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Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-01-03

the special session. He knows eondi-
tons are such that it will be almost
impossible for the Senate to organize.
Why Is he SO anxious to heap greater
burdens upon the people when be
knows that the Virginia debt requires
all kinds of economy? Is It not to
give just one week more TO try TO or
ganize and allow attaches 10 draw
pay?
Perhaps he wants to call out the
State militia to prevent the Fepubli-
cans from being compelled to per
form their sworn duty. Or he may
desire to declare martial law<in Char
lesion so the militia can draw more
pay from the treasury, or 80 General
Elliott the Standard Oil legislative
agent, can parade his brass buttons
in an effort to brighten the Demo
Gratis.
1t has been intimated that a man
elected to the State Senate as a Dem
ocrat has been offered reward to vote
with the Republicans. The World
cannot believe that any would sell
their birthright for temporary power
and gain.
The World believes that the Demo
cratic members of the Senate will
unite as one man. and stand together;
that no member will consider himself
larger titan the majority; that every
one will work together in harmony
and unity; that all will agree that by
uniting more results can be obtained,
and that there will be no dissension
in the ranks. Unless this is done no
good can be expected, and all efforts
to secure anything OF a beneficial ma
ture will be wasted
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-01-03
A WORD FROM rILpEN.

About three weeks after Grover
Cleveland became President of the
United States In 1885, Samuel j. Til
den wrote a letter to Henry Waiter
son which The World respectfully
commends to every Democratic Gov.
ernor who takes the oath of office
next month And we commend this
letter as we'll to that excellent sehol-
ar and statesman who is soon to as
sumo the great duties of the Presi.
dency.
In this letter Mr.. Tilden said
IL depended on ideas as a political
force more literally and less on party
management than anybody else has
done.
What is called patronage | never
had to any appreciable extent, and
yet | held my ascendancy with the
Democratic masses of this State when
| had to confront the adverse intiu'
ence of the Executive, of the heads
of departments, of the judiciary and
of the majority of both branches of
the legislature and of one-third OF the
county leaders / held also II MAJOR
ity OF the voters of this State against
at least 20.O0 office-hoders.
Never before in the history Of the
United States was political patronage
of so little importance as 1t is today
The country is sick OF office holders.
AS a class 1t 1istrusts them and no
longer submits to their leadership
With all the power of the Federal ma
chine back of him Mr. Taft was bare
ly able to re nominate himself, and
with all the power of the Federal ma
chine back of him he finished a poor
third at the ballot box. One idea that
represents the moral and political
sense of the American people is more
powerful than an army corps of place
holders.
Mr.. Tilden was a great Jolttical
leader because he dealt in principles
and not in patronage. The ;raiI he
blazed is sim open. Whoever wish
es to see for himself where the other
trail leads has only to contemplate
the fate of the Republican party
Let all Democratic Chief Executive
es take warning in time, All of them
are beset with applicants for office;
out the American people have not
wrought a political revolution in or.
der TO get jobs for hordes of hungry
politicians They did it in abuses
corrected. to have longneeded We
forms instituted. Whoever carries
out their mandate has nothing to fear
from disappointed offioe.seekers. Who.
ever disobeys their mandate is done
for Job-holders can never save him,
Not spells but service York
World.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-01-03
MENTAL ATTITUDE OF WILSON

/ We have never mad President
who gave such unmistakable evidence
Of his sense of heavy responsibility
as Woodrow Wilson. OF course,
there is only one Theodore Roose-
| welt, and no one else ever entered
the Presidency with his light heart
and his chuckle over his good luck,
but our other Chief Magistrates have
! shown at their entrance upon a great
office much less consciousness of the
burden of duty.
OF course, this ght be explained
has been in politics so short time
that he has not yet become hardened
To publicity and official duties. But
we believe that the explanation lies
much deeper than that. Public OPP
inion demands from Government
good deal that it never demanded be.
fore. There is to be change i'll the
attitude of the governing persons and
bodies toward the citizens generally,
and toward interests which have
flourished too well for the public
good, No. man of the present day
has given such abundant and pro
found evidence of recognizing this
change as the Pressdent-eIect. His
exceptional seriousness is due prim-
arily to his consciousness that he is
not to be a routine President, that
the country demands something more
and higher than merely following
preccdents; that the way to a real
advance of social conditions is to be
marked out by the Administration OF
which he will be the head
From the time of his nomination
to the speech in the city of his birth
Mr. Wilson has spoken with an en-
tire lack of acrimony, heat and par
tisanship. He has spoken only of
the great things that must be done
for the whole people OF the country.
At the moment of his nomination
and in the hour of his election his
first thought was not of personal vic
tory. but for a call, first from his par
tv and then from his country, to lead
the nation into new road of legis-
lation, of business, Of political and
commercial obligation to all the peo-
pie.
Mr. Wilson has had greatness
thrust upon him with extraordinary
suddenness. The way in which he
has carried himself gives the best
assurance that he is also about to
achieve greatness. All his thoughts
are on the service of his country.
Destiny has evidently selected him
for the present emergency.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-01-03
IupeE ooFF FoReorTEh.

Prior to the election the Republic
cans we're boosting Judge Nathan
Con, of Clarksbufg, for the United
States Senate, and appealed to the
voters to support the party because
the judge was the logical candidate
The Republicans won, but since the
election Judge COTS name has never
been mentioned III connection with
the high Office
Why the distinguished jurist should
be SO soon forgotten is more than the
Republican newspapers have been
able to tell. Several candidates have
received favorable mention, but not
a word commencing the candidacy OF
Judge Goff has been heard, and will
not be because il was never agreed
by the majority party leaders TO per.
nit the use OF his name in case a vic
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-01-03

politics. o. what tremendous lie!
W. NJ o. Dawson was in with the
big businesses OF the state, with the
corporations OF the State more than
any other governor West Virginia
ever had, with possibly one exception.
w. NJ. o. Dawson is the crooked
est politician this state has known.
He has handled and paid out more
money to corrupt conventions and
buy elections than any other half
dozen of the worst political villains
West Virginia ever Possessed
w. NJ o. Dawson was the only gov.
ernor West Virginia ever had who
had the nomination stolen for him,
and took the same, knowing it had
been secured by political rape and
burglary.
1t seems really pitiable and pathe.
tic, that once decent newspaper like
the Morgantown Post-Chronicle
should for the sake of gratifying a
crouch, consort with and sustain such
corrupters of the people, such destroy
ers of the principles of Democracy
such hewers at the foundations of a
Republican form of governments as
w. NJ. o. Dawson.
AS DR.. Lyon, the evangelist, is
won't to remark, are we speaking
plainly, do you understand us?-
Parker5burg (RepD State Journal
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-01-03
DRY was won IN November.

tory was won in November.
Judge COT, doubtless, has realized
that his name was simply being used
BY the politicians in an effort to save
the State. Four years ago the same
thing was done when Hon. Charles
W. Swisher and Auditor Scherr were
coDtending for the gubernatorial
nomination. but the Judge adroitly
stepped aside, saying that he was not
responsible for such conditions in his
party's ranks and that he felt under
no obligations to heal the breach.
The Republican party could make
no wiser choice than Judge Goff He
fought the battles Of his party when
hope was against him, and after sue
cess had been achieved he was push
ed aside to make room for others not
so worthy. The Judge was made the
goat TO help save his party.
The next senator from the State
will not be Judge GoD. notwithstand.
ing his peculiar fitness and WORTH
ness His maine will not be presented
to the caucus That has already been
settled by those who aspire to sue
coed Senator Watson The machine
bosses do want man of his calibre
TO represent the State in the United
States Senate, but they want a man
who will be willing tool and will
furnish barrels OF money for the cam
paigns.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-01-03
THE LABOR WORLD

Chicago is to have labor temple
New York has 20,03S union carpan,
tiers.
Argentina will have school Of ag-
riculture.
Twenty states have free employ
ment bureaus,
Louisiana has rcadmitted her chill
dren to the stage.
A state federation of labor has
been formed in New Mexico.
More than 10000 persons receive
old age pensions in England.
Arizona has established the eight
hour day for miners and smelters.
Kalamazoo (Michl corsetmakers
have been ON strike since last March
Thirty-one states have mine inspec.
ton laws with authorized inspectors
The local. union of cigarmakers at
Westminster, b. c.. has been granted
an increase of 81 per thousand
There are 800 local unions with a
membership of 1914 in the Brick,
layers and Masons' International
Union.
The Tramways Company of Edin-
burgh, Scotland, has provided rife
range at Shrubhil for its employees
The United States has eighty-eight
establishments producing gold and
silver leaf, which give employment to
1853 workers,
OF the seventeen thousand odd
miles of railways in the common,
wealth of Australia over fifteen thou
sand are owned by the government.
Boston, Mass, has the second lar.
gest street car employees union in
the country, there being member
ship of approximately seven thou
sand.
Wages in Japan have risen on the
average over fifty per cent in the last
ten years. During that time the av
erage price of commodities has in,
creased about 33 per cent.
Milwaukee working girls are or
ganizing cooperative buying clubs to
reduce the cost Of living and the
movement promises to become popu
lar throughout the entire West.
According to Official statistics Just
published there were among 915,063
employees. in Pennsylvania industries
last year 1909 fatal and 1862 minor
accidents, a total of 5O971.
Recently the State of Maryland
raised the age limit Of children as
workers from twelve TO fourteen
years. One result OF the change is
that more than 5000 new pupils are
expected in the schools of Baltimore
more than half Of whom. are boys and
girls who will attend day schools
The others, all between the ages OF
IS years and 3 months and IA years
may continue to work provided they
attend night schools This division
has been made on account of the lack
of room in the day schools.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-01-03

you cannot do this without authority
from the legislature. 1t will be in
regular session next week. Ought not
your official New Year resolution be,
70 get ready and secure such legisla-
ton as is necessary, so that when
the people want the improvement you
won't have to wait for two years
more?
Save the lives and health of the
people. Make Martinsburs III clean
est and healthiest city in the valley.
Put your ears to the rrCL. Il, City
Fathers, the people expect this New
Year resolutions.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-01-03
ANOTHER YEAR GOES.

Tomorrow comes the New Year,
and new resolutions.
1t is well in forming them to take a
retrospect Of the year just closed, and
be guided in part by the experience
of the past Resolutions should not
be alone personal; but should be by
those in authority, and they should
remember that they are simply the
servants of the people-whO sim rule,
This thought might, indeed, appeal
with peculiar force to the Governor
of this State, who without the slight
est demand from the people, but of hi )
own motion, called in extraordinary
session the legislature at an expunse.
the very smallest part of which he
contributes. but all of which he caus-
es the people to pay That no.hing
will be accomplished for the good CT
the people of the State, leaders q his
own party concede What political
axe is there to grind And for what
wing of his party? The standpatters
or the Bull Moosers? Or is it dream
superinduCed by some millionaire
candidate for United States senator,
or the chief professional and political
manipulation of stand-pat Republicans
Bull Moosers, and special counsel in
the Virginia debt litigation?
Tax payers put your ears to the
ground and watch the result
Hon, Mayor and City Council of the
city of Martinsburg. the sovereign PEG
pie of this city have highly honored
you in electing you TO the positions
you now hold, but they expect such
service AS they know you o1n give,
and want you to resolve for the New
Year to better the health conditions
of this magnificent growing city, that
others may be attracted here 10 live.
You cannot make this city claan with
all the dust we have, and you cannot
get rid of the dust until you pave the
business streets, and you cannot pave,
until You have put in a sewerage 7Ts-
tenn. You cannot do this until you
provide for the money by bonds, and
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-01-03
RESUSCIrATLON.

Says the MOI -antown Post-Chron-
icle;
There are some men and some in
terests in West Virginia still mind
full of the vigor and efficiency with
which W. NJ. O. Dawson Iabored dur
ing his term of Office in the Cover
nor's chair for,the deliverances OF the
state from the clutches OF the com
bine OF big business and crooked pol
itics
Somebody please resuscitate us.
We have faiuted, The above is TOO
much for our delicate nerves!
W. NJ. O. Dav son fought the com
bine of big business and crooked
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-01-03
MARVELLOUS.

" wv, "o"' y i'i, d een'''y
'N'''''O y ''i '''''''on'
- ''' i''e ii'0 - chase
'''''-'7 eo'i''i mutton
iiooS'"" rust
We've carried MANY erviug b,hcs
N', 'go'n ~ i'''ih ana oacN
~ n0''N u ''isit anu never once
nave we 'teIpeu on TACK.
l0uis9to"h lei9SFah'
Full mary vnar at moviro ti,nr-
Der that fond thonpbf we li,,onr
We've driven nails for picture
frames
And never mashed a finger.
Nashville Banner.
to.u ..;,. 49,,
trippcd,
And, oh, how proud we feel!
We never even once have slipped
On a banana peel.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-01-03
The LEGISLATIVE CALL

Since it became known that we are
% have special session of the legis-
allure, the new spapers have discuss
I'd the question from its various an
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-01-03

OF Pennsylvania, who, political
sharps predict will hll the high posi-
ton OF Attorney General IN President
elect Wilson's cabinet Mr. Palmer
is Il lawyer and congressman. He is
forty YEAR old and is counsel for the
Delaware, LackaEanna and Western
Railroad.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-01-03
STAND TOGETHER, GENTLEMEN.

lHe same COnuluOn VIII confront the
Senate there was two years ago.
The question of organization will be
the paramount one, and howSit can be
effected is difficult at this time to con.
lecture.
Two years ago. when the Senate
was equally divided between two dom
inant parties, the Democrats were
willing 10 meet the Republicans on
equal terms but this was denied
them. The Republicans demanded
the greater portion of the Offices and
refused to meet the opposition on any
other terms. The result was that the
Republican members left the State,
and refused TO return until they were
guaranteed certain concessions.
This year the parties meet on the
same level-fifteen members each.
Both will demand the presidency, and
portion of the clerks Both will be
persistent in their demands, and will,
undoubtedly, refuse to yield unless
they are agreed to. This means a
great delay in the organization of that
body, and perhaps it will not be done
until the time for the regular session
arrives, and perhaps not then.
The Democrats have a solemn duty
to perform. Now is the time for them
to show whether they are brave men
or towards; whether they are worthy
to wear the party emblem; whether
they are willing to stand up and be
counted in their fight for their rights,
and, above all whether they will
demonstrate they are worthy to rep
resent the people who have sent them
to Charleston
No Democrat should entertain an
idea that he is bound to surrender to
the enemy, neither should be believe
that they ought TO leave the State
as the Republicans did. But rather he
should stand with his party and rep
resent his constituents as only an
honest man can.
II Is the duty of the Democrats to
caucus early and decide upon a line
OF battle, and every member of the
party entering that caucus should feel
that he is honor bound to abide by
the concensus of opinion adopted by
that body. No true Democrat, after
entering the caucus and expressing
his opinion and listening to what his
fellow members believe. should re-
fuse to abide by the result reached.
because to do so would give the Re
publicans an opportunity to secure
vantage grounds, and carry their
plans into successful execution.
This is a time when every Demo
crat is going TO be put to the test. He
will have TO show his mettle. He will
have to prove whether or not he is a
Democrat in fact All must put prin-
ciple above all and stand by the de-
cision reached by the majority.
The Democrats believe in the ma
jority. The fundamental principle OF
the party is that the majority shall
rule, and when any member refuses
to be bound by the action Of the ma
jority he is not worthy to be called a
Democrat The old adage that lin
union there is strength has been
demonstrated so many times by the
Republican party because it has only
been through compact organization,
and with every member standing 10y
ally behind the leaders that victor
les have been won. Without organi-
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-01-03

Senator LaFollette says he Is ready
to unite with President-elcct Wilson
in securing good legislation. That is
right. Every senator, who has the i'll
terest of his constituents at heart
should join in this progressive move
ment. and assist in giving the people
what they have voted for
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-01-03

We've lived on earth for fifty years,
And never once was weary.
In rain or shine or sore perplexed,
We've always been very CHEEKY.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-03-06
FOOTBALL MEN
GET BLANKETS
TWELVE GRlblRON HERDS OF,
UNIVERSITY AWARDED HON
OR AT CHAPEL THIS NOR
MING.

Inc Twelve monogram men OF the
university football squad received
the handsome football blankets this
morning which We're purchased
through individual subscriptions
from the members of the student
body and faculty of the institution.
The blankets were presented to the
men at. the chapel hour with fitting
ceremony.
Coach Ralph Douglass made "A
short speech to the students and
then called to the platform Melvin
Chase, captain of the varsity eleven
last season. Ellis Walters. who Win
head the team next fan, was then
brought to the platform and the two
statwart leaders were forced to re.
spond to the urgent demands of the
assembly for speeches. The remainder
of the men entitlec to monograms
were called to the front of the audi
torium by the coach and given seats
on the platform.
At this point a dozen young ladies
bearing the blankets filed upon the
stage behind the men and proceeded
to drape the emblems about the
the shoulders OF the sridiron heroes.
AS this was done the school rose
with enthusiasm to its feet and sang
II OF its favorite football songs.
We're Loyal to You. Wesleyan"
Cheers for the team were then given
in lively fashion and the winners of
the blankets We're allowed to troop
from the stage proudly wearing the
beautiful insignia. The latter are of
royal blue field with an immense w.
IN white, while the initials OF each
owner appear in one corner of his
blanket.
The men honored were: Melvin
Chase, Ellis Walters, Claude Smith,
Ward Ellis, George Schwaubauer.
Oscar Phillips, Frank Martin. Guy
Cook. Martin Shale, Ben Wienholz,
John Berry and Erskine Robertson.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-03-06
SENATE WANTS RAILROAD
BOARD At THE C.lIITAi

Jpf-,, r ~
p - bolll houses &eld
HoI"'!s sessions tine House taking a
I''.o 'lh!e to get the statue OF a sec
nd,' in "' "i'S "g' on Ine eel-
irs, ono rain '" '"0'i" 'Hl
~.
'u1 mouse pa sed senate bill ~.
'o''''"9 manner Oh ORGANIZATION OF
ou"iA mutual Insurance companies
,nend 1o",''''"s ~,a%'uulehl entries ~
ia moo or p'pNI1ils loI
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"S'i"' an" "S"' Town ior the Iast
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Noi''i''''ee OF agriculture
,1' '"'"s hummer OF organization
~ iTi "''V'' "' county ana us
t."''"'' '''le'leS'
~ Ways II Means COMMITTEES.
eohlerfihs upon h state tax com
'niSs ION an the powers CT the tate
'"Uito' IN relation to assessment and
'Aat4ch.
40. State Affairs Committee. To
add state treasurer to capitol COM
mission and place control Of capitol
buildings and grounds in care of the
commission instead OF secretary of
state.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-03-06
Says 1t Is Required to
Protect Money OF
the People,.
WANTS IT BROAD
Would Give Bankers Option
in Choosing How They
Would Protect Depoits.


cided they would NOT want any more
of ,ha ..hoo,. ordou" ,-r,caodf,..
H.. ,..r. a.s aaon. ,nl. ~.
'"S' h's"' an" ueV''''" ~ ''Ne any
further testimony under oath, but
are at work on the printing bill.
Tho "thnueand 10 ONE saIoon hin
j, 1900 49,. -.
w '"e must " W. ''.
w l"e sr'',e vo'''"1,'vo '"" ,"0
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Pierre. S. D.-GoYeruor Byrue, in
his special message to the Legislature
today. asking for the enactment OF a
bank guaranty Law OF some class at
Itle present session. calls attention
to hi. mes we. at the opening OF the
session. in watch he says
~ recommend and urge the enact
.ment of a we'll considered, carefully
prepared bank deposit guaranty law,
by which depositors may be safe be
You'd p~eradyenture in dcpc-iting
their money in banks chartered by
the state"
He then calls attention to the lact
Ithat as a member OF the state financ,
board he finds banks over the state
!. putting MP the bond required of thu
=, state before deposits viii be made
the statement being: The state in
sists ON and gets ample and full Sc.
mrity for every cent it deposits in
any bank. and practically all banks
, of the state are earnestly calling fCl
deDosits of state funds and make nc
objection to furnishing the security
: therefor.
h'l assert that it is your plain du'
to provide for some measure OF Sc
curity for the peoples money deposit
ed in banks chartered and furnished
valuable franchises by the state, as
YOU now provide full security for the
> states money depo-ited in the SAM
banks IT is not necessary to limit