The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-19
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March eth, 1910.
Some friend t7j has seen fit to mail
me your paper for several days and
corning direct from your office, ] there:
fore assume that you Know who this
friend Is. do not know, but. will say,
that as numerous persons here have
been receiving your paper in the same
way, we conclude that this gentleman
has a personal az to grind, therefore
IT its needless to say that / do not want
your paper and you may discontinue
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There was a time when 1 delighted
TO read the Wheeling lntclIigencer but
that was In the distant past wien the
paper was. edited by West Virginia's
brightest Intellect and most steadfast
Republican, Archie Campbell. A man
who always carried his sovereignty
under his own hatg and was willing
tina. every other man should do the
same and who would not stoop to pub,
fishing subsidized and misleading ar
tleIes for; the purpose Of aiding ehron.
ie office haIders.
~ Personally, am not a candidate
for any office and do not expset to be
and i am not Interested except as i
citizen In any Of the offices, bur am
not \, favor. Of the policy which seems,
to,aesthe one your paper advocates of
continuing old officers perpetuallyi
without regard te their fitncss for the
public service or fer any other reason
except to keep them in office.
M have been voting the Republieair
ticket for "a years and always thought
was right, but can not subscribe
TO this policy Of keeping men IN office
continually! on and on till ttpe shall
be no more. This office holding be-
comes a mania Will, some people and
they come to think that they have an
inalienable right to hold the office dur.
ing life and are not willing to grant
that any one else has Alright that they
should consider. This policy is de-
structHe and i1 not consistent with
a free government of the people. for
the people. by the people, but Is worse
i,ian monarchy as i comedies the
voter no right to think for, himself or
to vote hin sentiments, but in order to
keep from being branded as renegade
rust walk up and vote as Some one
else dictates. ~
& object to this petty method of con.
tinuing mediocre peopie In office and
maintain that there.ls better material,
who mas always been Consistent and
honorable Republicans and who car,
fill some of these positions as well or
better than those who want to hold
them all tho time.
IT we are to have no changes In any
OF the Offices, why not amend the Con.
stitution SO that our officers can be
elected for llfe7 II is unfair to Try to
mould public opinicn to a policy that
is destructive and perniclous and at
variance with the foundation. OF tho
aoe.rnment, as you are trying to do.
s One of the articles in your paper
says that the post office department Is
In favor of retaining the old postnas-
ters, regardless Of the protests or rec;
omn1endatlons of The Consresan1en
w,c have heretofore been allowed to
make these Recommendations and have
them honored. Us not tIiis a direct
pervcrs:on of the will OF the people
and an assumption Of power never del
egatcd to that Department. II thts}la
SO let the said department assume all
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