Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-01
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Editor Oil Review:
| Dear Sir:-Caesar, Crassus and
Pompeii formed the first triumvi-
rate Of the republic of Rome.
This was coalition or private
agreement entered into by these
three men for the purpose OF St.
curing to themselves the absolute
control of the political and public
affairs of Rome; and the result
was an ignominious failure, false
and corrupt abuse of power, Ell
slavement of the people and the
end Of the trio by assassin and
suicide and the ultimate downfall
of the Roman republic. Those
three men would resort to any
thing. no matter how low and
groveling, in order to carry out
their selfish desires.
Tyler county now has her trl-
umvirate formed in the person Of
three men whom we could well
compare, in some respects, to the
Caesar, Crassus and Pompeii, and
the Republican party in Tyler
county is feeling the effect Of the
coalition Of these three men. They
have injected money into politics
to such an extent that the old
Republican virtue, integrity, pa
triotism and faith in the political
honor of man is gone, except in a
few of the old liners who still hold
fast to their integrity and see the
political workings as they really
are. The day of political fairness
in Tyler county is thing Of the
moldering past. The political
power in the county is, and has
been for some time. in the hands
of an ambitious and a corrupt
combination and ring, who are
seeking self-advancement, self-es-
TEEN and lucrative positions. All
the nominations for political Of
fees eminate from them, and are
selected. not for merit, not for
honor or worth, but for to do the
dirty work Of the triumvirate, and
to be controlled soul Off they have
any and body by this trio, trium-
virate and junto. If a man desires
the nomination for office he is
compelled to fawn and cringe to
this junto; he is required to re
nounce any and all ideas Of homes
ty, morality, principle, dignity,
self-esteem and place his ear to the
door and let them bore a hole
through it and then he becomes
fit subject for political office in Ty
Ter county on the Republican tick
ct. He must swear allegiance to
the little junto before he is eligi-
BILE for the sacred trust they are
to impose in him. He must have
no honor, integrity or idea Of his
own but that Of the junto. This
is conclusively proven by the NOM
nations recently made and the
manner in which they were made.
Why were such men as R. l.. Greg
DRY, DR.. Conway, E. Elder, a. 7.
Smith and several others turned
down in the last primary? SIM
ply because they were men who
had ideas of their own and could
not be controlled by this little
junto. Why was it they tried to
throw r. L. Moore out Of the
committee two years ago? Sim
ply because the junto could not
control him. Why was it that the
triumvirate, or let us say the little
junto, which is more appropriate
anyhow, so much interested this
spring in selecting an Executive
committee of the county? Be-
cause it wanted men in there
whom it could control, and who
would do its bidding-a mouth
piece for the junto. 1t wanted
men who could assist in the Red
Ticket business. and it got some
Of them by using the green ticket
first. Did the judges and clerks
of the primary election who used
and handled the Red Tickets per-
jure themselves They took the
same oath as is required of judges
and clerks holding the general
election. Who was the instigator
and father of the Red Ticket bus
mess? Was it the candidates in