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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-05-11

Nov q man who has not these pre- |
Possessions Il not fit 10 Lad Of serge q
free people and / should expect the
noble processes that are going on at
Berea 10 produce for ~ in some dag Of
critical EFFICIENCY another man Of that
o,,euaduerable stuff Of the old stock Or
The continent and yet touched with the
energy Of q new age and with the
vision Of new time and able to lea
out Of old things into new.
Moreover, this Is 4 Southern enter
prise and because am Southerner
perhaps have strong prepossession in
it's favor, because By enriching the life
Of the South, what are you doing7
You are strehgthing the life of the
country in that portion Of It where
there is pretty sure to be reversion to
type. The South lis the least changed
part of this country, so far as the
makeup Of its population is concerned,
and that population. is the portion Of
our population by which we have our
Oldest unaltered connection with our
institutional development. Here is the
straightest strain Of American political
tradition. Do you want to enrich that
strain or do you not?
You have had your quarrels with the
South, but you at least own that the
South knows how to quarrel, that the
South knows how to argue its case and
that the South stubbornlyi based its
cause upon what it believed to be po-
litical traditions and with that politi-
cal conservatism there nevertheless
goes the most radical sympathy with
the common ordinary people of this
country, with what believe, is, using
a small ''d'' and not big one, the
real democratic foundation of our life.
You speak of the South as if its tradi-
tions we're aristocratic, and you know
that more stubbornly than any other
part of the country it has been per
sistently democratic. Now, i do not
know whether you want .t6 subscribe
to increase the strength of democracy
or not, but | would commend it TO you
as a hopeful enterprise. And can
guarantee to you, think. that if you
will strengthen the democracy that
will come out of the mountains you
will be again renewing the sources Of
our political life, because do not
know where else you will find straigh-
! ter tradition, leading us back to tn
origin of our liberty. r.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-05-11
Good For Berkeley Springs.

At the election held on Satur-
day last, Berkeley Springs again
voted dry Conclusive proof
that her citizens had found saloons
detrimental to the business, to
say nothing of the. morals of the
town. AS usual, the liquor inter-
ests fought hard to regain a foot
hold, but in vain.
The citizens of good old Bath
have our hearty congratulations.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-05-11
A Noble VaIedictorY.

No finer sentiments have been ex-
pressed in recent years on the floor of
the United States Senate than those
by Senator Money Of Mississippi in the
closing hours of the last Congress.
Referring to the friction developed
among members. by discussion Of the
pending Canadian Reciprocity treaty,
he said
1--WE must exercise some statesman
ship in providing for mental attitude
with our good neighbors North and
South that will make them so friendly
to US by the close Intervening of
commercial, social and domestic ties
that they would be in the future unwill-
ing to furnish on their soil a basis for
military operations from either ocean
against the United States. =
II regret, Mr.. President, that there
seems 10 be. engendered somewhat, in
this attrition of wishes, and that on
the floor of the Senate, little bit of
acrimony. which has heretofore kept
out of the Senate. at least for some
time.
..Now, want to say, will be here
only four days. My public career will
i. close. and will retire to my farm. As
Thomas Jefferson said when he was
asked to run third time by the. Leg
/ islature of Vermont, want to go to
my farm with clean and empty hands. =
II love peace, and there is nothing
on earth that SO distresses me as strife
and conflict. am willing to mske any
! sacrifice / can for peace. There has
been no reason for any display OF
!, feeling that / know of.
Il look at this situation as man al
most on the outside. SINCE ] have
been speaking there has come into my
! mind a-few verses from an old Greek
! poet, which perhaps the Senate will
indulge me in repeating, for 1 think
they are extremely applicable to the
situation in hand. It was the invoca-
ton or exhortation of an old Greek
poet to his own soul. His name is now
/ very rarely ever heard, for his spleE-
did genius is only attested by some
magnificent fragments, that fortu-
: nately for posterity, were EMBEDDED in
the writings Of other people. His
name was Archilochus, and he and
Sappho were adjudged by the Greeks
of the classic age Of Greece, the age
of Pericles, as being the two who were
second only to Homer: His lines, if
you will allow me, were these
!" Tossed on sea of troubles, Soul,
my Soul,
Thyself do thou control;
( And to the weapons of advancing foes
A stubborn breast oppose;
Undaunted mid the hostile might
OF squadrons burning for the fight.
Thine be no boasting when the vic-
tors crown
Wins thee deserved renown;
/ Thine no detected sorrow when defeat
Would urge base retreat;
Rejoice in. joyous things-nor over
much
fLet grief thy bosom touch
Midst evil, and still bear in mind
How changeful are the ways of human
f. kind
although that was written seven
hundred years before the beginning of
the Christian era, yet neither before
nor since has there been a sounder
philosophy or manlier sentiment ex-
Fpressed IN nobler verse. It is lesson
that we can take each one for bim-
self"
! A splendid soldier of the Confeder-
acy, Senator Money, since the conflict
ended, has ever enunciated the prin-
ciples of the Prince Of Peace. OF a
verify,
"The bravest are the tenderest,
The loving are the daring.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-05-11
UNCLE WALT
The Poet Philosopher


Ply Bar the exclai when dragging
their joint debate when they
their biz though they had the rheumatic. And
PLAY beaehes
bunch they that all the
The talking graft all and oafets give the
life Buggard in the
tell intend do. and
galore No matter what
lcs grand atand plays; put heks and
old Brass Taeks undsnnsyed b. bEse
tau So sIwht 4 shQrz plsy ball ]
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-05-11
STUART F. REED.
Secretary Of State.
Two Orchard Properties Sold.

Two orchard farms on the east side
of the Shenandoah river in Jefferson
county have been sold by their owners
to Messrs. Prescott Huidekoper. Of
Hampshire County, Oliver b. Harsi-
man, of Clarke, and William Campbell.
of this county. They are known as the
Clipp and Pentz properties, containing
IN all 356 acres, both properties having
young orchards on them. It is under
stood that the new owners will do ad-
ditional planting this fall and make
other improvements.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-05-11
Woodrow Wilson ON Inherent
Democracy.

! Do YOU never reflect where the
sources of the nations life lie! DO
you suppose that the life of tree is
derived from it's fruit? Do you rot
know that the life of tree is derived
from these unseen origins which lie
beneath the soil, where everything IS
dark and hidden and silent, snd If you
choose to regard it SO, unbeautiful?
But here all the sources of vitality !le,'
and are sent forth into the roots, into
the trunk, into the vibrant btanches,
and finally Into the flower and fruit.
So it is with the nation. Our sources
do not lie where distinction is revealed
in this, that~and the other man. Iney
lie in places whence he, 1T maybe,
came, or whence his forbeafs came
and whence the people whose stock he
represents came and all the sources OF
strength and renewal come from the
bottom up, and not from the top down.
The man is no friend of the country
who works with regard to the things
that have been accomplished. He is
friend of the country who works with
regard to making sure that other things
will be accomplished IN the future, am
that can be done only by educating the
s;Iant rndevaloned masses in whom the
s...e.. - 10 nation resides in which
all these sources lie hid. from which
will come the streams of influence and
- :. aao,..r, and of Initiative which will
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. :; . -
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eUI ~. - ara;sa hacaosa in nra;s.
~ -. s.ss sa 's $3.50 froro thor atock
= - 49,. s.a;,;aar r.vse1f Nv nroxv This
a. ~ ..a..;aa - T. lono 400 wander.
800 : ~ Ian. 80 rna5a 10 wav nm
80 ~ my - Ia saanastared valleva
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anu n',o .IS ,..hanaaa. T,ov
spoiie' u .sass;.st;s,a neo,la. how
q :. 10y 4r-s:sao ~ ao,,d the
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1an = - $500 -. ;taols aoaro5
Sus.o. ". &C. oo1or n,hero q
sun uSeu VIZ :s tsa , ,,.sn should he
s :, ~ 1919 s. - 49, - ;raagas 80 +bo
me- a.'1 .o - s - tha no,obt ana
ma!essy e "a h;,nsslf wbe,a ali ma.
niaJss.y =. - - . a',;s. -. .bonght and
'u.e = t : = DIT liz To
yee ~ s. 1900 = s scotch
Inous - = ia - = i sohsr
1IlSn 1000 -. go not thonebt
$500. ~. 49, 81 ;nto row cbannels
Una. 49, ~ = ! tha,an, thai
~ ..e . sons. :. = tha I'D rosds
eomss US o,s -. - 4horaht tonched
- s 49,, s..1 th;nr nth color bot
~ uoS0. -,s,, so,Ssr or.ta,.
s ~. -, as.- No 70 release This
eolo -; 80 ~ - ,,; ~, +hat hoods there
49, - 49, az , 80 Geld Of endeayor Of
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-05-11
ExpenRiYe

Seth Woodbury. was a tight listed
hard-hearted old farmer. His brother
William dying. the neighbors said,
from lack of proper treatment, Seth
hitched up and drove into town to
have notice about his death inserted
in the weekly paper.
"There amt no charges. be there?"
he asked. anxiously.
ooh. yes, indeed" answered the
editor, ''our price is two dollars an
inch.
"Crackyv, muttered the old man,
AN Bill.six feet two. "-Metropolitoa
Magazine.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-05-11

The statements that the liquor
interests had Charles Town by
the throat and that the negro,
holds the balance of power in our
municipal affairs, have, hitherto
met with derision.
DOES anyone NOw seriously doubt
either proposition in view of last
Thursdays happenings at the
polls {? =
Those who have proudly claimed
that they were citizens of no
mean city" may well hang their
heads in Shame and humiliation
until decency triumphs and an
outraged citizenship casts off the
shackles Of the saloon, and stands
forth regenerated and lis e NJ
thralleds h,
Are these assertions too strong?
Let us dispassionately analyze
the vote cast at the Special E1ec-
tiohsa week ago, and its meaning
The total vote cast was the TN
precedently and suspiciously large
one Of 1873 nearly one third more
than, at the last Town election.
OF these 1877 were negro votes Of
which a great majority were
polled BY the vets In addi-
tioA tothis the "wet'' vote was
augmented by a very large num-
Der Of white votes cast by those
who had neither been assessed nor
who had paid any corporation
tax whatever. A further process
Of elimination of the questionable
white vote would not leave the
liquor advocates one hundred vot.
ers of the better sort-cut out
their apparent majority of "a
and leave heavy majority, fol-
the "drys.' -,
In the latter category men:
. toned might be included those
directly or Indirectly interested
in the business, their connections
and those who conscientiously be.
heve that the town would be bet.
ter off either morally or econo.
nically, or both, under the pres.
emit, license system, yet the mum.
Der indicated could not be reached
The No-License Committee is
ready and willing to submit list
Of those who voted the dry
ticket. The liquor people viii,
not publish a list of the wet
voters, not because they cannot
for it was carefully tabu1ated but
because they dare not.
There were lockers on il
Vienna" from all over the County
who witnessed the degradation Of
the ballot at the hands of the sa
loon element, ana the people o.
Jefferson will in due course b.
advised how the result was ac
complished. Alternating as it die
many of their former sympathiz
ers the liquor mems temporary
success has been dearly bought.
Well may they exc1aim witt
Pyrrhus, One more such victory
and we are utterly u11donen'
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-05-11

And the Eighth clause specifically |
states that unless the Council was
satisfied that said election had
been held in proper manner
that It would disregard the result.
the language being as follows
18th. This election. as stated
in the preamble of this resolution
is asked to be held for the .pur-
pose of ascertaining an honest ex-
preston Of the will Of the people on
the license question, and any at
tempt to thwart the purpose of
the Council in arriving at an un-
biased expression of opinion upon
this question will be noticed by
the Committee, and will prejudice
the side in the eyes of the Council,
who may be believed to have used IN
fair means"
Does the Council want to go on
record as stating that after watch
ing the polls on Election Day that
it is it's belief that unfair means
were not resorted to by the liquor
people ? If4it is convinced that
corrupt methods we're resorted to,
how can it recommend license as
a result of such a travesty of an
election
Representatives of the liquor
interests insisted on immediate
action, claiming that thirty days
must expire between the filing of
the recommendation with Sthe
County Clerk and action by the
County Court.
By reference to the min
utes of the Council, it was
Shown, however, that no later
/ than last year the recommended
tons were not filed with the
Clerk until the day before the
County Court met to consider the
grantingof licenses. City Attorney
1C.N.Campbe1l stated that the stat
ute apparently contemplated thai
the order of the Council authoriz.
ing the license should be filed by
the applicant with and therefore
at the time Of filing his app1ica
ton; and that while failure to DE-
ST mig ut be held by the County
Court to be harmless, yet there
was a chance of the Court hold
ing such failure an irregularitJ
that the Court would not overlook
and failure to recommend at tina
time might for that reason preju
dice the rights Of the applicant a
the hearing before the County
Court on June 5th. Whereupo1
the Council recommended all MIN
applicants for license, reservint
the right to reconsider or rescint
fits action.
Even waving charges of fraud
it can be easily demonstrated tina
under a correct Interpretation Q
the Call, a sufficient number Q
illegal votes were polled to Civ
the result to the "drys" by sub
stantia1 majority. That t b.
: County Court in its discretion
will take cognizance of these facts
every fairminded citizen confident
y believes.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-05-11


.tCOl. Thomas h. Dennis. in the Green
brier Independent. pays the following
handsome tribute to Governor Woodrow
Wilson, whose form looms large just
now upon the Democratic prssiHt,s--
horizon:
The star Of Woodrow Wilson, Of
New Jersey seems now to be IN the
aseendaney- This son Of the south
seems to combine the rarely allied quail
ties of political ssgaeity with high moral
courage which does not finch from at
lacking the cofruphonists in their very
citadel. A student Of the science Of
government, he is endowed with rare
executive ability and both knows the
things the people need and how to get
them. As . prospective candidate for
the presidential nomination his admin.
istration as governor of New Jelse is
attracting . nation wide interest" The
Huntington AdUeTtEer.
Brother Long has unconsciously
paid us very delicate and much
appreciated compliment in credit
ing the above expressions as to
Governor Woodrow Wilson's avail
ability as a Presidential candidate
to Col. Dennis, of the Greenbrier
Independent, than whom West
Virginia has. no ADLER nor more
conscientious editor.
Praise from Sir Hudibras" is
praise indeed.
Since the above enconium was PEN
ned, Governor Wilson has proved that
q scholar in politics can do things.
He has gained fresh laurels by secur-
ing the passage by the New DER
sey Legislature of number OF
reform measures, notably, an hon
est Primary Election Law, the
Amendment providing for the election
of United States Senators by direct vote
of the people, the creation of Public
Utilities Commission to curb the power
Of the monopoly, which had the Trust
ridden State of New Jersey at It's
mefcy for years, and this with a cor
rupt and powerful lobby fighting hin
viciously.
Elsewhere we reproduce extracts
from a speech recently delivered BY
/ Governor Wilson in behalf of Bere'
/ College located in the Kentucky noun
tains, His utterances breathe tn
spirit of real Democracy, of which N
| is so dis.;ne..ished an sexemplar.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-05-11

Charles Town, W. Va. May 11th, 1911.
Hon William Campbell, Editor The Free Press
Dear rTh statement Hagefstown Mail
Last that in the matter of the application OF Alburts
Spencef for opposite Harper Ferry had attempt
Judge Keedy before the called
for hearing sufficiently by following extract from
letter of Judge Keedy to me- authorized pub
lie, Yours truly,
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-05-11

The Charles Town Free Press does
not seem in the least worried about the
boycott against it that certain advo-
>cates of the saloon are engaged in
Senator VIM. Campbell recently pur-
chased that paper and is doing valiant
work for the cause of right and against
the wrong. Bro. Campbell, The Mes
senger knows all about how mean those
fellows can act, we've gone through
the mill. and don't mine, the experience
in the least. but the thing that hurts
land we hope you will not have this ex
periencet is when some of the very
people you have worked for and will:
for years, stab you in the, back Nor
gan Messenger
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-05-11
Brickbats and Bouquets.

Senator VIM. Campbell, who is the
new owner and editor of the Free
Press in Charles Town, has felt the
iron-hand Of the liquor interest, by
some of the former pattons by order
ing out their advertising and cancelling
their subscriptions, because he has the
manliness to stand up for, and proclaim
what he believes 70 be right. Don't
be worried Senator, we had sample
of the same experience here and we
are still getting out the paper regularly.
-Harper's Ferry Times.
Shepherdstown, W. va, May Q, 1911,
Dear Sir: Some one handed me a
copy of your paper and am 40 pleased
that we have SO powerful an ally at the
County seat, that although / am taking
some 20 periodicals. now, / enclose a
dollar for your paper. May you pros
per and live long to conduct Press
that is indeed Free" from the blight
of the saloon.
Yours truly,
BENJAMIN HARTZELL.
l
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-05-11

Washington, p. c.,
May s5th, 1911,
The License Committee,
Charles Town, w. Va.
Your telegram received. Am
f1attered you are thinking of me
in your paltry snap election vic
tory. You will remember me
even better when Jefferson coun-
ty and West Virginia go dry.
r. P. HoBsoN.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-05-11
Two Telegrams.

Charles Town, W. Va,
May 4th, 1911,
R. Pierson Hobson,.
Washington, D c.,
Charles Town went wet seven
ty six majority. Congratulations.
LICENSE COMMITTEES.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-05-11
Hon. Frank Beckwlth,
My Dear Judge:

Hon. Frank Beckwlth,
My Dear Judge:
Nothing said or done by you to Justify
abuting improper motives to ybu in calling upon
say anything justify the inference that
you said improper Re-
GREETING should have been perverted to do
you injustice assuring you my high regard
Yours, Very Truly,
L. KrRnv !.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1911-01-04

absolue, sans entraves... la liberte
du corps ct la liberte de l'ame...
Domain, a pareiIle heure, il faut
que je sois ibre.'.
| C'est bieD, repondit Gerard. LIE
marquis de SailIe, provoque par
moi, creisera demain son 6p6e avec
la mienne...
Hilda haussa dedaigneusement
les epau,es.
| AIlons doDc tn es fou dit ellie.
I'm duel entire vous deux! un
duel L.. Est ce Qu'on remet au ha-
sard dun combat des parties cons
me celle la ! Est-ce que je cons
sens a te vor risquer Ia vie ! Un
duel! Et, sill te tue, que veux tn
que je devienne, moi Non, mol,
Gerard, point de duel.
Et ccpeudant, tn veux quill
meure... >. balbntia Nj. de Noyal.
Certes mais pas ainsi... il est
do moyens shrs...
Hilda s'interrompit. Gerard de-
venait pale.
Un crime L.. dit il avec horreur.
XX.-Le Talon.
La jeune femme sc leva brusque.
meDt.
All prends garde! s'ecria t ellie,
prends garde Je ne veux pas dun
amant lache ct parjure +! Tu as
lure Il 'etre mon esclave ct dDbeir |
a tous mes ordres, ct vOici que ia
hesites, ct voici que tn trembles. !
Je vais sortil d lei pour ny rentrer
iamais, ct je me mettrai peut etre
a raimrr, lui qui m'aime ct qui to
fait peur!
Et d'un movement rapide, SAL
sissant sa mantille, Hilda 50 diri>
gea vers la porte.
Gerard bondit ct l'arr6ta.
Laisspz moi passer.. Je veux
sOrtir.
Reste jebeirai... Ii mourra.
MaiS comment!
La marquise etendit sa main
blanche vets les fOurneaux char
ges de floles.
Tu le demandes ! murmura t ellie
il me sem BILE pourtant que tu pour.
rails deviner.
LIE poison fit Gerard F@li fixe
|4et les s0urcils frouces.
Oh sUis tranlullle... ma main
ne tremblera pas t.. Demain soir,
au lieu de lui verser le sOmmeil, je
lui verserai la mort. C'est IN
sommeil plus long que Fautre,
VOLTA tout,
Gerard, pendant quelques Sc
condes, contempla la ieune femme.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1911-01-04

FEULLETON.
Hilda La Bo-
henienne
Xavier de Montepin
(Suite.)
Tu seras mon esclave, CONNIE tr
es mon maitre
Ton esclave 7 Ne le suis je pas
d6ja Ma volont6 s'est faite la
servante de la tienne... Tu or
donnes, j'obeis. Commando, ie suls
pref.
Hilda ieta ses deux bras blancs
autour du cou de Nj. de Noyal, ct
approchant ses levres de son
oreille ellie murmura dams un bal-
Merci, Gerard b.. TIE t'aime!
Une fievre ardcnte brtlait le
sang dams les veiRes du marquis
de Saille, ct il Sc disait tous bas:
&c sont les reves du delire qui
me tont voir ces chooses, entendre
ces paroles... Dams un instant je
m'eveilerai ct la hideuse vision
s'enfuira...
Que yeux tn de moi g.. demanda
Gerard.
Tu mas dit tout a i'heure que
rn etais jaIoax, murlnura la jeune
femme dune vOix sombre. Tu IN as
dit que tu haissais Get hommr, ce
maitre, ce mari, qui Peut, quand
le veut, m'enfermer dnns ses
bras. IL -nchainOr sur son cBnr...
Tu mas dit celia, n'est>ce pas
Ah! s'6cria NJ. de Noyal, tu !e
sails bien Pourquoi me rappelles-
I'm cps chosesf
Parce que je ne veux plus que
tn souffres, ct parce que moi meme
Je ne veux pas souffrir plus long
Temps. Je suis Iasse de me parta
= ger, lasse de trahir, lasse d'etre
infame! Comprends>tu, Gerard
Je compreuds que tn veux le
gutter, lui 7
Hilda cut un rire farouche, tan
dis que de ses yeux jaillissaient
des eclairs sinistres.
LIE qaitter repeta ellie, qcol
bon 7 Ii m'adOre... il me repren
draft.
= : Nous fuirions ensemble. Nous
.os.
naeu,stterions Paris ct la France,
our, breat
4 Iinpsa' of saaG'pi'irions oacher uotre amour ct
tipated eSonheur, lOin, bien loin, de
our bilt
! 20 Sl'aGtre cote des oceaus... Ii ne nous
dru.
,rup etrouverait point.
aees n nous retrouverait partout. Ce
.ER4pss
'<s5a eSSpas celia quill me faut.