The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1910-10-04
9th Year. Whole No. 1897.
Orthodox.

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Will the Republicans of Calhoun
county vote for John Hamilton for
Congress at the November election?
And If not why not?
With all the charity tina. hopeth
all things, outside of the few post
masters, | cannot see why there is
or why there should be. a stand
pat" republican in the county. Ev-
, en- the postmasters are not benefited
by standpatism. only to the extent
that Harry Woodyard is a stand
patter" and toward him they feel
grateful for having recommended
them for the positions they hold.
Aside from their job the office they
hold--they are in the same boat
with the rest of us They are pay
ing tribute to the Steel trust en- ev-
cry pillow, every bale of barbed wire,
every pound Of nails, every broad
hoe, every table knife, and every
thing made Of iron or steel, from
the bridge we are going to build at
Grantsville to the screws that fasten
down the lid on their collins
They are paying tribute to the
sugar trust upon every pound of
sugar they buy, no differences for
what purpose it is used, whether to
render palattble a kettle OF apple
butter, or tn sweeten slucer of
catnip tea for the baby They pay
tribute to the paper trust on their
bibles, newspapers. school books,
the letters they write, and even the
paper pokes in which they carry
home the few grocesies which they
are able to purchase. They pay
tribute to the t,bbacc) trust, on
ever chew, Sun Ike. and rub, in which
they indulge. They pay tribute to
the lead trust upon every brush of
paint they use to protect, adorn, or
beautify their homes.
They pay to Rockefeller and the
oil trust on their kerosine, and gaso-
line. They pay on everything thoy
eat and drink, wea- or use, and
the manufactures ship nearly every
thing to Europe and after plying
cost, Insurance, and freight they sell
Co those European paupers a. ono
half what they get from Americans.
This awful state of aft .irs is only
made possible by n robber tariff
which Harry woodward helped to
enact into law, aud upon which he
stands pat and sneeringly tell the
people who elected him is the boat
tariff ever past, and thai he has no
apology to make to them for the
part he played in its passage. or for
his support of the tyrant Joe Can
non, like Senator Scott he openly
boasts that he is a "standpatter of
the standpatters' These principles
does not seem to suit the nation of
Republicans In other states East.
West, North, and South, they have
been repudIated. 1 do Lot know
what the Republicans of Calho I'm
county wi do in the coming cleo
ton, 1T Is up TO them. They can
continue to lick the hand that smltes
them, or joiE their brethren in
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont.
Massachusetts,, New York and
Missouri and assert their manhood
and throttle the octopus that is
squeezing the life out OF all of Tia.
Republicans are much Interested
in their own welfare, in the we'll
fars OF their wives and children. as
any Of Us. They will t1f, strivs.
s,arve, pinch, save, broil in the
sunshine, and freeze in the snow, to
to render comfortable their families
whom hey love. They admit that
times are hard money hard t. got.
The COS: Of living going up, direct
taxes even under the dawson law.
are MS high as ever The county
engine T. has never seen the roads
we have 10 travel---Yes they work
and thew grumble like the rest of US
but they bear all these Affections.
and l sometimes think would ell
duIe every plague that was inaictec
upon Pharo Of Egypt ra,her than
vote the democratic ticket. Will
they vote for Hamilton for Congress
aud If not why not?
ORTHODOX.
Richard Whites al, ar