The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-10-31
BECKER SENTENCED TO DIE
ATSING SING INDECEMBER
ENEMY OF DIR. HATFIELD
BUSINESS SENSE VERSUS SENTIMENT

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Congressman John W. Davis is making an appeal to
the voters OF Harrison county to support him on the
ly sentimental grounds of local pride
Mr Davis has perfect right to make that appeal
ana those to whom is made have perfect right to act
it as they deem best.
Mr. Davis yesterday told friends that unless his home
people stood by him he was beaten man.
Two years ago, this same appeal was very effectively
MADE IL was an on year, and many people made the
mistake they now plainly see mistake-of
voting Tor Mr. Davis and entrugting the business and in
dustrial interests of the First District to whom
they believed would protect them
Then Mi. Davis was ''neW'' man, and untried. His
speeches in that campaign were so broad-gauged so
charming Of promise, and nonpartisan that great
many people honestly and really believed that Mr. Davis
was as much Of Republican as he Democrat, as
much Of proteconist as he was revenue only" tariff
man. much Of one thing as he was another.
Surely, such mild hammered, liberalminded suave,
diplomatic and ingraatng gentleman could do wrong
Surely no one believed for minute that he would under
the circumstances vote counter to the business interests
of his own people
Yet, we all know that The many people who believed
these things were victims Of their own receptions
Not only once, but many times, Congressman Davis
voted directly against the welfare OF his constituents
Fortunately for them there was President at the other
end of the avenue who rendered his destructive vote null
and void
ufacturers and workingmen that went to Washington to
inteTcede with Congressman that he bound
up by party caucus to vote agas the protective fea
ture in every tariff schedule proposed to be changed
That was true-although NO excuse for man sup
rosad be representing the PARTICULAR interests of
a PARTICULAR constituency.
Mr.. Davis was bound up by his party's CAUCUS Not
only BOUND but Buoked and Gagged.
And this was done to him BEFORE any tariff bill
had been presented and before had been pre-
pared.
ed by Free Trade congressman from the Solid South who
were ogrong for THEIR own districts and didn't care
what happened the district that MIR Davis represented
And Mr. Davis allowed this to be done to him without
kick or a protest.
He cast votes which had they not been vetoed would
have closed the largest industry in this city, would have
closed many others; brought about "ha time and re
duced wages in still many others.
These are not theories but FACTS.
Under these circumstances does not seem presump
tuous Tor Mr. Davis to again appeal to the home people
to support him?
Why should they?
HE HAS NOT SUPPORTED THEM ON THE
CONTRARY He HAS VOTED DIRECTLY AGAINST
THEIR WELFARE, INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLEC
TIVELY.
They listened favorably to this plea from him two
years ago They gave him his chance.
They never expected when they did so, that he would
make record SO opposed to their common prosperity
VET that is exactly what he did
Mr. Davis is now answering to these people for the
consequences Of his acts OF opposition to their interest
by them-everytime.
But when he fails them, the 'home people will fai
BESIDES, THIS Is NOT A YEAR FOR sENFI
MENU AND SYMPATHY. 1T IS YEAR FOR IN
TELLIGENT, BUSINESS JUDGMENT ON THE PART
/ OF THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE AND UNIIAKE CON
GRESsMEN.
CLARKsBURG's AMBITION IS TO BECOME A
GREAT MANUFACTURING CENTER. TT IS A SIZE
ABLE AND IMPORTANT MILL TOWN NOW. BUT
IT WAS NOT MADE so BY "A TARIFF FOR REvE
NUE. ONLY"
THE POLICY OF PROTECTION TO ITS LABOR
II ING MEN AND ITS MANUFACTURERS Is WHAT
MADE TIE FIRST DISTRICT AN INDUSTRIAL EN-
PIPE AND CLARKsBURG THE SECOND MOST I'M
IPORTANT CENTER IN 1T