The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-09
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THE LEGlsLATuRE.
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AS We have been Id the log ever
since the meeting of the Legislature
and as thil Is the second day or Febfis
airy We thought we would Come out To
see II there was any sunshine sfof USE
can see. nothing but darkness, which
hangs like a pail over us.
II Will be. remembered by the read
ers Of the Grafton Leader that ute,
wrote to the boys aboutSthe time the
Legislature convened at Charleston
and gave them o timely warning OF.
the trap that was laid for them In
electing United States Senators.
We also referred to some Eof the
candidates and spoke Of them Just as
they were. Nothing expatiate or set
down hot In malice, Still one Demo.
crate ~ paper did not give the article
lspace.
Uncle could not go to Charleston for.
THE majority of US have to stay home
md pay the bills so all his influence.
went to waste;'ior when the boys got
down there they smelled the aroma OF
the tainted dollar and ran st.tota: never;
mind boys, we'll read YOU the riot act
in 1912.
They used to Judge men by their.
merits but now they. Judge them by
their money and such was the case at
| Charleston when they selected the
men they did and LETT Col fMcGraw
out. He is a man Of the highest honor
and integrity; an orator and debater.
of great ability, a student OF public hfa
fairs.
We cannot think they had anything
personally against Col. McGraw., but
this was a thrust at the principles he
advocated.
We had hoped that enough Of them
would repent OF what they had done
in caucus to defeat the nomittees In
Joint ballot; but when they met III
in solemn conclave TO ratify their pro:
ceedings, there was uniform loyalty
and concert OF action mot. only Of the
cancus members. but they !drewta mum.
Der OF others TO iheir aid. Well,
t~"wherever the caucus Is there will the
eagles sail around.' Or, as Shakes
peare says "the stencil was loud and
smells to Heaven" However. 1t did
inot appear to 60 In that direction,
for they smelled 1t In Cincinnati, DO
not know where confidence went. We
should have kept faith with the Re.
publicans who came overland helped
us because they we're tired oil. ring
rule and now We owe them a debt
we cannot pay for they won't take 4
check on Wall street. They say they
have been using them a long time and
just lately learned they were counter.
felt.
We have read the interview and one
such from the senators.elect; they are
(, egotistic and read like. a love stofy.
This calls to mind the the bashful
young man who went to see his best
girl fourteen years. There were other
Isuitors OF whom he was Jealous, bur
too timid to mention 1t to the lady
FINALLY he, picked up courage to tell
. her how well he loved her and she
said: "Why. John, I've loved you all
this time and have waited all!thistim
for you ia. say you loved me, SO; could
tell you how we'll loved yon." The
lyoung man was SO Infected het arose
and walked out at.ther door, and when
he stepped into the bright moonlight,
he exclaimed, with outstretched arms:
l"Oh Lord, ! just love everybody"
This case Is certainly parallel OF the
other. Democracy has had! several suit
tors, OF whom they were jealous
Bryan, Col. McGraw and others and
they have waited for fourteen years
for the Democrats to give them any
thing In sight for afchance to tell
the people how we'll they loved them.
eyen to Democracy.
Times change and men change with
them. but principles never.
The constitution OF the State should
have been read to, the boys: perhaps
some Of them never. saw It; especial
lly the clause which reads: NO Que
shall be deprived of life. liberty, prop
erty or the pursuit OF happiness with
out due process OF law and the judg!
ment OF his peers. They changed the
pursuit Of happiness to the pursuit OF
office and left out the remainder
They should hang out a sign on the
state house. subscribed "Sepatorshlps
for sale; no one but m%i1iionaircs need
apply and then adjourn and come
home. 3aht
The book says: BE sure YOUR sins
will find you put" II what they have
already done is Democracy, they Will
oblige Us by not giving Us any more.
Uncle would like to meet the ;boys
when they come back and give them
q. little sound advice by this. way Of his
old Hickory Jackson cane.
The people lost this faith. but the
war is not over. They have not stack.
ed arms yet and the next battle. mall
probability, will be fought under9an-
other flag, But this Is all written with,
out the consent OF Wall street O 'even
the Grafton Sentinel. who pitches into
the Boothville correspondent and dnbs
him m old moss.back and rolls the
moss the wrong way.
Well. the Sentinel is. a very large
fish, but we are engaged just nowsfght.
;po thu -vhole.- - VIII attend to the