Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-07-24
THE scHERR BOLT.
The Voice Of the Republicsn Pre-
wheeling Intelligencer.) v


cans ON last weeks Developments Il
Charleston are reflected by the leading
republican newspapers Of the state.
principally all of which unite in de-
Douncing the methods by hich the
eangsters ought to stifie the peoples |
will. Only those papers have rallied to
the Swisher standard which are per
sonally controlled by or are under OBJ
legations to his moneyed hackers. The
Charleston Mail is practically the enIyl
paper Of consequence that supportsa
Swishcr and upholds the precesdingS
Of the state committee. This paper 4
owned by sam Dixon, who is the pc
er behind the Swisher throne.
Amosg the long lsto republican, /
newspapers which are either actfveIN
supporting or are friendly TO the eau \
didacy of Arnold c. Scherr ars fFf
Parksrsburg state Journal, the III
ersburg Dispatch News, the Grafton
Sentinel, The Morgantown Post Chron-
iele, the Fairmont West Virginian.
the Wetzel Republican, the Cameron
Tribune, the Richie Gazette and
and Standard. the Tyler County Star.
the hcmisg Noun taineer, the West
Virginia News, of Greenbrier, the
Mountain Echo, of Key ser, and many
others. 1891
These papers, be it noted, are edit
by men who have served long
faithfully in the repu blican raT
With but oee or two exceptions Z
were straignt-out tax reform pal s.
from the beginning and materlt
aided Governor Dawson in his eff
to couple the tax laws with repE \
canism. All today stan. for tf#
form and they see danger to thxsS
tenn in the election of Swisher, despite
his own specious pleas
The attitude of tas more influential
papers means defeat for the party in
West Virginia should the Swisherites
persist in their attempts to disrupt the
party. Success is dependent wholly
upon the enforced retirement of Swish |
er from the gubernatorial race, which
is the minimum concession the Scherr
forces will make ia the interest of har!
mony.
SANE AND SENSIBLE.
Argument over the question of reg
ularity as between the court house con-
vention and the pow-wow at the wig
wan is interesting, and the delegates
who sat in each Will easily prove their
case to their own satisfaction. The ul-
innate result of the argument, how
ever, will be the defeat Of both faetionss
and the election of a democratic adj
That outcome is UNI
dcubtedly to be preferred to supine
acquiescence on the part of republi-S
cans in the usurpation Of the preroga-
tives Of the voters by a committee del
cemvirate and the acceptance of an
utterly unfit candidate for the highest
office in the state. The politicians
must be taught, once for all, that no
candidate can be
governor of West Virginia -Morgan-
town Post-C Chronicle.
STANDING PAT.
The State Journal is net stepping
aside, like The Morgantown Post
Chronicle, to favor the selection OF
third man as a candidate for governor
of West Virginia, but is supporting
Arnold Scherr without regard to cen
seque ce ana it proposes to keep it up
unless he gets out of the race, volun-
tarily until shutdown on election day
in next November, if it is the only
paper in the state to staed fast, and its
editor the only man to pursue such a
course. II has no differences to adjust,
no compromise to offer, no apologies
to make, 40 mistake to regret, no
backward steps to take, no coat TO
turn, nc hurts to heal, no thought
OF pursuing any other course
Than that which is nov pur-
suing in this matter Ii this is not ex-
plicit enough aey one VINO has half
10 elaborate for miles if necessary to
express the situation in this estabf
fish -ParkeIsburg STATE Jeurnalf
The political pirates now steering
he Republican ship are heading he
directly toward the rocks OF certain ds
feat The Swisherites on the state cors8
tniItee were warned that the perpetI#
ZION of their contemplated outrage, tn
seating of the Hearne delegation,
would result in party revolution. That
is exactly what bias happened At
Charleston. 1t is no mere bolt over e.
selection of one candidate and the q
ieat OF another, is refusal on the pos
of duly accredited delegates represeAS