Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-11-14
TO THEMEMORY OF THE
COURT.HOUSE RING

few weeks ago, the Court house
Ring has yielded up the ghost and
lies buried beneath the votes Of
those who have become disguised
with their tyranny and oppression.
The honest Republicans OF Tyler
county have severely rebuked those
VINO would dare to dictate and dom
mate regardless of the wishes Of
the rank and file Of the party.
The two bosses who have been
trying to run political conventions
In their own interests, have been
given to understand that their self.
ish tricks of political chlcanery will
not be tolerated In old Tyler.
The people of Tyler county have
very plainly demonstrated that
they are the rulers of the county,
and that right must prevail regard
less of the defeat or success OF any
political party.
In the election of the County
Clerk, the voter regardless of party
affiliations, not blinded by party
prejudice, but guided by that grand
noble spirit of right and justice,
which knocks at the door OF con
science and reminds as all OF our
duty In deciding what Is right and
wrong, In this instance, has said In
In unmistakable language, Selfish
interests will not be tolerated and
the rights of other must not be
overlooked"
In the defeat of the Republican
candidate for Commissioner OF the
County Court, the people have
said, that they desire change In
the management of our County In
Urinary" In this demand, the
sympathy for the poor of the coun
ty has been aroused, and party reg
ularity was overlooked In order
that these poor helpless creatures
might receive proper treatment
Now as the people have spoken,
we expect and demand that the
poor receive at least as good treat
ment as the inmates of the county
jail.
What little I have said or done
to bring about the defeat OF the
Court. house Ring and the election
of the two Democratic candidates
was not done for revenge or any
personal grievances, but from a
sense of what I considered right
and just. %,
7 don't claim to be responsible
for the defeat of the Republican
candidates, but I am not ashamed
of what have done In this fight to
bring about their downfall politi-
cally.
The Ripgsters might console
themselves by reading the Declare
ton of Independence, for we judge
from their actions In the past, 1t Is
something new to them, and the
last election migat cause them to
become interested In some of Its
precepts.
Now that the Registers have
learned lesson at the expense Of
the Republican party, 1t Is to be
hoped that the grand old party will
get together In the future, and that
all the interests of the party will be
taken Into consideration In the fu
ture and that the selfish interests of
a lew will not jeapordize the sue
cess of the party.
Ofcourse the Ring will say, "The
Kickers" were responsible for the
defeat of the party, but that makes
no difference with man who be-
lieves he did what was best for the
people of the county. This same
Ring has been residing In a glass
house and such people should not
throw stones. They voted and
worked against Armstrong Weekly
not from a sense of what they
considered right) but because he
was opposed to the liquor traffic,
and man who could not be In
huenced to bow to the will of thu
court house machine.
Should Republica - of such sci
fish interests be allowed to rule
the Republican party ard ,sy thai
they belong to the "Reeule ,"anc
that every other Republican Is
"Kicker?"
The returns on November 4th
answered this question very plain
ly.
Now we want to notice the re-
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