The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-10-24
mr. Voter: WILL YOU ENDORSE
THIS "SATURNALA OF DEBAUCHERYY'
LEADING DEMOCRATIC LEADER WANTS TO Kuow-w,
- foO? THINK ABOUT IT BEFORE CASTING
YOUR BALLOT
(BY ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNsON)


It is uncomfortable that members of the LEGISLATURE. elect
~ as cod nave been subseent to that which
sees,s knew :" t was stoaon Of their party them
or party and that they had in their power to shape events
du 1tv SFfs e d not to take tem They seemed forget
e responsibility to the people, Why should thew have be-
come T fe mere =; auomaons Of schemne politicians?
domnaad t rs no way 10 the influences which
uVdeo te caucus while there course honest men
pportng the successful candidates. have every reason to
vSe @ was as we nave said the brute force of money
rom chareston since the Legislature Convened has brou
10 our ears relating to money and its corrptg Use
m the, Senatorial contest. 9 wv
An immense corporation lobby was gathered thereto aid
IN the election Of Watson and necessarily Of his friend Chiffon
IRON me outward appearances e interests seem to know
wen who would be their friends the Senate of the United
Saes anu were ready to spend their money without stint We
nave ettes from some of the most prominent men in the State
EXPRESSING their modification and horror at what was ben1
uohe from one OF these penned January 49, by one of the
most intelligent Democrats in the State who is familiar with
the politics of West Virginia. we will venture to quote as fol-
Mr. McGraw is evidently in the ead Chiffon next with
S not erney CornweI Tayenner and Edmston fol-
enough nearly enough to nominate him after few conn
ehtay votes TO Others Nothing but corruption can defeat
Watson, the Standard Oil and Gas Companies, B. & O.
ana pennsylvania r. Co., maintaining an immense lobby
I'VE nave positive information that $750OO00O was ex-
pressed mere ast week for the purpose Of copng the dele
gates ms information comes direct from such sources as
renoer absolutely reliable and proof obainabe to moral
ana ega certainty Two experts here from Wall Street
snip FOR Payne of Ohio few years ago. There GREAT stir
over hs, and an investigation is being talked Of Delegates
ana her trends are being approached by representatives of
the above named combinations. Evidence has come to qt
dcang mat four Delegates have been approached one Of
tered $1,000 one $780, to make his own figures; an
one Senator offered $4,000 and the aorneysp for the
ConsQ let! Goal Company, Watson's Company.
chon is the attempt by the interests to eject Watson and
Cton hey are using every pressure possible of financial
character to influence the Delegates. They BOUGHT up the
Careston reporters and subsidized the press as practical
or possible There is absolutely limit to their corruption
manly, Democratic fight" ''
other letters received since the caucus from gentlemen of
und0uDted integrity who in Charleston throughout the
contest tend to confirm the shocking allegations of bribery
ere IS no DOUBT that every baeu weapon that could be
brought to bear from the resources of unlimited money were
employed Threats, caoery and the influences of powerful
business connections were resoed to- Nothing that reckless
ess ana the ngentes of evil could devise seems to have
Deen ett ndone And the worst of it that was all done in
the name of Democracy.
Are the rank andie of the Democratic party to endorse
and defend this saaa of debachery and the nominations
evolved from It? Are these would be leaders and nominal rep
resentaWes stark mad that they talk of "dng up the paty