Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-01


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MAs1NssuRe rt,R spAv, AUGUST 1897
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woRlA IS NOT DEMOCRATIC.
The Martinsbhrg World CLAIMS to be paper Of the
Democratic party. -
BUT IT IS NOT. = 81 ~
It ia paper devoted solely to the interests bf it's
president; Mr.. Cray Silver. 80
It isa papersof the small and fast disappearing list
OF followers within the Democratic party who do Mr.
Silver tells them to do
c4nddat the World carries the attack. No better evil
deeeof this could be desired than the editorials where
inthe World recently insinuated that the Democratic
candidates the municipal ticket had been financed by
cOrporabon and have, in return, given city
lighting contract to that corporation -
S.e MI Sversbeing, at the time MORE INTERESTED
INTHE CORPORATIONS THAN IN THE DEMOCRAT
IC PARTY he attacked the party through the World.
ss1 "A REAL, SQUARE, HONEST DEMOCRATIC
PAPER SHOULD GIVE IT'S DEMOCRATIC READERS
THE NEWS ANDsVIEWS OF THE DEMOCRATICl
KAKTY. So stsF.S'hs
Fhis the World will net do when that news or those
views interfere with Mr.. Sivers personal interests.
Here the atestexampe of such action which shows
already that THE WORLD DOES NOT HESITATE TOT
SUPPRESS LEGITIMATE NEWS OF IT'S OWN PAR
II
s Senator William E. Chiffon, Democrat who repre-
sxted thsstae in the Uned States Senate for number
kyears, was in Martinsburg last week. He is now a
office: !. ! s7s e - a..s. :
Because of his prominence and popularity and being
nthe public eye at this time he interviewed by rep
resertatives Of both the journal and the World.
The journal printed the. interview as a matter Of
NEWS we did not undertake to suppress it because
happened to be the views of q. Democrat.
Did the World give its readers the views Of this
prominent Democrats. visitor er did tupRress the m
..t II did suppress it, why did it do it?
70 Senator Chiffon was thanked by the editor Of the
Work. and told that the interview would appear After
Ss0r Chilten left town, the interview did NOT appear
prominent local Democrat, friend of Chilton's
asked the World why not HE WAS TOLD THEY HAD
NO IDEA OF PUBLISHING 1T BECAUSE THE
WORLD WAS A WATSON PAPER.
The interview had first to be shown to President Sill
forgefl Of the debt of gratitude he owed Chill
ton for political and forgefu Of the financial
help Chiffon has given the World in years past refused
to allow IFS pubEeatieg. II " e4 s
terview given to him; 1T WAS REFUSED. And in
der to getit, he had to ORDER THEM TO PUBLISH 1T
AS PAID ADVERTISEMENT.
This they did, in part and that much Of it run
in yesterdays Journal.
Is the Democratic party in Berkeley county to be fed
only upon WnaI Mr. Diver cnOOseS 10 give Men VI IS IL
to be given the of the party regardless of the pot
carades and deals that Mr.. Silver may choose to make
for his own gain? -------~
Mr., Sivers World suppresses Democratic news in
the hope that its few Democratic readers WILL through
lack of knowledge of other candidates. vote for the veal
thy man who now enjoys the support OF Mr. Silver and
the World.
MOST DEMOCRATS IN BERKELEY COUNTY
READ THE JOURNAL Bee AUSE THEY WANT ALL
THE NEWS WHEN IT.. IS NEWS ACCURATELY,
UNCOLORED.