The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-05-20
Grantsville. w. Va, Tuesday, May 20. 1918


fair of the Republican party in
West Virginia and to put new
nell in power, who believe in
new principles. was one Of the
purposes of the organization of
the Progressive party in that
State. See how we'll they sue
coed in getting rid of the old fell
lows. In the as years that have
passed since Nathan Golf was %
years old, he has been on the
payroll of the United States gov
eminent for al years, and is now
on for a period of six more years
drawing double salary. Senator
Golf was for fourteen years Dis
lrict Attorney, when the fees of
the office were estimated to
amount to $4,000 a year. He
was for two months i'm the cabi-
net as secretary of the navy at
$4,000 a year. Six years he
served in Congress at $1,000 a
year and for 81 year he was
Judge of the United States cir
cult court at 81, 900 a year. He
is now Senator at $500 a year
and at the same time is drawing
full pay of $1,000 a years as a
retired judge, making his pres
ent salary SD, 500 a year or ST.
500 a year more than a member
of the cabinet receives. If the
estimates as to the fees while
Senator Golf was district attor-
ney are correct, he has drawn in
the last do years 1913, 333 from
the government, while at the end
of his present term as Senator he
will have drawn from the gov
eminent in salary $4O5, 1873.
And yet the Progressives, pro-
Tossing to want a new deal and
new set of men and principles,
helped to elect Judge Golf Sena-
tor. So far the Progressive par
ty in West Virginia has accom-
plished nothing for itself but has
been merely a tool in the hands
of the Republican party and has
helped to put the same old kind
OF Republicans into office, lin spite
of the fact that they have $4,000
more votes in the State than the
Republicans have, as shown by
the last election.
That West Virginia pays it's
coal miners the highest wages of
any State in the Union is a state
ment which was made to the
House of Representative a few
days ago by Congressman S. B,
Avis, of the third district of
West Virginia. 1t is well known
that higher wages are paid to
miners in the United States than
in any other country. There
fore, if the statement of of Cap
tain Avis be true, West Virginia
must have the best paid coal
miners in the world. If one has
doubts as to the truth of the
statement of Captain Avis he
might question any one of the
10000 miners in West Virginia,
who doubtless will be glad to
know they have a champion in
Congress who thinks they re-
ceive more than any one else for
the same kind of work. 1t has
Just cost the state half million
dollars to compel the miners in
Kanawha county, the home of
Captain Avis, to return to work.
which would seem to be a
strange proceeding if they are
getting such good pay as the
Congressman would indicate.
~
Acting upon the suggestion of
Senator Chiffon, the President
has sent to the Senate the nomi-
nations of Herbert T. Davis to be
postmaster at West Union and
F. F. Jasper to be postmaster at
Glen Jean. On the recommen-
dation of Congressman Davis,
he has nominated d. w. McCon-
aughey to be postmaster at Cam
eron.
In a speech in the Senate, SEN
ator Chiffon resented the propos-
ed interference in the affairs of
West Virginia by the Senate, the
proposed inv estigation of condi-
tons in the coal fields being un-
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