Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-01-26

+. w. Alexander, OF CndIleS lOWHl NSS
emphhfically- denies that ne has ever
made or contemplated making such deal
for the State Senate as was suggested in
the Register last week, and says that ne
is not a candidate Tor this Office. Mr..
Alexander also says that he had moth
ing whatever to do with the party OF gen.
tlemen who went TO Shepherdstown in
the interest OF Msssrs. Watson and Chill
ton-that on the contrary he was a warm
supporter Of Col. McGraw and did ev-
erything he could 10 assist him in getting
the nomination for the United States Sem
ate.
Mr.. Alexander's letter is bit cruSty,
and he assumes that the article in the
Register is meant as an unfriendly thrust
at him. We can assure him that he is
mistaken on this point We like to pub
liSh Interesting political news, and it was
stated from number of sources that he
had been picked out by the Martinsburg
firm referred to as its candidate. His de-
NAL, of course, is all that is necessary,
and he ought to be appreciative OF the OPP
portunity TO put it before the public. His
aspiration for the State Senate, if he
should have any, is entirely honorable
and worthy, and the Register can give
him the same support that it has extend
ed to him on former occasions. His 9TH
err friends in this section woul doubtless
do likewise. AS candidate of the po-
litical manipulators in MartinSburg, how
ever, very different face would be put
upon the matter, for there is decided OPP
position to their dictation OF our affairs.
This ring is already responsible for two
State Senators who very consistently
misrepresent their constituents in impor-
tant matters, and for them TO assume to
name the next candidate from Jefferson
county would be going too far.
As a candidate for any office, standing
upon his merits, Mr.. Alexander will have.
the support OF many old friends in this
neighborhood. If they had continued to
believe, however, the current report that
he was candidate of Martinsburg cor
poration interests, he would have ap-
peared in an entirely different light. We
are glad to have his disclaimer as TO any
such utilization.
MIR. Alexander's support OF Mr.. Nc
Graw is likewise in accord with public
sentiment in this county and district, but
that spectacular campaign OF our Charles
Town neighbors was calculated TO de-
ceive the most astute. We confess TO
being among those who were fooled,
and, acknowledging the corn, readily
grant that he is entitled TO the apology
that we hereby Offer
In the House OF Representatives yester-
day Col. Pearre, of the Sixth Maryland
district, made some sensible remarks con-
corning United States judges. He on
posed granting them an increase in salary,
and in his speech on this subject said:
al am not one of those who would be-
little the judiciary, but | must say there
seems to be a little hysteria on this sub
iect of the judiciary in the United States
recently-a hyStera which seems TO lead
public men and great many people to
tendency to recreate the old adage that
The king can do no wrong Do not let
us make the grave error OF substituting
for that the maxim The judiciary can do
no wrong believe there should be no
divinity which should hedge Judge any
more than there should be divinity
which should hedge king, that the jul
dietary and individual members OF the ju-
dietary should have just that much respect
as they earn by their attitude, their ability
and the integrity they display in the per-
Torrance OF their public duties"
We fully agree with Col. Pearre. He
might have gone further and said that
some of the rank decisions by federal
judges during the past couple of years
have brought the whole system into pub
lie diSapprobation. Congress would do
we'll to limit the power of these judges
efforts to this end would be more accept
able than increasing their salaries.