The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-17
TUESDAY. NOVEMBER le. 1915.
A SAD STORY.


old Democratic ship of state in Eairmont is getting
wobbly-she's full OF holes and the ships officers
fear she won't get through the battle next year; and
& they have the right dope.
The Democratic strategy board is working night and
day to plug many Of the gaps in her side as pos
sble BY mptng up decayed and false charges against
Republican civil service Office holders in the post office
department Of city putting them of offices they
have filled honorably and acceptaby for years-ald in
their places they plan to put bunch of Democratic Of
flee seekers and Job hunters in order to have them in
line for the big dongs next year.
There depths to which the Democratic ring will
not descend IN the effort to save their power in local
politics whichwas given them not 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 Of 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 In giving the Democrats the worst walopng they
have ever received The Democrats know this to be
the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth,
and Il 10 this fact that is causing them untold worry
and making them stoop to such dsgraceul tactics as
have been disclosed in this city during the past few
days-and the worst Of their ignominious efforts are
probably yet to come.
1t Is interesting to note that in their efforts to clean
out all the Republicans holding positions in the post
once department that the Democrats have gone back
and dug up fake charges which disproven over
seven years ago, at the time they were first brought
forward.
Let US take the case of George p. Cochran, for In
stance Does % not seem strange that man who spent
SIX years the public schools four years in the Nor
NAL school and who took the service examination seven
years ago has delivered the mail his route
Of the hardest in 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 In the examinations held years
and that he was unable to spell the simplest words.
Does It Seem plausible that a man who has handled
the city couldb SO lacking in education to be unable
TO spell the simplest words In the years that
he has been carrying mail would there not have been
some complaint from the people his route had he
not been capable Of handling the work? But there was
no such complaint ever registered
OF course Mr.. Cochran can spell. Probably he can
spell Just we'll IL not 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 low-down,
uncaled for unmsakable cheap politics and has
called fourth criticism only from Repubi
but from fairminded Democrats who realize that
the civil service positions should not be made bits of
clay In the hands Of the party power to be tossed
about Unfortunately The civil service Offices should
not be made part Of politics and those who hold office
Under the civil service should be protected instead of
being OF dastardly political schemes Of
political party which realizes that it is the rocks,
and party which will any in the effort to
pry themselyeslloo
No matter what excuse the Democratic party may
have for its hghhanded methods which have been re-
Gently instgated they can't stuff any such rot iown
the throats Of thinking citizens 1t is nothing