The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-02-13

and made them Independent, right In
this way He missed the car coins
back TO town, then had an hour to
say my say He hod told me many
things shall not mention for It viii
take too long. asked him II anybod.
In or around Fairmont had sent hiI
to see me- He said he had talked (
lsome certain ones about 1t, and the
thought as this was my last term,
surely would feather my nest, but
would not mention the name OF any
one. l asked him, what did you sa
was your name?" He said -. H. Myeri
OF New York" What is the man
name You want me to meet? He sal
&C. Shoals" l asked his residence
and took out my book and wrote
down right before his eyes. He the
asked me about my colleagues Hnar
cial condition. l told him either on
of them, | expected, could buy him
be was black. then turned TO hir
and told him that he had tackled th
wrong man, and was barking up thf
wrong tree. That if they would sell al
the breweries, and distilleries in rnt
United states, together with all the sa
looms and their paraphernalia, and ge'
1t all in gold, and come and lay it
my feet, ! would not look down the
pike the way he hauled II. Or, If h
had the money OF ]. Pierpont Morgan
at his command, of whom II was salt
that he could control the money
nine foreign countries, and three
fourths Of the United States, an
would come and offer it 10 me, 1t woul
look just the same as thirty cents
me. Then he said, you are not MAJ
are YOU" said. mo, wish "
would stay all night and tell me all the
rest you know about their do!ngs. /
said, look how easy you could liv
and what you would gain and nobod
knew it. | said. Yes. my Bible tel
HE, what would 1t profit man If h
gained TIE whole world and lose b
own soul, and l would not only lo'
my own soul, but damn thousands
others. Now, sir, want to tell you
offered that Resolution No. l, II
Amendment, known as the Prohibitic
Attachment, and helped to make ii
fight In the House aud Senate, and "
succeeded in passing it, thereby givin
70 all the people Of this State the
rights and liberties, as freeborn Amer
can citizens 10 vote on this momentor
question. that they had been denle
:he right 10 q vote thereon for the la.
sixteen years. and let the majorit
rule. And in the campaign just ende
i made a fight, along with my friend
from all over the state, and We won
something like ninety.three thousan
majority. Now, what would my peopl
think OF me, to go back on them now
No! would rather beg the crumb
that fall from the rich mans table, a
Lazarus did, and the dogs come ant
lick my sores, and die and be carrie
by angels to Abraham's bosom, than
take your dirty, filthy lucre, and fare
sumptuously every day, and die ant
30 to hell, and look over across tina
impossible gulf and see Lazarus an
cry aloud like the rich man did, fol
"a. rn semi La arus ~ d'p u
tip Of his finger in water and cool ny
,arCheu tongue, for am lOrlnented
.hese flames. Now, sir, want you
understand am on the other side
this question, and am going TO flgh
you to the last ditch. He said "fol
had been in the Legislature twice, ant
an extra session, understand, an
did no one offer to buy your ! sail
mo, sir, you are the first man tina
ever at any time had the audacity am
gall, and that in my own house, too, t
.her to buy me-" He then asked n.
about tho charges OF bribery ins thei
slectlon toathe United tsates senat
Of Watson and Chiffon, and II ! wa
not accused of selling out to them. /.
said, Eyes, sir, some OF my near neigh
bors, and people OF the same name a
myself, told lie on me: It was II
then, and 1t Is lie yet, and It all start
ed from the fact that sent check 4
my daughter to pay nurse, and otheI
wise assist them, while my son'in'laN
was lying PROSTATE with typhoid f"vel
enclosed the check in letter to M
wife, and she called my daughter owe
the phone and told her to come and &c
the check. Some parties heard tina
conversation over the phone, and
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