The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-10-31

manded for service nte Senate the election Of class Of man
who would be truly OF the peoples men in no Wa
connected or associated WITH employed by or under obIuat
to the railroad or other great corporations which Congress and
the States have been vany endeaVorng to control and o
to an observance of the laws as they are written men who have
been true to the party and to its principles and particularly to IL
tariff policy which demands that tariffs shall not be laid exCeo
for purposes OF revenue. Shall we have two to meet these "a
quemenS when we have elected the nominees of the caucus
William {. Chiffon and Clarence W. Watson? We think not
We cannot assert as fact for we do not Know but we thi
It'll generally understood at Charleston that the firm Of Chiffon
MaGCoe and Chiffon is and has been for some time consult
ing attorneys for the c. 0. Railway Company and So Mn
Chiffon NOT the man TO represent the people when questions
of railroad determinations come before the Senate for COnS
Grafton And if it be permissible in any measure to udqe Mr.
Chiffon by the Weremembeed action of his partner and Der
Sona friend Governor MaCCorke, Who but few years aqo
went to Washington to plead with the Ways and Means Com
ee of the House, against the reduction of the coal tax We
must conclude that Mr. Chiffon will be found among the CkeH
when is proposed toeduCe the coal tax to revenue basis
Suppose that this alleged connection with the C. & is
untrue and that ms artt views are now ty in accord with the
Democratic platform, still Mr. Chiffon must be held responsible
for the leading and controlling part he has played in fastening
Clarence W. Watson on the Democratic party of the State as
one OF its representatives in the Senate Hes was who organ
zed managed and pushed this combine to success and dou
money Mr.. Watson has cannot heal.
The prime motive for bringing Watson to the front as an
aspant for the Senatorial honorsa man with no better quail
fCaons for the Senate than NJ B. Scott whom the people had
just repudaed-was simply and solely to provide long purse
on which to draw when funds are wanted Practical politicians
like those manipulating this unhoy combine do not enter the
game until the cash with which to secure results is in nandor
least in sight How passing strange was that the members Of
the Legislature who went nto aided and abeted the combine
could not See or would not See that was the agency pna
lily designed and perfected to secure the political promotion Of
two men WSts triumph meant the betrayal of the Democrat
iC party and Reputation of its principles.
Are we harsh or do we exaggerate when speak of the
victory won by the ChtonW Watson combine as betayaothe
Democratic party? Bearing in mind that the Democracy, nOr
der to safeguard the interest of the people, would exclude from
the Senate any man who is closely connected with railroads
other great corporations trusts, let's see now whether Mr.
Watson meets the qualifications set by the party. He is gen.
era manager Of and one of the largest stockholders in the
Fairmont Consolidated Coal Companyone of the most ggan
tic concerns OF its kind to be found this any other country
and is repued to be many times millionaire This company
owns in the amontregon boundary of $4,000 acres Of coal
OF well nigh nGaClabe value on which are as we understand
80 or 40 mines in active operation employing thousands Oen
1t has leases OF as many acres more, as yet practically n
touched, besides much other valuable coal land few years
ago 1--WE haven't at hand the latest fgWe1 was mining nearly
tour millions ions OF coal year. every ton of which was shipped
over the B. 0. In 1906 the B. O. Railroad Company which
dated Coal Company deemed unWise to hold this STOCK sold
to syndicate of gentlemen aonu whom were Clarence W
Watson his brother, J. {. Watson their brother n.aW e
Governor B. Fleming, counsel for Standard OIL at price
which Clarence Watson when on the stand and Mr. BOnda
g. & 0. official both refused to disclose Under the contract
between the B. O. and the Watson syndicate, the debt due
the railroad for the stock, and running well into the millions
was to be maid in nStamentS the last of which was not to tau
due until the expiration of 80 years. and in the meantime, the
syndicate was to give to the B. o. the hauling of every tono
coal it shipped