The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-05-14

used money in his campaign and lots Of
it. lie himself does not deny it. The
manner IN which he secured Kanawha
county i known BY the Herald and yet
it in-ists that the people shall support
him, that ae has done perfectly right.
1t knows or ought 10 know that he
spent money in that county the,day the
primary election - held there. 1t
knows that hur.heds Of persons voted
many Of them from the reports which
come from there not being entitled TO
vote, having been imported from other
counties for the purpose. According to
the understanding OF the situation
there many votes were bought and paid
for BY Daw,on's own money. But that
makes no difference to the Herald. 1t
thinks tie people Of Harrison county
should vote for him amy way. that Is it
says they ought, but it would be glad
to see them all vote for the Democratic
nominee for governor, no matter who
he may be. 1t is mere sham that they
favor Dawson at an! A mere blindi
That paper can not be consistent in ad-
vocating his nomination and election,
since IT will not accord like treatment
to the Republican county ticket. 1t
condemns Grant Hall in Kanawha
county for sitting on poll books for the
purpose Of keeping the Dawson crowd
frcm casting illegal votes and says ne
ought 10 have been hanged for that.
That is how true II Is 10 what it terms
purity Of elections. That shows up its
hypocraey. 1t makes no pretense at
supporting the Republican ticket in this
county and it is always boosting the
Democratic side Of politics. Not an is
sue appears that it does not convict it.
self Of being Democratic to the very core
and yet it wants ahe people to believe
that it is a Republican paper Demo
cratic politicians recognize it as their
organ and praise it for the good it is
doing them and their party. Some OF
them think more Of it as a party organ
than they do Of the regular Democratic
paper, Notwithstanding the fact that it
bears the name of Republican. some Of
its chief officials declared months before
the primary election that they intended
TO help 10 elect i Democratic sheriff
this fan and upon That they advised
Republicans not to 90 to tho primary
election, Int TO stay away frcm the
polls on that occasion and vote for
Democrats this fall. Some Of them did
stay away and some who went voted
for only one or two men on the ticket.
They did not vote for men WHO had no
opposition, They scratched men who
have been longer in tho service Of The
Republican party than they have and
who have ever been loyal and faithful
TO it, no matter wao were its nominees.
To-day they are a. much in COLLISION
with certain Democratic politicians to
make the county Democratic a. ever
they we're. There Is every thing to
show that that paper and the few who
are in active control Of it are not Repub-
liean tnis year and that neither tacy nor
the paper intend TO support the Repub-
lean ticket It has arrived at that
Stage. where The party should make
that paper and those f,w fellows who
dictate its policy declare themselves.
u that paper Is Republican. the party
demands that il support the Republican
county ticket, which is made up with
Republicans and which wa nouiinate1
in the regular way.
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