The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-05-09
FRIDAY. MAY .. 1902.
Tie Herald and It's Litle Gang,

ing to say as totts attitude in the campaign
he Herald believes that SO long as hones1 anu iai
methods are employed it has no right to oe
tween Republican candidates in their endeaVor 10
kons That duty devolves upon the voters a. 'ne
prirnsf The Herald has no favorttes to play anu w"
not 50 long as the candidates tote fair" out
any should resort undetermined and unscrupuous me'
DDS they may expect prompt exposure"
Since that issue the Herald has changed base ana oe
cie that that duty not devove upon the Vouers a
the primary really deyolves upon it. rms is an u
scrupuous attempt usurp rights OF the people, "o
it said belonged to the people
Again since it has no avorites to play now does IL
harmonic It's course aterwad with the aboveannounce
So far there has been no opportunity attempt
on the part of Candidates resort to undernded ana
nscrpulos methods and especially none on the part Oh
" II Highland whom the Herald has attackedso vicious
1v and without Justification Since this Is so why mas III
astened to disregard its first assurances OF ta dealings
AN honest journal would not wabble IN suc uhoeco"e
fashion or make ridiculous in the public eye by
these two different positions within SO short une ~
stamps itself as unscrupulcus and rotten at heart
In its issue Of April 49, the Herald says commendatory
things about Mr. Highland enough indeed LOT the puolc
To believe that he was the Helds idol and yet IN the
next issue it strongly nsnuates that he Sdishoheso
and corrupt In other words it would have us readers
believe he changed honest man to corrupt one
in the one week. intervening between those Two issues
that paper. That argument SO ridiculous tat IL makes
the people smile. The effect has on the Herald IS W
bring contempt upon itself as fasitier
The third issue becomes ranker Step by step it goes
up to its snare.
without extra effort it strains INSCRIPTIONS con-
science and gets deeper its mire Having started
the downward path it moves faster and raster until IL
gets to pungng the depths of SANDER ilncation
and reckless accusations against the pubic generally
becomes furious the contempt the people nave 1or
and beches forth nauseatng slime upon every oooy
It's venom knows bounds but spreads itself TO poison
minds Of the people, If possible but it loses oil its sting
before it leaves the Herad's fangs
There was SO much question about the actual existence
of ucourt house ring that the Herald found 1T neces
to take upon itself the arduous task of discovering IT,
hunted up the Of the party and dubbed 1T
court house ring" 1t went still further and strongly
intimated that every that had anything to do
with the county court belonged that alleged court
house ng reference to those who vote the republic
can ticket believe in its principles, it contained the
following defamatory remarks
"But its vote-gettng ocecotroing power is princi-
nally derived from the evidoe who have political
conscience but are Willing support the party that
can secure them greatest immunity and from the va
,os other classes in need official clemency favor and
protection"
Remember voters of Harrison county that this sheet
ORGANIZED for the purpose of dsruptug the republican
Marty IN this county applies the above vile epites
III matters not how honorable honest and upright you
YOU are held upto the public eye in this slandeous way
because you dare for men your choice and for prin
cipes Of your preference II the oicecontrong power
is principally derived eydoers which the Telegram
alphabetically justice to the people, nearly all the
members of the republican party in that class. That
is what the Herald would have you believe IT is base
Islander that our people resent in the most forcbe
and expressive possible IL accuses the people OF
constituting an octupus which holds the taxpayers by the
throat while 1t rifles their pockets And yet a few
weeks ago it was challenged to investigate the public
ords and bring evidence Of official corruption. 1t
WAS sienced at the time and has since venred pro-
duce any evidence there is of that to
produce That same challenge is again made here.
1t talks about party organization and says SO
perfect its head control convention twenty
tours notice capture the majority OF the delegates
There is nothing dishonorabe about that, but there is
good deal of dshonor in the methods the Herald
gang employed that occasion That sheet announced
that c. W. Moore would carry all the wards except the
second in the recent municipal primaries. The is
sue contained OF primaries and convention
The intention was steal the delegations but the people
resented this attempt by turning out masse and
ing tlief, rights by naming delegates suitable to them
Again how the Herald to believe that its cand
date would receive such big support. Is it not that
they spent several weeks and considerable money trying
10 set It p and didn't they frequent all sorts Of places in
their do and indulge in all sorts Of practices and