The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-04
HNADS a FEW
TO THE BUNCH
One Of Shorts Neighdors who Knows
Him Answers Bill Harmer ct. al.
And Tells Some Things
About Short.

see in the last issue OF the Harrison
County Herald letter from some of tn,
would-de WORTHLESS of Sninuston extoll.
ing c. a. Saort to the heavens tif pos
sible,. wish to notice soma of their
culogy.
They state that Snort has Jone more
for shinnston than any man in the
town. ! have puzzled my brain to call
To memory just what TINT gentleman
aus done for the town. and tde most inn
portant taing that ] can call to mind is
that he built an opera mouse, and from
Christian standpoint it Is quite y
detrimcnt to the morals Of our commu-
nifty. Way Short rents hi. house 10
any body that win pay for it t. conduct
various kinds OF so-called harmless
amusements that the church does not
endorse and openly condemns a. immor,
III. Yet Snort is u consistent church
member! A hint to the wise j. suf.
ficient
Now. let Ms look to the getting OF
cheap gas j.. j. Rowland. b. F. Ran
dali and James A, Robinson are tine men
that are entitled to credit more tnnn
any other man or set of men in Sninn-
ston or community, for. by their uutir
ing Efforts they were the chief pro
motors. After it was put on its feet
Short purchased considerable stock and
] heard more than one OF the stock
holders say that they believed Snort
was trying to corner the whole bus
mess. Now. some of the men whose
consideration we wish to speak of.
We will say for Mr.. j. Swiger, III
Short nad choked you another tinla
feel confident NJ would have made Il
Democrat in full of YOU" As for Mr..
lIarmer Ctl,e political orphan,) Bill is
a good fellow but ne is so confused
politically that he does not know where
H. stands part Republican, part Dem
ocrat and tn other part PROM. aud
Populistic, poor boy, no home.
Wnen Short drove his team tnrougn
the crowd on that memorable night re-
fernrd to by tine writcr in tine Telegram.
Bro. Koon was prancing around with a
rock in each hand wanting to knock
Snort of the wagon. was in the
crowd but lid not see the rocks, but
] have been informed that it was true
and can and will Civ. my author ii it
is necessary. But. now, Snort with his
op.ra house and scrapping and so forth
is SUCH an ethical gentleman tnat the
worthless are ready to stalk their rep
and much NOR on him.
We nave no personal feeling against
Mr.. Short, but he is not on my ticket
and / will not vote for aim: neitncr
should any true Republican vote for him
as see 1t. He never did any t;ning for
my party but did what he did against
us. and know nothing that he mas eyeE
don. for the Democratic party. am
told ne has done nothing, n ance M is
not entitled to amy thing even in hl-
own party; then, way should any Re-
publican vot, for aim? He is u rep
rcsentativc of the Democratic ring
that every voter in the county knows,
and that ring counted Rigntar out and
put Short in nomination because Ed
would not cater to their wishes. Tn m
does it not appear that Rignter was
too honest to he a tool for them ut
would -ecm sol.
Now, as to the gentleman That won't
stand. We know MIN and feel war
ranted in saying he is mot Republican,
He belongs to that sour element of dis.
content, he wants to dictate for the
country. but We do not need MIN and he
is like Bro. Bill. homeless.
] am very mucn surprised at seeing
the signatures OF some of the men that
hava signed that inconsistent aYticl'
in the Herald If Short is who they
they say ne is he needs no w'hooping
from those men. 1t would appear that
there is something wrong, or those men
world not take the matter to heart so,
Did ! not hear Short called u hog
and an unprinciplad villain on the
streets of Shinnston by his own party?
At that wonder If THOSE men that arc
80 ready to sign their names will deny
what say is true. and can prove it
And that was not the only time l have
heard him called That. In fact ne is
not considered a LIBERAL man at all in
this community. and is very unpopular
among the people.
Mr.. writer in the Telegram, these
men that have abused You and as /
understand have willfuly nisrepre.
scntrd You. You have your redress
and If it was me instead of you l surely
would pro~6cut. the last one OF them
for defamation of character They are
all financially responsible but one, so
seek it 10 them
a VOTER.