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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20


Journalists, was a prominent visitor
here recently.
LLOYD Albert Ross, aged % years,
died Sunday, February 10 at the home
of his parents on Cabin run. Mr..
Ross had been in the West for the
last two years, having recently re-
turned home to attend family re-
union. He became Ill of meningitis
and died after a brief illness of two
weeks. Funeral services were held at
the Cabin run church Tuesday.
John S. Darst, state auditor, of
Charleston, was here taking in the
political outlook recently.
E.B. Yerkey and family have moved
from Harlin to Salem.
Festus Martin, an aged and highly
respected citizen Of Pennsboro. died
wednesday at the home Of his daugh-
ter. Mrs. s. P. Smith, after a brief i'll
ness Of pneumonia and a complication
Of diseases due to his advanced age.
The body was taken to Pennsboro
where interment was made Friday.
G. a. Bolden was a prominent visitor
here from Charleston recently.
Miss Flora Arnett and Mr.. Booker
ireland were married Tuesday at the
home Of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. e. Arnett, Of Smithton.
H. B. williams, aged 73 years, died
Saturday, February 70 at his home on
Cabin run. Funeral services were
held at the late home Monday and In
terment was at the Cabin run Gene
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
WEST UNION
NEWS ITEMS
CHR0N|CLED.
Happenings of the Week in
Doddridge County Reviewed
by a Correspondent.

WEST UNION, Feb. 19.-otto Bower
has accepted position as travelling
salesman for the Imperial Ice Cream
Company of Clarksburg.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20

Miss Flora Arnett and Mr.. Booker
ireland were married Tuesday at the
home Of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. Il. Arnett, Of Smithton.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20

Presley Morris, dean Of the state
journalists. was prominent visitor
here recently.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20

John S. Darst, state auditor, of
Charleston, was here taking in the
political outlook recently.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20

GA Bolden was prominent visitor
here from Charleston recently.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20

E.B. Yerkey and family have moved
from Harlin to Salem.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-18
HUGHES BREAK

Those little placards entitled,
Hughes, Herriok and Harmony
and those bearing the slogan, "Ohlo
needs Daugherty," have ended in a
fight, and who do you suppose 1t was
that innocently touched of the PIN
wheels and Roman Candles? Char
les Evans Hughes, The issue was
that of Herrick's service in France.
Little things like facts are too of
ten ignored by candidates. They are
not to be allowed to stand in the way
OF a presidential race, at least There
fore il was considered all right for
Hughes to come out with tribue to
Herrick, who was one of the G.. o. p.
exhibits in the early days of the war,
He was glorified as a martyr who had
stuck to his post and Hughes inti-
mated that Wilson dismissed him to
make room for a Democrat.
When Hughes emitted that state
ment, the Daugherty crowd in Ohio
let loose a shout of protest sufficient
to make the well-krown welkin re-
spond with the customary ring,
Hughes was accused of playing fag-
orites and the Herrick people point
ed eXultingly to the Hughes endorse
ment as a clincher for the campaign,
Now comes the reversal of form,
however, Cleveland sources indicate
that Herrick asked to be withdrawn
as soon as the war started and that
Wilson requested him to stay until
William Graves Sharp got to Paris.
- is also well known that Herrick's
term had expired. That information
brought cheer once again to the
Daugherty phalanX.
But the thing happened too late
to have a great bearing on the prI-
mary. The chief result is the catch
ing of Hughes in a bad break, whIcn
shows either ineXcusable ignorance
of the facts or deliberate misrepre-
sentation of them. Either way It
helps Wilson.-Lima Times-Demo-
crat.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-18
AS TO COPING

A last resort criticism of the Dem
ocratic party by its opponents is that
it is unable Ito cope with the bust
ness upheavals that come after the
war" Too silly in view Of the Demo-
cratic party's record during the past
few years to be worth much cOnsd-
eration As a matter of fact, cop
ing w.Uh" is the Den ocratic party's
long suit
1t Goped with the difficulties OF the
tariff; it coped with the currency con-
ditions inherited from the republican
party; it coped with the matter Of
rural loans; it coped with the neces-
sity for preparedness; it coped with
the selfish demands of the jingoes In
Mexican affairs; it coped with the
matter of taxing great incomes for
governmental expenses; it coped with
governmental regulation of Interstate
carriers; ii coped with labors Lili-
cultes; L coped with the dominating
issue of American neutrality and dOz-
ems of others and is primed and ready
for lot more coping.
If there ever was a time when the
Republican party with its Penroses,
Smoots, Hemenways, Gallingers,
Brandegees, Duponts, Fairbanks,
Roots, divers and that ilk should be
rejected, this is the year. What they
would do with the business upEeav-
al to follow the end Of the European
war would be a crime against the
governments good name and fame.
The lust for spoliation, the rapacity
OF privilege, the constituencies lob
boy or the helpless and enrichment
Of the favored have always beer the
: publican party'4 idea of proper
and IT coping.
The Democratic party will prove as
Hhlc and wise in the matter of hand
ling or coping wltl-conditions af-
ter world peace comes as it has PROV
IN during the existence of the world
wa.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-18
CHAMPIONSHIP
OF Murderer Huerta by Hughes Gets
A Slap at the Hands of
Bryan

A special to the New York Times
from Saginaw, Mich, says Mr..
Hughes is not fully informed as to
the Mexican situation" said William
Jennings Bryan here today. In his
advocacy of the recognition of Huerta
he is taking a position he cannot
maintain throughout the campaign.
He evidently does not know of a tele-
gram now in the archives of Wash
ington, sent by Huerta, reading, Il
have Oyerthrown the government.
IF we would have recognized
Huerta we would have been able to
borrow money and to kill every per-
son in Mexico working for the bet
terment of the country. | believe one
of the great acts of the president was
his refusal to recognize Huerta.
Il believe Wilson's chances are i'm
proving. There is no criticism of the
thing the Democrats have done. They
cannot criticize our antitrust laws or
the currency measure. There has been
no panic. l notice the Republicans
can find no place to attack.
THE Hughes discussion of the rail
road situation indicates that he is on
the defensive, for he avoids any spe-
citic Endorsement of the republican
platform, favOring exclusive Repub-
lican control. The tone of the speech
is anything but judicial"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-18
LINCOLN VS.. HUGHES
I'M. r. Scott, in Ohio State Joul
nal

I'M. r. Scott, in Ohio State Jour
nal.
When | read that portion of Mr.
Hughes letter of acceptance in when
he represented Wilson's administra-
ton as distinguished by no qualities
but weakness and indecision and the
like. | wondered whether he (Hugh-
es) had ever read President Lincoln S
letter to Horace Greedy, in reply to
Mr.. Greely's criticisms Of his admin
istration, which criticisms, be II
known, were similar in both spirit
and substance to those that are now
put forth by Mr.. Hughes and his fol-
lowing concerning Wilson's admins
tration. In this letter to Mr.. Greedy,
Lincoln said among other things:
What l do about slavery and
the colored race, l do because
believe it helps to save this un-
ion and what l foTbear, | for
bear because l believe it would
not help to save the union. l
shall do more whenever l be-
lieve that doing more would
help the cause and l shall do less
whenever | believe that what l
am doing will hurt the cause.
shall try to correct errors
when shown to be errors, and
shall adopt new views so fast as
they shall appear to be true
views. | have here stated my
purpose according to my view of
official duty and l intend no
modification Of my oft-eXpressed
personal wish that all men ey-
erywhere might be free"
Alas, I fear, judging from Mr..
Hughes present course, that if he
had been candidate for president
against Mr. Lincoln in 1864, he
would have travelled up and down the
country condemning the administra-
tion for indecision and inetiiciency
while at the same time taking care
not to tell the people what he would
do if he were in Mr. Lincoln's place!
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-18

National bonds-MeXican money
invested, $21,OOO,0OO; American
money invested, $52, 100000.
Smelters-M Mexican money invested
$72OO,OOO; American money invest
ed, $26,5OO,OOO.
Timber lands Mexican money in
vested, $500, 900; American money
invested, $8,10O,000.
Factories CMiscellaneous) )--MeXi-
can money invested, $3,270,OOO; Am
erican money invested $9,6O0,O0O.
Oil-MeXican money invested, $4,-
650,000; American money invested,
$15, 100000.
Rubber-MeXican money invested,
$4,500,OOO; American money invest
ed SIS, 100000.
Insurance-M Mexican money invest
ed, $2,000,000; American money in
vested, $4,000,000.
In the ownership of Mexico we find
the real menace to the peace between
Mexico and the United States. Amer
ican capitalists are yainly trying to
have the flag follow their invest
ments.
They who own Mexico are the ones
who want war.
Shall these powerful interests be
permitted to succeed in their plot?
ROBERT NJ. LAFOLLETTE.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-18
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND
THE LAND QUESTION

Has the Democratic national plat
form a single tax prank? That con-
struction can reasonably be given to
the following declaration for legis-
lation regarding natural resources:
(Which shall not withhold such re-
sources from development, but which
while permitting and encouraging
their use, shall prevent both waste
and monopoly in their exploitation,
and we earnestly favor the passage
of acts hich will accomplish these
objects"
The only legislation which can do
this is legislation to make it impos-
sible TO derive any profit from owner
ship of land without putting it to it's
most productive use. To accomplish
this an end must be made of private
appropriation of land values. If that
is what the Democratic party intends
to do then it deserves the support of
all who are striving for better eco
nomic conditions and a more Just So
cial system. But does it?
If it does-not intend to follow such
course then the declaration quoted
is but meaningless buncombe, drawn
to get votes under false pretenses. 1t
makes clear and ulequivocal prom
ises to accomplish certain results if
again entrusted with power. Unless
effective means are to be adopted to
get these results, the promise is
worthless.
The Crosser bill at present pigeon
hOled by the House Committee on
Public Lands, if passed without
amendment would be an installment
on the obligation. 1t would apply
the promised policy to the remaining
public lands. Since House and Senate
have Democratic majorities, the
prompt passage of this measure with
out any crippling amendments, would
be an indication of sincerity.
A further proof would be the pass
age of an act to put to an end pri-
vate appropriations of land values in
Alaska and other places under Fed
eral control. In fact another plank
in the platform declares:
ut has been and will be the policy
Of the Democratic party to enact all
laws necessary for the speedy devel-
opment of Alaska and IT, a,...
ural resources"
So here is an additional promise
for such legislation so far as Alaska
Is concerned.
1t remains to be seen just what the
conventions word is worth.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-18
DOES HE?

Not long ago Governor Willis was
making school addresses on Essen
tials of Character Building" The
Niles Independent carried a para
graph commenting on this fact. AS
the first essential is placed common
honesty and then asked the pertinent
question, Does Governor Willis prac-
tice what he preaches?"
This seems to have incensed the
governor, who through his personal
organ complains that this intimation
that he does not practice common
honesty is not specific and hard to
meet
Then let the intimation be made a
charge specific and definite.
When Governor willis was a candi-
date charged that there was a treas
ury deficit, and then receipted for
twice as many millions of surplus as
he charged there was deficit, he was
either mistaken or stopped deliber-
ately to deceive.
When he used the Little Red
Book" charging his predecessor with
creation of offices that existed for
years, charging use of excessive office
space, and then as governor rented
more room and finally purchased an
eleven story office building to house
the offices he said were unnecessary
he was either mistaken or stooped
deliberately to deceive.
When he charged extravaganza
and promised economy and then ex-
ceeded the states nigh water mark
by several millions and for the first
time in years made the states expen-
ditures greater than the states in
come, he was either mistaken or he
stopped deliberately to deceive.
Governor Willis had eighteen
months to make apology if he desired
to acknowledge mistake. He has
not done so. He therefore stands con-
yicted of having done anything else
than practice common honesty as a
candidate or an official
For the present these charges are
sufficient. Later it may be worth
while to show how hands off" gov
ernor bossed a legislature, making
promises to all and keeping n@ne.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-18
Jim COX"
LLima Times-Democrat.l ]

Lima IlmGS-DemOCIdL.
James Mcmahon Cox, the fighting
Daytonian with the ginger in his cam
paigning and the punch in his legis-
lation is again the Democratic par
TVS candidate for gubernatorial hon
ors. With a record of two years pro-
gressive and constructive work
against the do-nothing, hap-hazard,
inefficient term of the present incum-
bent, Cox should sweep the state by a
majority comparable to the kind that
Harmon used to get.
Cox has been blamed for many
things which he never did and robbed
of the credit he deserves for many
achievements. Two years ago he
was accused of interfering with local
fights and lost the state because of
this, whereas there is little reason to
believe that he knew what his man
ayers were up to. The travelling
statesmen were turned against him by
the inadvertent action of a subor-
dinate. In many ways his campaign
seemed to be fraught with misfor-
tune-but not now.
The truth has come to light on
many things. Cox stands forth freed
of the animosities of the former cam
paign, absolved Of the deeds of over
Jealous adherents and credited at last
with the honor of his remarkable ad-
ministration Against him is pitted
the pathetically impossible Francis
Bartlett Willis, whose record resem-
bles a photograph of a cloudy sky
at midnight, as far as legislative
light is concerned.
There isn't going TO be much to it
in the finish 1t will be a clean sweep
for Wilson, Pomerene and Cox. Ohio
knows a good thing the second time
if not the first.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-18
PRINTERS
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue
Sea-AIust Raise subscriptions
Or Go To Wall.

WASHINGTON, Aug, ll.-The
crisis in the news print paper situa-
ton which already has cut down
newspaper profits enormously viii
not be reached until late October
when contracts come up for renewal,
according to reports received from
many sources by the federal trade
commission.
The presidential election, together
with the European war, Is expected
to Increase an already unparalleled
demand for news print; which manu-
facturer tell the trade commission
they will hardly be able to meet
This year, for the first time, they
have not been able to lay up large
reserve during the summer.
The trade commissions report on
It's investigation of news print prices
il was announced yesterday, will be
published not later than October, re-
gardless of whether congress is in
session. Probably a brief extract
will be given out few weeks before
hand, summarizing the findings. As
yet the mass of material has not been
sufficiently digested for officials 70 in
dIcate definitely its trend.
The great question in decldlng
whether there has been collusion
among the manufacturers to boost
prices unduly is said to be whether
the increased demand for paper has
been entirely disproportionate to the
increased production.
Manufacturers clam that publish
ers are using 20 percent more paper
than ever before. Consumption fig
ures presented to the commission,
however, vary widely G.. f. Steele,
secretary Of the Newsprint Manufac-
turer's Association, has estimated
that figures for June show the larg-
est daily production of newsprint ey-
er recorded. Shipments, he declared,
represented SO per cent of this pro-
duction,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-18
ST. JOHN
Ex-Governor of Kansas, Though Not
A Democrat, Declares Wilson WIN
Sweep Country

[From Olathe (Kas.) Register.
81 never was a Democrat, but l
think Woodrow Wilson will sweep
the country for reelection this fall
said ex-governor st, John to a re-
porter for the Register the other day,
! am basing the assertion upon
the attitude of the people in West
ern Kansas" continued Mr. st. John,
while | was in that part of the state
during my recent nlnety-day tour, I
took occasion to sound my different
audiences on the candidates then
looming most largely in the public
eye, Successive references to Hughes
Roosevelt and Wilson always brought
the most applause FOR Wilson. viii
sons Mexican policy, for which he
has been so bitterly attacked, is in
my opinion, an element of strength
am not capable OF criticising the
governments policy. The old plan
of tying two fighting tom cats togeth-
er over clothesline and letting them
fight it out, seems to apply forcibly
to the situation in Mexico. But Mex
leo is no scrub as it was in 1S47. 1t
has fourteen millions OF people and
an advanced civilization in many re-
spects, TO whip Mexico into line, as
some demand would be job, neces-
stating at least two years time, the
expenditure of billions of dollars and
probably the lives of 100000 men.
In addition as an item of expense,
would be the formation of a great
pension roll.
What would we gain by such a
war We don't want that territory.
The whole proposition is absurd.
Taking ii as a whole, we never have
had a president more leyel-headed
than Woodrow Wilson"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-18
A BACKWARD STEP IN CIVILIzA-
TION TO GO INTO MEXICO,
HE SAID

1t viii be recalled that the Mexi-
can situation came to President VIII
son as a Taft hand-down, The Re
publican president was having his
troubles and armed Intervention was
insisted upon. In reply to such a
policy, Hon Elihu Root, then Unit
ed States Senator, laid down this
statement of the administrations at
tltude
Granting that injuries have been
done to American citizens that ought
to be redressed; that wounds have
been inflicted, that lives have been
taken, that a party has been destroy
ed, II does not follow, sir, that we
should begin the process of securing
redress for those injuries Dy a threat
of force on the part Of a great and
powerful nation against smaller
and weaker nation. That sir, is to
reverse the policy Of the United
States and to take step backward
in the pathway Of civilization. There
is no reason whatever, sir, to assume
| if injuries have been done Of the kind
described that the government of
Mexico is unwilling to make due re-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-18
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE DES-
PERATE
LNeM Ynrk Wnrld. |


A boy walking along one of the
great dikes that keep the sea from
rolling in on Holland, once spied a
tiny stream of water trickling from
hole in the embankment beneath
him. Acting upon events as they be-
fell, he threw himself down at full
length thrust his thumb into the hole
and remaining thus until help arriv-
ed, kept the pressing water from wild
eniug the break
Suppose while he was lying there,
some tall, whiskered person had come
along and rated him for employing
such methods to stop a leak point
ing out in acrimonious terms that he
ought to hove used plugs and sand
bags for the purpose.
When the Republican candidate
cudgels his legal brain for something
to say against the way the Wilson
Administration has achieved it's re-
suits, he only shows up the desperate
inability of the Republican, Progress
i've amalgamatiOn to prove that either
its combined or component parts
could never have done half as much.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-18
herewith reproduced:
WHO OWNS MEXICO?

The people of the United States 10
not want war with Mexico. The Mex
lean people do not want war with us.
| And both President WILSON and Car
rama have manifestly done every
thing in their power to avert war.
What is it then, tha, menaces the
peace of these neighboring counries?
1t dates far back of the Columbus
raid. That outrage on the residents
| of one of our border towns was the
! logical outcome OF conditions for
which the Mexican people weer in no
wise responsible! Worse than that!
| The Mexican people were really in
nocent victims of traitors in our
midst. For it is charged upon the
highest authority that the raid was
! inspired and arranged for in our own
country
Do you get the full meaning of that
| statement? Benedict Arnold was no
more guilty of treason.
The secret service OF this govern
ment has a long arm and a strong
arm. The net may yet be drawn on
the "higher-up." President Wilson
did not disclose all of the facts in his
possession when he declared official
| ly few days after the raid that:
There were persons along the bor-
der actively engaged in creating fric-
tiOn between the governments of the
United States and the de facto gov
ernment of Mexico for the purpose of
bringing about Intervention in the in
terest of certain owners of Mexican
properties"
There you have it! The gentle
men who want war with Mexico are
the gentlemen who have Mexican
properties" They are very power
full lot.
They prate about patriotism.
They have tried to plunge the cOun-
try into a hysteria of fear that we
are going to be thrown into war with
Germany or England or Japan.
These American investors" in
Mexico-milliona using eV-
cry instrument they can control
their money, their newspapers, their
magazines, their political influence,
all their dark and devious Ways
to bring about intervention" In
tervention means wal. War means
blood and killing, and bereaved fam
lilies and unmentionaDle horrors. And
all for what? Fronts! Privilege
profits! Who owns Mexico? Really
owns it?
Let us glance at few figures. Dol
lars they are-millions and millions
of them. And they tell the story.
What follows shows the wealth OF
Mexico, according to the nationality
of ownership. 1t is taken from the
United States Consular report No.
1853 issued July 18, 1912, by Consul
Marion Letcher of Chihuahua, who,
according to the statement of this
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-18
W |EI0
Owns Mexico Asks LaI'Ollette--De-
clares u. y. Capitalists Hold More
Property Than the MeXicans

A recent issue of LaFollete's Mag
azine, signed by Senator Robert M.
LaFollette, of Wisconsin, entitled,
who Owns Mexico?" In view Of the
fact that Mr. Hughes devotes so large
proportion of his speech of accept
ance to criticism Of the Wilson Mexi-
can Policy, this notable article by
Senator LaFollette acquires renewed
interest and Is well worth reading by
all students of national politics.
The Senator points out that the
amount of investments in Mexico by
United States capitalists, spectators
and promoters is $1,057770,000 and
the amount invested by the MeXicans
themselves is reported as only S793,-
.1S7,242. This extraordinary TACT
the senator believes, accounts largely
for the demand for Intervention" in
various quarters.
Important parts Of the article are