The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-10-12

NOT Wd0I 10 reLQr0 70 Lnab S0A04-
The people Of Harrison county do
ton, nor do they want to see any
of the nation in that plight again
They win emphasize this at the
polls n November, when they casi
their votes for the Republican
nominees. Mark onr words on TINS
point.
The Democratic party in Har-
rison county and the First con-
eressional district has taken 50
many tumbles lately that no one
really knows where its somersaults
have led it TO. The News under
takes TO say the people now know
where It's party Is on the two-cent
rate question, which statement con-
fains the suggestion of jumping
from one position to another as that
party is charged by the telegram
The sonlersault idea impressed
the recent Democratic convention
here so much that it was upPermost
in the minds of some Of the more
active members of the convention
and one prominent member used the
term in referring to another mem
IL, oonvar4ion He realiZ-
ed that it was a good word and ap-
plied fittingly to hia party
And it Is true Democracy has
been acting The jumpingsjaek these
many wears. Several years it fol
lowed BRYAN in his free silver tal-
I ls and resulted repeatedly on
The subject. When that did not
nredominate in the national con-
yention it endorsed the gold stand
ard and Parker, and, when Parker
went. down. it turned again to
BRYAN and free silver. But after his
Madison Square Garden speech
thev turned another somersault and
At last they are found declaring
holly for Hearst, and their loyalty
TO him depends upon the result Of
the New York election After
November 6 he viii be dead one
to the local Democracy, which will
necessitate another somersault. but
in what direction remains to be
seen.
terly denouncing the new tax sys-
tenn. but now it weakens on that
and is turning a somersault in an
effort 10 fight the assessor Yet
il has not taken the pains to IN
form itself on the work of the as
sesscr. II. failed to take advantage
Of the opportunity given by the
county court several weeks to bring
the attention Of the correcting
BODY to alleged inequalities It
relied then solely on the belief that
the tax laws would make the peo-
pies taxes higher. 1t finally found
that it was mistaken, hastily rolled
itself over from that position to.at-
tack the work of the assessor. But
before the campaign is ended it will
find or at least be shown that the
Democratic party in Harrison coun-
IL has received as much and as Just
consideration BY the assessor he
has given the Republican party and
then it will have to take another
olnersault z,II9
Take the two-cent rate matter
II was lbat a few a3eeks ago that
DemocFacy IN convention assembled
here refused to endorse a two-cent
rate. This refusal was at the m
stance of Owen S. Mckinney, a
recognized leader Of Democracy IN
the First congressional district and
in the State. \ somersault has
been taken by it even on this ques-
ton. but no one knows why nor can
Democracy tell why.
It Is. indeed. a sad plight the
Democracv is in and it knows moi
itself, when 1t viii again double It
self up and take another character
istic somersault. 1t takes very
wise man to place it any more OF
10 tell where it viii be the next day,
and there are no wise men here able
10 do it. Even Democracy itself
knows not its fate.