The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-10-24
A REMARKABLE STlBY !!

Significance of the Great Story, The
/ Treason of Democratic legislature,
In Fullin This Issue
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Here for the first time is laid before the people Of
West Virginia connected story OF bne greatest crime
m +I history If this commonwealth. Nor has the anl
ude of this oense been surpassed IN any other state
10 he able to forget it would be blessing to all
that cannot be- for the men gty OF peLsyl4g 5
campaign asking the voters to endorse their criminal res
ord. -. 4 IL
long Yet It's length should not prevent every man VINE
enteraius proper regard the rights privileges ana
Responsibilities Of his citizenship from INCREASING 70
Certain it that once he gets started IN reading this
remarkable istory the Treason OF west Virginia Leg
isature will cease until he has greedly deVoureG
it all from the first the last chapter.
,d +Is C7cai records The whole structure Of
rests upon the statements of who are prominent II
the IsaSIsfsfp De1ocT party as does
In Il the great conspiracy entered into by corrupt
political boss1s and crooked cororaons 20 ke 9ye.
the machinery Of the government OF the SG4ee Is
from It's inception and traced up step by step te
corrupt channels through which it was seered TO tne
present time, when 1t is proposed TO eo1P1sSe Jug
ment control only partially effected by the questionable
election Watson and Chiffon to the united STATES sen
This conspiracy involved many things The aequlsl
ton of two seats the United States Senate b purchase
while portant by means the most pil
Of the combination effected between corrupt politics ana
crooked business. :.
The program was more comprehensive than that II
embraced the humiliation Of the present system OF JUS
and uniform taxation It Included acknowledgements IL
aimed to deprive the people of the right to rule oy pre-
venting the enactment Of primary election 19W regis
tration law and an adequate corrupt pfac5lces ae5
All these things are told about IN this great artcle
their relationship shown their nterdependence pointed
OUT and whole dannnable scheme against the E1S
and liberties of all the people, laid bare
While the whole dsgraceful story Is set out IN
lie sye that grips and holds the reader 1t eopeS
ton by the Of facts and staJlsElcs gIVen' wiz" az
taken from the official records
Every West Virginan knows thai the LEGISLATURE
was debauched. But everybody does not Know 9e gle
soicance Of the alliance between the political posses
and the crooked interests And they Will never Know IN
less they take article and carefully read II IRON
ming to end Then they will know what they never kne"
After that-ssWeIl, what are you going to do about
one Of the 6enefciaries of the saturnaa OF debauehey
as Hon Albert Sidney Johnson leading elnoc[a GGaL
acterized the regular session of the Legislature hea las
Every legal voter in West Virginia is compelled TO
ask himself that question before he marches up to the
efers the sanctity Of the voting booth and before
his God and his conscience, prepares ms paloG 1o S
Nosouestion of partisan politics should be allowed by
voter to enter into the making of his declslonhe CAV
ing of his the question; "e' "1aS are you
Going to do about it?'
Fl not party matter. It problem that appeals
Ito GOOD citizenship its answer, free from pargs1 p
The Democratic partywe are speaking OF l1e Ianh
and fle-are not to be blamed for the crime
Thev were BETRAYED along with numerous 6eupAeans
who two years ago voted with them
They were Sold out. The rights of the people we're
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