The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-05-25

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~ all his life in the Country districts.
Then who is on the ticket from the
cityf Only three: Charles W. Lynch,
for Judge, Raymond Maxwell for the
legislature and Thorn for the senate.
And they can not be said to be from the
city strictly. .
Lynch was born AL reared on farm.
Maxwell is farmer and has farming
interests Besides, he received prac.
tically the full party vote in four-cor-
nered contest, which attests the fact
that he docs not have it in for the
country people nor they for him. And
when it comes to Thorn, he spent his
early life on farm and he represents
the country people just as much as he
does the city, and probably more foI
the reason that great part of his life.
work has been among them and there is
not one of them who will say that he
is not a man OF the people and for the
people. !
Again, this attempt to prejudice the
country people against the city people
and the city people against the country
people is made by the News in winded
article, in trying to say that Harmel
was turned down because he was o
country fellow. And arguing along that
line ID wants the people to vote against
the Republican ticket.
The fact of the case Is Harmer is not
as much a country fellow by long shot
as several, in fact most, of the Repub
lean candidates, because of the fact
that he has lived in The city for years
while most of the Republican candidate:
are living in the country and have al
their lives. However, just as soon a.
he attained his majority, and perhaps
before he became of age, he left tn,
country and located in the city and ha,
ever since resided there. Now, wher,
does he differ from Lynch in that re
spect? Wherein is he any more of ;
country fellow than Lynch? In Morris
case, that line of argument is in hi
favor over Harmer, for he did live year
in the country after he became of age
and was in no hurry in rushing off t.
the city.
Not since the days of Holmes a
sheriff has there been other than maj
from the country in that Office. Tn,
present officers are all from the country
There is Prosecuting Attorney j. f. Law
from the country, Jasper Kyle, who i
our present legislator, is from th,
country, Judge Maxwell devoted mucl
, of his time to his farming interests
Homer Williams, who is the presen
circuit clerk. is direct from the country
Charles Fittro was from lie country
Ogden, the county superintendent, nevei
did live in the city. The fact is the,
IRE all from the country. These fact
do not look very much like Republican
candidates for nomination are turne,
down because they are country fellows
But they do show the untruthfnl state
ments the organ of the little Democrati,
court house clique resorts to to carr!
its point, but in this instance as us
nal. the point did not carry. and tn
wilmer made a fool of itself as i
habitual with It,
When the facts are considered it =
very easy TO see that the News ha
maliciously misrepresented the situation
and as the result has plainly conyicte,
itself of either malicious falsehood o
taken the liberty to hold the couutr,
people mp tothe public as ignoramuses,
liberty that the Telegram resents 70
them in the most indignant way.
The News should bear in mind tina
on the Republican county ticket Their,
are eight candidates and only two 0
them reside in the city. Both of thes,
two. were born in the country and reare,
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