The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-03-30

ed to Clarksburg readers than tnat in
the Telegram Thursday calling Rev.
5McDanel to strict account for his
reckless political utterances from
the pulpit. The article was point
ed but plain. 1t reached the right
spot and was. prompted by, the right
motive.
/ Without intent to criticise the pull
pit speaker, it is a fact nevertheless
that he along with some other re-
formers have at various times dur
i ing his church experience in this
city, allied themselves in the county
and city campaigns with office seek.
ers who were known to be in syns-
Ipathy~with all the evils against
which he breaches. A man profes-
sing such great insight Of the affairs
of the city and knowledge Of the
ways Of our people should not have
been. so misled, nor is there reason
able. excuse to offer for his conduct
in this particular. Docs he not
know that at the very present mo-
ment he is working hand in hand
with some, Of whose acts there has
been sensational revelation recorded
on a court docket and partially pub
lished in newspaper? Mr.. Ne.
Daniel ought to recall this fdct and
come out from among such:
X f itSnota a notorious fact that his
Prohibition tendencies do not rise
above the design to use that party
merely for the advancement and
success Of party, which has been
known all during its history and
even up TO the present time as a
whiskey party? Has he not said
so himself in letters sent to the state
organizer Of the Prohibition party?
Has not he more recently taken is
IIsne with that organizer and is he.
mot now actively bent on diseredit-
ling the local Prohibition movement,
even to the extent Of neglccting to
support the candidacy of a leading
deacon Of his own pastorate, who is
lat the head of the city Prohibition
ticket? 1t does seen to me the in
difference he manifests toward the
Temperance cause stamps many of
This radical declarations against rum
land the seller with insincerity, in
fact. gives them only sensationalism
flor a tone.
| might tell him there had been
graft in the finances Of his church.
III might be what he deemed a .cred-
litablc informant, hut it certainly
would be ineScusable for him to
rush into his pulpit and desccrate
the Holy place by delivering, With
Iout the slightest investigation, a tt
rade against his finance committee
land other church officials. charging
Them With graft, and yet he has no
more license to accuse city officials,
.lwithout other foundation that that
there cited. 1t is the duty Of minis
tiers to confine themselves 10 facts
land truth.
Again, is there some internal dis
Isension in his church that causes
him to viciously assail some Of its
members, who happened to have
IStfeet contracts? If so, why not en-
Iplov the regular procedure OF the
lchurch in their case? Certainly, II
YOU want them ont of your church,
lyou can find less public methods OF
Igetting them out, and, if they are
guilty of the charges YOU thus pre-
lfer against them, you fall far short
Iof your duty, if you do not take
.lsteps,to either correct them or expel
Them from the church.
On the subject Of graft it comes
Ito me that his supposed consort in
I lthis campaign. the editor OF the
4 News. was before the recent grand
Iiurv.,, It is understood he was ask
lea about the charges made in his
paper 50 often about graft. He
lstated he had. been here number Of
months and admitted he had made
lsuch charges through the columns
lof his newspaper. but there was not
to his personal knowledge q single
instance Of graft. In short. he told
the grand jury that he really knew
nothing about any. graft and that
what had been IN his paper was hot
lair. MT, Mcdaniel ought to know
this and govern himself according
ilv unlcss he has the proof to sub
lSiantiate what he says. and then 1t
lis his duty to furnish that proof and
bring all guilty parties to justice, il
there are any such. But We ven
Eture the assertion he knows just as
little about the subject as his news
paper consort confessed he knew.
The article in yesterdays Tele-
gram has doubtless given Mr. Nc
Daniel a good Suggestion concern