The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-10-30
sAN' Old GRY
BY DEMOCRATS.
Gang Up TO Its Old Tricks
in 10 Preju4
dice Voters.


nouthpIeces patlocratEc gang
indulge t1enaselte as tisaal in asper-
slons upon. tie BUN Repd bIfcan.
nominees, and themselves large
Is In peraoIlal les the same as of
yore Every kqtef acquainted with
the history Of the Democratic. gang In
Harrison county aware OF the fact
that they are but Repeating their time
worn course What they expect to
gain by 1t even they do not know,
but il is;sfofeIgp to their nature, to
fairly ana square ~ discuss the is
sues. and the conduct OF public oflc-
ials ~.
The cry goes Up every campaign
that the Repub1t eEdr ticket Is not wor-
thy of the support OF the people and
that good serviee~will not be render
ed. Bitter attacks were made upon
Judge Lynch, Sheriff Flanagan. Cir
cult Clerk Homer Williams, Prose
cutting Attorney VIII E. Morris and
others, when they were running for
the Offices they now occupy The
Democratic managers and their
mouthpiece virtually said they would
turn out TO be se6undfeis. II elected
to office; yet their record shows to
the contrary and as all know is alb
solutely free frodf3any and every thing
tending toward lnalfeasance. To the
contrary they nave administered the
affairs of their respective offices In
highly efficient manner, so much so
that there has been praise and no
fault7hnding on The part of the Demo-
cratic mouthpiece, and, there is no
fault-finding by 1t now of those who
remain in office and are not running
in this campaign.
Under such circumstances they i'm
pose upon the intelligence or the vot-
ers of the county. when they UNDER
take to assail the nominees. whom
they praised and thought we'll of in
Office until they were renomInated.
. Even Democratic county candidates
are employing methods of insin1a-
ton against the conduct of the coun-
ty offices, which they know have been
run absolutely correct. In lengthy
type-wrttten letters. telling what they
would do, II elected; they try to leave
the inference that John NJ Flanagan
has not been capable, honest, cour-
ageous sheriff; yet every man, woman
and child in Harrison county knows
that he has been! n
Their meuthpisce without thel
scruple bitterly attacks VIII
F3.s;9S6pRrisE yek the people know that
Morris has been one of the finest and
most faithful prosecuting attorneysl
in the state. But recently it was held
out to him that he would lose somei
votes. IL he protected the interests of
the county in a certain instance, yeti
he did not hesitate to do his duty and
he told those who tried to influence
him in this way that he. would dol
his duty. even If he lost everyfvole ini
the county. That is VIII E. Morris !
for you, honest VIII Morris!
The Eemocratic critics have failed
completely in drumming up a single |
thing against Ernest L. Pigott, can
didate for assessor, nominated at the
Republican primary election in the I
regular way. Yet they undertake
to hold out that, man who assessed |
personal property twenty odd years
ago Is the man to make the personal !
properly and real estate in this mod
ern age. Mere bosh that!
II it were not for the fact that
these Democratic managers have a i
for reelection, they would be dill |
gently engaged in attacking thatl
court, indeed, IL is stated that they
have been secretly a:acking the other
nj en.bers, after their minds were dis
abused of the idea that at least one
OF the other members would supDortl
the Democratic ticket.
The policy OF the Democratic CAM |
paIgn managers is to attack every one
who is not of their way OF thinkinEt
ana who can not be subjected by
them. They have no use for any
excapt the servile and even hate in
dependent thinkers OF their own par
ty.
notwithstanding the fact that Hart
and Riblett have good records as
the Democratic managers
would have the people believe such
men are dangerous to the state and
the peoples welfare. The ASSISTANTS
of Hart and RiDlett know better.
bur they mistakenly take it for
granted the people do not. How
foolish OF the Democratic gang!
Designers upon the public welfare
were not courageous enough to write
and adopt 4 platform for their can
dfdate for the state senate, Goodloe
Jackson, and yet they keep up Bit
ter tifade against Charles c.. Coff-
man. whose platform as given by him
to the convention which nominated
him, was strengthened and made
more positive and emphasized by his
speech of acceptance, in which he
eVaded no vital state issue. 1t GER
taiuiy did not show the part of cour-t