The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-08-08


himself to be. 1t was not matter Of
principle they were there to Uphold and
promulgate, but only an arrangement to
get votes and fool the people. With
that in view they were content to go
before the people in false Light. II
pleased them 10 appear as men who had
not the courage of their Convictions and
this Is tho set of men who nominated
ticket under such shady eiTeunstanees
and VINO expect the people to support
them. It Is not reasonable to suppose
now that those nominees win go out be-
fore the people and proclaim their IN
tentfon, II elected, to see that the negro
is disfranehfsed and the Jim Crow law
established, but that is exactly what
they nave indicated they intend to do, Il
they are elected. But they have not the
bravery, the manhood to say 50 now.
Their cowardly platform viii not let
them do it. Again, they show the fact
that deception Is the most prominent
feature Of the Democratic campaign.
Their grand old Gladstone, rs they have
chosen to call Henry G. Davis, has given
an exhibition OF insincerity and weak
ness that no honest American will APP
prove. He. SAYS he favors the disfran-
ehisement Of tine negro. He said It
some months ago at Charleston and now
he says it again. and yet we see nm AT
the state convention declaring that no
such thing must be put in the platform
He holds himself up as one who will not
do what he believes, who viii not prac
tiee what he breaches, who IS afraid to
follow his desires and beliefs, who en-
courages deception, who repudiates him
self, who upholds platform that Is not
sincere and which does not truly express
the party's sentiments. And since the
candidates themselves hold similar
views on the subject and must subscribe
to the platform. the logical conclusion
is that they are as Facilitating as lie and
just a. deserving of public condemnation.
Under such questionable circumstances
tie platform can not inspire public con-
fidence. nor can the nominees, who a 2
pledged to it. by virtue of their nomin&
lions. On that platform the party goes
before the people under strong suspicion
that they intend to so far beyond what
the platform says. and as the result no
one knows how far they would so or
Whit fsltliesll measures tileg 'toAAA~
adopt. With such disposition there is
plenty Of latitude for them, they think,
to infict the state with dangerous and
destructive doctrines and practices, and
no one con conceive what they Will do
and how far they win 60.
Certainly party that shows such
culpable weakness in convention assem-
bled is not worthy Of the peoples sup
port and right. thinking persons have
so concluded.
And after all this the braggart comes
along and says the Democracy Of West
Virginia can win on such platform and
with such candidates, but then that he
- thinks Is expected Of MIN and he
bl.,zes away with might and main toI
disseminate such foolishnesS.
There is no foundation, whatever, for
the statement that this state win not
remain in the Republican columns, and
It would be highly improper and unap-
propriate that It should West Virginia
under Republican rule, has become one
Of the great Industrial states of the I'M
ion, and with its activities, it recognize
the fact that the party OF aggressiveness
and with policies that foster and build
il the party for it. the party that vii
bring about dcyelopment and advance
mcnt and see that its industrial marc
continues.