The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-06-09


future welfare of that boy? Are
you trying to educate him? Why
do you want him educated? Why
do yousand your wife toll and
spend your hard earned means
for that end? Do you not know
that the preferable and most
profitable places are reserved for
persons who neither need them
or ane fit to fill them? And YOU
HELP TO BRING THIS ABOUT
DO You believe that education
al requirements, sobriety and a
general course of honorable de-
meanor, entitle one to recogni-
ton in the disposal of places of
profit and honor ? How do you
vote on such questions? After
one arrives at the age of man.
hood, six years is quite a span of
time. AT any period in life
when one is fortunate enough to
secure eight or ten thousand dol
lars, he should regard himself in
good luck, and if he has been as
sisted to this by his fellow citizen
is it any more than just that he
should then in his turn assist the
other fellow e? Is it commenda-
bic for him to struggle to main
tain his place to the prejudice of
his old friend and benefactor,
and to even use the very means
which he has obtained through
the assistance of his friend to de-
feat the laudable ambition and
just deserts of that friend =? Has
not MIR. McClung been honored
and enriched by our votes; have
we no others who are worthy :?
Mr.. McClung is the brother-in-
law of one Hardman and the SON
in-law Of another. He immigra-
ted into this county from Writ
county. For many years the peo-
pie of this county have been gen
erous to the Hartman family in
the way of public patronage.
One after another of that family
have been elected to positions of
honor and profit. Mr.. McClupg
at the instance and special re-
quest of the Hardman family has
been given six year term of the
best office in the gift of the peo-
pie of this county. With my own
ears did / hear Allen Hartman
ST.. say when he was soliciting
suffrage for his relative, Mr.. NC
Chung, in lis first campaign, that
if he were favored that time he
would ask no more. Past favors
have been received; past promis-
es forgotten. Now | am told by
this same MI. Hartman that he
will do what he can to perpet-
uate his relative in his present
lucrative official position. NC
Chung asks for it again; flourish
ing high in the air we see the
same banner under which the
conquering Hardman hosts have
to often marched to victory be-
fore. The same old swords are
being whetted anew for the inn
pending conflict Of what is
this mighty sword composed ?
OF course it could not be silver
or gold or soft gTeenback. Who
is the commanding general of
the McClungites ? McClung? No.
Shrill and clear above the clash
and din of the call to arms, we
hear the clarion notes of Allen
Hardman, ST. =! He is the gener-
alissimo of the McClung hosts. To
thos in the by ways and fields,
the call comes fall into line and
stand in. He catalogues his
forces and disposes his weapons
of warfare among his 0heiftanS
each according to his merit.
And many a good and valiant
fighter goes forth to the unholy
of digging the political
graves of his own offspring.
Why do not mention McClung
as the hero of his own race a? Be
cause he is not; because he is no
more than the hand is to the
head. Because in this race he
virtually no elements
Of inherent strength. BY vio-
lent effort at restraint the good
home builders of the county per-