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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18
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Besides tae able leaders Who worked
faithfully and nntiringly for the sue
cess Of the Republican party in the ma
ton in this campaign closed by the ava
lanehe Of Tuesday. the New York World
has suddenly found out that tns Dem
ocracy itself had some very able lead
crs. VINO assisted the Republican party.
That paper sarcasticaIly remarks:
''Under the able leadership of Will
liam Jennings Bryan Nebraska mas
given a plurality of $4,000 to Roosevelt.
sfUndsr the able Leadership OF Tom
Taggart Indiana has given plurality
OF 10000 to Roosevelt.
Under the able leadership of Arthur
Pue German Maryland has given a
plurality of $500 to Roosevelt.
Under the able Leadership Of Henry
G. Davis West Virginia, has given a
plurality of 10000 to Rockwell.
@Undcr the able leadership Of David
B. Hin and William F. sneehan New
York above the Bronx has given plur-
atty of 10000 to Roosevelt.
Under the able leadership of Pat Ne.
Carren Brooklyn, has given plurality
of 1900 to Roosevelt.
'eUnder the able leadership of James
Smith, Jr., New Jersey has given a
plurality of $4,000 to Roosevelt.
''Tae Republican ticket did not sui
fer from a lack of able Leadership
among the Democrats"
The Democrats Thought that by Sc
Letting candidates and men for prom
inent party campaign jobs from the
doubtful states that the popularity of
these men would swing a lot of votes
to their standard in these states.
Never were tney more mistaken in
their lives MS was shown by the cleo
ton. Tine people of West Virginia for
instance, were not voting for presi-
dent and n vice president simply for
the love they bore Grandpa Henry Gass-
away Davis, nor because ne was man
from their state, nor because of his
good looks. They were voting for their
own safety and protection. Self preser-
walton is the first law of nature and
it is very natural tnat they voted for
their own protection, progress, advance
ment, development and prosperity.
The trouble with the Democratic par
ty was that it did not nave any plat
form of principles to fight upon. 1t
was question of principles and men
with proven ability to follow out those
principles rather than of the personal
popularity of any of the candidates on
the tickets. The citizen found out
That the Republican party was fighting
for principles not only laid down and
promulgated by the illustrious founders
of that party, but for principles in
force, in action and in course of &C.
complishment. as well as for those &C.
complishments of the present and pre-
ceding administrations. The Demo.
cratic party did not aave anything for
a platform excepting a lot of hammer
knocks against the Republican party
and its principles. and a crazy quilt
money plank that even Ene Democrats
themselves could not understand
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18
WHY BLAME pARKER7

Some way or other some of tns Dem
ocratic papers are now digging Parker
in tine ribs. Parker is not TO blame
half SO much as the party itself. Be
fore the nomination he refused to talk
and he made no special effort for the
nomination. In fact, he telegraphed
the national convention that certain
things must be accepted before he
would take the nomination and that too
after he had been nominated. The
party in convention assembled then had
ample opportunity to reject him, If it
so desired, but it said he must take it.
After that he governed mis- course care
fully by the dicsation of taose VINO had
been placed in the leadership of the
party and especially was he under the
influence of David Il. Hill. wnom the
Democratic press iiolizcd. wnen NJ pass
ed through the country on campaign
.ours. and who today would be the
greatest Democrat living, in the esti-
nation of this same dcnunciatory Dem.
ocratic press, had Parker been elected.
Why then stsould Democratic papers
try to blame the defeat of the party on
Parker? Why not take it home to
themselves and acknowledge Tint
their own vacillnting eours, together
wi h that Of tn,ir purity aidNl til, r.
publicans in winning the great victory
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18
HARR1soN LoYAL no DAWSON.

1t was charged that Harrison county
was TO be given to Cornwell. but that
idea never entered the heads of good.
true Republicans. those who wanted the
entire Republican ticket elected, and
the results show that Dawson ran along
with the county ticket. From tn mo.
ment of mis- nomination the Telegram
was for him and stuck right to him
throughout the campaign. while some
who protested to be for him fell down
on him as soon as he was nominated
and never gave him any support after
that. They made a pretensc at it oc-
casionally. but il is we'll settled that
they were not for him and did not vote
for MINI Some of the latter went even
so far the Saturday before the election
as to place rolls in the buggies of farm
ers who had come to the city. These
rolls contained the pictures of Parker,
Davis and Cornwell. ons or two PEG
pie associated with the Herald did this.
and, if they would own to the truth.
they would tell YOU We are right, when
we say they did it.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18
pANDERED TO CORPORATIONS.

When it comes to the trust and cor
poration question the Democratic party
in both nation and state have gall to
allege that the Democratic party did
not pander to that. They did it first,
waen they nominated Parker for the
presidency and surrendered the party
to Dave Hill and Belmont. They did
it second wnen they nominated John j.
vArrwell for governor of West Virginia
and refused to incorporate the John j.
Davis plank in their platform. They
did it next, when they worked hand in
nnnd with the railroads and other cor
porations against tax reform. Then
they did it again, when they put rail
road and corporation attorneys on the
stump and listened to the dictates of
the owner of n railroad as their state
boss. Under the circumstances it APP
pears to the man of average intelli-
gencc that the less the Democratic par
~ has to say about the opposite party
being in with the corporations the bet
ter.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18

The prospects 70, a very profitable
and pleasurcable winter with the Young
Mems Christian Association appear very
bright, and the season is already start.
ing OF very auspiciously. The general
secretary, Mr.. Maylott, has taken i,olt
of the work with vigor and system AMI
is bringing into successful play expert.
ence. AS the result he is accomplish.
ing good work. Render him the assis
tance that is due him and he will Civ
splendid account of tins association.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18
WHY ABUSE THE NEGRoEsa

Mr.. Editor of the Clarksburg News,
is it not Tins for you to let mp on Your
abuse of the negro for voting the Re.
publican ticket? You know that dark.
les were hired during the campaign just
closed to work for the Democratic
ticket and paid out Of the Democratic
campaign funds. You would nave vot.
ed every negro in the county for your
party ticket. IL you could have done So
Then, why heap abuse upon man be-
cause of the color of his skin?
You know that the negroes as a
whole arc law.abiding and industrious
citizens. that are making remarkable
progress for race just released from
bondage. 1t il true they are not on
the same social plane as the more for
tunate white race. and they do not
seek to be. But it is just as true. that
they are obliging and Industrious, and
any work that You do not care to per
form yourself. is always shifted to the
darky. Have you not found them will
ing to do any thing within reason That
you might nskf the heavier and
coarser kinds of labor must be done,
and the darkey and the newcomer from
otner lands gladly perform such work.
It is a necessary kind of work, such as
mining coal. building railroads and
grading streets, and our comfort depends
upon the doing of this work. The
native white race will not do it. The
men of this race do not envy sae for
eigners or darkies their hard task.
The editor of the News would not
drive those people out, if he could.
Tncn. Why abusa them because the ex-
ercise the right to vote? The law
gives them tais right. They earn it,
and should you not rather quarrel with
the law. instead of abusing the negroi
We know there are some bad negroes.
So are there some bad white men. There
may be some bad "dagoes," as the
News styles the sons of Italy, but we
never saw lazy one.
There are now many Democrats who
openly admit that they believe the
basis of tho new tax laws to be right.
They say there is no question that the
underlying principles of the tax reform
movement are right and they express
the nope that those principles will pre-
vail. Even Cornwell in his congratu-
latory message to GovernOr-elect Daw-
SON says: ''The people have endorsed
the new tax laws" and by that ne does
not mean to imply that the people did
wrong. He will not dare say they did
not do right, nor is there any Democrat
ic paper now saying that those laws are
wrong. The lesson to learn from that
ia that introduction arguments com
ing from Democratic sources are not to
be relied upon. Another is That the
Democrats themselves were never cer-
tain that the news laws were not good
but for political and party purposes
they vehemently maintained that they
were wrong.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18
Col. WOODRUFF
GOES WEST
10 Spend ehe winter Among Blooming
Flowers and Fair women-May
Go To Honolulu.

Col. A. w. woodford, OF Weston,
was mere Tuesday morning cnrouts TO
California To spend the winter in that
land of blooming flowera and fair women
Col. Woodford is one Of West Virginia.
tvgeaIthiest and most influential citizens
and a gentleman of great personal mag
netism. He stands higa in the councils
of the Democratic party and for long
time has been one Of its leaders. A
Jew year, ago M came within a few
votes of being the party's nominee for
governor At a tins, when the state was
Democratic and has been close friend of
the late Democratic nominee for vice
president. Hcnry Gassaway Davis, and
uas specially invited guest ut the
notification ceremonies of Mr.. Davis Mt
White Sulphur Springs, and accomPan-
led Mr.. Davis in mis- private car,
Graceland. TO the Springs for the oc-
casion. He has been an extensive trav-
aler, having visited Europe, Mexico and
suba. and announced TO Telegram re-
porter that NJ would probably extend
his present tour to Honolulu. His
Regions of friends in this state hops the
winter viii h. an enjoyable one and
t.aat he may forget the recent grave
aroubie that came to his home, wnen
he and his wife separated and later
s1e.re divorced.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18

ADVERTISED LETTERS


List of unclaimed letetrs in the
clarksburg, w Va, post Office, adver-
tised Nov. IL, 1905.
]. c. Albright, Francisco Albercn,
Mrs. Lizzie Augslcdcs. +. D. Blake, jas.
Banks. James Blackburn, Lee Brown,
Mrs. L. Bailey Miss Marie Banman,
Mis- Celia Curley, Tarscp Crondor, j. N.
Coltranc, Mrs. Ida l.. Cunningham,
Ricnard Caveraingh, Mrs. Motley Dem
ison, b. II. Evans. David Firslon, Carl
S. Forsbery, s. Fredliug. Mrs. J. W. Goss
Mrs Julia Gordon. 8iyat Gnyatavic. NJ
Grsporio, Thos. Gordon, T. c. Hutcains
Miss Edna Raymond, F. j. Hunterman,
John Halber, Miss Jessie Hit, Prise Heal
J. p. Hickman, Mrs Luc L. Hill, War
ner Hurley, Walter Harden. Mrs. Mar
garct johnson. Richard Jackson, Miss
Stella Jones. Beny Lirengood, j. B..
Lamb. Mrs. Julia Logan. Mrs. Lucy Lee.
NIrs. Adolpn Mstzener, Mrs. Gprty Meth.
elous, Homer d. Martin. Miss Lumia
Morris, Miss Rose Merrell, w. B. Mos
Ter. \. r. Next. same. j.. NJ. Parsons.
Lintay Pal, J. A. Petty. Celtic Robson,
Samuel Rogers. Miss Mary Reynolds.
Mrs. Rebecca Rhoden. Mrs. II. NJ.
Swisnef, John Sawyer. Mrs. Stella
Sayer, Al Signor, John Sawyer X. G.
Smith, Nina Swarey, Miss Leverna
smider, Paul szJbonya. Simon Smith,
VIM. Swanson, j. r. darlington. wiet
Taylor. r. f. Vanctte. Ednie Williams,
II. II. Weir. James Webster. Miss Julia
NJ. wentz. Miss Russ Williams. Mrs.
HANNAH YOust, Mrs. r. f. zickepoose.
S. c. DENIM, P. NJ.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18

Building operations have picked up
considerably of late in clarksburg and
there is every prospect that tac coming
year will witness much progress along
this line. 1t is true that bad weather
will interfere materially tais winter but
next spring all should be ready to take
advantage of the good weather. It is
suggested in this respect that all wno
contemplate work along this line pre-
pare now for the getting of the ma
:erials. Take the opportunity now be-
fore tine mills and factories get over
worked or You may experience delay
next spring. Get your orders in i'm
mediately.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18
DEMOCRATS ACCUSE ONE ANOTHER

So distrustful have Democrats be-
come of one another that the Clarks-
burg News gives great prominence to
vision one named oxley has down at
Charleston, who from that distant
point has figured it out That Democrat
ic commissioners in Harrison county
suggested and recommended to the
county court by those who had charge
of the Democratic campaign actually
sold out to the Republicans and did not
count the vote right. Some people can
play on their imagination wonderfully,
when they undertake to figure out how
it happened AMI now comes along one
of the Democratic party organs giving
credence to tine dream of Oxley. What
next may we expect2 We venture the
opinion that before ten days more the
fellows wao had charge of the Demo
cratic campaign in this county will be
accused by the Democrats and probably
some of the defeated candidates of nav.
ing not played on the square with the
party. They are in shape right at this
time to make all sorts of determinations
against one another. Already the
News mas denounced and renounced
what it preached all along about the
national election, for does it not say
Coxey's army and the soup houses will
be no more and that the full dinner
pail viii continue to existE
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18

Toe city schools are doing excellent
work this year and no one S ending
fault. The work becomes better and
batter eevry year and the patrons are
satisfied with the progress made. It
is'a aappy condition and clarlsburg aas
a right to be proud of the fact that
there are no dissensions in her schools
like there is 50 often in schools in
other cities and towns. The step taken
this year in securing additional rooms
to relieve the over.crowded condition
was a wise one and mai worked charm
ingly SO far.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18

For campaign purposes the Herald
told a falsehood about c.. f. Webb.
Two weeks before the election Webb
waited upon some of those in charge
of that joint and insisted that they cor
rect it. They promised they would do
so the next week. But they did not.
He then went to them after the paper
was out and wanted to know why.
When they saw aim coming they slid
out of the back door, but h. remained
until they returned and finally they
told him they would do so next week.
Along they come after The election md
correct it in wny But they would
not correct before the election because
of tae fact that it was campaign lie
matched up on purpose to iniure joan
NJ. Flanagan for sheriff. Here is an
other sample of that boosted honesty
of theirs.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18

spring followed this fall BY still
more Overwhelming endorsement BY The
busineEs men, it e a crazy piece Of
business on the part of the News to
think for even moment that the Dun-
ness men arc going to switch to it and
its little coterie Of peanut politicians.
Why, tney tried the game last spring
when they brought out star chamber
ticket and named it Citizens Ticket"
The ticlsat itself was rather good, but
those behind it md the way they
brought it out were entirely too mucn
for the business men to swallow.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18

With the exception OF the two Dem
ocratic papers mere and two or three
traitors to the Republican party. the
Democratic politicians have taken the
defeat of their party very philosophical
~. for which they are to be commended
Tney knew they were up against it. al
though Jney did not find it out until
late in the game. and they they quit,
They laid down because there was moth
ing else for them to 10. but We Repub-
licans do not blame them for that.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18

1t is only little over a month now
until Christmas. Every merchant
should ge his holiday supply as soon as
possible and begin at once to advertise
it. We want the merchants of the city
and county to get all the trade this
year, and you know the early bird
catches the worm. In this connection
we respectfully call the attention of
holiday shoppers to the fact that 1T is
unnecessary to buy elsewhere because
the home merchants are in position to
supply you either with goods on hand or
by order. Give the nome merchant a
chance any way.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18

The railroads were al against Daw-
son and there were some powerful com
bincs, as the Democratic papers were
won't to style them, that were against
Dawson. In view of all this, why
should the Democrats howl about the
imaginary accusation that the Standard
Oil Company was for DawsonH Ger
tainly, all the rest were on the Demo
cratic side and were far stronger tnan
the Standard. But there is nothing to
show that the Standard was not foi
cornwen too.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18
MISS WHITE
ENTERTAINS
In Honor of Mr.. Carr and the Merry
Company Have a Most Delight
full Evening.

Miss D,ssic May White. the hsmt-
some cbiI cpcra.or at the Consolidated
Telepaou. Company. entertained tbs
members Of the NJ. VI. C. at n,r home
IN Brood Oaks Monday nieat Tho
entertainment was in nonor of j.
Carr. Tbs. pre-. mt were Mi,sc, Hattie
Gain and E,s,i, Harrison and aie-srs
RalPa Reynolds, Clyde Gribhlc and j. Il,
Carr. Hot chocolair was served by the
pretty h"-,css and delightful evening
was sPsnt by 81 many company.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18

The local justices of an1 pens- ARE
men of experience. painstaking and
truseworthiness in their official capacity
as we'll as in their business and pri.
vate life and it was but right that they
should be elected again. The business
of the justices courts will now go along
uninterrupted and as if there had been
no election. They will continue to
mete out justice between man and man
according to the laws, and they certain
ly do know the laws.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18

1t is matter of congratulation that
labor and capital have gotten along so
well in clarksburg this year Other
places have had serious in injurious an
tagonisms but olarksburg mas escaped
suGn and there is a perfect under.
standing and good feeling between the
two here. We repeat it is matter
for congratulation and it may truly be
said that moderation and the spirit of
fairness have been observed. Others
would do well to emulate clarl<sburg.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18

1t is gratifying TO sec the improve
ments now in progress in this section
such rs the extensions of the street car
system, the development at Grasselli
which is most magnificent, and the other
building features. Every thing in these
respects indicate permanency and that
means Clarksburg is on solid CONNER
eial and industrial basis. fact that all
are proud of.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18

There is but little, if any, consolation
in the Democratic statement that Daw.
sons majority is dwindIing some. They
nave given it mp that they can not pos.
sibly dwindlc it enough to vepeac the
history of the Gofr-Fleming affair,
which was so disgraceful to the state.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18

tn, Clarlsburg News tries to con-
sole itself with the assertion that the
business men viii look after the city
election next spring. We have no doubt
but tnat they will, just NJ they did
last spring and this fall, but it viii not
be the way the News would like TO have
it. After tho overwhelming endorse
ment Of the Republican ticket last
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18

Tho Republicans feel thy arc ~
titIsd 10 joiiify because 81 ire wonder
ful victory and our Democrats friends
admit that it IS coming % us 81
tomorrow night, let there b the beet
Of humor and nucn good cheer. It viii
be little tough on our Democratic
friends. but they win not object to tax
ing taeir medicine like men.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18

Harrison county is receiving great
praises from the state politicians since
tn. election They recognize the fact
that no county in tais statg al better
for the Republican tickes ths& Hsr.
rison, everything taken into ,nsiderl-
ton, and there Is, indeed. a yery kindly
feeling among the Republican, leaders Of
the state for old Harrison.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18

The bogy man in tue shape Of tar
rpform mas had no bad effect on the
real estate market here, If wat the
real estate men say about it is TO Be
taken as judgment. They all say ths
market is looking up. q
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18

Some Democratic papers IN this SCI
tion die hard, but they may as weII
forget it. The country is too busy I'm
der continued prosperity to pay more
attention right now to petty politics
and harpings such as those sheets seem
inclined still to indulge IN. The pub
lie says to them ',give US a rest.s
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18

The Telegram seeISs the cooperation
of every merchant in the city and Of
fers its columns at reasonable rates TO
help him along in his business. Let
us give you a special boost for the acli-
day trade
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18

The Democratic party is doomed. The
Southern Democrat differs from the
Northern Democrat and the Western
Democrat differs from the Eastern
Democrat. They are hopelessly apart
and never will get together.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18

More business means more develop
ment and expansion. Let none do busi-
ness away from home, when they oan
do it at home. Build up your home city
or town.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18

LEA6UERS
Are in Annual Convention in Ohio with
Four Hundred in Attendance.
b. Associstcd Press.

By Associated Press.
COLUMBUS. O.. Nov. 1910 dele.
gates frsm churones AMI religious organ.
izations are hene attending the second
annual convention of the Anti Saloon
League. Dr. Hunt. president of Dsnni.
son Univcrsity. presided. Some expires.
sion about Governor HerTick's attitude
toward the BrannocsS law il expected.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18

1t is pleasure to know that west
Virginia money is staying right at houas
and not going of to otaer states as n
was charged it would.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18

That policy committee" appsars to
have gone very much to the bad.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18

AMI why should we not ebuckle, look
wise and say. 81 told you sot"