Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-10-08
Candidate For Governor Here.

CD. w. R. Thompson, Democratic
Nominee for Governor OF West Virginia,
opened his campaign in the Eastern Pan
handle with big speech 10 the court
house IN Charles Town on Friday after
noon last. H. was greeted by a good
audience, and the occasion was further
enlivened with good music by the City
Band. After b.ing introduced by Col.
b. ID. Gibson of the Jeff -rson ! ar, Col.
Thompson made very strong speech,
first treating the tariff and national af-
fairs, and then handling State issues in
a mastery manner. HIS fine speech
elected the most favorable comment on
all sides. AMI wan for him many decided
admirers.
Atnight CD, Thompson had a big
meeting at pherdsiown, being fol-
lowed in his speech by Hon. *. Kump,
Democratic candidate for State Senator.
Hvn. Edward G.. Smith, of c arksburg
candidate for Judge of the Supreme
Court of Appeals. was introduced to the
audience, and made a few appropriate
remarks. Mr.. VIM. J Knott introduced
the speakers. and the Charles Town City
Baud discoursed good music.
With Col. Thompson here, remaining
after coming back from Shepherdstown
until after noon next day, were Hon Ed
word G. Smith aud wife, Hon. @ K.
Kump and Press Representative Edward
S. Jassell. all of whom had pleasant in
tercourse with our people aud were de-
lighted with our beautiful country.
The address of Rev. E. ]. Richardson
of the Virginia Anti-Saloon League in
the court house last Wednesday night
was spirited and extremely convincing.
Il W Is listened to with frequent, hearty
applause by an audiences largely com
posed of men and boys He warned his
hearers against being influenced IN theii
opinions or actions by newspapers that
accept subsidy from the liquor traffic in
the form of advertisements, aud dis
played TIVE nty-two yards of liquor ad
vertsements clipped from a single issue
Of one "wet" paper in Virginia. II tell
ing lrtoons he pictured the whiskey
plant with its red fl lwers of vice, power
ty aud crime. and the liquor bottle, rest
ing on its pedestal of West Virginia
votes. with its outflow of West Virginia
jailS. peniten i4ries, poor-honses, insane
asylum<, broken homes and drunkard's
graves. He exposed the sophistry of
those who will not dare to say that pro-
hib,tion IN Charles Town has been a
failure. but will tell you it is failure in
that more than half the ais in Kansas
are eApty and more than half the poor
houses without pAgper. In humol Gus
VEN. he related the recent experience OF
an agent for all dislnfectants who cou d
make no sales ia Berryvil,e Front Royal
or Luray. and quoted weli-known cti-
zen of Charles Town as remarking that
the agent might save time by blying a
"wet aud dry" mapof Virginia. In con
clusIon he said, after all the main argu-
ment is the boy. and as he sketched the
evolution from the innocence of boy
hood to the dishonored state of the
drunkard he made an imprisoned APP
peal TO the voters present 10 remember,
as did the heroes ofkhe Ttantc. Women
and children first" aud to safeguard
the highest welfare of coming genera
tions. as well as our OVID. by ratifyiug
the Prohibition Amendment at the APP
preaching November election.