Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-09-25

600 60 by the grace OF the lei uhlican
party, daring the past twelve years
with a contingent fund for Mr.. Bow
ers office of s10,0O0.0oa year to say
nothing Of the salaries paid to raem-
bers Of their respective families This
reference seems to have spurred Mark
Hanna up to general assault on the
the dem ocratic ticket OF Berkeley
county on last Wednesday on which
he attempts to mislesd the people into
the error of thinking that the demo-
Gratis on the present ticket have been
holding all the Offices i'll this old repub-
lican county from time immeinofial.
We W elcome comparison of the men
on the democratic and republican tick
cts.
We will take them just as Mr.. Hen
shaw takes them.
We are willing to coneede that Mr..
Gerhardt has made a satisfactory clerk
but we also state that he makes no
| better clerk than Mr.. Jefferson will
make if he has an opportunity who
/ has never held an Office neither las
/ any member of the family while Mr..
| Gerhardt has held office continuously
since he was about twenty years of
age. Is Mr.. Gerhardt the only man in
the county who is capable or who is
worthy OF the Office? Do you propose
l L.. l. -. 4, I4fa ta,,trao
Mr.. Bartles had charge of the aims
hoase for few years and we doubt
not that his administration cost more
| than his predecessors. This was net
without good and sufficient reason.
The property had been SO badly neg
lected that it was going to ruin and
had to be repaired. He did his duty
| and has held no office excepting
this small office which is no sinecure.
| He is a sober man and will attend to
| his business.
Mr.. Allen r. Noll has had the office
of prosecuting attorney for one term.
He has done his duty faithfully and
merits another term and this is the
only office he has ever held. Mr..
Thomas has for years beef a United
States commissioners and also deputy
county clerk under the late 1. l.. Ben
der.
s. S. FeIker has been in office one
term, four years and has been an ex
cellent officer, no man can say ought
against him and he has never before
held an office. Mr.. w. K. Kline has
been before the people and this csm-
munity, very henorably we admit,
but he has been there nearly every
year since we have been toter and
almost continuously been in office
The same can be said of Mr.. Wolf
and Mr.. Wild, the two candidates, for
constables. They have never before
held office and they have both been
honorable and faithful in their charges.
And now we come to the most inter-
esting part Of our comparison. Mr..
Lamon aud Mr.. Kettering, and Mr..
Hobbs and Mr.. Siler. And right here
we are forced TO make revelation which
are not according to our taste but Mr..
Heashaw starts the comparison as
true chronicIer and defender OF our
friends we shall speak out.
Mr.. Kettering was deputy under
Mr.. G. l.. Stuckey and also for while |
under Sheriff Gardner, but there is no
faint on his record. Mr.. K ettering has
always kept a true and accurate ac-
count of his business which was trans |
acted for the public and scrupulously
accounted for tho money. Examine his
accounts, go to the taxLapers and
ompare their bills with his delinquent
list, and if there is any man W no has
been returned delinquent after payin G
his taxes Mr.. Kettering will pay him
back and if he shows that it was done
Intentionally he will pay him ten fold.
In his nomination he knew no ring.
There was no ring. Mr.. Stuckey was
opposed to his nomination AID would
not accept any deputyship.
MIR. Lamon was also deputy under
Mr. l.. &. Gerling. By whom was he
nominated? Did Mr.. Bowers not come
up from Washington and line up the
boys and when he was accused of 1t
did he not say that he did that he
! would elect him and he could elect a
yellow dog, that he had promised to
make Lamon sheriff and he proposed
to do it? Will Mr.. Henshaw compare
Mr. Lannon's delinquent list with the
taxbills of the taxpayers Of Mill
Creek and Arden districts for the years
of 1895 and 1896? Let him just glance
at it and be will find that Mr.. Laaon
returnedil25 of the citizens OF the dis
triCt of Mill Greek delinquent when
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