The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-08-19

tious Democrats in the county, who
came, heard and saw, and went away
satisfied that that clique had laid It's
plans well to deprive the Democratic
party OF its right even to say who should
be It's nominees. And being convinced
OF that as well as being fully aware Of
the plan to put in certain men as deputy
sherifs, in case of victory, these same
Democrats are open in their declarations
that tho Democratic clique, although not
fully installed into office and although
not having tine reins of the county gov
eminent fully in charge, has already
built itself up into the most corrupt,
selfish and dangerous political organizn-
ton that ever existed in the county, and,
in claiming this, they make no excep.
tions They all know who is scheduled
for the chief deputy and VINO is to do
the county order shaving, should he
have the chance. It is the same VINO
approached Republican sheriff with
tine proposition to let him shave orders
and divide the profits, but who was turn
ed down 80 quickly by that honest Of
fetal that it made him have blind stag
gers. 1t is not idle talk, when we say
this proposition was made. 1t is not
idle talk. when we say Short and the
clique, of which these proposed deputies
are members, has selected this man, who
made that order shaving proposition to
n Republican sheriff, has selected him
for the chief deputy. This has been
said repeatedly by the Telegram and no
attempts have been made to deny it.
Furthermore, It can not be successfully
'denied. Now, under such circumstances
is there any honest man who wants to
return to the old Democratic days,
when hard earned money went into the
Golfers OF men, who did not earn it and
who enter into conspiracies with officers
to rob him of what honestly belongs to
him. The voters of Harrison county,
the tax payers of Harrison county, the
citizens of Harrison county, have our
word for it, and the evidence is such
that they believe it, but, if there are any
who do not, let them ask the clique it.
self or Snort. Demand of him to say
whether men who have the order shaw
ing business in view, should Short be
elected, are to be his deputies, or to have
any thing to do with the office of sheriff
Most people in tine county who have
given politics any thought at all must
have learned by this time that that is
the plan, and, if they have not, all they
win have to do will be to keep an eye
open little while. Watch what the
clique is doing. Behold who are Shorts
managers in this campaign. See who are
his chief advisors. Learn with whom he
has mis- consultations. Find out the
fact that there are frequent star-cham-
her meetings, composed of himself and
the clique. See who the few men are
who are so anxious that he should be
elected. Ascertain who are breaking
their bscks working for MIN. And after
this has been looked into, it will be an
easy matter to come to the conclusion
that it is the clique that is trying to
dominecr the Democratic party and to
get control of the county government,
not for the benefit OF the county, but for
their own selfish purposes. With all
these facts staring them in the face it is
but little wonder, that Democrats, who
hold principle dear, are against sucn
nnwarranted usurpation of the party's
rights, and such high handed thievery of
the party's rights, to say nothing of tne
deadly effect the domination OF such a
set would bring.
Indeed. it is, as already shown, a
bitter thing to the people of Harrison
county to even think for one moment
that such a gang should get into power.