The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-08-04
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.Bv State Senator George
BANDS Newspaper at
West Union.

i WEST UNION. W. va Aug A.
.Tne political. ideals Of william A
Maccorkle are but little more ele-
waited than those OF the lowest and
imost .depraved Bowery politician IS
one Of he many highly Sensational
utteranees In a long editorial in the
West Union Record this week owned
by Senator George w. Bland and
edited by walter Stuart. The Record
says:
A man and Democrat who VIII
devote column and half OF q
newspaper TO a defense OF the odor-
ferrous and variegated political rec
ord of such man as Bill MaeGorkIe
is certainly sorely in need OF moral
land political regeneration himself
The Democrats OF our state know
NEacCorkle. and they know him Just
about as well as does the Hampshire
editor. They know that he has done
perhaps as much as, 4 not more than
any other man to bring our party IN
this state to its. present infamous
plight. They know that the black and
Iindefensible record OF our last leg
isl.ture is as much the work OF
;,NfacCorkle as any one man in the
state They know that the election OF
watsou and Chiffon was greatly fac
shared through the tireless efforts
and adroit generalship OF Windy Bill
they know that he was the leader
in that legislature OF every move
nent to violate the campaign pledges
NJ bis party and to fasten more Sc
cnrely the grip of the bipartisan mon
tod interests upon the Industrial and
political affairs of the state They
also know that when the Wilson tar
IN bill was up for consideration he
went to washington and did all he
could to emasculate 1t. In violation
NJ the platform declarations of his
marty he urged and fought for d
protective tariff on coal and iron
The political ideals of William a.
maoCorlsle are but little more ele-
yated than those of the lowest and
most depraved BOwery politician He
looks at all questions from stand-
noint Of dollars and cents. We VIII
venture to say that he never had
conviction which he would not VIII
lingly repudiate or stife provided "
doing so he could obtain a temper
ary victory or success. He has no
more of the spirit of martyrdom than
the most cringing and servile syeop-
liant that ever kneIt at the feet OF
royalty. ,.
for something like thirty years and
he has made addresses all over inc
state, and no man today can point
to a single lofty utterance in any oil
those speeches. No young man can
saw that he ever looked upon Mac
corkle as his political ideal or ex-
emplar. No great moral cause everI
received material advancement or
encouragement from MacCOrkle.
If all our politicians and statesmen
were like MacCorkle well might we
pray for the CamOrra or some other
institution equally as effective BY
which we could rid ourselves oil
them.
The Hampshire statesman had bet
ter rid his own skirts of the hlth
clIneing to them before attempting
to write out clean bill of health
| for Bill MacCorkle- The people OF
! tho state. especially the honest, de-
cont Democrats. have not forgotten
the part that John ]. played in the
election of Chiffon and Watson. Ana
II ne desires to- test their memory
and to fnd out just what they think
Of him let him induce the Fairmont
and Charleston gang to give him \
place on the Democratic ticket next
year.
Yes, Johnny, there are at least ten
-thousandN Democrats good and true
waiting for an opportunity to strike
a telling blow at you and Windy BIZ
and some others that we could name
n this is treason make the most
of it.