The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-26
Gagged and Bound and Assaulted
Aie Women in Their Homes
and Terror Reigns.
BLOWN OPEN.
Bhrgiaries Are Galore, WickednesS
Goes on UnmoIested and Vice is
Rampant Under Harmer.

As the campaign progresses the
Grille ticket is gaining votes severy
day The people are becoming
more fully informed about the miser-
able failure OF Harmer to keep his
promises and they know that for
months he has not even attempted
tokeep them. They turn from him
IN disgust, pronouncing him the most
vaelIlating public official they ever
saw.
ii is true that Mr., Harmer
Throws Up His Hands,
whenever ahy thing Of importance is
10 be done. After his hands are
thrown up he tries to wipe out the
charge against him of inaction by
4etting his mouthpiece blame 1t on
the police.
The police from the chief down.
inform the Telegram that they have
never refused to obey his orders but
stand ready at all times to do so.
The trouble is he is unwilling to
giye them orders, 1t is his fault that
safes have been blown open, homes
entered and women
Gagged, Bound and Assaulted,
rape committed. and homes burglar
ized, besides thousand and one
other crimes.
There, had been no safes robbed
here for years, until after the Har-
mer administration came in. Nor
were homes entered, and the women
folk gagged and bound with mur-
derops Intentions. Burgiaries have
been galore this year. Mayor Har-
ner has taken no steps to break
them up.
For more than two months during
this administration. the women folk
in our
Homes Were Terrofized.
They fed from their homes, when
their husbands and brothers were abb
sent. taking refuge at the homes OF
neighbors. This was in fear lest
murderers might break into their
homes and gag and bind them like
had happened elsewhere in the city.
1t was, indeed, terrible state of af-
fairs Criminals infested the city
and committed desperate deeds with
out molestation on the part OF the
mayor. Many Of them were run
down hut not with the aid OF the
mayor, as he showed perfect indiffer-
ence to the terrifying conditions.
Gambling Opened
IN many parts of the. city and CON
tinued throughout the administra-
tion and nothing has been done by
the mayor to break up these places.
Drunken men In large numbers
appeared on the streets on Sundays.
Leaning up against the fence within
the very sight of the mayor they
Drank From Flasks
and sWore, some people even heaped
maledietions on the mayor in his own
presence, swore at him. violated the
city ordinances, and yet he merely
winked one eye and passed on.
Such could not and would not oc-
cur with mayor who really wanted
to have good government. The
mayer has power over the chief Of
police and over all the other officers
Of the city Indeed. he is the chief
executive officer OF the city. The
law is at his command and he has
the
Power 60 Employ
an the men he needs to accomplish
the reforms he processes. In years
gone by. when NJ. G. Holmes was
mayor. he did not send up the cry
that he was powerless to do his duty.
He got detectives, brought them in
here and accomplished much in his
determination to see that the laws
were enforced. Harmer has his de-
tectives to ascertain how people are
going 10 vote, but he has none to Nd
the city Of crime.
As these facts are plainly present
ed to the people, they are becoming
awakened to the fact that Harmer
has
Failed to Do His Duty
and TO keen his pledges. They
quickly realize the truth Of the
charges made against him and not