The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-10-15
Sends Exponent Editor the
Answers But Latter Keeps
Them from the Public.
BOOMERANG BOUNDS
Back into Local Watson Ed
itorial Sanctum Para
lying Villffer.

Lying VillTfier.
While in Clarksburg Saturday and
Sunday, DR.. Hatfield took time and
the trouble to answer orally and in
writing a series OF twenty questions
propounded to him by the Exponent"
in its Saturday mornings issue.
In his speech he answered these
questions, and in addition propounded
a series Of questions to the Exponent.
To make certain that the Exponent
would not feel sighted, these he en-
bodied in formal communication
addressed to the editor of that news
paper, which was delivered to that
parsonage Monday.
Investigation of the pages of that
sheet Tuesday morning, disclosed no
mention of the receipt of the com
munication; no list Of Hatfield ques-
tons and answers published; no ref
erence to their existence even in the
most remote and indirect way, which
proves that the Exponent was not
ION the square. and prefers to go
on publishing fabrications about DR..
Hatfield, such as filed its editorial
columns Tuesday morning, rather
than the direct, straight truths given
out over the signature OF DR.. Hatfield
The correspondence addressed by
DR.. Hatfield to the Exponent and
treated with silence by it, was as
follows:
October IS, 1912.
Editor ClarksburE Exponent
City.
Dear Sir:
In the issue of your paper of Sat
nrday morning, October 18th, in
very conspicuous position on the front
page, you addressed to me a series of
questions from I to 20. l assume that
these were asked in good faith and
l take pleasure in replying to them
as you requested. am always de-
lighted 10 reply to the questions pro
pounded to me in the Democratic
press or by individuals.
There is nothing IN my political
or private life that I am not willing
to submit to the people for their in
vestigation and consideration. hope
that you will be fair eonugh to give
the public my answers to your ques-
tons. and to give them as conspic-
uous a display en- your first page as
you did the twenty questions that you
addressed to me last Saturday.
have a right, under the circum-
stances. to request, in addition, that
you print the questions that here
submit to you, and your answers to
them.
My answers to your twenty ques-
tens are as follows:
(Signed) H. D. HATFIELD.
Answer to question No. Most
emphaticaIly no. My claims were
submitted to the people, as well as
the principles that I stood for, and
my candidacy was not championed,
brought about or carried successfully
to a nomination by any conference
OF party leaders. I am under no OBJ
legations to any faction or individual!
for my domination.
Answer to question No. 2.-on tfS
prohibition amendment I voted the
expressed INSTRUCTION Cl my SOh
stituents, thereby letting them exer-
else their right to local government.
Ny personal feelings on the matter
we're not considered or expressed in
my vote
Answer to question No. $.-Ny ans
wer to question No ? is a sufficient
answer to question No. 5.
Answer to question No. 4-Your
statement of facts on which you base
your question is untrue. Senator
Crimes is not opposed to me, but is
supporting me- With the exception
of the prohibition amendment, Sen
ator Grimes and myself voted together
on practically every measure of i'm
portance before the Senate during
our joint service. On the prohibition
amendment the people from my SEN
atorial district we're in favor of one
policy and those of Senator Crimes
in favor of another policy.
Answer TO question No. 5.-Gover-
nor Dawson was employed in the debt