West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-04-02

This Correspondents 10 no Longer
Prsjudiesd--covsrnors Statement
convIncss Him that Money Has
Been Used ExtrsvsssntIy-Mus
Hang our Heads In Shame
Masontown, March 81, 1914

Masontown, March 81, 1914.
Editor Argus:
While have always admired the news
features OF The Argus have never taken
kindly to its politics. To be perfectly
frank have graye'y snspicioned that the
editor was actuated by a desire TO boost
his own party and give my party black
eye. There are many reasons why felt
this way, and there has been times when
felt like disseminating my subscription,
and would have done so were IL not for
its excellent county news. II truly has a
fine corps OF correspondents who know
how TO gather the county news and pre-
sent 1t In readable form. This was an
excuse, to me, for its political sins. i
must admit that / have been what you
would probably call an "old hard shell''
and felt that his party could do no wrong.
II is undeniable that it is hard to shake
the faith OF an old hard shell like myself.
But want to tell YOU that my faith has
at last been shaken in my party by the
statement OF Gov. III. ID. Hatfield himself
which read in the Wheeling Intellgencer.
lie states that the reason the $75, 600 APP
propriated for the West Virginia building
at the Panama-Pacific exposition, at San
Francisco, is not available is because of
the deficit facing the state treasury.
Should all appropriations be paid West
Virginia's treasury will have a deficit OF
more than 81 200. 900. i can't call this a
Damncrafin Ito n "a.
loyal party man for it is the statement of
our own worthy governor, whom sup
ported at both the primaries and the
general election. A deficit of MORE than
81 200, 900 and no West Virginia building
at the Panama-Pacific exposition How
West Virginians must hang their heads i'm
shame should they attend the exposition!
Mr.. Editor, as one who has always
supported the Republican party, assure
you that L feel the humiliation too keenly
to question any statement that you may
make in the future about the machines
and rings which control my party. You
could have published the statements as
often as you cared to about deficits and
the governor Withholding the appropria-
ton Of $40, 900 for the Panama Pacific ex-
position at San Francisco and would
not give it any credence. You have made
the statements U did not believe them)
which the governor now admits. could
not believe you because thought il was
politics with you. i was always taught
to discredit any statement made by my
political opponents bearing on politics.
My own party now admits the truthful.
ness OF the charges preferred by our
political opponents. Is this not sufficient
evidence to convince me that my party
has been deceiying me all this time? Yes,
deceived me until the deception could no
| longer be practicedl self-confessed de-
ceiver. Can / believe il in the future2
That's the question for me to decide. NV
answer is emphatically Noi We must
have new deal. We must have new
set oil state officials who are free from the
blighting influence of machine and ring
domination. L realize this now for the
first time. am sorry to confess that
have heretofore been so blinded in nv
partisan zeal that 1 would not believe
anything said against my party. But
our own Governor Hatfield has made a
statement which confirms what the OBJ
position has been telling us for some
time. for one shall cast my vote, in
the future, for the candidates who arc not
the tools of the corrupt machine.
WHYNoT.