Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-10-13
Hon. H. M. Calhoun
Democrats Getting In Line.

General Apathy may have been abroad
earlier in the present campaign. but he
certainly has no place in the Democratic
column in old Jefferson just now. if we
may judge by the interest taken in the
opening of the campaign within the last
few days.
On Thursday evening large and APP
preciatlve audience assembled IN the
courthouse to hear Mr. A c McIntire,
candidate for the State Senate. and Mr.
B H Hiner. candidate for Congress. and
both delivered good speeches. Mr. McIn-
tire dealt chiefly with STATE issues. He
scored the Dawson State machine and
the public accounting law which he said
would take the assessment and taxing
authority out of the hands of the county
officials and concen trate it in Charleston,
leaving the people practically without a
voice in their most important public af-
fairs. Mr. Hiner confined his address al
most exclusively to a discussion of State
issues. The nomin alton of both Swisher
and Scherr, he said was each backed by
considerable portion of the Republican
voters of the state, while the selection OF
Glasscock as the compromise nominee
for governor was the work of one man
alone. that of Stephen BElkins, late ofNew
Mexico, and at present holdin & a seat in
the Senate of the Uuited States from
West Virginia. In his reference to ma.
tional issues Mr. Hiner made some telling
and appreciated hits on the tariff and its
connection with the price of wool. and
with prosperity in general Judge Frank
Beckwith presided over the M Getting. and
good music was supplied by the Charles
Town City Band, These gentleman also
had fine meetings at Middleway on We'd
nesday night. Shepherdstown on Friday
night, Shenandoah Junction on Saturday
afternoon, and at Harpers Ferry on Sat
urday night.
head, of Alabama. was billed for Charles
Town. that gentleman was unable to get
here. Nevertheless the large audience as
sembled in the courthouse was we'll en-
tertained by two of our most talented
home speakers. Col. r. P Chew and
Judge Frank Beckwith. Col. Chew
who is naturally eloquent and always a
ready speaker. in referring to the South
ern Senator who was expected to be here.
paid high tribute to the South-her
fertile soil and immense products. her
statesmen. her soldiers, her full rounded
men and beautiful women. He discussed
the tariff ably, urged the necessity of
electing a Democratic President. and
contrasted the bribery and graft of the
present day with the purity under Dem
ocratic administrations for long years up
to 1861. The prevailing evils. he said.
should be corrected, and he closed in
sharply assailing our strenuous Presi-
dent. who. he said. would be the power
behind the throne in the.event of Taft's
JuuSS De~n "ten, wiz 10 . mug
deba' e.. attacked MIR. Roo sevelt and the
Republican PARTY assailed the record of
the present administration with its enor-
nous expenditures. severely criticised
the Republicans for refusing to publish
their campaign contributions, supported
the guarantee of bank deposits and op-
posed postal savings banks. which would
collect money in rural districts to take to
Washington and to dump into Wall
street. Republican promises of tariff re-
vision, he said. were insincere, and give
no prospect of relief.