The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-07-29
REpunLIcAN pRosPEcTs GooD.

The Republicans OF Harrison county
have Thoroughly awakened to the fact
that the Dcnioeratic clique is seeking 70
entrench itself in power by soliciting
their votes, under the preteSt that they
will make better government than we
have now. The Republican party is
aware OF tie efforts now being put forth
to prejudice its members against ticket
superior bv far in every way to that
nominated is the Democratic court
lsousc ring and there r every reason TO
believe that the Republicans OF the
county will not countenance any attempt
10 get their aid for the ticket this clique
has put in tine field. They know who
enc men are at the head OF this clique.
They know these fellows have no other
objects in view than to get control of
the county and help to make the state
Democratic, from the standpoint of John
T. McGraw or some other Democrat they
control or are parasites to. 1t has been
heralded and ardentIy advanced that the
Democratic party will pass Jim Crow
laws, if it gets IN power and its leading
lights have threatened to disfranchise
the colored voters; and do my thing else
that will tend to keep that party in
power. 1t is known that this clique,
through it's mouthpiecc, makes the pre-
tense Of honest government, both county
and state, and yet when the Democratic
ring was in power in the county the gov
eminent was bad and this may be said
just as strongly against the last Demo
cratic state administration. 1t is a
fact that one of that party's leading Of
fcers stole public funds and was forced
by Republican administration to settle
finally, else ne would certainly have been
spending his days in the penitentiary,
where he rightly belongs.
There are many things about the pres
emit campaign that have made all Re
publicans more loyal and patriotic and
they are ardent and determined in their
support of the ticket and what is right
and fair That there is an insincerity
about the Democratic campaign so far as
the state is concerned, is shown by the
opposition they put up against Dawson.
They profess 10 be earnestly in favor of
tax reform, but it has been disclosed
that this is a mere pretemse and that
the only object the Democratic party mas
in this respect. is to catch votes. If
they were sincere, as they profess to be.
it would not be a matter of concern to
them to feat Dawson, for the reason
that they must know that he is strong
champion Of tax reform. such as was
agreed upon by one whom they first
talked about running for governor and
by one whom they are now talking about
for that nomination. Since he so clearly
represents and advocates what they pro-
fess to want along this line. it can he
seen readily that it is not principle they
hold dear, hut it is the desire to get
control of the offices that fills their
hearts.
In addition to this. there is feature
or so about the local alleged Democratic
campaign that has an important bearing
and is especially encouraging to the Re
publican party, That feature is tina;
one man at tne head of the Democratic
clique practically named the ticket for
the convention. He dictated to his fell
low clique members what they should
favor and whom and in the convention
ne persuaded them when nc could ana
when he could not do that he bull dozed
them into his way and wish. The clique
and its cohorts fell in readily with his
dictations hut there were many in the