The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-25
dumping Jack JOINTS.

Jumping Jack JOINTS.
las jumping Jack the Exponent
needs none Of It's joints creased.
They are all in good working order.
as its dancing rom one spot to an
other in its discussion Oh the Demo
cratic legislature in this state
shows. Only few days prior to
the Democratic senatorial caucus
the Exponent denounced william E
Chiffon as a 'man without charac-
ter" and yet It's party has virtually
elected him to the United States
Senate for six years from March
next. The ENponent has all
vanced the idea that the members
tof the legislature on the Democratic
side were Of such high character and
intelligence that the selections to
the United States Senate would be
satisfactory. and as 1t knows THAT 1T
shonld keep this fact constantly be-
fore the people. But, what is to be
expected OF IT'S jumping jack policy?
1t is the kilograms duty, however
unpleasant, to DIRECT attention to
some of the aounderings the Expo
nent has engaged in on this sub
1ect.
When the Exponent got the fol-
lowing off, November 90, it began
to beEeve the declarations of Repub-
llcan newspapers that the special in
terests would make the selection:
Col. John T. McGraw, OF Grafton,
having formally announced his can
didacy for the United States Senate,
10 succeed Nathan Bay Scott, we
suppose the battle is on. Harrison
county is a most unique position in
regard TO this matter. On our
north there is Marion county with
a candidate in the person of Clar-
ence w. Watson. To the east is
Taylor county, which is presenting
John T. McGraw as an aspirant for
senatorial honors. This paper has
but one wish in this matter, and
that is that the legislature of West
Virginia, guided, as 1t is, by DEM
ocratic majority, will settle this
business of electing our United
States senators in such manner as
will be satisfactory to the people Of
the state"
Falsely scenting tDem crst'c zeal
for reform, the Democratic gangs
mouthpiece gave utterance Novem-
Der 25 to the following with all the
seriousness 1t could summon under
such amusing circumstances:
The Republicans are terribly
trcGb!ed by the thought that the
Democrats have a hard jG3 before
them. No doubt they have; but
in their zeal for reform they will
overcome all obstacles."N
With Democratic members Of the
Legislature charging that there were
bribe-g!wlng and briDe-taking in the
Democratic contest for the United!
States senatorshaps, the Telegram
car not refrain from arresting at
tention to the fact that the Expo
nent had but little regard for the
day, when it flashed the following
on Its readers Sunday, November
81:
when consideration is given toI
the high class of the members of the
next legislature it is indeed difficult
to heiieve that the selection OF the
new senator will not be satisfactory
to the whole people OF the state.
Fpr years no such gathering of able
and upright men has occupied the
legislative halls at Charleston, as
will be the case when the next legis-
lature convenes."
What imDelled the prophet to talk
thus wisely December none knows
unless some of the political shadows
passing his horoscope indicated the
impending storm that has brokent
loose in the Democratic camp with
such shameful fury:
,"All will eoncede that should the
legislature select a man who does
not and can not measure mp to the
required standard Of citizenship and
craftsmanship, a vote OF confidence
will certainly be lacking two years
hence
The Exponent contained the fol-
lowing editorial December last:
This paper is not one of the