Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1913-12-04

(communicated-)

Editor Free Press.
Dear Sir:
send you some clippinf 3
from the Clarke Courier which wish
you would publish.
It looks to me that The writer wss
like the bull that tried to butt the 'Oco-
motive of the track, his courage is ell
right but Judgment poor. for what the
Virginia Machine will do to him can be
imagined.
But why are West Virginia papers
so dumb on this subject when the APP
pointments in this State have been
even more offensive than the Virginia
ones
The Free Press is generally outspoken
against wrong. Why not about this ?
In West Virginia not solitary Viii
son Democrat has so far been appointed
to office. but on the other hand-with
one exception those who stand for
everything the President. opposed when
he was running for office, have been
the only ones to get jobs.
Do those at Washington think that
West Virginia Democrats will stand
for everything
Have they forgotten that there Yves
majority of over ninety-two thousand
for the Amendment when they seem
to plainly say None but servants OF
the Whiskey Ring nesdaoply.,
Outside of the Post Offices (and those
placed and promised" in these have
about all been of the same stripe) two
i good offices have come to this part OF
the country. one to Berkeley and one
to Jefferson, and both to men who
went back on their people to serve the
Ring. Now have they gotten Their
reward. And we are told that others
of the same stamp who 81 uld never
again he elected to any flee by tbs
votes of the Democrats they fooled art
| to get fine places from the President
In what is the vicious Ring the
forced the saloons hack on US better
than the New Jersey Machine the
President fought and beat :?
| am no candidate for flee, wouldn
have one, nor am personally interested
in any eone that is, but as an origina
believer in President " lsol l an
grieved to- see him .tult,fipd and hi
before election promises repudiated b,
this change of face ard almost unfe
lievible appearance of ingratitude b
turning his back on his friends and re
warding his enemies
: When Colonel Henry Waterson o
Kentucky wrote that Woodrow Wilso
had gigantic Intellect but was un
grateful and without heart, resente
it (the alb I'VE is my reeollection of tn
article read some time agnJ and eve
now | would rather believe that til
President is being grievously misle
than d. iiberately playing into the hand
of the corrupt politicians. here in Yves
/ Virginia, by making such appointments
for the moral responsibility is a fearfi
i. one.
J, Why should not the young voter G
: over to the corr1ptionists when he see
!, the great head Of the Na.ien condor
| ing their wickedness by recognizin
them as the representatives of til
Democratic party and giving them a
!, the patronage
: My advice to every Young man, fro
. business standpoint, wouldbe to kee
t out of politics. especially in this Stat
Q of West Virginia But if they will E
: in and can smother their conscience
I LEI them go with the Machine whic
= will always help those obedient to i
' and not with the ''reformers" WI
have short and ungrateful memorie
Suppose Clark had been nominate'
r wouldn't the West Virginia Machir
= that did Yerything fair and unfa
against Wilson laugh at the idea I
Wilson men applying for Office
And now those.who jeered at "Schoo
!, master" Wilson and his supporters
l before Baltimore pretend to be ii
!, original progressive Democrats !
What sicKening hypocrisy How CO
4 it deceive so smart man as Woodro
Wilson !? -
/ don't know whether you will pu
i llsh all of this, but please publish all
r it or none.
i Finally / would say that to those r
! sponsible for the things I have writ,
h of, day of reckoning is surely comin
J if can judge sentiment Alright.
!. Yours sincerely,
s.DEMOCRAT. ,"