Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-02-17
An ADoIo0u to "Eue Witness"
EDITOR ADVANCE

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In the last issue OF your valuable paper
yon gave space to article from a gentle
man at Wayne g. II =, styling himself Eye
witness" defending the letter OF Mr.. l.. NJ
! Davis, relating to the action OF the Wayne
| Republican Executive Comm ittee, which re-
Gently appeared In the Herald. Eye Wit
ness" ices seriously grieved over IA reply Ia
MIR. DAVIS letter In the same paper by RE
publican" and from the way he discusses Mr..
Davis and his work he must be better ac.
quainted with him than any other living
person. Ii what he says Is true-and we do
not for an instant doubt IL the beginnin ng of
the decline and fail OF Democracy In Old
/ Wayne In at hand.
Now, "Republican" does not wish it To be
understood that he Intended In his reply To
reflect In any manner on Mr.. Davis-far he
II from him tn asperse the motives OF so val
liable recruit To the ranks OF our party,
and lest that some one of the friends OF Mr.
Davis should misconstrue the intention OF
"Republican" lie hastens to correct few err
rors In reply to- the letter OF Mr.. Davis, pub.
lisned I'm the Herald.
We do not fully understand the situation
or rather we had forgotten IL, at the time OF
writing this reply, but upon mature deIiber-
alton, and thanks for The suggestions OF Eye
Witness" we can now frankly state that we
were wrong when we stated that Mr. Davis
was the jaiier of Wayne county a. we hsve
learned that he was not the jaiIer.-.hay-
Ing sold his interes; in the JaiI TO Mr. Ply
male the Saturday before his letter ap peared
In print. IL was certainly erroneous To init
mate that Mr. Davis was a Democrat, but az
the time of doing so wo had entirely forgot
ten that he had been defeated asa candidate
In the last Democratic primary. or course
" we had not forgotten, that Mr.. Davis had
been relieved by the Democratic Executive
Committee ofthe onerous duties of Secretary
of that body we would never have connected
his name with such an institution. We trust
that Eye Witness" and all other friends of
Mr.. Davis Will be satisfied with this correc-
ton. While we are, perhaps. not ~ good "A
friend to Mr.. Davis a. "Eye Witness" ubat
would be impossible), yet we are among his
warmest friends and well wishers. We agree
with Eye Witness" that Mr.. Davis has been
IA tirele-s worker In the Democratic party;
In truth we never ew a more tireless one.
and ~ he brings that energy with him in the
Republican ranks "the Office will never
have To seek man" He is young man
and we are glad that he is now In the held
where be can proceed with his "tireless
work" The Republicans OF Wayne will GER
vert VI IT, Is "tireless." II the Democrats OF
Wayne had followed his advice, Mr.. Davis
would have proclaimed It's principles I'm the
legislative halls OF this State aud would be
now taxing costs In the Office OF the clerk of
the Circuit Court. Let the Republicans
pFofit by this hint
We sincerely request the Democrats when
they get ready tO manufacture Republicans
at their primary this Spring. that they use
only "tireless" material. We are . little
over stocked with the other kind at present
We are thankful 10 "Eye Witness" for re-
vealine the true situation. lie, too. has, no
doubt. been a"tlreless worker" He tells us
that nve out Of the SIX committeeman were
for Mr.. Hughes-th at they did his Wdding.
That Is what the Republicans Of Wayne
county want % know. They want 10 know
who Is responsible for calling this mid
winter convention. Eye Witness" gives
us 70 understand that Mr.. Hughes is the
man. Nobody ever doubted this and we
never heard but one man deny It and he
wssa member Of the com mittee-one Of the
iye-and he Is now riding over his district
trying TO explain 20 his constituents why he
voted for this mid-wintev convention. eye
Witnes" has explained 10 so fully that there
IL nothing more 20 be said on the subject.
RRPUBLfCAN.