The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-07-09

troduced i'm Congress for the payment
by the Government OF that debt.
But in the name of all the gods ?
once, what means all this racket about
the debt. Nothing is pending i'm Goa
gress relative to it, and there has leen
nothing pending since | retired from
Congress. Since the re-opening OF the
case nobody is very badly frightened
about the matter. The bill upon which
the Judge was speaking, when he said
these things about me. had nothing
TO do with the Virginia Debt, nor did
the Judges remarks touching the debt,
or even the other subject discussed by
MN, bear very close affinity to the
matter under discussion at the time
lie began by stating that he would
support the bill before the House and
then launched forth on an open sea
OF trouble, existing i'm his IMAGINATION
because OF Democratic rule, and upon
whlch dreadful main he is still adrift
without the. prospect of a glorious
voyage or even hope OF safe return.
his reference TO the debt and my con
nectlon herewith can have no other
object except to allow him to circu.
late through mails, postage free, re-
marks and insinuations calculated t,
Decloud and deceive the voters of this
district. Verify the Judge, though not
following my resolution, is following
me, and evidently he has prepared
himself, by getting possession OF the
pltchfork in the Senate Chamber.
which by right belongs to a distingu-
ished South Carolinan Mr.. Tnlman
ought not to have let him get this
instrument He don't know how TO
use 1t and perhaps never saw one be-
lore, and as is usually the case tile
handling of the implement may lead
to mischief and mayhap to the injury
or the Judge himself. In future gen
eratons when the Judge lies sleeping
In his marble tomb and | am resting
IN some secluded hamlet of the dead.
his descendants i'm recalling his great
exploits, may make inquiries as to the
man whom their great ancestor so sue
cessfully demolished in that speech.
may receive a part of the luster OF
MS great glory when | am mentioned
as the victim, If | cannot be a Cicero
l may, if the Judges insinuations
against me are believed, become a
passable Catalina.
Endorses Administration.
Now, gentlemen. If you believe that
the charges against me are without
foundation, | am ready to accept
your nomipation, and for your conf
dence to tender you my most sincere
and heartfelt thanks. This confidence
Is much more gratifying to me than
any Office which you can give me.
VIII endeavor to do all things in nv
power to secure my election and If
elected Will serve you and all the
people OF this district to the utmost
OF my ability. | cannot promise as
nigh degree of proficiency as might
be found elsewhere, but will be faith
full, and faithfulness may make up in
a part for my lack in other respects.
AS your nominee, IL is right that I
should TO some extent at least. state
my views upon certain questions. /
cannot do mis- fully now, for lack of
time; yet, I cannot refrain from say
ing something,
| want it 10 be undCrs TODD that I
stand with Woodrow Wilson upon the
main governmental matters which
have so far been before him i'm his
administration. | think he is the
wlsest chief magistrate that this
country has had during the last gen
Grafton. He is able, he is energetic
he is fearless, and, above all. he is
honest sincere, faithful and entirely
without guile.
Taxation Laws,
The taxation laws enacted under
his administration are fair and lust
The burdens of the people have been
renewed TO a large extent and those
VINO are best able to pay taxes are
not escaping their share of the bur-
den. The income tax law perfected
under his administration brings mil
lions OF dollars into the treasury
from sources heretofore untaxed.
The tariff laws have not put the
country into bankruptcy as predicted
In prophecies of dire calamity. Man.
Vtacturers have not gone out of bust.
ness, farmers are not ruined. business
IL not paralyzed, and even the sun
Stlll shines and the earth and planets
perform their revolutions as of wore.
farmers are not going out of the wheat
business. nor are all the sheep per.
ishing. Wool is worth from 26 to %
cents, with the prospect of going
hlsher' aud is not as low as It was
Leiore the passage or the tariff law. as
stated by our Congressman. nor is II
true that sugar has only been reduced
ohe-seVenth OF cent per pound. The
merchants in my country viii sell vo,,
twenty pounds tor dollar. whereas
before the law was passed you coulj
only get from 2 90 10 pounds.
ihe Presidents currency law is nor
oJ all a bad thing, but is satisfactory
ana meets the actual approval of NOT
only the masses of the people but or
the bankers themselves. lie hag TO.
ceiVed universal commentator for
Ihat measure, and even oar Congres
man. nearing the pronounced and fire.
Quept iaudatiOus OF the measure. was
induced TO vote for the bin. within q
very short time after he had. i'm the
interest as stated by him of bc
widows and orphans in hi4 distrjc,
loudly proclaimed against 49, Still ho
seems to now complain because Clcve-
lana Wac named as a reserve city iu.
tead Of Pittsburgh IL seems to- me
that If had been there. Instead OF
even pittsburgh. { would have pre-.
erred either Parkersburg or Grante.
lille the two leading cities of ne
arth
The Tells Proposition.
Neither can 1 find DC in my heart to
Condemn the Presidents attitude ON
,he Panama tolls bin / know tbero
are divergent views upon that oues.
ton. even among Democrats. and tbat
70 Is said that the President b, ln
Hniagonism upon this Uomt with the
platform OF hl3 PARTY lie is i'm favor
9i requiring the ships ENGAGED in the
tWiso trust, to pay tolls for tho
use OF the canal, and 90 his party plat.
iofm contains a plank inserted Win.
ont fNn IuoufIoI .f. OF ft,..