. beyond successful contra