Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-30
TYLER
MACHINE

Mr.. Morningstai, who until re-
Gently, been at the head of the edi.
torial staff of the Tyler County
Journal, has resigned his position.
No doubt he had come to realiza
tion of his surroundings and his
sense of right and decency had
weighed upon his conscience until
he could no longer allow himself
to be made the tool of the political
gang who are running that paper
to bolster up their interests.
In this act he has shown he is a
man of principle, honor, and good
common sense If l have said any.
thing in the past to wound the
feelings of this gentlemen. desire
to apologize, for man who has the
moral courage to say, Get behind
me Satan, deserves the respect of
all good citizens.
The old prancing, snorting Jour
. al, the wheel horse of the Machine
Baud wagon, has been led forth and
hitched in the harness and will
from now on be used to pull the old
machine out of the mire of dissatis.
faction into which the ring just at
present finds itself. The Journal
comes forward In last weeks Issue
with its ears laid back, paving
with both front feet at US, and to
man who is not acquainted with
the traits of such animals, our pc.
sition looks dangerous, but we are
thankful we have been close stu
dent OF human nature, and under
stand the frailties of human nature
as well,
The only thing 1t has tried to do
| Is to say we have lied. If man
who tells the truth halt of the time
would say one.tenth, as much as 1t
has said about our regard for the
truth, we would get very angry and
saw and do some very mean things,
but in as much as the Journal IS so
we'll known to US and the people Of
Tyler county. we consider anything
1t may say about US perfectly harm
less.
1t says, 1t Is unfair for me to say
anything about the Ring. He also
says that my questions are false
Where Is your proof brother? Did
you show that anything I said was
not true. You answer by saying l.
lie. said the poor at the county
poor house should have better
treatment at the hands of the court
From the reading of your article l
infer that you think they are heing
we'll cared for. l say that in the
past the inmates male and female
have occupied the same sleeping
apartments and I can prove 1t by as
truthful men as there are In Tyler
county. asked you In my former
letter If this state of things still ex
listed. You las the mouthpiece OF
the machine) are as silent as death.
I asked you to compare the census
as to It's increase In population with
other years. Children have been
born In that place without a father,
and no one will deny 1t except the
phase Without A Father. You did
not dare deny this except In gen.
eral way by saying I lied, then you
show your training of deceit prac
ticed by the Machine.
say that the poor are not re-
ceiving as good treatment as the
prisoners In the county jail, and l
defy you or any of your gang TO
prove the contrary. You admit
yourself they should have good
brick building suited to their needs,
but you are only playing for votes
and 7 am and have been contend
ing for this very thing, for years
but the county court does nothing.
1t dives into philosophy and
says, He is unable to argue about
the ring as 1t Is something that
does not exist" This shows that
1t has rot even horse sense, for a
horse can tell when the sun shines
even if be does not see but the re.
Election of 1t. Men with the badge
of authority on the lapel of their
coat standing on the corner OF the
II Al l. l. l.