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

The Fairmont Times the ma
chine organ of the Democratic bosses,
lets out a vigorous complaint against
Il proposed special session Of the leg
islature OF West Virginia to pass
what 1t terms "a civil service law A
Our experience with Democratic poll
ticEans leads US to believe that q civil
service law has no terror for the Dem
ocratit: bosses. 1t is only when out OF
power that Democrats favor civil SER
vice. The civil service laws of the
national government. carefully built
Hup under four Republican administra-
ltions. and at the demand of the best
thought and most decent sentiment
or the United States, were ruthless
lily thrust aside By President Wilson,
i so that within one year after the DEM
ocrats got possession of the national
government. civil service became a
standing joke. This legislation was
overridden, the laws violated and
swept aside. In order to find places for
what William ]. Bryan termed, de
serving Democrats"
The people OF West Virginia arenot
in favor OF making the state institu-
lions 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
mfnistrations in the state, they have
kept in power presidents Of the state
university who were rapid Democrats
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 changed if the Dem
ocratic bosses are given free hand.
and the interests of the state will be
sacrificed in every ections to+make
room for Democratic ward healers.
VIII Deserve We'll.
While we cannot speak for Gov
ernor Hatfield, If he succeeds IN hav-
ing passed a reasonable law which
will prevent the abuse of the patron
age and the conversion of the state
institutions into Democratic political
headquarters, he will deserve we'll of
1.-The people Of West Vir GINA.
The claim that civil service. or
ANY other kind of law, will prevent
1.-THE abolition Of useless Offices is too
Irfdiculous to fool anybody. The.
manner Of an appointment to an of
| flee in no way prevents the Demo
tcrats from aboltshing 1T. If that
party can find one useless Office in
West Virginia, and one which it
ldares to abolish, the way will remain
wide open, regardless OF the appoint
ing power. We believe that Prest-
dent Wilson went into Office IN pur-
i.suance of q Democratic cry of econ
t.only, and under promises TO abolish
useless offices. Yet, during Presi-
dent Wilson's administrator more.
Ethan $4,000 new Offices have
been created, carrying with
them salary roll Of over forty mil
Hlion dollars; and the end is not yet
The Democratic program includes.
hundreds of useless commiss ions Of
1.-the same character as thousands al
l.ready created by that party. when
no other excuse could be found for
useless commissions; President Will
son appointed commission at a
high salary to meet and confer with
Mexican bandits, to see IL he could
lSsettIe by a commission and by talk
1.-THE question OF the slaughter Of
sArnerican citizens IN Mexico the par
tticular subj of the last conference
H being the slaughter Of about fifty
members Of a regiment Of infantry
i that had been sent on a hike Into
Mexico to arrest bandit.
The most pressing question that.
can come before q special session OF
1.-THE legislature OF West Virginia
would be thorough 1nvestig ation