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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-25
Problem Of the Feeble-Minded.


predetermined persons are those
who lack one or more mental traits
that are socially Important. All de-
fectiveness is persistence of an in
fantile condition; a failure Of deyel=.
opment of certain socially important
traits. Putting aside the old legal
definition of feeble-minded per-
son-that he was a person who
could not count or number twenty
pence, or could not tell who was his
father OF mother, feeble-mindedness
as ordinarily understood consists in
an aggregation of the defective traits
that are socially important, and
that It exists in all degrees. Any of
the effects may occur alone; or two
or more of them may be found to-
gether in one individual and such
effectiveness is often not recognized
as such, but it is the multi-defectiYes
who constitute the main problem of
the feeble-minded, or those who are
socially inadequate Among the
we'll known defects possessed by
many individuals are Word-blind-
ness, fgure-blindness, color4blind-
ness, etc., or Numbered efecttYehess
Observation-Disclosures, memory-tse-
fectfveness, -defectivenes
al-defectiveness, and these de-
fects are in general herlditary, and
are the result of corresponding de-
fects in the germ plaslp. of the par
ents. If both parents be mental de-
fectiyes the combination Of the germ
cells will almost certainly result in
feeble-minded child. This inter
esting and most important subject
is discussed editorially by The
Journal of the American Medical AS
ISOLATION, which comments on a re-
cent article by DR.. Charles B. Da-
venport in the Popular Silence
Monthly.
In prehistoric times these defec-
tives we're controlled by the elimlna-
ton Of those incapable of meeting
the ever-increasing complexities Of
civilization. Death from cold and
hunger of those who had not ac-
quired the trait of boarding sup
plies, or by violence, of those who
did not respect the property rights
of others, eliminated many. Today
we have reversed this process of
elimination OF the unfit animal
strains. We protect in institutions
scions Of weak stock up to the period
of reproduction and then set the in
dividuals free with the result of pro-
ducing large numbers of feeble
minded, who in turn are carefully
nutured up to the reproductive
period, are again set free to repro
duce, and osthe stupid work goes
on of preserving and increasing our
socially unfit strains. Some way
must be devised to eliminate these
defective family lines or they will
prove disastrous to society. The
eugenists have recognized this defect
In our humanitarian methods, and
are already endeavoring to reconcile
or conform those methods to the re-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-25
10 the people q Harr!son and Lewls

Counties: u
1 announce my candidacy for the
Republican nomination for Judge of
the Circuit Court of the Thirteenth
Judicial District, subject to the Re-
publican Primary Election to be held
the 4th day Of June, 1912. 1 hope
that every Republican voter i'm these
two counties will attend the primary
and vote his sentiments.
d RAYMOND MAXWELL.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-25

The telephonefchromo and theate:
sltde5stan only edepletes the peck,
etbook Of, one Of the county in
Urinary squad, 1t means that the
boys will pass the hat around later
e keep the little fellow from taking
astrlp across the Hill. Y
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-25
FOR CONGRESS

JOHN G. SOUTHERN,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-25

There is no change in the list of
Republican presidential delegates Sc
lected to date, No conventions were
held SATURDAY,. conventions are be-
ing held today at which the Third,
Fourth, Fifth and Eleventh Indiana
Districts will select delegates. The
totals e. date are: President Tai;
143, Colonel Roosevelt. 10, Senator
eumuins and Senator gLaFollette
10.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-25
FOR sITERIFE

i am candidateIor the nomination
for Sheriff of Harrison County sub
ject to the Republican Primary to be
held June the 4th, 1912. am in the
race to win by naEihg7a fair and hon
est fight, andAIf nominated and elect
ed will endeavor, to the best OF my
ability, to conduct the office with hon
or to myself and TO my party.
Z 1. L. DAWSON.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-25

With the last week of the city
campaign on, the Democratic gang
candidates are making desperate eff
forts to fool the people into voting
for them. The Republican candi-
dates, however. are on the alert and
the gang will not be allowed to put
anything across.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-25
an EVENING Rcho.

Eight like q good soldier, and III
thou sometimes fail through frdflty,I
take again greater strength than
before, trusting tns MY more abund-'
ant grace oaflAs a,REMPTs.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-25

announce my candidacy for Con-
gress from the First Congressional
District of West Virginia, subject to
the decision of the Republican voters
at the State. Primaries to be held
June 4th, 1919
GEORGE A. DAUGHLIN.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-25
A .Gfeaf president,

| A Great President.
The following is from an editorial
entitled Taft /" published in the
philadelphia North American ON
"Wednesday, May 30, 1908. 1t
speaks for itself.
'SWho and what, then, is Taft
the man whose nomination for the
presidency is now conceded by the
ones to whom III is a bitter blow?
Most men while inclined to dis
Ipute our estimate Of him. We know
ss all know, that Ills whole life has
been an open book. We know that
the facts Of his character and his
career cause all to consider him
rightly as the most understandable
of men.
"Yet we call William a: Taft the
best known man in America.
"a man who knows him SO well
as his campaign manager, Frank H.
Hitchcock, says that the inspiration
of Taft's entire public life is found
in these two sentences OF one of his
recent speeches:
"The best of all is the pure joy Of
service. To do things that are worth
while; to he in the thick of it; that
is to live"
"That is Taft! we call him In-
known simply because service may
be so well and swiftly done that the
doing and the doer are underval-
ued.
yet in this country there may
ariseSa wotkefwho does hisswork SO
well that the people look upon IT
and say. 1T would have been easy
for anybody; surely, else he could
not have done 1T with SO little eff
fort in. so short a. time. And be-
cause that worker does his task
without painting and sweating, the
product Of his brain and hand is not
rightly appreciated.
Therefore too many people look
upon one Of the few truly great
Americans as merely good, typical,
average citizen; genial and well
meaning; without unusual intellect
or force of character. and content to
take orders as the follower and un--
derstudy,of a bigger, stronger man;
st is because it is possible for
even small number of people to ac-
cept this misguided estimate of Taft
that we call him the best known UNI
known.
| 'Taft went to the Philippines first
! to face problem that would have
taxed the genius of washington or
| a Lincoln. Here at home men do not
talk much of the work he did there.
But the savage peoples, half devil
and half child call him Father
rand a few months ago one speech
from him made peace replace q
bloody instruction that had been
planned. (,
ut was Just Taft's way. More
news spoiled. More damage to his
fame among the unthinking. More
quiet, unfailing efficiency.
Always the pure Joy of services
never the thought of self-aggran-
dizement. Always the big-brained
,big-bodied, big-hearted, human
manly man, doing the days work for
the love of the work and the love OF
1.-The country he was working for
And always the things that are
worth doing done so quietly, SC
speedily and so thoroughly that few
recognize the magnitude of the
achievement.
Thrice called to take the place
on the supreme bench that always
was his life's ambition. And thrice
refusing because the work he had
at hand was not done. AS judge. az
department chief, as envoy extra
ordinary in the islands of the sea
always the story has run the same
master OF men, yet man among
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-25
ron PROSECUTING i jTii sATroRNEY.

am a candidate for the nomina-
ton for prosecuting attorney of Har-
rison county at the Republican pri-
mary election Junerf4t, 1912, and as
sure the. voters at that election that
I will most gratefully appreciate their
votes and support, Their will will be
my will.
JOHN. g. SOUTHERN,
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IS human ana lova5le iuioIerant o|
all wrong yet sympalheiie with g
"easness sreat diplomat great cd
minisirator and great broad-sausei
American
All tne he has Been 81 81 past
Great der oai
none and sIisL in lIis Lattre.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-03-15

Strong of New York, Elmer
Ellsworth Brown of Washing
ton, D. C. and Rev. Newell
Dwight Hills of Brooklyn.
The Mothers Congress is thor
oughly organized. 1t reaches
from the national organization to
the little circle of honey mothers
who meet in a schoolroom oreat
a home in the neighborhood.-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-03-15

dom used parlor, then sat stiffly-
upright on a haircloth chair, fold
ing her worn hands into her APP
ron. The actress swept rustling
to the black sofa.
"You make it hard for me,
mother" she said. fBut have
come back to ask for another
chance. It isn't too late yet for
me to be. your daughter again
we can love away the memory of
what has passed"
Not too late?' cried the moth
er. Not TOO late. for the great
'Mademoiselle Jeanne to find
broken old woman on an impov-
.erished farm somewhere and pro-
claim her as her mother? What
would the grand friends of Made
moiselle Jeanne think Of. But
| won't argue it with YOU"
AS if | would care what they
thought" cried the actress proud
ly. i want you, mother, as 1
never did before-I need you
"You spoke of your life being
ruined" said her mother. rs it
a man? ?"
Hove him" she said, simply.
go on II
"Oh, it has made such change
in me! It has touched my heart=s
less, ambitious life with a magic
wand and turned it into tender
ness and misery mother
Is there something have you
come here to tell me there is some !.
reason why you should not marry
him?"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-03-15


a home in the neighborhood.-
o-o----
**** ***** *****
MOTHER LOVE =
What Happened to the Girl :
= Who Ran Away From Home =
*** $50 1888 -
The older woman stood in the.
door as if to bar entrance. A
bleak wind swept across the bar
rem New England farm.
Il don't know you, she. re-
peated. t.
81 didn't know" the young
woman began, and there was a
catch in her rich, low voice.
didn't know it would be So
hard. When l left home-when-
/ ran away
THAT was Is years ago, broke
in the older. When your faith
er-when my husband died five
years ago your name was not up
on his lips
"He was a hard man." defend
ed the other. When he knewI had
talent, when he knew my mind
was set upon the stage, he might
have yielded. He brought your
life into bitterness and-I'm
afraid The has ruined mine"
'fHe was your father, replied
the older woman, inexorably.
''and you had your way"
She led the way into the sell
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-03-15
mother

Is there something have you
come here to tell me there is some
reason why you should not marry
him?"
Mother, look at me. In. the
way you are thinking of I am.
worthy to be his wife,
The older woman gazed steadi-
" for a moment. Il believe you"
she said.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-04-25
WILL HELP CARRY THIS STATE
REPUBLICAN.

Colonel Roosevelt, in his speech
in Greensboro on last Monday, said
that he believed the time had come
when the brave, patriotic people of
North Carolina would land our State
in the Republican column. He fur
Their said that he was ready to come
to North Carolina in the campaign
this Ill and help in every way that
he could to appeal to the voters to
line up our State for a policy that
would mean progress and prosperity.
This is splendid and cheering news.
Now, let every Republican be certain
to pay his poll tax before next Tues
day night, so that he will be able not
only to attend the Roosevelt meetings
next fail and cheer, but so that he can
cast his vote for progressive and
winning policy.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-04-25
ROOSEVELT'S GROWING
STRENGTH.

/ The strength which Colonel Roose-
, welt is developing in every quarter of
the country is most remarkable. 1t
Is safe to say that the people are re-
spending to his appeals in greater
numbers and enthusiasm than Col.
Roosevelt or his campaign managers
anticipated. 1t shows that the people
are alert and are doing their own
, thinking as never before.
Since the great victories that Roo
sevelt won in Illinois and Pennsyl-
vania he has secured a solid delega-
ton in Nebraska, a solid delegation
in Oregon, and is picking up districts
everywhere. If this continues, it will
mean his nomination.
In this State, more than forty
counties have already held their
county conventions, and nearly every
one Of them have gone solidly for
Roosevelt. Only one county (Pitt)
has gone for Taft The county of
Mecklenburg divided into fourteen
votes by giving eight and a fraction
to Roosevelt and five and fraction
to Taft. In no other county has the
Taft strength amounted to more than
one Or two votes. This is no doubt
fair indication of how the other
counties will vote, which shows that
Colonel Roosevelt will have an over
whelming majority in the State Con-
vention.
Nothing has done more in this State
and elsewhere to arouse the people
than the constant praise of Mr.. Taft
and the constant abuse and misrepre-
sentation of Colonel Roosevelt by the
Democratic machine press and poll
ticians.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-04-25

On next Tuesday night. less than .
not paid his poll tax will be dead as
q citizen for the next two years There
will be no use for such a person TO 90
20 hear campaign speeches and cheer
for his fayorite or TO read about the
evils of government which should be
corrected, because he will be dead
one" and cannot vote.
1t is easier TO save a vote than II
is to convert a man who is blinded by
prejudice or ignorance. Therefore. If
you have paid your poll tax, the
greatest thing you can do for your
State and country is to see every one
of your neighbors at once and save
him from Acknowledgement SO that
each can be a live militant force for
good government in the coming cam
paign. You and your neighbors must
have your p oil tax receipt in your
vest-pocket before next Tuesday night
or you are wiped off of the map.
This is what the Democratic ma
chine hoped would happen when they
passed the infamous law requiring
poll taxes to be paid before May LIST.
The way to defeat their scheme, Is
to pay your poll tax, and be able to
vote to repudiate their trick law and
to put them out of power. We can do
it this year.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-04-25
MORE THAN TEN THOUSAND
VOTES SAVED.

The Republican party is to be con-
graduated upon having at last Sc
cured a real live chairman who wants
to win a victory for Republican prin-
ciples and Republican candidates.
Chairman Morehead has sent out a
hundred thousand notices and ap-
peals to voters to pay their poll tax
before the first of May. In the past,
practically no attention has been CIV
en- to this first and most important
work of the campaign. From ten to
fifteen thousand Republican votes
have been lost each year in the past
under this poll tax DISTINGUISHING
trick of the Democratic machine.
From information which we are re-
ceiving we are satisfied that already
over ten thousand votes have been
saved by Chairman Morehead's eff
forts that would otherwise have been
lost by Acknowledgement.
These ten thousand votes may turn
the scale in favor of Republican VIC
tory this fall 1t is a good thing to
have a real Chairman, instead of a
machine boss.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-04-25

1t is noticeable that as Colonel
Roosevelt's strength as a Republican
candidate for President grows, that
the Democratic newspapers and poll
ticians are each day abusing him
more violently than ever before. 1t is
clear that the Democratic politicians
fear Colonel Roosevelt more than
clean, progressive policy. and that
what he advocates is condemnation
of the betrayal of the people by the
Democratic machine Besides, they
believe if Roosevelt is nominated he
will be elected. These are only a
few of their fears The fact that they
are praising President Taft and are
so violently abusing Roosevelt, how
ever, is attracting the attention of
Republicans everywhere and they are
drawing their own conclusions.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-04-25
ONLY FOUR DAYS MORE.

Only four days more in which to
escape the Democratic trick to dis
franchise you! The purpose of the
Democratic machine in passing a law
requiring you to pay your poll tax be-
fore the first day of May was to dis
franchise the poor man.
The law is an Infamous one, but
the only way to defeat this disfran-
chising scheme is to get the poll taz
receipt of every citizen in his vest
pocket before that date. If the peo-
pie will elect Republican Legisla-
ture this fall that will have this dis
honest law repealed, it will not re-
quire any man to pay his poll tax
more than thirty days before the cleo
ton. Save your vote and the vote OF
your neighbors so that you can HELM
repeal this law.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-04-25
THE CAUCASIAN

people has been Overwhelmingly de-
feated. and this In spite 81 the tact
that Senator CuiIom Was one OF tie
mos, popular men that his State has
ever produced. and also IN spite OF
the fact that the people OF his State
still have great respect for his char
acter and his honesty. and believe
that he was not influenced BY any I'm
proper motives. ret they have shown
their determination 10 brand with
disapprovai his vote for Lorimer.
The Times then points TO the fact
that the people of North Carolina
will soon have the same Issue 10 pass
upon in the case OF Senator simmons.
and 1T asks IL the people OF our State
have not as high a conception Of the
duty and character OF a Senator as
have the people of Illinois.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-04-25
A BAD LAW, BUT MUST BE
OBEYED.

Don't Let the Democratic Ring Dis
franchise You By This, as They
Want to Do.
No citizen whether Republican or
Democrat ought to allow himslef to
be disfranchised if he can prevent it.
The privilege of voting is one of the
very few privileges remaining to the
poor man. Money has come to play
such an important part in campaigns
that it is next to impossible for a
poor man to be elected to office.
We have always opposed our pres
ent poll tax law. 1t was meant for
two purposes. First, to disfranchise
the poor man; second, to give to dis
honest sheriffs the opportunity to
disfranchise voters of the opposite
party till November to pay their tax.
There is nothing to hinder an un-
scrupulous officer from removing the
receipts of voters from the books be-
fore May l and holding them all the
summer for collection. Of course.
should he fail to collect he and his
party would have to make it good.
but this would be buying votes cheap.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-04-25

sands CT Republican votes In the pri-
nsar.es in favor OF Senator Simmons.
So far. everything is clear and nat
ural.
But why Is IL that the News. as
the organ Of Senator Simmons and az
the organ Of the Republican referee
machine. should support Colonel Roo
sevelt? 1t Is because those repudi-
ated referee machine men have
thought that By declaring loudly for
Colonel Roosevelt they could fool the
people into again reinstating them in
power in North Carolina.
In short, they are trying TO capture
the Republican State organization
under Roosevelt's popularity. and If
they could again do 1t they would
again re-establish the referee ring,
with its machine rule, TO thwart the
will of the people, and then use the
machine as a subservient tool to the
same monopoly interests that are
fighting so hard for the reelection of
Senator Simmons.
The Republican State Convention
will be for Colonel Roosevelt, but ii
will not reinstate Senator Simmons
side partners, the old referee ring
boss.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-04-25
THE SPLEEN OF A SIMMONS Or
GAN.

| The Greensboro Daily News, which
pretends to be an independent Re-
publican paper, but which is in fact
Mr.. Simmons leading organ in the
State, has the following to say in it's
editorial column:
eff the Republicans of North
Carolina will only stand by
Morehead and Butler and give
them the jobs they want, they
will probably forgive the people
for not believing the canard
that Colonel Roosevelt would re-
tire from the race before the
convention"
Mr.. Simmons is especially anxious
to see Mr.. Morehead displaced as Re-
publican State Chairman and to see
the old refree patronage machine re-
established and in control OF. the Re-
publican party. He wants this done
for two reasons; first, he wants a ma
chine in charge of the Republican
party that will do everything in it's
power to get Republicans to go into
the Democratic primaries to vote for
the denomination of Mr.. Simmons for
the Senate; and second, he wants to
be sure that the Republican party is
in charge of men that don't want the
Republican party to make an effort
to carry the State, but to simply use
the Republican party as a tail-end-
kite to the Democratic machine in
every way possible, including the
manipulation of Republican members
in the Legislature to carry out any
scheme or trade which the Democra-
tic ring may have made with certain
monopoly interests. Everybody knows
that the Republican party has toe
often in the past been used in this
way as a tail to the Democratic ma
chine kite.
Of course, this Simmons organ is
now pretending to be for Roosevelt
for President. 1t is doing this in or
der to fool the people into following
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-04-25
Saved BY His Wife.

She's a wise woman who krsu
just what to do when her hushzssi
life is in danger, but Mrs. R. J. Fin
Braintree, VT, is of that kind. ..
insisted on my using DR.. Kings Ns
Discovery" writes Mr.. F.. for |
dreadful cough, when / was so vsli
my friends all thought | had Only
short time to live, and 1t complete
cured me-" A quick cure for eOEgl
and colds, it's the most safe and y
liable medicine for many thFE
and lung troubles-grip. braneAfA
Group, whooping-cough. quinsy, TO
silitis, hemorrhages. A trial will GO
vince you. so cents and s1.00. Gzr
anteed by all druggists.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-04-25
II /. = bad law and one that Is used

II An n bad Law and one that IT. used
for alI IL can BE IN some places
However. the las IL on the books
Il ell BE enforced 20 The letter
against Republicans at least. The
democrats will take care OF their vot-
erx No doubt about that
So. Republicans. pay your poll tax
At once. No matter how much tax
ron owe. pay IL all IL you can. Any
how. the Supreme Court has decided
that IL you pay S2.oo on your taxes
you can vote. Pay this much at least
and demand a receipt for IL and save
the receipt. See II Is properly dated
Attend to this right now.-Exchange.