The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-28
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GFRoM MoNoNesLlk couNTS.
The well recently drilled by the HaS
eansFoil and Gas Co. on .. Eddys
farm near Bshler, q d fair producer
for this field. perhaps q ten barrelef
David Fetty, d collars Ruin, Was.
AZ Fairriont q few days since %receiy:,
Ing treatment for an injured limb.
Many politicians OF many minds
Fin Monongalia county y arc. end y
10 devise ways and mean to hypno.
Etlze the voters. Soon that old phrase,
"At the earnest solicitation Of many
friends. etc.. VIII appear signed ,by,
Ehunery Office seekers from Popetown
to Decker's creek and from acassyilles
to opekiska. Will your name be
printed there?
Much; COMMENT concerning The vari5
olls candidates for governor has been
inaulged in. By members Of bath poJ
%litical parties who do not always abide
in the rayless. ravine of narrow par
tisanship. As to whether or not our
abode Is In that self same raylnc W.,
shall not offer an opinion. being
shrouded IN n veil OF measuretess mod.
csty. Republicans and Democrats who
have the welfare OF, West Virginia
at heart earnestly desire that the can.
dIdates OF both parties be men Of rec
ognized ability and integrity. There
are many such men and there seems
to be no necessity for placing on eth
er ticket those that are more noted
for their cunning than their candor..
Tie civic wreath! Of power should be
: placed on men OF honor. ability AMI
virtue, not on elastic schemes whose
principal power lsttheir tart OF delud-
Ing and deceiving. There is u well
defined spirit Of restlessness and dis
. content manifested today and It wouli.
!. appear TO be the height of folly to,
norlnate those who have not the hon.
or and integrity That inspires conf.
dcncc.a In the ranfe OF the h%abpiHess
and prosperity Of the people OF West
Virginia give us candidates intellecs
tuafiy and morally competent. Brains.
! not bluster, and bombast, should be
at IA premium. Relegnte all schem-
ing sophists and give aidtiand con-.
fort to the lovers OF justice and prog
ress. to those who are the friends Of
! mankind after as well MS before elec-
ton and all will be we'll. t t4s
, Last week in the gay and majestic
city Of Paris. q man died whose career
from Uyouth's golden dawn to ages
) twilight hour would fill volumes with
the most interesting and instructive
material. We, refer to Moncure Dan
, lei Conway Did you ever hear of
him or read any OF his books? II not
will you pause while We briefly out
line his career??@ Or perhaps yon do
not care to know Of the struggles and
, h%ardships of a master mind In It's
, search for truth and Justice. He was
born in Virginia in 1882. He became
n Methodist minister when only Is
years Of age and while thus employed,
he wrote q, pamphlet on '.Free Schools
for Virginia." Soon he forsook the
Methodist faith and vent to Massl-
chusctts where he graduated at CAM
bridge and came under the influence
Of William Lloyd Garrison. He was
alienated from his family because he
befrlended a fugitive slave. He had
by this time t~Nurneyed mentally from
Methodism to Unitarianlsm, n long
distance in n brief snnce of time.
From the Unitarian church at Vase.
ington he was dismissed for ante.slav-
cry discoUrses. A few years later he
went to London and preached many
years and associated with, the great
linen In politics md: literature. ATTIC"
his return TO America about 90 years
ago his time was spent in, travelling
lecturlng and writing, lie had a 81.
snntic mind and what was of far grent.
er Importance he had the courage to
tel hiS, honest thoughts, to admit ho
TaS, WRONG when convinced. He, wrote