The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-13
Democratic Machine breads
More Probe of Outrageous
Election Frauds.
NEGROES NOIED.
Democratic Bosses Vote Alien
Negroes in Marion County
at Least Three Times.
Communicated. J

chine organ of the Dem ocrattc bosses.
lets out a vigorous complaint against
a proposed special session OF the leg
islature of West Virginia to pass
what 1t terms "a civil service law &
Our experience with Democratic poll
tlciaus leads US to believe that a civil
service law has no terror for the Dem
ocratic bosses. It is only when out Of
power that Democrats favor civil SER
vice. The civil service laws of the
national government, carefully built
up under four Republican administra-
tions, and at the demand Of the best
thought and most decent sentiment
OF the United States. were ruthless
lily thrust aside by President Wilson,
so that within one year after the Dem
ocrats got possession OF the national
government, civil service became a
standing joke. This legislation was
oyerridden. the laws violated and
swept aside, in order to find places for
what William J. Bryan termed, de
serving Democrats" !"
The. people of West Virginia are not
in favor Of making the state institu-
tions the prey Of the Democratic boss
es of this state. The Republicans
when in power could be trusted to
keep politics out of these institutions,
and have uniformly done so. We need
cit but one instance, and that Is. that
during fifteen years of Republican adj
ministTatfons in the state. they have
kept in power presidents of the state
university who were rapid Dem ocrats
for ninety per cent of that time, and
more than half OF the principals of
the state normal schools during that
period have been Democrats. This
! policy. would be change IL the Dem
ocratic bosses are given free hand.
and the interests of the state will be
sacrificed in every direction to make
room for Democratic Ward-healers.
VIII Deserve Well.
While we cannot speak for Gov
ernor Hatfield, If he succeeds IN hav-
ling passed a reasonable law which
Twill prevent the abuse Of the patron
age and the conversion Of the state
institutions into Democratic political
headquarters, he will deserve well of
1.-The people Of West Virginia.
The claim that civil service, or
Eany other kind OF law, will prevent
the abolition Of useless Offices is too
ridiculous to fool anybody. The
manner of an appointment to an Of
Efice in no way prevents the Demo
tcrats from abolishfng 1t. II that
party can find one useless office in
West Virginia, and one which It
/ dares to abolish, the way will remain
wide open, regardless Of the appoint
ling power. We believe that Prest-
dent Wilson went into Office In pur-
Issuance of a Democratic cry of econ
omy, and under promises to abolish
useless Offices. Yet, during Presi-
1 dent Wilson'S adpinfstration, more
F, g ma FNfF1 1The hnT wa
been created, carrying with
them salary roll Of over forty mil
l2lion. dollars; and the end Is not yet.
The Dem mocratic program includes
hundreds Of useless commfssio OF
1.-THE same character as thousands al
I4ready created by that party. When
no other excuse could be found for
useless commissi ons. President VIII
ltson appointed commission at a
II high salary to meet and confer with
Mexican bandits, to see If he could
5settle by a commission and by talk
1.-THE question Of the slaughter Of
American citizens in Mexico, the par
ticular subject OF the last conference
Ebeing the slaughter of about fifty
members of a regiment Of infantry
i that had been sent on a hike into
Mexico to arrest q bandit
The most pressing question that
can come before a special session Of
Il 1.-THE legislature of West Virginia
kwould be thorough tnvestigati ion
1 of the election frauds in Marion
fcounty Word comes from that coun-
3ty onftoo good authorit ty to be doubt
i ed that the Democratic politicians
5openly defed every election law,
remained In the voting places, and
i dictated how the voters whom the
bosses control should cast their bal
iIlots. In one voting place In particu-
4 lar where they we're voting a large
Il drove OF negroes recently i'm:
,Iported from Alabama, Repub.
Il llican went into the voting
sIlplace to- protest agninst the out
4 rageous violations of the law, VIII ch
4 Twas openly permitted by the Demo;
y cratic election commissioners. and to
Task that a Democratic po1ih hcianaw who
Twas standing by and directing ne
sEipelled to retire from the voting
n place beyond the sixty foot limit and
\ this Republican was thrown bodily
tout OF the building.
No reasonable man doubts that
1hnnd dreds OF Illegal votes were cast ii
Marion county; in fact. the Democratic
politicians have not even had the
dency to attempt to excuse their
outrageous v1olat ions OF the laws. but
on the other hand, have boasted o.
them. D
Droyes OF Illegal Yoters.
Large dreYes5 OF these recently I'm;
ii ported darkfeg were voted by thu
III Democratic mach chine at the hrst sYotinl
sipIRcea by regtstrati Ion second on rams,
m fsff fYes tf5eIT 90 IN