Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-07-08
Jefferson County, w. Va,
June 30th, 1910.

Jefferson County w. Va
June 3oth 1910.
Blackord under oath makes the following declaration
farmer by occupation and Democrat politics. and live
near Barane Jefferson County W. Va 1906 Jeer
County Democratic primaries to select candidate for the State
senate was approached Gray Silver
Town who asked support told him that know
temperance legislation and whether he would
Prohibition Amendment He stated positively and
pat that he in favor of all temperance legislation and that
elected lie would submit the Prohibition
pledge him promised and work for him. and did
]. w Backford.
State of West Virginia County of Jefferson, to-wit-
w Williams Notary Public of said County do certify
W Bckfod whose issgned to the writing above bearing
the seth day of June has this day acknowledged the before
me my said county
Gives my hand and seal this 5oh day of June 1910
/. w. Williams,
Notary Public
AT the second session during his the in State
venou had declared in favor Of submitting the matter to the people
thus making party This platform pledge ignored
by MI Silver though again petoned the measure, thus
practically apng the people in the face and telling them that they
had not know how vote and instead of serving the
Will OF the people settings himself dictator and boss He
would not trust the people the people again trust him?
This question prohibition principle.
was wanton disregard of the Inherent political rights of the
pie Magma Charta and Constitution of the u both
the people the right of petition Mr. Silver might well have de-
he petition He might have voted for the and then with
perfect pope have home and the election have voted
Mr. Sivers has story of logoing,
eng aud dealing with the republican machine and machine
republican politician is for his
The miserable farce road law in force Mr. Svers pet
measure 1t framed principally after his ideas and vigorous
pushed by him. Do the people want such legislation
I"oyears the country people called from the outlying
c OF Berkeley the house select delegates to the
senatorial convention The outrage still fresh the minds of
country letting delegates
| had been doing unbroken PRECEDENT OF
W." forced through by packed convention filled by loater and
Tcenae while the country had voice That
n'gaed and by Mr. Silver aud he travelled the
IN his automobile doing Do the people wish to
"S'o him for this by rejecting him?
During his he has the railroads
employees that he reelected They need him Is that in
'e interest of the people?
Mr. Cushwa the people Berkeley county and
people of the old delegate district composed counties of
son Berkeley and Morgan record clean,
and efficient His private life above repoach also
ocal record He can't be bought can't be fooled and
n De budozed He has every Office which
M people have called him and himself the faith
OF the people, he has himself boss and
FOOLED the people He is of the people and the
can trust him with the confident will prove
"ue to his trust
"nen petitoned Mr. Silver Cushwa will
pe want him any and all questions
ass this to democratic neghbor and go to primary
v saturday, July g. 1910, o'clock your neighbors
MI ana that the you as delegates
' u better instructed, to for Harry S. Cushwa.
~ushwa says: Let the people rule.
''SeF says The People capable of ruling