West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-09-20
WILL REGARD HIS OFFICE As A
PUBLIC TRUST
Said Judge n. II. Dent In A Strong
Letter OF Acceptance.
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR con-
GRESs IN THE SECOND
DISTRICT
Tells What lie VIII DO If Elected, In
straightforward. Mas,erfnl
Document


GRAFTON, Sept, I3.-Judge NJ. II.
Dent, of this city, who is the Demo.
cratic nominee for Congress in the
Second West Virginia district has
addressed the following letter OF
acceptance to Senator John J. Corn.
well, chairman of the Democratic
convention OF the Second district:
Dear Sir:
After more mature consideration,
l have concluded to adhere TO my
informal acceptance Of the unsought
nomination so unanimously confer
red upon me by the enthusiastic and
highly representative convention
over which you so ably presided.
Before the campaign is over, will
endeavor TO convince my higher
critics that can be aggressive when
aggressiveness is necessary and If
elected, that can comfortably fill
the seat in Congress lately occupied
by my esteemed friend and CO.
aluminus, Judge Aston G.. Dayton,
sltho l may be unable to reach the
enlightened standard of my strenu-
Gus opponent.
As Congressman-elect, / shall
sacredly regard my office as a public
trust to be exercised solely for the
public good and not for private
emolument either of myself, my re-
latives or my friends, or for the
persecution of my supposed enemies
OF whom ! recognize none.
All measures presented for my
official action shall receive careful
judicial consideration and shall
heartily support all such as are in
the interest of the people whether
emanating from the President of
the United States or other sources.
| shall advocate such careful revi
sion and amendment of the tariff
laws as will not adversely disturb
the business of the country, but will
tend to increase It's prosperity, re-
move all unjust discrimination agai-
nst and burdens upon the people,
destroy all illegal combinations In
restraint of trade and reopen the
factories now closed by such unlaw-
full monopolies.
| shall favor all just enactments
/. For the bettermcnt of the condl-
tions ofthe working classes or wealth
producers and which will secure to
them fair share of the results of
their Iabors and protect them from
wrongful oppression.
? For the regulation OF railroads
in the in,eres, Of the pubHc wuh
due regard for the legal rights of
the owners thereof.
5. For the safe guarding of the
purity of the ballot box by protect
ing it from the corrupting influence
of tainted campaign contributions
and the illegal and fraudulent ex
penditure thereof and thereby max
ing it possible for the poor as well
as the rich, the upright as we'll as
the corrupt candidate, to be elected
to office.
4. For such internal improvements
as shall furnish work to the needy
and make our county great in con.
tinuous peace as it has been in wal
and hasten the time when the great
guns and heavey armor plate of the
present shall find final resting
place beside the tomahawk and
scalping knife of the almost for.
gotten savage as more relics of an
out grown barbarian.
l shall oppose ali graft upon aud
wasteful expenditure Of the people S
monies for unnecessary objects and
more especially the growing extrava.
gance and sin Of keeping the coun
try on war footing in time Of pre-
found peace. Far better is u TO
| give the money so wastefully expen-
dcd in sustaining great army Of
useless idlers, camp followers and
| graftcrs, to the old soldiers hat they
may pass their last days 5urrounden
by the peace and comforts Of life.
In all these, shall BE governed
| by the ten commandments, the gold
en- rule and the experience Of our
forefathers, believing as do that
be who serves his God best serves
his country best and he who serves
his country best serves his party
best and thereby eyinces true and
proper gratitude to his consutu ency
for their generous support
Yours sincerely,
VI. - DESr.
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