The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-19
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The Pec1liaF Quality.
me wheeIing InteIl gencer. IN
olsen ing the possible spirants for
the v4eant Internal pesen1e collec-
torshIp IN West Virginia, says the
Charleston Mail suggests that while
there could be no objections to the
candidaeies OF Mr.. Virgil Highland.
OF Harrison county. or Colonel Fred
PAM Grosscup, of TkanaW'ha, on the
ground OF capacity or personal char
aebef there might be very good
objections, based upon the peculiar
quality OF Republican politics that
has prevailed In both Harrison and
Kama wha counties.
We can scarcely divine the pur-
pose OF the Intelligeneer in giving
publicity to this fling at these two
very excellent gentlemen, continues
the Mall. and splendid Republicans,
unless It IS that Il fears that one or
the other may be considered favor
ably by some of the higher powers
for preferment in the future. The
Mail is not advised as to the desires
or aspirations of either Mr.. High
land or Colonel Grosscup.
The Intel1fgencer has no COM
plant to make of either so far as ca
pacity or personal character is CON
cerned; but lodges It's objections
upon the peculiar quality of the
politics that y 'eyail in Kanaw'ha
and Harrison This leads us to in
quIre II. It would suggest an ex-
change OF the Ranawha and Harri-
son brand for that dispensed in Ohio
county. for instance. The reflection
is made obvious by more particu-
lar study OF the returns of the late
election.
In Kanawha county the brand of
Republicanism so Objectionable to
the Intelligencer was in full com
mand OF the campaign just closed
For President of the United States
w. II. Taft received a majority of
more than twenty-five hundred, for
congress Joseph H. Gaines received
the largest Republican majority ever
given in the third district, for gov
ernor and the entire state ticket tho
Republican majorities were kept
well up to the high water mark and
the entire Republican county ticket
was elected without a single excep-
ton. The eighth senatorial district.
of which Kanawha county forms the
largest part. elected Republican
senator.
In Harrison county, the home of
Mr.. Highland, and where his pecu-
liar brand of politics prevailed, the
whole Republican ticket received
solid and unqualified support in SO
far as his following were able to
have II so, and the only perddy de-
veIoped at the polls came from the
portion who have continually laid
claim to the Intelligencer's brand
of party devotion and hypocritical
faithfulness. Mr. Hubbard for
congress received the strongest sup
port from the Highland brand of the
Republican party, while the knife
users on the other side played havoc
with local affairs.
If, as the Intelligencer declares,
there is nothing the matter with the
capacity and personal characters of
the two gentlemen named, we would
to heaven that some of their poll
teal peculiarIties might he en-
grated into the Ohio county bunch
for future service. Such a result
as characterized the recent election
in Ohio county would probably not
occur again.
We commend the peculiar quality
of the Republicanism of Messrs.
Highland and Grosscup to all Re
publicans everywhere, and wish
there was none other.