The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-02-06

their efforts to get it. He did this, not
witnstanding tae fact that he was sup
posed to be representing mis- city.
Clarksburg. and thus was he traitor
in the camp.
Next, he undertakes to say that Salem
promised tae committee and state taat
there never should come time waen
Salem would nave open licensed saloons.
lif it could be prevented and taat that
promise secured the location of our state
institution at Salem. Here we have tae
fellow possessing the alleged informa-
tion of what would get the nome for
Clarksburg and yet confidential rela-
tions with a member OF the committee
kept MIN from urging the people Of
Clarksburg to make snca a promise. But
he did tell Salem aow to get it, and
when he did That ne betrayed tiie COM
mittecman's confidence as well as his
own city, and convicted himself OF pre-
ttIilnp ndtOvns iof NhhihsuuG idthfi
tnan the home, for does he not say
tnat Clarksburg at the time mad gotten
a new charter and that there would soon
be saloons here? He admits that there
vera no saloons mere then, and ne ought
TO have known that there never would
have been any unless ii was the will of
the people. Why then did ne not en-
deavor to tie Clarksburg up SO tneee
would be nom? Instead, according to
mis- words, ne rusles off to Salem and
the result is Salem promises 10 nav.
none never. That alleged promise got
the institution for Salem Had ne not
sense enough to know that ciarksbure
could nave made sucn a promise. Also
did he not know That tine alleged pledge
made by Salem years ago is not binding
on Salem now? Does ne not know mat
the State Of West Virginia could not
bind the people of Salem or any other
community up in such way'
Also in this connection is it not a
| fact that tine nome and grounds are not
within the jurisdiction of Salem? Then
now could Salem say there shall not be
saloons near the institution? Salem
owns but little near the school. Har.
Prison and Doddridge counties own mucn,
and yet that writer undertakes to say
Salem mas the power to tell those coun-
ties That they can not permit saloons
10 exist near the scnool. Only state
law could do tnat.
Further, the Telegram is ant,,oratiyely
advised that the article in tae Express
is false wherein it states that it vas a
stipulation That no saloons would be al
lowed in Salem. the Industrial Home
was located near Salem. This authority
says no siipulations were asked or
given; on the contrary DR., Harriet
Jones requested that site h. given
where saloons would least likely en-
croacn. This information is BY one Of
the prime movers in getting the nome
located near Salem, one OF the men VINO
dug down in tneir jeans and helped to
pay for the site. and not a man alleged
TO reside in Garksburg. who nas re.
manned silent on this importan. question
lalt these years only to come forth from
his recluse at last to artfuly in.lu,ner
the matter by pretending TO b. 4 friend
Of those for tn, charter but not friend
10 the charter.
May not this undetermined effort 10 de-
feat the wishe, Of the large majority OF
the people Of that community b. similar
to those employed by one of the leading
opponents TO the measure waen nc en-.
daayored to have the Clarksburg Naw.
publish an article from mis- p,n and
wanted the editor to date it as from
Charleston, and whica seems 10 have
been more taan tn editor could stcm.
acn, the latter knowing that tne writer
at Salem was moi at Charleston. wnep
the article was written, ami not caring
to maxi himself. his paper and his
Charleston spondenca responsible
for such misleading information?
Thesa are exposures based upon facts
and arr arguments within themselves
That fully disclose to tae Legislature inc
manner Of the opposition. upon whom
they justly reflect di-credit even to the
extent Of disbelief in the sincerity of
tneir actions in opposing the movement
to give Salem what it so anxiously
wants.
BE LOYAL IN THIS HOUR.