Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-03-22
MARTlNsRuRc.w VA, FRIDAY MARCH 22. 1912

the man against whom the abuse IL
ievsietl Find the chap about whoa
the most hulahaioo is raised and yuH
can back him as being very close TO a
winner. AZ least the others think be Is
dangerously near or they would not irs
so hard 10 scare him on. They do net
bother with those who have no chance
Level headed people are not too mueh
disturbed by abuse In a political cam.
paign, They regard Il as part OF the
game and discount it accordingly. Ev-
cry political winner from George Wash.
ington down has been subjected to at,
tacks. Among the most denounced
men in the country's history We're JEFF
fcrson. jackson. Lincoln. Grant, Clev,s
land and Roosevelt. Who does not re-
cali the fierce assaults on the public
and private life OF Grover Clevelandg
whyg Because he was really vital
and dominant figure. a winner. hence
an Issue. A political campaign is some
thing like 4 military campaign. Both
involve strategy and bard fighting.
.sYou see that fellow Wilson over
thereg WELL center your fire on him
Try this Carnegie pension gun" Boom.
.sAh. thar threw some dirt over him.
Now try this cooked hat mortar.
Bang. pretty work. That made him
jump. Try plugging him with this
Harveyized steel cannon aud this Wat
terson snioothbore." Bling. BAN! '9That
jolted him. Keep 1t up Etc. etc,
You see. It II nil In the game Only
excftabie and tinid people get excited
about It "Oh. my. Did you see whit
Colonel Watfarson said about Cover
nor Wilson this morning." or .'Tiave
you read that awful letter Woodrow
Wilson wrore about Mr.. Bryan back In
sighteen-unpty-six r. And the nerv-
bus souls get quite fused up.
All this ia to be expected. It raises
dust, furnishes a distraction, but
seldom kills anybody. After the thun-
der OF guns Ii over the issues are pref
N much as they were before. When
The fireworks are caae old Hiram
Jones. Sam Perkins and Bill Smith
meet down at the grocery, scratch
their heads and shy: We'll. what about
this Teller Wilson? How does he stand
on the tariff. and what would be do to
The trusts? DO you think he y with
the int estss Of with the plain folIzsg
BY ginger, be has griti He w0Aldn't
take old Ryaii's money; nuther would
he have the support Of that Morgan pa
per. Plum tielslad me what he did to
Jim Smith. | tell you when the trusts
Jump on to man like they are jump
Ing on to him he Is purity safe Teller
for us common folks to tie to-" So 1t
goes. When Wall street slams 1t into
man the back counties are apt TO be
gin yelling for him. In this instance
the infere s should have masked their
batteries little more effectually. Peo-
pie saw who was furnishing the am
munition and directing the fire.
Here is another side OF the story: DR..
Wilson had been teaching at Princeton
what sounded like safe and sane doc
trine So the s. and s. leaders said:
Here is a man after our own hearts.
Let us make him governor Of New Jer-
sey and boom him for president. He
looks good to u.s." Then DR.. Wilson
became Governor Wilson, got out
among the folks, heard what they were
talking about. went out west and found
how the initiative, referendum and re
call were actually working. returned
east and saw the way the corporations
butted into politics. controlled bosses
and used the government for their own
private enrichment. after which he
overbauled his platform and revised II
upward, downward and sideways, much
to the chagrin and CONSERVATION OF the
safe and sane gentlemen aforesaid
who Is this Popuiist. progressive and
radical we have been boomlngY they
yelled. "Stung. Oh. the Migrate. Let
us publish his letters"