The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-10-16
COrflWell
Creates
Disgust
And Dismay Among Demo
Gratis and is Likely to Be
Taken OFF the Stump.

ChiIIs crept up and down the backs
of the old veterans of the Democratic
faith here Thursday night and the old
war horses quivered with fright. when
John j. CornwelI, OF Romney, the
Democratic nominee four years ago
for governor of the state, declared
that Uncle Joe Cannon would be the
next speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives, that Congressman Hub
bard would be returned to Congress
and that that body would be Repub-
lican. He made this prophesy, in ex-
planning that Judge Taft. though he
believed him to be a big and good
man and sincere on the tariff ques-
ton would not be able to have the
tariff revised. And, in this declara-
tfon he admitted in an implied man
ner at least that 0udge Taft would
be elected But. the climax of ter
ror came to the proverbial unterrifed,
when CornweH said that each county
in the state via have an equalization
board of two Republicans and one
Democrat hereafter. He made no ifs
nor ands about this either. He left
the firm impression that the state
would go Republican. indeed. he adj
mitted 1t in his utterances about the
equalization boards.
So Disguised and alarmed were the
Democratic leaders who heard him
that it is believed that it will be
found expedient to take him on the
stump at once. Down deep in their
hearts they know that he must be
squelched. as he Is doing the cause
of Democracy, they say, more harm
than good.
To the committee in charge OF the |
arrangements for the meeting must
be given credit for prudent foresight. |
In order that there might be some
applause occasionally the committee
had stationed a squad of small boysl
with drums short distance from the
speakers bench and at the cue for
applause these boys would execute
roles upon their drums, while others
blew horns and campaign whistles.
1t was a great scheme and made a
whole lot OF racket, but the noise was
nothing like the big outbursts of en-
thusiasm from the people that char
acterize Republican meetings.
The greater part of Cornwell'sI
speech was given over to national Is
sues, his idea, doubtless. being to
dodge as many of the state questions
as possible. He went on to say that
the trusts had the Republican party
by the nape of the neck, but he did
not explain the vigorous ,prosecutionsl
by the Republican administration of
large corporations that had violated
laws. He tried to excuse the con-
nection OF the Standard OIL trust
with the Democratic party by saying
that he thought 1t formerly was on
the Republican side. The Demo-
cratic solution of making big corpora
tions obey the laws, Mr.. COrnwell
said, Is to- dissolve and destroy them.
The Democratic theory of Destruction
was further illustrated by the speak,
err in an explanation of the Bryan
panacea which would require paten-
tees and manufacturers who make
more than half. of their products to
curtail their business, close down
their factories, discharge their work
men and sell of part of their prop
erty.
After dwelling at length upon cam
paign contributions. but not explain
Ing why the Democrats would not
make public the expenditures of their
funds as the Republicans
will, and telling the workingmer
present that Bryan was their friend
even with his industry-d destroying
theory OF free trade, and making a
few cloudy remarks about court In
functions, Mr. Cornwell pulled out
his watch and said he would talk a
bit on state affairs.
Sidestepping all statistics and ex-
plantations OF the workings of tue
tax reform laws, Mr..
said that these laws are no
good. not because they provide
more reasonable and equitable sys-