The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-20


desired-to get together and sup
port the ticket which Mr.. Swisher Is
just as certain to lead as is certain
the nomination OF Hon. William H.
Taft for the presidency by the ma
tlonal convention at Chicago this
week. Mr.. Mcintosh will certainly
want to continue to be classed in the
Republican ranks as he can do the
party some good. But Why does he
continue a, hopeless fight against a
sure thing?"
Mr.. Mcintosh confines his latest
break into the columns of a subsi-
died press to the recent action OF
Senator Montgomery, who tired as
he said Of campaign Of vlllihcatlon
and SANDER, OF corporate influence.
OF insincerity relative to momentous
questions, OF false charges made for
the protection of false dealings
tired OF campaign of fraudulency
and decided to cast his lot with and
for Mr.. Swisher. Senator Montgom-
cry is in position to know whereof
he speaks, If he sees he has been
on the wrong side it is his duty to
himself and his state to make a
change. A wise man often finds It
necessary to change his mind. SEN
ator Montgomery proved leader in
the upper ;body OF the legislature.
He showed that he is man Of prin-
ciple. His recent action proves that
he has the courage of his convic-
tons even>to lending his warm sup
port to the candidate whom he for
merly saw fit to oppose. Senator
Montgomery realizes, as must Mr..
Mcintosh and Mr.. Baker that Mr..
Swisher will be nominated on the
first ballot in the state convention.
Mr.. McIntosh's statements con-
corning Mr. Swlsher have to be great
~ discounted since he issued that
statement to the effect that he (Mc-
Intosh) was promised that he might
dictate the policies OF he admins
tration II he would support Mr..
Swisher, That was little too much
even for an unsuspecting public and
served to flavor any succeeding
statements.
Mr.. McIntosh's latest is in yes
terday's Wheeling Intelligencer and
shows the unfairness of both The
writer and the management Of that
paper, which referred to 1t editorial
~ In this article the charge is
made that, while Mr.. Swisher caused
the passage of the administration
measure empowering the tax COM
missioner to appoint commission
to review the work OF assessors and
raise or lower the assessment as
they saw fit, he pledged himself to
have the law repealed in 1909 before
it went into effect. Mr.. Mcintosh
himself does not believe this. Did
Mr. Swisher control the legislature
of 1907? Did he know he could con-
troll the Legislature Of 1909? II he
has power to do all this then why op.
pose him for governor? Will he not
be able to nominate and elect him
self? II ne Is the awful creature
that Mr. Mcintosh and Mr.. Baker
would have the public believe where
did he get all this power over legis-
latures? Mr. SwIsher assisted in
passing the law because 1t was look
ed upon as necessary part of the
new system Of taxation. He has
pledged himself to uphold these new
laws. Like any official sworn to do
his duty he will assist in repeating
any law proven to be wrong. Mr..
Swisher has given out a platform
showing where he stands. There has
not been and cannot be any objection
to the stand taken by him on all i'm
portant questions. The people who
know him are not afraid to trust
him. Then, If he has all the power
attributed to him by Mr.. Mcintosh,
why is he not the man for the office
of Governor OF West Virginia"
Mr.. Baker writes the Dispatch,
News that he has made a thorough
search over the state of West Vir.
glnla; that he has lost much time In
reflection on the coming guberna.
Itorial nomination; that he has put in
many sleepless nights wondering
about 1t; that he has talked with al.
most every person of voting age in
three states, and has found foul
men besides himself who were oppos.
ed to the nomination of Mr.. Swisher
Mr.. Baker Is a lawyer over at Nor.
gantown where not to have a col.
lege education is looked upon as a
great calamity. He admits that Mr.,
Swisher will be nominated but in
order to get space alleges that he
cannot be elected. Is Mr.. Bakers
memory bad? Was MIR. Swsher
beaten as, candidate for the city
council Of Fairmont? Was he beat
en- when a candidate for the house
of delegates in opposition to the man
who had long been the Democratic
boss of Marion county? Was he
beaten for the state senate in the
Eleventh district when opposed for