The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1906-10-30
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for whom it is my privilege to vote,
go by default, or be lost through neg.
lec..
Up to the present time, so far as l
am advised, there has been no organ.
ICED effort to 30 much as awake an in
terest in the coming election.
Not even an editorial in the partys'
organ to arouse drOwsy Democracy
to sense OF the dangers that con-
front it while it is sleeping away the
very last days Of the campaign, in ig
nsrance OF its surrounding, and re-
gardless 9th necessity Of a skirmish
line between it and an ever.vi0ilant
enemy. Does beggarly $50 MAORI.
~ IN whose breasts rankle past dis
sensions, and many of whom still car
~ freshly bleeding wounds; 1 ask
does such majority warrant the par.
ties leaders and the parties candidates
in dO'nothing campaign like the one
through which we are now passing
and the end Of which we have Sd near.
ly reachedl No drum has beat TO
arms, no bugle has sounded tho
charge, no call to action, no appeal to
patriotism, passion or predjudice,
relying always relying, this time upon
a majority that.has been steadily de
creaslng for the past dozen years.
No officers dash down the line with
glittering blade cheering on to the
conflict and pointing way to victory.
But we know how tO win. Like Lees
struggling, unnficered veterans, re.
treating from the bloody field Of
Gettysburg, We know how tn mass
our forces and preseut a solid front 10
the enemy. The democracy of other
democratic counties OF the state are
looking to us-all eyes are turned TO
old Calhoun. Will she fall or even
falier in this the hour of her supreme
needf Let us to the breach; let us
win this one more victory for demOc
racv, and then. IL need be, reorgan-
ize, reOfficer and regenerate the party
in this county, to the end, that in
1908. when ous great captain w. ]
Bryan comes to reYIew the demo
cratic hosts, his eagle eye shall not
rest upon q careless and Indifferent
squad, with rusty swords and unwork
able fire-lochs. laziIy dreaming away
the last hours Of the campaign under
the fitting shades of bee carly $50
majority. Fellow Democrats /
speak not "as one having authority.
| am only private in the ranks, /
have never 80 much as worn a COrpO
rails stripes in the democratic army.
bnt we are battling, not for the pur-
pose nj thru4ting greatness upon some
particular fellow citizen, but for
undying principles in which we
believe. If we are honest 10 our
professions, we m ust be true % our
creed. IL is our fight; it is up 10 US;
Shall We lose it by careless indifFer
eDcei MI n thousand times mol
Unsheathe the sword, throw away
the scabbard, close up the ranks, keep
step TO the music and return with
the shield or return upon it.
! believe that he who submits to .
wrong Is almost as bad IS he who
perpetrstes the wrong. II is evident
ly wrong, Vt only political bluBder,
that our LEADERS, should he making
this back homeless campaign, mani
Testing this supine indifference, with
no watch fires kindled, no sentinel on
duty, but sleeping, peacefully aDd
calmly sleeping under a ragged tent
conposed Of 300 decRying patches.
Democrats Veterans II many
campaigud Viclors in msny hard
fought ballIcsl Get Into your fgh,
ing clotberl Grid on your armorl
The hour has struck. Let every
gun be- double shot ted. Stand ready
with blazing brand 10 touch the fuse.
Let ne not be skuIkiDg when the
battle is joined Fill mp the rAnks.
bring out the invalid corps and let
every voter do bis Whole duty and if
that lime houorod 25O should be ex-
pugncd from the record. let us fall
with our faces 10 The enemy. Nero
f llled Willie Rome burned, bat he
charged that awful conasgratiod 10
the Christians and prosecuted accor,i
ngly. If that numerical elephant Of
$50 should be skinned down 90 The
skeleion of common bot, 10 will be
G q ged 10 us.
sam sold cot, Tom vas bribcd, jim