The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-10-17

Ny questions l would ike you to
answer are as follows:
Question No. why did the DEM
ocratic party of this state select as
chairman an attorney for the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad Company
and the counsel of the liquor inter-
ests, including the Hannisville Dis
filling Company?
Question No. 2.-why did the De-
mocracy of West Virginia select the
law partner of C. ]. Faulkner as its
chairman, the same Faulkner who
claims about one hundred thousand
dolldrs, including interest, in the
Virginia debt?
Question No. S.-why does the
Democratic party claim it is in favor
of primary elections after having
blocked and strangled to death,
through the watson!chilton senator
ial combine, the efforts of the Re-
publican, party to enact fair, just
and equitable primary law2 Why did
they choose as the method of select
Ing their candidates for state offices
what Senator Chiffon calls an old
fashioned set-up and boss-controlled
convention?
Question No. 4..-Why did the Dem
ocratic party defeat the Corrupt Prac-
tees Act in the legislature OF 1911,
which had for its purpose the proven
ton Of fraud, which would have pre-
vented a repetition OF the acts of Mr..
Watson and other representatives of
corporate wealth buying seats in the
United States senate?
Question No. 5.-The legislature
was called in extraordinary session in
1911 to pass Primary Election Law
and Corrupt Practices Act. Do you
endorse the action of the Democrats
in adjourning that body without do
ing anything? ? oas.,aj
Question No, 6,-Were you in favor
of the passage of the French Disfran-
chisement Registration bill, modelled
after the law OF Virginia, by which.
for each colored voter DISTINGUISHED
two white voters were DISTINGUISHED,
and which bill, If passed, would have
DISTINGUISHED more than 10000 vot-
ers, white and black, in West vir-
ginia?
Question No. Are you in favor
OF the French Primary Election bill,
with its disfranchisement and refer
endum features, which was passed
by Democratic House and killed by
the votes of fifteen Republican SEN
ators?
Question No. S-Do you think that
the record of the Democratic party
in the regular and extraordinary SEES
slons of the legislature was one that
should commend itself to the respect
and confidence of the people? If SO,
why?
Question No. 9.-Are you in favor
of Clarence w. Watson being re-
elected to the United States senate
to succeed himself? If so, why?
Question No. lO.-Do you believe
that the tax commissioners office
should be abolished and that the peo-
pie should turn back to the reaction
airy tax laws of the MacCorkle re-
gfme, when the public utility corpor-
ations were assessed at $4,000, 900
and paid to the counties $27O,OOO; or
do you think that their assessment
is Just now, whereby there is disbur-
sed to the counties s2,1S6,OOO an
nually?
Question No. 11.-Are you in favor
of a direct state and school tax of
thirty-fiye cents on the $500 valua-
ton, producing $9550OO; or do you
favor direct tax of one cent on the
500 valuation, as at present?
Question y. 12.-Are you in SYM
pathy with the policy of the Republic
can party toward the free school sys-
TEN, whereby 1t is expanding $5,OOO,-
900 annually for educational pur-
poses. instead, Of $2,OOO,ooO sixteen
years ago? io,,
Question No. 1S-Do you commend
the Democratic n Purple PENCIL
fraud and the theft of the governor
ship by your party from your fellow
townsman, General Goff, and the Law
ish expenditure of $4,000 of the pub
lie funds to accomplish that purpose?
Question No. 14.-lf for any reason
you do not care to commit yourself
on the policy of your party, or to ap-
prove OF its past acts, will you ans
wer perfectly frankly Question No. o?
Yours very truly,
Csigned) II. D. HATFIELD.
GIANTS