The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-10-31
FACTS
That the Voters Should Read
Carefully and Seriously
Ponder.
TO KILL WATS0MlSM M.
There is Only One Sure Way to
Do Tread This and
Find Out.

campaign in West Virginia is-THE
LEGISLATURE.
On carrying that branch OF our
state government the Corrupt Bosses
and the Agents of Crooked Corpora
lions have conferred all their insidi-
nous Doodle and cunning Brains.
1t is the same gang OF bribers that
bought up the Democratic legislature
In 1911, and which has been con-
demned by practically the entire press
of that party, the masses of the people
OF the state, and the voice of right
eousness which thunders from the
pulpit.
The motives behind this combina-
ton of Political Bosses, allied with
the criminal agents of Big Interests,
are the same that spurred them on to
Rape the Rights of the People OF this
State less than year ago.
THEY ARE:
FIRST-The reelection OF Clarence
Watson to the United States Senate.
The INTERESTS Need his vote There.
SEC0ND-The control of the State
Government so that the tax system.
established after years OF bitter
struggle on the part of the Republi-
can Party in its efforts to equalize the
burdens of taxation between the Com
mon People and the Great Corporations
may be destroyed, and the old system
by which the Corporations paid one
fifth of the Taxes and the People the
other four-ffths. may be restored.
With the issue clearly defined be-
tween the Republicans and Democratic
Paries in West Virginia this year on
State matters, there should be no
party lines.
THERE CAN NOT BE ANY PARTY
LIsEs DIVIDING MEN OF WEST
VIRGINIA WHO BELIEVE IN HON.
ESTY, DECENCY AND THE RIGHT
OF THE PEOPLE TO RULE.
For this reason:
Under the control of the three
Bosses-Watson, Chiffon and Mae
Corkle, who represent corporate
greed and crooked business, and who
stand charged by the honest, fearless
members of their own party with its
Betrayal and with the commission OF
Shocking Crimes against the Liberties
of the People, have absolute DONNA
ton of that party from Top to Bottom,
from the Core 10 the Rind.
THEN
There is nothing that Honest, Law
abiding and Patriotic Democrats can
do as good citizens except vote against
the candidates of these Bosses who
have stolen the Clean Livery OF that
party and are parading in 1t, impu-
IDENTIFY COMMANDING Democrats to
support them In the name of the
party" and branding all those who
refuse to do their bidding, as PARTY
TRAITORS"
From purely party standpoint
these men have no right to appeal to
the loyalty of any loyal Democrat.
They themselves, fought that party
in the years OF its distress. They were
not Democrats in the years of Bryan's
candidacy. NOT THEY. They were
Traitors too, and Enemies of the
Democratic Party.
And they are that Now, for they
have done those things to it which
have weakened it in the eyes OF the
public; have caused good people to
lose the confidence in It which they
showed when they voted it into power
two years ago.
No Democrat need question HIS
party loyalty by voting against the
interest and the Hand-Picked candi-
dates of these Bosses. He may well
question It if lie is of mind to vote to
Endorse the Crimes they have COM
mitted and TO commit his party's or
gani2ation into their hands for MANY
YEARS TO COME.
IT is the duty of every party-loy-
ms Democrat to vote to Clean Up his
party of this Criminal Outfit. To help
TO start over again and build up the
party TO stand for the things which
1t has always stood for in West vir-
GINA, till Watson. Chiffon and Mac
Corkle got hold OF 1t and throttled it,
and made a party REPRESENTATIVE
of the most corrupt Bossism in exist
enco in the United States, allied with
as Crooked Predatory Wealth as ever
hattied with the people for their Con
stitutional Liberties.
THERE Is ONE wAY-and only
one way-ior every Democrat who
feels deeply his party's disgrace ant
appreciates the great dangers thai
ale present, to do the Right Thinl
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