The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-06-01

to invoke "A special grand jury. Note
farther that the News made only bare
reference. Note stiil farther that the
Herald published the petition and some
affidavits The Herald evidently was
furnished with carbon copy OF that
petition, and also Of the afiidavits, made
by Democrats and sworn to before
Democrats and one or two Others who
have been voting tEe Democratic ticket
Of late, Note, again, the men who
signed those aflidavits. The leaders are
Democrats who hold Office and who want
Office, or at least, to control Offices, men
also who are active in promoting the
Democratic cause.
One may also reflect moment over
the fact that the News was neglected in
this matter. Why' Because tae men
who are trying to map out the destiny
Of the Democratic party have as easy
access to the Herald as they have to
their own party organ, and it would
seem from the course pursued that they
have reader access. But that feature
was not taken into consideration alone.
They got it into their knots that it
would be better for Herald readers to
read that rot in the Herald than for
Democrats to read it in the older Demo-
cratic organ. And that leads to the log
zeal conclusion--and they show it by
their acts-that, whenever they live
anything dirty, low, mea nand CONTEMPT
tible, they prefer the Herald to the
News. Following this is the conclusion
that they are ashamed to put in the
regular party organ certain things they
do put in The Herald.
The News so far has not reproduced
those affidayits nor has it published the
petition. The idea it holds forth by
that is that it was not a Democratic
measure. But it knows better, and, ii
it were honest with itself it would say
so. Again, if it were not political
move on the part of the little line of
Democrats connected with it, the News
would nave published it ere this. The
fact is the News thought it would make
great hit to publish that stuff but
il was persuaded by the more schem-
ing Democratic politicians to forego that
and let the Herald publish it. In all
probably as a matter of consolation.
il was told that the stuff was too rot
ten for it to publish and it would be
better for the Herald to do so. Tney
had it in mind that they were 10 be
trapped just as they really were. when
the Telegram called the attention of the
public to the evident conspiracy to work
the grand jury to promote political adj
vantage, and they added that ii would
be better for the Herald TO be trapped
than the News. Little then did thew
count on themselves being shown up in
such amanner as they were. They failed
to reason out the fact that they had
not made case in the Gabbert matter
before the grand jury, but they did NOT
really know it until the Telegram called
their attention to what fools they made
of themselves, or else, if they did know,
they expected, when they went into it.
to make dupes of the grand jurors.
Ihs main .SsiEr in this connection.
nov 49, iuneture is the fact
TIA nave openly acknowledged BY
.tasaet that they regard the Herald
Democratic paper and tnat paper it.
self by the fact that it devotes so much
space to their tale of woe, giving it
such prominentposition and commenting
in their favor, publicly acknowledges
the truth Of the Telegram. assertion
that the Herald is being run in the in
terost of the Democratic navtv