Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-21
Notes About
The Recent
Election


following the election to give his
views as to the cause of his de-
feat, he answered very CURLY
that cit was because of lack OF
votes" That is always the prl-
mary cause, but sometimes it IS
because it is worth ones while
to look behind the returns far
enough to seee what caused the
lack of votes.
1t is not the intention of the
writer to 60 into any detailed
discussion of the various issues
and matters that were involved
in the late campaign or what In
fiuenced the final result in this
State, but he does desire to call
attention to one matter wherein
he was personally misrepresented.
feeling that he has right, that
| it is his duty to correct in, even
at this late date and to further
direct public attention to the ac-
ton of a certain great corpora
ton, because the people have a
right to know what part these
great aggregations of capital play
in public affairs.
Since the election several
friends in Ohio and Marshall cOun-
ties have sent us cards that were
printed. and circulated all
through the mills and manufactur,
ing plants, among the thousands
of union labor people there, con-
tanning the following words:
"The men who are not paying
their taxes in this State are the
union and factory people who
are earning from 81 to "a per
day. John J. Cornwell in his
Carroll club speech.
This card was intended to int1u-
ence, and it is claimed did intiu-
ence, hundreds of laboring people
to vote against the Democratic
candidate for Governor. 1t will
be verified by the 1900 people
who attended the Carroll club
meeting that the statement print
ed on the cards referred to was a
falsehood, absolutely and COM
pletely so, yet twenty-four hours
before the election these cards
were put into the hands of the
union laborers, mill and factory
men, printed, perhaps, on the
press of some pious individual
who lays claim to responsibility,
but who knew at the time that he
was propagating falsehood for
political purposes. We have no
complaint, whatever, to make of
the result, but feel that self-re-
spect demands that we should
even now refer to this matter.
The distinguished gentlemen in
Ohio county, who originated the
scheme and circulated the cards,
may compromise with their con-
sciences as best they can.
The other matter referred to
was the activity Of the Standard
Oil company in this State in the
closing days of the campaign. We
only refer to that because denialS
of that company's activity was
made before the election and
since. The public is entitled to
the facts.
1t is a fact. one that can not be
denied, that about ten days before
the election, a well-known high
official of the Standard Oil COM
pany made trip from Pittsburg
down into this State. On his ar
rival at Parkersburg a meeting
of the Oil Men S ASSOCIATION, an
organization of independent oper-
atorS, was called and held. On
the very day that the meeting of
the oil men was held an employee
of the Standard Oil company ap-
preached the writer, told him
that the company had issued or
ders for its men to line up for
Mr.. Dawson, said he wanted us to
have the benefit Of his informa-
ton, and only asked that his name
be withheld because of his con-
nection with the company.
1t is a well-known fact, veri-
fed by a number of the indepen-
dent operators that the word
came to them at the meeting re-
ferred to, that the Standard Oil