The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-10-24
dp0ice,
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NOW HAS ITS FIRST AND ONLY CHANCE TO BE HEARD AND
HEEDED-VOTE THE REPUBLICAN, TICKET
NOVEMBER 5TH
(FROM THE MONROE WATERMAN

lThUW hi MUNRUE WATCHMAN).
Ill., ne editor of THE WATCHMAN has recently been made
n T Tc 'n OF nmber of letters from of the most emil
rent men IN West Virginia giving voluntary and hearty endorse
en TO this papers attitude in relation to the reasonable Sacr
flee of the Democratic party at Charleston and the vens n
cnces employed to effect it. That THE WATCHMAM is ap
OF Tar TESS importance than this demonstration of an
eouseu puoC sentiment Which repudates what has been
sameeSsy done in the the party Voiced as is hv
n ,e Or ne gest integrity who are themselves Influential
petokens situation of the gravest character These are nr
vae letters and we are therefore not at liberty to print the
th aeS OF the writer's, but will venture to quote from few of
a Democrat of CIarksbug says: 'S'" .
o WAN 10 congratulate you on the editorial your issue
approval of and concurrence in what YOU saw therein IN my
udgmen It IS great party caastophe and am Glad to see
o. n ana unpurchased press speaking out about it.
oW can we deend this action and what apology can we offer
10 me people Tor the non-peromance the promises made to
ADemocrat of Anderson writes as follows:
am tree to admit that the reported methods and out
Goe o me senatorial race has completely paaIyze nv conf
Get poca representative body and only goes to con-
m the present public demand that Our Senators be elected b
ne people believe am not wrong when say that the dis
appointment to the constituents of our LEGISLATORS as to their
deH IN MIS- S contest viii be great blow the party not its
ued why shoudnt we have Socialism and even anarchy
Wen the pDhc confidence badly shaken by those we elect
ea TO aea ary with the people and who sell their political
me last ELECTION showed plainly the dissatisfied state the nh
Tic 'd with the course pursued by the Republican admjnjsra
o ana naturally looked for an improvement from the present
naoS OF the moneyed interests to even take the filthy cre
stand for" ''''' ''"''' P00p' Will
Charles Town Jefferson county Democrat saws:
our paper splendid am terribly btIsv but write
Woro OF approval. See Golfers Chiffon and WatsonV
Hinton Democrat writes:
= nave read and heard good deal about corrpion in
connection with the election of H. S. Senator's but had NOT
een on the ground at Charleston and seen and heard for
Se never would have appreciated the extent of the nufv
committed in that connection if anv honest ma1
ever ad any doubt about the necessity for the election of IT, S.
senators by the direct vote of the people, then these results and
ne manner IN which they were secured should be everasnov
'N'''9''
From Beck!ey Democrat writes as follows:
loyal Democrat and one who believes in the rule of
e Wh0,e people wish to thank you for the position THE
W WA CHMAN has taken appreciate your stand and that of
"r' benns IN the Greenbrer |ndependentS%@
democrat writing from BIuefeId sayst
y am with you God send the day ANfen honest men can
}e honestly represented and maintain their rights AGAINST pre-
1atory wealth and power" "
here are others but these will SUFFICE The list of writer's
nCoeS some 0fte abeSt and most DISTINGUISHED Democrats
me State whose names would be instantly reCOunzed as
nose OF men OF commanding position and influence Does the
dot leadership which has SUPPRESSED the demanded nyest
aton at Charleston feel safe in ignoring the state of eeInu
heSe writers disclose? Doubtless Let its private organ the
1azette include them in its reproOf for "scoIdnu and thus
close the incident Money is the dominant factor in politics
nothing else counts. {
Should to behold Urn;rio