The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-05-09


methodist Accordngto the standardof honor they now
attempt up they did not then have very high re-
gard honor Didn't candidate for mayor try to I'M
fuence the people and attempt to ntimidate some!
did show special regard for the purity OF American
institutions and the constitutional right Of liberty in yo
ing Yet he Heralds candidate and twas loudin
his praises The aim that Time 1t is now, was to
octopus Of their own but the people would not
let them Didn't and his little crowd Of advisors slate
his list delegates and try persuade the voters at the
polls vote that slate? They trying hard to do the
very things they denounce the organization for the
organization does wrong why do they try to initiate them
This designing sheet denounces the men who act as
Judges and clerks at elections thereby basey sanderng
some of the best Of the county. They talk about
oars being hired to to make the result certain
but say nothing about the cash of their crowd
used in the election to buy votes. II we remember cor
recty of them handed fellow ticket to vote but he
inquired, where's my money!" One Of them pulled
dollar from his pocket and handed it to the fellow
Who polluting the free baottheh9 And why should
they talk about cusedness? They the term traitor
but when of that crowd failed to get nominations
they hold Of republican ballots and changed them TO
democratic ballots They sought their recuse to do this
after giving out the that they intended to keep
hando They thought their actions would not be dis
covered, but they mistaken. the term "traitor
does apply here give up 1t self evident that
such do place them in the Conscientious fair
minded republican class.
They talk about the organization dealing with dive
keepers saloon men, and yet it indsputabe fact
that OF their crowd tried that very How
those three months spent Just before the city pri
mary and what for? II they did make deals
| of this sort. why did they try so hard to do SO?
The Herald heaps calumny, according to its own pub
lishcd list hc postmasters mall carriers, post Of
flee employees deputy marshall deputy collector of internal
revenue pension board the county officials and their
sants the road overSees contractors who wanta section
work. school teachers manager of the farm,
the sells supplies the county for its poor the
county physician, menwho want jures, tax
payers and many Others and yet these among the most
honorable men of the county and their honesty and in
tegrlty be Questioned. But the heads of our best
families must be assaed in effort of these designers
and Schemers to run the republican party. Our people
must be vied that the disgruntled may accomplish
their selfish ends. The county must be ruined in order
that this may have There nothing too vile
for them to that they may succeed in their designs
Again, the Herald denounces the corporations. who
have among us to develop enormous natural re-
sources aud wealth. tmputes to them dishonest motives
This abortion upon journalism goes still farther in casting
reflections upon the the employ these companies
Again this sheet knocked repeatedly against the street
railway and up great howl about franchises Every
enterprise that must have franchise do business and
improve the county syiciousy assaed. Every lend
ing encouragement to these enterprises is also assaed
The Herald does approve Of industrial develop
ment and would crush it out, if it could.
| 1t talks about those who want protection" The
current not many that of its crowd
proposition protect certainclasses he being very
close to officer.
Among the epthets the Herald applies to republicans
little Johnnies and pimps" lr talks about moral
courage and carries guns to puotect ITSELF That's real
courage
Again it has something say about renegades." 1t
might include the president of its company in that class
| He used to be democrat.
1t tries misead the farmer by giving him little
tay The farmers of Harrison county have brains and
knowa thing They familiar with conditions
approve of them they attack the farmer for vot
ing the republican ticket. They also assail the ''busy
voting it, and sets up howls against the
Telegram. 1t is bgoted and conceited that there
nothing good except itself and it magnes it is the big IT.
When the Herald Company was formed it was done
with the understanding that it was to be republican
paper large majority its stockholders under.
stood it, its affairs have been manipulated by
three designing PERSONS that it shows disposition
towards repubicansm and but small per cent
powerless present remedy the matter. They
deceived when they asked to help start the paper
and they don't hesitate to say SO now.
The course the Herald and those most closely con-
with has been such discredt any all pre-