The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-08
Clarksburg,s Citizenship.

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So much has been said about the
way the good people of clarksburg
voted that it is not amiss at this
time to direct attention to some feat
ures Of the recent campaign, though
ended it Is.
The papers of the defeated under
take to assert that all the good peo-
pie voted for Harmer. That implies
that all those who voted for Grille
are bad people.
1t is understood that Mayor Har-
mer's party counted on a majority
of one hundred and twenty-five in
the fifth ward. That ward was
classified by that party as being
made up largely of the good people.
There is but single saloon in that
ward. and It is conducted in decenr
manner. There are but few resi-
dents of the ward that are not high
~ respectable. 1t is made up of a
good citizenship. Possibly. that is
the reason the Harmer party count
ed on its overwhelming Endorsement
OF Harmer, but the results of the
election in the ward showed that the
Harmer ticket did not carry the ward
by any thing like it contemplated.
The good people there did not vote
for Harmer any more than they did
for Grille, and thus in this one ward
is it shown that the assertion that
all the good people voted for Har-
mer is a palpable error and an i'm.
putation against our citizenship that
is an outrage not soon to be for
gotten.
In the other wards men of the
highest, social. religious and moral
standing, voted for Grille. notwith-
standing the claim that they are
thieves. cut-throats and thugs. Men
of honesty and integrity voted for
Grille in these, wards, while on the
other hand there were men without
business, social, religious or morar
standing who voted for Harmer.
In this connection as to the claim
set forth that all good people voted
for Harmer. permit the Telegram TO
direct attention to the fact that last
year Mr.. Harmer received S4S votes,
while this year he received but S25
votes, Just eighteen fewer than last
year This is a sad commentary on
his administration and himself as
mayor. It does not SPEAK well FOR
the moral influence he as mayor
ought to have had on the voters In
the city. 1t shows, on the ground
that all the good people voted for
him this year that there has been
retrogression in the morals of the
people, for is there not. according
to the line of argument put up by
the Harmer papers on this point,
fewer good people IN ciarkshurg
than there were last year? Con-
ceding for arguments sake that all
the good people of Clarksburg voteo
for Harmer each year. the fact that
eighteen fewer voted for him this
year than last. is conclusive evidence
that he as mayor of Clarksburg has
had demoralizing effect on the
good people. so demorallzing in fact
that the number of good people has
been reduced to the extent Of.
eighteen at least in one year.
But the idea advanced that all the
good people Of Clarksburg voted for
Mr.. Harmer this year is so prepos-
ferrous that no one takes any stock
in such an ascertain. indeed, 1t Is.
an insult to the citizenship OF
Clarksburg and the state. an insult
TO the churches and the schools, an
insult to the homes, to assert that
good people are not in the suprem-
acy in Clarksburg. It is ridiculous
to aver that there are but S25 good
men in Clarksburg and 9S1 men IN
Clarkshurg. who are thieves. cut
throat sand thugs Such an out
rageous declaration is not true and
is not believed here or any where
else
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