The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-06-21

yet his administration is being referred
to this year by Democratic politicians
as a dcmagogue aud the enemy of the
Iaboring man. II was his administra-
ton that brought 70 Al end the oppres-
sion inflicted upon TO people by the
Anthracite Coal Trust, when it brought
suTerings upon them by its refusal to
accede to demands of its employees and
when it raised the price of coal far be-
yond che power of the people to buy.
That certainly did not show him an
abettor of corporate power to Cypress
the American people. 1t did show, how,
ever, that he was one who is for the
people. by the people and Of the people.
From the greatest American of the
day, the peoples president, both in
name and in practice, these misguided
Democratic politicians drop to county
politicians and officials and include them
in the class Of dangerous persons they
picture the president and those around
him to be. They undertake to say the
oiTiceholders Of this country are as bad
as the Devil himself, and yet they have
yet to find single instance in which
they are guilty of the slightest NAL.
feasance in office. The present sheriff
is an honest man. He conducts his of.
flee in an honest way. He is not de.
fainter nor has he robbed the county Of
a single penny. The circuit clerk is an
honest and honorable Young man. He
is a man of excellent character and a
fine record. His integrity Is unques
TONED. The Republican members OF the
county court are representative of the
honest citizenship of the county and they
conduct themselves in Office, as well a:
ont Of it, with honor to the county and
credit to themselves. There is no shadow
of reproach upon them. The prosecuting
attorney has conducted his Office with
ability and diligence and he has not been
found untrue to his oath. To the con.
trary, even his enemies have praised him
in times past for the efforts frequently
unusual and extraordinary. The ex
county clerk conducted his Office in suct
efficient and splendid manner that. wher
he was running for reelection, his po
litical enemies conceded that he was
splendid clerk, one of the best the count,
had ever had, and good man The as
SCISSORS Of the county are good,men. NJ
one will say aught against Hammond
for he IS a preacher Of high standing il
a great denomination and worthy is hc
Of it, Hughes is also known to he MAI
Of integrity. The same may be said o.
fittro and all other county Republican
officers. The same line of compliment
il true also as to the present nominee.
for office. There is not even one mar
IN the county who can say they are MOI
honest. honorable, high-mindcd men
men Of representative citizenship, me-
without deception and intrigue.
Again. they harp on the matter o
raft, and they know they lie when they
10 50. Invitation after invitation ha.
been extended them 10 make good thei
charge, but they have failed 10 name /
single instance or a single man. The,
Know they cannot substantiate such !
charge, because they know the charge i
false and that the men whom they rails,
this cry against are men Of integrity
honor and influence. doing far more thar
their accusers to promote the interest,
IF the country and the welfare Of ID,
people And in this connection III,
barge has been made by thi, paper thai
there are certain Democratic politician
ind active workers here. out for IDENTITY
nips, who made proposals to Republican
'heriils to enter into tho old Democrati,
plan Of shaving county orders. and III,
Telegram has invited them to DENY it
They know they cannot and they do moi
attempt it, although il i. to be expecte,
hat the organs of the Democratic clou,
viii enter a general replication or denial
The Democratic sheet goes 50 far a,
to say that the political leader i pai,
for the power he holds over officials, anl
we suppose it refers to leader or tw,
in its own party locally, who Is EN-.
ployed BY corporations by the year an5
draws his salary whether lie does any
thing or not. thus aiding what that sh.et
terms plutoraey.
Legislation Tor corporations may b
against tile people, but, when Demoerae,
takes mp men who are known to be cor
porate fellows such a. Parker and Cor
man. to say nothing of Others. the argt
nent it puts mp falls a. hat a. Bryan.
free silver ideas DO now on the Demo.
cratic ear, which only a campaign acc
was idolatrous on that particular sub.
iect, and yet today it mas not fully
shown that i Is not yet somewhat Joined
@ it. idols. a. evidenced BY the leaning
toward Hearst Either Gormanism o,
ParSerism means legislation in behalf o.
corporations. Is not Perry Belmont NJ
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