The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-16

TX ~ baa 6toEy tnatesS Dut heVeFtneess true The
old Democratic ship OF state in Fairmont Is getting
wobby-she.s full OF holes, and the ships officers
fear she Won't get through the battle year. and
they have the right dope.
The Democratic board is working night and
day TO plug many the gaps in her side as pos
sble by trumpng up deeayed and false charges against
Republican civil office holders in the post Office
department Of this city putting them out Of offices they
have filled honorably and acceptably for yearsand In
their places they plan put bunch Of Democratic of.
Ace seekers and Job hunters in order to have them in
lite Tor the big doings next year.
There are no depths to which the Democratic ring will
not descend In the effort to their power in local
politics, which given them at all through clean
cut victory such as the Republicans will achieve al
the next general election but through unfortunate
split in the Republican party. Those who bolted the
Republican party In 1912 and allowed the Democrats
to land at the the pile have repented many times
OF their folly and coming back to the party which
they left four years ago and will join hands with that
party giving the Democrats the worst walloping they
have ever received. The Democrats know this to be
the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth
and 1t ID this fact that IS causing them untold worry
and making them stoop such disgraceful tactics as
have been disclosed In this city during the past few
days--and the worst OF their gnomnious efforts are
probably yet to come.
n It Is interesting to note that in their efforts to clean
ali the Republican, holding positions in the post
office department that the Democrats have gone back
and dug up fake charges which were disproven over
seven years ago. at the time they first brought
forward.
Let US take the case Of George P. Cochran. for in
stance Does tsnot seem strange that man who spent
six public schools and four years in the Nor
NAL school and who the service examination
years ago and who delivered the mail his route
one OF the hardestSn the city for over half dozen
years, and who has been doing honest and acceptable
work should be dismissed on silly charges OF having
received aid ngthe examinations held seven years ago
and that he was unable to spell the simplest words.
Does Il seem plausible that man who has handled
vast amount OF mail Of the hardest routes in
the city could lacking in education as to be unable
to spell the simplest In the seven years that
he has been carrying mail would there not have been
some complaint from the people his route, hal he
been capable Of handling the work? But there was
no such complaint ever registered.
OF course MT. Cochran can spell. Probably he can
spell Just we'll better than great majority of
the political degenerates who finally managed by skill
full manipulation to get him out Of Office
The whole scheme is contemplate, dirty, lowdcwn,
uncaled forbi unmstakable cheap politics and has
called fourth severe criticism not only from Repub
cans but from airmnded Democrats, who realize that
the civil service positions should not be made bits OF
clay In the hands the party in power to be tossed
about ndiscrminatey The civil service offices should
be made politics and those who hold office
under the civil service should be protected instead Of
being made the objects dastardy political schemes Of
political party which realizes that 1t is the rocks
and party which will any means in the efot to
ipry Themselves loose. III <ssJaf
N No matter what excuse the Democratic party may
have for It's hghhanded methods which have been re.
Gently instigated, they can't stun any such rot down
the throats Of thinking citizens. It is nothing or