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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-09-30
pEMocRArs LYING.

The Democratic papers are doing a
lot of tall lying about the new tax laws
in tine main hope of deceiving the PEG.
pie and bolstering up losing cause.
They are at their same old game of
misrepresentation, but it won't work any
better this time than it did four and
eight years ago.
They are saying now That the Repub-
lican papers have not printed the new
laws nor explained them to their read
ers when the exact reverse is true The
new statutes have gone all over the
state and their intent and purpose ex-
planned in plain English in countless in
terviews and editorials. The party has
no apologies to make for 1t knows it is
eternaIly right on this question of tax
revision.
The Democrats say that the burden
Of taxation is placed on the farmer,
which is a lie out of the whok cloth
The new laws equalize taxation as
never before and have so arranged the
system that every interest. great and
small will bear its just share
Aiie hehVSiaes Sieth Nat4e taxes VII
be raised which is the worst falsehooi
in the list. The legislation of the, ex-
ira session provides for@-sthe reduction
OF taxes and by 1909 thassax rate viii
actually be cut in hall, from $40 to
IS cents. -
Besides this the state laws, will save
the state thousands of dollars by pro-
visions for more economical and bust
ness-like administration OF affairs.
Don't belieye theg Democratic cam
paign gulf about the extra session for
it is only intended to deceive the voter
and catch mis- vote.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-09-30
THINGS TO BE REMEMBERED.

Remember ls9s-lss6 and the days of
industrial gloom.
Remember lsss-lsee and the home
comforts which were wanting! =
Remember 1905. 1896 and tine wives
and children wariting clothes! Is.
Remember ls9s-ls06 and the thous-
ands of capable mechanics looking in
vain for work. p3'.N-A
Remember 1898 1895 and the fulfilled
promises made by the Republican party
in the campaign of 1896.
Remember ls93-1s96 and the delusive
promises made by the Democratic party
in the campaign of 1892.
Remember 1s93-ls9e and the landlord
waiting at tine door for the rent money,
which could not be provided.
Remember ls9s-lss6, when the fac
tory whistle failed 10 blow for another
days work, another Days pay.
Remember 1898 1896 and the countless
number OF women and children waiting,
faint with hunger, for the bread which
never came.
Remember 1891 1896 and the heart
sickness, the worry, the unpaid and I'M
payable debts, and all the many ills
that attended the man out of work.
Remember lso3-lss6 and the hundreds
OF thousands Of lnborcrs walking the
streets from sunrise to sunset looking
for tine work which could NOT be found.
Remember lss3-ls96 and the un-
American soup houses and other forms
of charity necessary to relieve those
VINO need no relief when they can get
work.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-09-30

Is What Our Frog Hollow CORES on
dent says of the Democratic
Court House Ring.
Frog Hollow, ". Va, Sept. 90, 1909.

.
Frog Hollow, W. Va Sept. 20, 1904.
Mr.. Bill Bliss,
Tad Pole Dan, Ohio.
My Dear Bill:-wall now Bill don't
SKIOLD eny fur ME not written suner fur
hay bin awful bizy fur long time.
But now I'm about gitten in shape tn
rite yous purity often-agin and as thar
are fue funny tnings napenen now
days II jist tel you ov sum of them.
Wal, believe / jist sent youens the
paper with the peace marked with a
green pencil whar it sd the comitty of
Proherbishions had sed I'VE indorse Mr..
Jumbo Puddenhed fur sheriff" Now,
Bah, it's custom to mark take notise"
with blue pensel, but i hunted up
SamnIic's drawer pensel an marked it
with green, fur sed to nysef its the
durndest greenest thing 1 ever seed a
set of fules do.
Them ere PROHIBITIONS who wer so
feared the'd have whiskey man fur
sheriff. Gosh, Bill, like to busted lafen
last Sunday over to that Methodist CON
ferunce. Sally an me went into the
church and there set that dear OH hypo-
krit Puddenhed, up amung the preach
ers Token. as sancertamonious as a mud
fence, tryen to gain popularity amung
the Prohis and Saints elect and by gosh
Bill, not 2 blocks away sat Billy and
Willie & Charlie a handen out the bad
bnze by the big jag & whoopen up the
sheriff. Well, Biz, it wus the durtiest
thing ever seen. They migat nav bin
soshable enuf to taken it around tn the
meeten house and let the ProhSbishuns
have fair chance along with the rest,
Seems now their muney went into the
Demercrat caanpain fund-I think it'd bin
no more THAN fair to let them have sum
uf the stuff their own muney bought to
cary on this nice Christion campain.
Now, Bill, you see that lrain't treaten
the Proherbitions fair to not let them
have a share OF the drinken liker tn. /
tel you Bill, beleave in "leten every
dog nav his shere," an its down rite
mean to not dervid that buze with the
men who helped to buy it.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-09-30
THAT ALLEGED DEFICIT.

Judge Parker seems to have followed
the advice of his managers and laid aside
mis- judicial reserve in discussing public
questions. There is little of the i'm
partial Judge in his discussion of eek
travagance" by the present adnrinistra-
tion, and his effort to make it appear
That there is deficit IN the treasury
caused by the increase of the ordinary
expenses of the government. The Demo
cratic candidate for President used fig
ures like politician. not like a Judge
Otherwise he would have looked at the
items OF expenditure to see what Gre
ated the apparent deficit.
It is true that under the, Dfngley. law
and the Republican characterization the
large deficit left by the Cleveland adj
administration was wiped out and by 1900
there was a surplus of $4,000, 600. Tae
Democrats then complained that the Re.
publican policy was boarding the peo-
piles money and taking it out of the
channels of business. The Republican
congress in 1901 reduced internal taxa.
ton by an amount estimated at S42,-
100000 annually; and again by the act
of April u, 1902, further reduced the
internal taxation by m amount esti-
mated at se3, 100000 annually. In this
way the Republican administration de-
liberately reduced the internal revenues
about 81 100000 a year for the pur-
pose of reducing the surplus.
This reduction of revenue brought the
estimated surplus down to about 49,.
100000. and such it is when applied tc
the ordinary expenditures of the gov.
eminent. But few months ago tat
Secretary of the Treasury paid out o.
the Treasury the sum of $50 600 900. OF
account of the Panama Canal. .Judr,
Parker knows as well as any one thai
This .$50.o0o.OO0 was not part of tn,
ordinary expenses of the government
He knows that it was an eetrHordinar,
expenditure in connection with the con
struction OF the Panama Canal. watch il
TO cost about Slso,oOo,ooO authorized
by Congress. and which is to be cover
ed by a bond issue. Because the Re
publican policy had wiped out tae last
Democratic deficit and created a surplus
instead, Congress authorized the Secre
tary of the Treasury to pay the $40,
600, 900. due to the Panama Canal Com
paDy for the property. and the $4,000,
900 which he had agreed to pay To IN.
Republic of Panama for the necessar,
territory directly from the treasury
Instead Of Issuing bonds In otbel
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-09-30

The Democratic cliquesters are busiiy
engaged these days trying to create the
impression that there is no detection
in the Democratic party, but they know
better, and, the fact of the matter is
ney are scared to death. Prominent
Democrats every day express them
selves plainly as to the clique and
they do mot hesitate TO say
that there is no term in the
English language sufficiently denuncia-
tory to apply 10 them. The rank and
file of the Democracy is not united ON
the clique candidates and the Telegram
defies any man to prove to the contrary.
Come, on with your proof. Put up or
shut up.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-09-30
coRNwE1I AGAINST THE FARMER

In speech against the recommends
tions of the tax commission, that man
Cornwell, who is the Democratic nom
1nee for governor, made the following
declaration, when he was arrayed
against Dawson's nomination on the Re.
publican ticket for governor.
Il contend that the man VINO
owns the coal lands in fee is the
man that should pay the tax. He
is the man who owns this wealth,
the other is tde man who produces
it. Is it right 10 leave the unde-
veloped coal, the richest OF the
earth, untaxed and tax the man who
converts the coal into money. l
say not"
These words were uttered by JGar
j. CornweIl on an occasion, when ne ex
pressed his earnestness by saying, e.
give you sentiments that leap hot from
the heart"
This is cornwells honest conviction
and by it all may readily see that he Il
not honest now in mia effort to per
suade the farmer and small propert,
holder that he is their friends as be
tween them and the corporations. Johl
cornwell can not go back on his recor,
by finding fault with the opposite can
didate, nor can ne cover up his. track
and hide his real attitude by trying t.
persuade his auditors and readers tina
Dawson and the Republican party ar
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-09-30

6
On, ye third party fnies, To 1T lseii
man rs you moved P1dden9led g
pull the wool over your eyes
many of you that this you'd ee CIR
test campain any ov " ever seed. = u
a man that win lie 10 get a noneft1-
ton viii steal il he gifts in otiee Bill
ov all the fellers ] hate It's 4 liar
In one ov letters intend TO & you
about Jim Smart. Wal. ! don't gsu
who ever Civ him That name, balt
to a mats heal, fur if other people ~
mes had button mole in he'd sefains
nav the furst taylor he met TO
big bras button on to the end q
noze so he cud button his noze 10 9TH
peopels biznes.. Hes alredy got it bal
hooked now rooten it into other psops1's
afares. On, it mite hav got bent 4
letle a helpen to root q tunnel thFou
big nil out on the Shortline rale rode.
Gaze he war the only bein weens ever
heaTn of freezen hill so hard YOU coiid
put a hole thru 1t fur time and ettr
nifty So it 7woud never melt, nip raTel
nor run down at the head. That nc Is
liar & a scoundren d tae or sIsool no
one Will deny, nm when ne was lsgerl flr
his nice fitle fat e.stool pigeon fun. sher
if, he dun it with all The ease 81, -
adept" or wnat ever We call en- fslIers
who know iist how it is dun. An haven
Moneypurse set up fur 2 months as
stule pigen to help steal the nonier-
nation frum the man what the people
RELY wanted.
Afy dear boy, now any man can ever
say the Republicans ever dun eny Baing
rs durty as that is more than / izan See
If they say thar are a Republican ring
I kin prove thare are a Demercrat ring
that's the rottenest thing I ever hern aif
Bill, I'd go out stump speaker but sally
seq make SO many mistakes she wouIn.
an nave herself disgrased by my igner.
ense, but Bill. by gosh, I know the dirt
a wisn wus smart enuf to git up 81
pnblicl & tell it jist like I'd like tn.
must quit & do the chores.
Your nneIe.
o. s. ADAM
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-09-30

The sort of tax reform the Democratic
clique offers to the people of this county
is known in history as the county order
shaving sort. To prove this it is only
necessary to state, and the clique does
not see fit to deny it, that some of the
fellows who have been picked out for
deputy sheriffs under clique rule, if it
should win, believe in that sort of thing.
They believe in reform from prompt
and full payment of county orders to
the system of taxing men two or three
dollars on orders for casaing them. The
imam around the corner idea may strike
them to the extent of making over
lures to a Republican sheriff along That
line, but it fails to touch responsive
chord with the voters and tax payers.
The latter are in-no notion of paying a
tax to get what is rightfully theirs.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-09-30
ROosEvRIT,s VIGOROUS ENeLIsH.

It does oar hearts good, when old
line and life-long Democrats aand in
such ringing contributions rs the fol-
lowing, expressing their intention to
vote for Roosevelt:
While Mr.. Roosevelt writes sucn
vigorous English, tnat what ne does
write viii admit Of no doubtful con-
sirnction; yet it seems to us--a former
Democrat that This Is characteris-
tie Of our language and style for the
use of which the President enould really
be commended.
"Sincc the melancholy LAY ) are come,
in which. through Mr.. Parlser's last
analysis of Democracy and Republican
ism. they are both blended in an inextin-
giiishable hue. The Republicans are
all wrong they're the other fellow
and got there firstl Panama las a
source of regret)-but the Executive
must proceed with. due diligence to CON
struct the canal" etc, etc. He says in
effect: IF reasons were as plentiful as
blackberries, would give no man a
reason upon compulsion.'
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-09-30
WIN. TELL FLOUR Guaranteed Best.
TRusTEEs, SALE.
house and Lot in spudtown..

BY virtue OF deed of trust executed
to me, w. Frank Stout, trustee BY
Jonathan Cochran, dated tine 18Th day
of July. 1908, and recorded IN the office
of the clerk of the county court OF EIar-
rison county, State of West vireinis,
in Trust Deed Book 81 ON page $50.
to secura the payment OF a certain bond
fully mentioned and described therein
and default having been made IN the
payment thereof, and being required 50
to do by the holder of said bond, I, w
Frank Stout, trustee, will ON,
Saturday, the I5th day of October, 1904,
between the hours of / O'clock ;. m
and o'clock p. M, at the front door Of
the court house of said county OF Har.
rison. proceed to sell by sway OF public
auction, toithe highest bidder, the prop
erty conveyed by said deed OF trust,
which Is al that certain house and lot
situated in Grant District, Harrison
county, West Va. III the village OF
SHUTDOWN, containing two acres, more
or less, and being lot 4hat was convey
ed TO the said Cochran by Nancy j.
Clark, by deed dated tine 10Th day OF
July 1896, and of record in said office
in Deed Book No. es. page eos.
Terms OF Sale One sfhigd rash III fnand
ION day OF sale; sone-hird ID one rear;
and onestl,irs in two ! yels7s iron, day of
sale. with good security fer the deferred
payments, and retaining a vendors
,iiensto fnrtner seeure the unpaid pur-
Chase money and interest thereon.
w. FRANK STOUT
2ssep4tw. M Trustee.
=
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-09-30

Blair's nomination for state senate is
a thing to elnte Republicans and not TO
depress them, because OF the fact that
he has but little strength with his own
party and none with other political par
ties. When the election returns are in,
it will be like the News editor publicly
told the Republican nominee for the
place that mis- election was dead cer-
tainty, unless there was an awful land
slide in the state, and with that remark
he hailed Thorn as the next senator
from this district. Some ten or fifteen
men will substantiate this assertion as
to what the editor of the News did say
on that occasion.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-09-30

And now the clique is trying to make
the impression that Blair's nomination
is entirely satisfactory to the rank and
file of Democracy. but That resolution
to defer the matter does not indicate
as much. Some knew that Blair,s
friends were there cooked and primed
to force his nomination, but that did
not deter some from attempting a sly
protest. Blair is not satisfactory TO
tine entire Democratic party in the dis
trict and we'll the clique sheet knows ut.
Since it is in ignorance along this line,
as we'll MS many others. let it tnke the
pains to. make a few inquiries and find
out the true status of Mr.. Blairs stand
ing with goodly portion of the Demo
cratic party and taen confessstbat it
did not really know anything about it.
Try it and be convinced. ~,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-09-30

The Salem Express now tries TO lay
the presence of mosquitoes on the Re
publican party. Once in time the
chief dishwasher of that sheet tried to
hay serious crime, said to have been
committed by himself. on another fel.
low, even to the extent OF asking for a
warrant, but, when the fellow showed
a disposition to go to court and venti-
late toe matter the dishwasher begged
That it not bs done. Since then there
has been good deal to say about mis-
trips to Parkersburg. From what we
learn about it something worse tnan a
plague ought 10 be tortnring him just
now. a little FIRE and birthstone might
burn away some of his Characteristic
rottenness and immortality.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-09-30

not sincere IN the tax 1eforni Inoyemeht,
Dawson 81 the champion Of tax re-.
form, as shown by his utteraness and
his works.
GornweH 4 the Champion against tax
reform, a. shown by his utterances and
his works
Dawson IS for the farmer; Coruwell.
Is not =
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-09-30

And they actually had no committees
ut the Democratic senatorial convention,
notwithstanding the insistence of the
clique sheet a week or so ago tnat n
convention could not be legal unless
there were committees. Now, watch
tnat sheet make a howl over the fact
that the convention dispensed with
committees But we are thinking one
would have to watch until the end of
time and then not see any thing of the
kind This time it was their own OK
and that's different, You know.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-09-30
QUESTIONS roR NDRPENDgNrs

There IS to be an election for Con-
gresham in your district this fall. You
viii soon nave to make up your mind
If II is mot already made up. waether
Won win vote for Republican or a
Democrat?
Do you believe in the existing stand
ard value and In tne sound money prin-
ciples Then, you ought to vote the
ticket d the party which declares for
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-09-30

Speaking OF the liquor interests, we
wonder how john Cornwell viii explain
his.Eo for the dispensary law wnica
proposed to put every liquor man in
West Virginia out Of business and make
the state the liquor dealerf
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-09-30

The free trade theory nad its origin
in state of society where the producer
wns looked down upon as not worth
considering. It was founded on class
distinction where some were born 30 rude
and others to toll. Where the end aim
ed at was cheap goods to tine rulers and
lowest wages to the toilers. It wont do
for Americans.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-09-30

The Democratic platform says protec-
ton is a robbery and Henry C. Davis
declares that ne endorses that senti-
ment. Do the people of West Virginia
believe in that doctrine and win they
trust any party that pTomulgates IL
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-09-30
For Electors-At Large.
JAMES A. LENHART,

Vi GsAG[ANA9 a. 44ee
4 JAMES A. LENHART,
Preston.
Ia DIR. WATSON W. MONROE,
Wood.
mTF First District,
80 = GEORGE WISE,
Ohio
Second District,
TRACY l. JEFFoRDS,
Jefferson.
Third District,
JACOB HEAVIER,
n Upshur.
Fourth District,
WELLINGTON F. MORRISON,
Brnxton.
Fifth District,
DIR GEORGE p. DANIEL,
Raleigh.
Congressional,
RiaeEhuru B. '.Ovener, OF Ohio County.
STATE TICKET.
GOVERNOR.
~ ". N. o. Dawson, Kanawha.
1 SECRETARY OF STATE.
c. W. Swisher, Marion.
TREASURER.
Newton ogdin, Peasants.
AUDITOR.
Arnold Scherr, Mineral
supr. FREE SCHOOLS.
Thomas C. Miller, Marion.
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Clark May, Lincoln.
SUPREME JUDGE.
Frank Cox, Monongalia.
Joseph NJ. Saunders, Wyoming.
FOR state Senator Twelfth District,
Arthur K. Thorn, of Harrison.
For Judge of Circuit Court
CHARLES w. LYNCH, of Harrison.
COuN1I ItGAEIs
W- For sheriff
r JOHN II. FLANAGAN
Fr Prosecuting Attorney
WILL E. MORRIS
For House of Delegates
N. C. JARRETT
Fer County Commissioner
GEORGE F. RANDALL
Fer Assessor, Upper District
FRANCIS M. DAVIS.
Fer Assessor, Lower District
ERNEST L. P1qpTT.
For County Surveyor
CHARLES c. FIrTRo
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-09-30
FOR SALE!
A Choice Country Home

A farm OF sixty acres of land, thirty
acres of which is fertile meadow land,
the balance rolling hind in blue grass.
Two acres in timber, dne orchard, enc
acre in fruit and berries. The land is
of unusual fertile guilty. The i'm.
proyements consist Of nearly new, IA
room dwelling, finished in oak and built
at a cost Of 5000, has. bath, and city
convensences. 1t, located close to depot,
churches, scnool and post office, - the
B. 4 o. railroad, and only two. buTs'
ride from Parkersburg, with twp trains
each way dstay. Price. 100000. we
regard this as an ideal home and the
price asked for it makes Il bargain
Ths new industrieib aow beating in|
this city win greatly eDbascl the value
ofsprcperty. It VIM pay u 10 invest
your surplus money IN desK L lots
We handle only the best pop
rs
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-09-30

Blair is one of the ':has bsens." None
are afraid of him. He is not IN any
better standing with, the Democracy of
his own county than he should be and
belongs to tine crowd that has been re.
pudiated there several times on account
of their rotten political methods and
their Frighhanded manner in not only
running the county but in trying to run
other peoples business private at that.
AS the result Blair will not carry mis-
party vote in Doldridge county and
there is no good reason That he will do
it in either OF the other two counties
that comprise the district, He is not
one who will appeal to the opposite
party and viii get no Republican votes.
He does moth ave ghost OF show and
ne virtually admits it himself. But
ttinere is no kick coming from Republi-
cans ON his nomination as it is generally
the case that the Democratic party
,Ioes what. plays into the Republican
hand. If his party is satisfied with his
nomination as the clique sheet says. the
Republican party certainly has no cause
to be dissatisfied with it, since it is
about as weak as could have been made.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-09-30

Boss MeGraw has travelled the Salt
River road 80 often that lie really loves
the scenery.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-09-30
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
vice president,

EtG1IN1NLT "
EHEopoRE ROOSEVELT. Of New Yost
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-09-30

CHARLES ". FAIRBANKS, Of indiana
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w. VA REAL ESTATE co,
Parkensburg, ". vSs
WIZ TIL rLouR Guaranteed Best.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-09-30

WIN. TELL FLOUR Guaranteed Best.