The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-09-04
ROTTEN WORK
IS SHOWN UP.
A Kind Of Cattle Trying to De,
fame the country's
Fair Name.
APPEARS IN TRUE LIGHT
Exposures Are Rapidly Weak
ening the Opposition to
Charles w. SWisher.

BELINGToN, Sept. 4. (speciall-
The Wheeling 1ntelllgencer of thu
S1st ultimo. and the lst instant con
tanned two affidavits signed by one
A. E. Ballah, of Philippl. Now or
dlnarily this county primary would
have been local affair and OF no
material interest to the rest of the
state, but since this rump sheet has
seen fit to parade lot of falsehoods
over the state we feel that some mat
ters pertaining to the facts should be
given to the people of the state. 1t
would be interesting in this connec-
tion to know who this A. e. Ballah
lis who is self righteous and pure.
That the people may know what kind
of cattle are trying to defame the fair
name of Barbour county and Mr..
Swisher we give the following facts
about this fellow:
He was formerly a Democrat and
moved from Davis to Horton where
he changed both his religion and poll
tics. On arriving at Horton he
thought 1t would suit his purpose bet
ter to be Presbyterian, SO he and
his wife, who was lifelong Meth
odist, Joined the church which SEEM
ed at that time to have the in7
fuence and also to get into the Re-
publican party which would better
facilitate his ends.
A new superintendent came along
to look after the lumDer business who
had no church Affiliations hut whose
wife had been staunch Methodist, so
said superintendent paid literally to.
ward this church and this called for
another change in the Ballah home.
which was done instanter, both he
and his wife leaving the former place
of influence to get into the wider
field where he, Ballah, might the bet
ter have a pull" with the manage
ment and 1t was about this time there
came into the mans life an incident
that tends to show up what he is more
than any time before. "A hot polit-
ctal campaign was on and Mr.. Dayton
was needing votes, so this great
church man converted his boot tops
into a temporary grog shop and dis
pensed, so 1t is said, the stuff that
brought the fellows humping and he
also introduced the famous BLACK
Pin" into the election booth. which
brought the bearer one dollar In
cash when he appeared on the out
side. This was part of the Dayton
campaign method to get the boys IN.
About this time Ballah was APP
pointed postmaster for his part in
the campaign. 1t was at this time
that Mr.. Dayton said to him, accord
ing to report, that's "Ballah, come
down in Barbour county; ! can use
you" So said Ballah moved to Bel.
ington where he spent some time and
then having longing eyes on the post
office at Phillppi. he moved thera
where he has been patiently waiting
for the postotiice, which so far has
not been offered TO him. Now this
is a sample of one OF the fellows who
is trying to besmirch the character o.
Mr.. swlsher and trying to defame the
name of Barbour county. When run
to the ground nearly every one Of
these fellows turn out to be Just such
characters who want to stand up In
their self-righteous garb and cry,
"unclean, unclean!" but who should
emember what the Master said, when
he said: Let him that is without
sin cast the first stone"
We are sorry to take so much OF
your valuable space with such an j.
significant subject, but the people Il
the state should know who these men
are are what they are.
Another question which is being
discussed here is the charges made
against Mr.. Swisher. If these charges
have any foundation why do they not
put them In a proper form and bring
them before the proper authorities
and have him thrown out OF his office
under the provisions OF the Constitu-
tion, Article 4, Section 6?
The atmosphere is clearing up rap
Idly here now and nearly all on the
county ticket have expressed them
selves as willing to stand or fall by
the Republican party and the longer
1t goes the fewer rumpers We have.
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