The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-06-03

reference. Note stilI farther that the
Herald published the petition and some
afidavits The Herald evidently was
furnished with a carbon copy OF that
petition, and also of the afidavits, made
by Democrats and sworn to before
Democrats and one or two others who
have been voting the Democratic ticket
Of late. Note, again, the men who
signed those afidavits: The leaders are
Democrats who hold Office and who want
office, or at least, to control offices, men
also who are active in promoting the
Democratic canse
One may also reflect a moment over
the fact that the News was neglected in
this matter. Why? Because the men
who are trying to map ont the destiny
Of the Democratic party have az easy
access to the Herald rs they have to
their own party organ, and it would
seem from the course pursued that they
was not taken into consideration alone.
They got 1T into their knots that it
would be better for Herald readers 10
read that rot in the Herald than for
Democrats to read it in the older Demo-
cratic organ. And that leads to the log
ical conclusion-and they show it BY
their acts-thnt whenever they lIive
anything dirty, low, mea nand contemp-
tiblc, they prefer the Herald to the
News. Following this i the conclusion
that they are ashamed to put in the
regular party organ certain things they
do put in she Herald.
The News so far has not reproduced
those aiIidayits nor has it publi.hed the
petition. The idea it holds forth nv
that is that it was not Democratic
measure. But it knows better. and. ii
it were honest with itself it would .ay
50. Again, If it We're not political
move on the part OF the little line OF
Democrats connected with it. the News
would nave published it ere this. The
fact is the News thought it would make
great hit to publish that stuff but.
it was persuaded by the more schem-
ing Democratic politicians to forego that
and let the Herald publish it. In all
probably as matter of consolation,
it was told that the stun was too rot
ten for it to publish and it wonld be
better for the Herald to do so. Tney
had it in mind that they were to be
trapped just as they really We're, when
the Telegram called the attention of the
public to the evident conspiracy to work
the grand jury to promote political adj.
vantage, and they added that it would
be better for the Herald to be trapped
than the News. Little then did they
count on Themselves being shown up In
such amanner as they were. They failed
to reason ont the fact that they had
not made a case in the Gabbert matter
before the grand jury, but They did not
really know it until the Telegram called
their attention to what fools they made
of themselves, or else. if they did know.
they expected, when they went into it.
to make dupes of the grand jurors.
The main point in this connection,
however, at this iuneture is the fact
that ting have openly ACKNOWLEDGED by
taeir act that they regard the Herald
a Democratic paper and tnat paper it.
self by the fact that it tlevotes so much
space to their tale of woe, giving it
such prominentposition and commenting
in their favor, publicly acknowledges
the truth of the telegram. assertion
that the Herald Is being run in the in
terest of the Democratic party.