The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-03-20


Rattefson g eondtseend men ~
lpN estate. iltt ~ NheEe rs haa'
trainpied DOWN ana as poultict q
warm words upon Tie REPUTATION nj
has - fetpfalls bruised VA ieseh
also silpSe WHO most minus haze
regarded GoyeFtaF coz MIN 20
proud ana 6angit pittt that ~ a.
N fact, 4 man 81 modest stlllne and
humility. one WHO in forse lti1urs
les the most greVious forg lee insults
the most fiagrant endure every assI
saiiit upon his honor and good name
without recruitment and. IN general,
htlmble himself that he may be ex.
aited. II win also show that no one
can ever sin away his day of grace
with the present an nereIful ma.
chine: that no man can ever become
SO vile, 50 degraded, SO corrupt in It's
estimation that 1t Is not ready 10
raise him up and load him with dig
nifty and honors &c he only viii give
up everything and serve with 'adelity1
and singlehess efi heart
at viii be remembered that Cow
ernor Patterson protested TO have
only one great motive in seeking the
office Of governor-the wholly pattl-
otto and unselfish desire to purge the
State OF the shame and infamy
brought upoh II by Cox and the Cox
machine. He openly declared that he
would rather some other than he had
the task and the honor. outrhis soul
would not consent that such man.
as Cox should be the governor Of
Tennessee. He charged that Cox had
degraded and debauched the politics
of the State; he represented him as
the plant tool OF the saloon and the
corporations: he charged that he was
Democrat only i'm name, a Republican
in fact: hesealled him traitor to the
Democratic party. Not only that. but
he vieiously assalled his personal hon
or, his pecuniary integrity. and from
every stump In Tennessee. ne pictured
him in the bitterest words in his vo-
cabulary as common CRATER. And
the whole crew Joined their voices in
one universe chorus of damnation-
crook. 'gr}fter, .corrupts politician
cheap John demagogue-such were
the words that few thick and fast-
from the mouths OF Dsncafl 8. Cooper
and all the leaders in the great move
ment to reform and plrse and purify
the State. TO destroy the power OF the
political machine and restore power
to the people OF Tennessee. The whole
campaign was conducted with view
not only to defeat Governor Cox. but
to load him with infamy and drive
him out Of the politics OF Tennessee.
So far was this carried. that after
Governor Patterson had been nomt-'
mated for governor and Cox had been
nominated for the State Senate. Major
Cooper Journeyed to Bristol for the
purpose of getting. out an independent
candidate against him.
These facts win serve to. glorify
the recent past Of peace. 1t shows
how far Governor Patterson had to
stoop, how much Governor Cox had
to forgive and matches an infinite
condescenslon with an infinite humil.
lty. or course, there are other de.
tails. When Governor Cox was sum-
moned 10 Nashville. some weeks ago.
II was not simply for the purpose Of
falling on somebody's neck or OF hav.
ing somebody fail upon his. There
are honors and dignities and offices
and substantial rewards to be dis.
trlbutcd-things that go to heal the
hurt that honor feels-and these
things were talked of and considered.
But no doubt. the main thing was
that Governor Cox agreed to Join him
self with Ban Murray, Dune Cooper
and Spared Hin and aid them in
their battle for the Holy Cause OF Lo.
cal Self Government"
By local self government, carmack,
meant the fight against prohibition,
The liquor interests led by the gov
ernor. declared in favor OF local on.
ton and of letting each community.
settle the saloon question for itself.
Colonel Cooper upon reading this
editorial. sent the famous message
10 carmack "If my name appears
in the Tcnnessean again. one Of us
must die" The warning was deltv-
cred to Senator Carmack by ex-stat to
Treasurer Craig. carmack said that,
Colonel cooper's threat had made a
cessation Of the editorials impossible
that II the Tennessean never again
used cooper's name. the public would
believe that the paper had been
hiuffed and It would lose caste. So on
Monday. November 9. the day Of the
killing. there appeared in the Tonnes
sean this editorial:
The Diplomat Of the swelbund.-
ITO Major Duncan Brown Cooper
who wrought tho great Cancellation;
who achieved the harmonious conau.
ence OF Incompatible elements: who
welded the pewter handle to the
WONHpn gnnpr.