The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-26
ELLIOTT MORRIS
AT CHARLESTON

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HAS A. GOOD WoHD FoH sals
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One of tie most int sting and
Entertaining gentlemen who has
lied Charlie sreeently Is M: Elliott y;
Morris, one Of the pioneer residents
lof Marion county. at present resids
ing in FatTmont, the county seat
says the Charleston Mail. Mr.. Nor.
.Tis Inns been IN the city for the past,
week, and leaves Monday for Green
sbrief county looking after some ttl.
portant business interests. Although
seventy years Of age, Mr.. Morris -
unusually active and takes a lively
interest IN public affairs He vas y
Union soldier during the rebellion. anil
spent some time in and about Charles.
ton while in the service. To news.
paper man Mr.. Norris talked enter.
tainly for some time about West ylr-
ginia, politically, commercially anil
historically. Few men possess a
greater amount Of intimate knowlelgS
Of the States affairs Of shows great
er aptitude in the discussion Of pub.
lie questions. Speaking Of the Capt.
tai City, Charleston, Mr.. Norris, said:
sYou have a wonderful town here.
j observe that the improvements in
your buildings on the principal
streets has made the building erect.
ed by the government appear rather
squatty and 1t will soon be up III
Uncle Sam give you building in
keeping with the surroundings. It
seems that there is no. doubt that
your city is destined to become one
Of the leading business and CONNER.
clal centers OF the State, and / am.
proud Of the fact that our Capital
City is making such strides"
Mr.. Morris is an active Republican
leader in his section and his services
to the party in the past, without de.
sire or hope of reward, have been Of
great value. Speaking remtntscentlS
OF the great tax reform campaign,
which resulted in the election Of Co..
Dawson, and the permanent enact,
ment Of the system, Mr.. Morris re-;
lated many interesting incidents
connected with that campaign, anil
his part in the victory.
I'm the heat Of the campaign,
said MIR. Morris, Il secured posses.
sion of a spacious document being
red by a democracy in my
section intended to mislead and dc.
ceive the farmers about. the purposes
Of this new tax system. think the
copy got hold of was the first one
out Of the printing Office. for 1T was
in pamphlet. form and had not yet
been trimmed. read it over care
fully saw that Inconsistencies, false.
hoods and Interpretations it con-
tanned, and Immediately forwarded
the document to Hon. W. M. o. Daw-
son, the candidate for governor, with
request that he have an answer pro-
pared, and to send me five hundred
copies of the answer as soon as pos
sible. In a few days they sent me
five hundred copies Of an answer
which completely annihilated the
Democratic circular an dshowed the
purpose Of the effort to deceive the
farmers. 1 secured all the copies Of
the Democratic circular I could get
hold of, took my buggy and made a
trip in Marion county. / distributed
the circulars together, the DemocrSic
lies, and the Republican answer, and
when the smoke cleared away in No.
vember, had the satisfaction Of know.
ing that my work had borne fruit In
a big victory in Marion county.
q am glad to see,p continued Mr..
Morris, 80 many OF your Kanawha
county Republicans so friendly to
Secretary of State Charley swisher,
who is a candidate for governor. |
want to say that favor his noml.
nation for governor for number Of
reasons. One reason is that he is the
son of one of the bravest soldiers who
ever shouldered musket in defense
Of his country, and that would be
sufficient for me II there were no
others. I have known Charley
swisher ever since he came out Of
the Marion county red brush and
pulled coal in the mines. We elect
ed him to the council, sent him to
the house Of delegates and the State
Senate, and then the people of the
State elected him to his present
position of Secretary Of State. Up In
Marion county we have always found,
him straight and square and his 10y.
atty to the party has never been
questioned. He has never failed to
make good in whatever position he
has been called upon to fill. and as
governor would meet every require,