Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-09-27
Judge DENTS Acceptance.

The following strong and charac-
teristic letter of acceptance has been
written by Judge Dent, the Demo-
cratic nominee for Congress in this
district:
To the Honorable John J. Cornwell.
Chairman of the Democratic conven-
ton for the Second Congressional Dis
trict of the State of West Virginia
Dear Sir-After more mature consid-
Grafton, l have concluded to adhere TO
my informal acceptance of the unsought
nomination so unanimously conferred
upon. me by the enthusi" site and high
ly representative convention over which
YOU so ably presided. Before the cam
paign is over, will endeavor to con-
vince my hig Ter critics that l can be
aggressive when aggressiveness is nee
essary and il elected, that | can COM
fortably fiji the seat in Congress lately
occupied by my esteemed friend and
co-alumnus Judge Aston G. Dayton,
although may be unable TO reach the
enlightened RaymoLdistic standard OF
my strenuous opponent.
As a Congressman-elect L shall sa'
credly regard my office as public
trust to be exercised solely for the pub
lie good and not for private emolument
either of myself, my relatives or my
friends. or for the persecution OF my
supposed enemies Of whom l recognize
none.
All measures presented for my official
action shall receive careful judicial
consideration and shall heartily sup
port all such as are in the interests OF
the people whether emanating from the
President of the United States or other
sources.
| shall advocate such careful revision
and amendment Of che tariff laws as
will not adversely disturb the business
Of the country, but will tend to increase
its prosperity, remove all unjust ais
elimination against and burdens upon
the people, destroy all illegal combine
tions in restraint of trade and reopen
the factories now closed by such un-
lawful monopolies.
shall favor all just enactments
For the betterment OF the condi-
ton of the working classes or wealth
producers and which will secure to
them a fair share of the results Of their
labors and protect them from wrong
full oppression.
2-For the regulation OF the railroads
in the interest Of the public with due
regard for the legal rights Of the own
ers thereof.
3-For the safeguarding OF the puri-
ty of the ballot box by protecting 1t
from the corrupting influence Of faint
ed campaign contributions and the IL
legal and fraudulent expenditures
thereof and thereby making it possible
for the poor as we'll as the rich, the up
right as well as the corrupt candidate
to be elected to office.
4-For such internal improvements
as shall furnish work to the needy and
make our country great in continuous
peace as it has been great in war and
hasten the time when the great guns
and heavy armor plate of the present
shall find a final resting place beside
the tomahawk and scalping knife OF
the almost forgotten savage as mere
relics of an outgrown barbarism.
| shall oppose all graft upon and
wasteful expenditure of the peoples
moneys for unnecessary objects and
more especially the growing extrava-
gance and sin OF keeping the country
on war footing in time of profound
peace. Far better is it to give the
money so wastefully expended in sus-
tanning great army of useless ldlers,
camp followers and grafters, to the old
soldiers that they may pass their last
days surrounded by the peace and COM
forts Of life.
In all these things. shall be govern
ed by the ten commandments, the
golden rule and the experience OF our
forefathers, believing as | do that he
who serves his God best serves his
country best and he who serves his
country best serves his party best and
thereby evinces true and proper graf
itude to his constituency for their
generous support. Yours sincerely,
NJ. H. DENT.