The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-27
GENERAL LILLY
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as attorney general 20 traffic in the
interests OF his constituents in the
Z. and o. rebate coupon scandal True
he tried 20 enter a partial denial OF
that d~isgraceful breach OF truth hut
when he found that his own letters
hat would convict him could be pro-
duced. and were produced, he quietly
pushed his palayer. He does not at
tempt TO deny that the Ninson-McKen
machine together with the Hydro-Elec.
trio interests and the Manufacturers
Light and Heat company hay financed
his campaign with the largest slus>
fund that ever was raised I'm the annals
OF West Virginia politics. No. ne
makes no denial. He Is guilty and he
knows ne cannot prove an alibi so
he tries the only resort left open TO
him to blind the public TO the real
issue of his un~availability for the high
Office to which he aspires by villifying
me.
lakes Fine Promises.
Instead OF defending his indefensi-
bic record. this perennial Office seeker
tries TO placate you with sugar coated
promises. lie will promise you low
taxes. honest government. new faces
a square deal plenty of beer. all the
whiskey you want. absolute prohfbi-
tion. anything. II you will only make
him governor.
"Of all the disgusting fallacies the
q SlCkenlnE Is his promise for a
square deal and economy Now
lets see how his record measures up
10 his promises. Was II a square deal
he gave the taxpayers when in 1902
he drew 10 days salary at 81 a day as
assistant clerk OF the senate and did
not appear at the state house except
on the last day of the session and then
only in time 10 draw his check Is
that a square Teal TO you taxpayers2
IL Is the kind Of squar deal he will
give YOU on a much more elaborate
scale when he becomes the bought and
paid for governor Of West Virginia.
That, too. is the kind OF economy" by
means OF which he would reduce your
taxes. Another example Of the Lilly
brand or economy may be found in his
administration OF the attorney gen
erals Office. Since he assumed the
retns Of the states legal department
The operative cost Of that branch OF
the government has increased forty
per cent and the state has received
less in the way OF service than n did
during h incumbency OF his predeces-
sor. General Conley.
"Mr Lillys promises that he would
have a crop ~ new faces in the state
house N he were elected IS still an
other bit of hFpocrisy: his own face
IS somewhat ~ a fixture there and II
is q fact that he has been "candidaf-
ing for public office ever since ne
was II years Of age. Mr.. Lilly's face
Is incompatible with the new faces"
idea And 81 is inconceivable thai II
he were elected he would Iron Cousin
Dave from the pay roll. As Official
photographer In the auditors office
and secret agent. David has been too
valuable q too for Cousin Abe 10 die.
card and Davle has been on the state
pay roll Tor IL years. according 20 his
own admission before the invosfir1.
lion committee Of tho legislature last
spring when that body branded him =
disgrace 70 the state and recommended
his dismissal from office
Wants the Job Bad.
"Nr. Lilly is trying 20 become gov
crnOr. He wants 70 Doc governor.
Taylor Ninson and Bill Nickel want
him 10 BE- governor. They were Will
inr 20 buy him and run him for gov
ernor and he f. willing and make the
race. So the deal was closed where
by he would be their governor II elect
cd he viii serve the bosses that are
putting up FOR him whose interests
are Numerically opposed 10 yours.
n elected he viii give YOU a cold
deal instead OF a square deal. N
elected taxes viii be reduced for a
certain small group 81 plundering
lnfero7fs' but your taxes will soar
skyward: n elected there Will he
some new faces I'm the state house.
but those faces will not b. good FOR
YOU 20 look upon They will include
Taylor Vlnson. Jim Hughes. "a tax
commissioner % the whi-kcy inter.
e-fs. choosing and n public service
commission that would serve the in.
@tcrosfs Instead ~ people.
on tho other hand. 10 Judge Robin.
son is elected 7 am sure every man
in West Va, viii get what IS HE just