The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-06-13
TRYING TO USE HARMER.

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Designing Democrats and Democratic
papers try to make Harmcr and his
friends believe that the Telegram has =;
in for him and Is not treating him fair
". Their object in thi. is to get him
sore.
The truth ofsthe matter is the Tele
gram respects Mr.. Harmer and has in
fact The very highest esteem for linn,
and there is no disposition on the part
Of this paper to do him injury. The
use OF his name in.artieles defending the
county nominees from unwarranted at
taeks by these designing Democrat. aud
Democratic papers is because OF the
fact that they nave seen iit to make a
campaign on Harmer, and 10 show up
their faisity it becomes necessary for
the Telegram to dwell somewhat on
Harmer's vote and not on Harmer him-
self in a comparison of figures. In
other words they made the declaration
that Harmer was turned down in hi.
county because he was from the coun
Try, and the Telegram to snow the alb
stirdity of that statement merely show
ed that most of the nominees were from
the country just as well as Harmef,
This was no reflection on Senator Har-
uer Again, they chose to say that
Warmer should be the nominee because
ae carried country Districts and the Her.
aid in particular tries to make the i'm
preston that that is the reason it viii
not support the Republican ticket. Tn
der such circumstances the Telegram
has shown the falsity of that position
and showed it by calling attention to the
fact that the nominees also carried those
country districts.
The argument the Telegram puts M
in this respect does no injury. to Ssn.
ator Harner, nor Is it so intended, but
il merely exposes the plan the Dcl,o.
cratic clique has concocted 10 deceive
the people and to preiHdice them over
Harmer's shoulders.
The persons and papers who are en-
gagged in this business Of playing upon
the feelings of Mr.. Harmer and Iii.
many friends, especially those who sup.
ported him for nomination, have ever
hated and fought MIN. Not within the
history OF Mr.. Harmer in politics hav,
the Democrats had kind word for him
or have they ever thrown any thing in
his favor or helped him in the sligates;
They have no love for him now because
they recognize that he is a Republican
Just like the others they are fighting.
Had he received the majority Of tho
votes east in the primary election IN
Harrison county, thy would now be en-.
gagged in assailing him~in the same an-
warranted manner in which they are a.
sailing the nominees. They would have
put him in the samec class and no distine
tion would have been made. On former DC
casions these Democrats nave put up
The cry that Harmer must be defeated.
and there has never been time that
they did not work and vote against him.
Today they realize Just as much a.
ever that he is Republican and being
srei he i just as objectionable 10 them
AZ Of yore They have not invited him
70 join the Democratic party They
have moi insisted that he should come
into and be member of their camp; he
etase they know that-his idea Of politics
i the opposite to theirs and that il
would be an insult to him TO ask him
q do 50. They know that he would not
countenance the things they have on. in
the event they should get control Of the
legislature. They know him too wen
On the negro question, on he tariff
question, on The general policies Of the
Republican party, to want him in their
party to make It's policies. They are