The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-09-25
NEAL ALWAYS
ON SDf or THOSE
WITH MONEY
His Political Record As Re-
veaIed & y One of His
0w Party
DICTATOR q SALOON VOTE

In c.seII coun, In Past. Now Run.
ming on . Prohibition
PtHorm.
George l. Neal Pf Cabell county. the
democratic can ate for Congress in
the Fifth Dist is running on q
platform pledgis him to vote in favor
OF nationwide hibition.
MI Neal wsl he legal representa-.
tive OF practie every saloon and
brewery inferred the city OF Hunt.
ington FOR moi han ten years and
up 10 the time len the saloons van.
isned from the te. In the halls OF
the legislature. kfore the municipal
eouncis and q Bounty court and al
the criminal bs hr. Neal vas always
to be found WI the interests OF the
saloon man wer Involved.
lie 1t was wb conducted the vigor
Gus campaign inst W. &. Hedrick
Oh Putnam con for the State Sen.
a'e IN the F1fle3y y;strict in 1910. Mr..
hedrick was led 10 vote In favor
Oh the suomis OF the prohibition
amendment H Salmons. the Neal
candidate. wa opponent. and he
had the back " every saloon man
IN Caoeil cour \ fgardless of politics.
because Mn had told them he
would yot.> ofI1"
Mr.. Neal n II ben in the Iimeligh,
chiefly as the r. 3esentative OF the sa
loon and brew interests. as ever,
citizen OF cr, ,eounty knows.
His chang, iH..rt. II such ,t ma,
be called. is kDing. Now that the
Mead turns Mf ass on hls eomr.de.
and is askinfH< people of the Fifth
Congressional fastrict to send him to
Congress TO look after their interests.
particularly in prob bition legislation.
In some OF the counties OF the dis
trict where Mr.. Neal has not been 40
active. Mr.. Neal has accused the Re-
publicans OF corrupt politics and has
placed the blame at the door OF ths
saloon No man has been more re-
sponsible for the saloon influence I'm
the politics OF Cabell county than
George ! Neal. the Democratic candi.
date His strength was always CEN
tered In the saloon vote" and his
duty was to deliver Il. This duty he
has always performed nobly.
Democratic leaders foresaw the folly
Of making Mr.. Neal the Congressional
standard-bearer on account Of his IN
savory record In connection with the
saloon
BY trickery and chicanery Of poll
tics. OF which Mr. Neal - a past mas
ter. ne secured his nomination by
bringing about the defeat OF Senator
ID T. French. OF Mercer county. a man
who had voted for The submission Of
The prohibition amendment.
Meals nomination was a triumph
Tor Clarence W. Watson and Watson
ism Neal is now his most trusted
lieutenant and the Watson Influence"
VIII be scattered broadcast on election
eve to swing enough corrupt votes 70
elect Neal.
The reputation % the Democratic
candidate. 30 far a. his prohibition
tendencies are concerned. II an open
book IN the hands OF his own party II
sas made 80 by one - his own party.
William g. Barnhardt the United
states District Attorney for Southern
West Virginia
Writing OF Mr.. Meals candidacy. on
June 10. 1914. Mr.. BaTnhardt said:
~Vov know who the other can
didste 10 for this nomination. and
you know that, 20 begin with. there
are more than 100 Democratic vo-
ters IN each county who will rot
support him a. al. They won't
like him because they believe ne
has always ccntcreo his political
lights IN favor of those who mad
money; and the Democrats who
feel this way are sore of the oood.
~fNf "N0-N"INN@N 1NVN~T.NH WnOn
you can't beg 20 vote Cor him:
they cart be gotten back by any
-c-~-. So 20 nominate him would
mean ist he would start out
~''r az those elements against
him.
~tr-'her thing 10 that he hss
s's., -een ard 10 y-f retained bv
the liquor and brewery interests. A
prohibition amendment ~ 20 b,
votec upon IN Congress and 20 Do
subrittec TO sII the people of the
United states for rstlrcstion. Do
you think that the good old Dem
oersts and Republicans ~ho be-
i'eve that the liquor business
should be abolished ~iu want 70
vote for . man with thoss retain
go w hss pocket 20 90 90 Wsshise-
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