The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1918-11-01
Democratic Negro
Swatted by Secretary Of sta'ee.
We Ignore Him Here--T. Ed
ward Hill Makes Statement

Charleston. W. Va oct 81. 1915
Mcdowell Tm-s.
Keystone. W. Va
There has cnue my sttsi ti"n a pan
Dhi-t. published 10y one }. r.. Meadows.
IN which h- ststsv that To take the place
al 4. Edw sIa Hill. of Mcdowell rUunty.
~ho wss a clerk in my office. I have ALL
pointed white man. The truth of the
matter L. that MIR. MEADOWS himself.
since Mr.. Hill left the Office. has att-rnpi-
I'll ON two or three ocra-lons tried Ia
pump my ears full rs o. the standing (
MIR. Hill with the color~d people OF the
State. II l were to believe what hs. t.-li-
me. would give employment e. ~ col
ored man In She office excerpt some One
like himself. While claiming Ia have
voted for me, he openly admits that he
voted for Governor Cornweil i'm 1916.
and who at this time is openingly engag-
ed tor the election of SENATOR Watson.
IL has not been nsce--ary Tor me to
make any public statement A. Ia the p"s
iti IN Of Mr.. Hill with tins ofiie lie ls
away from the office on leave of sb-encr
because OF C nditiOns aft ctng his own
business brought about by the war aud
IL at liberty To return To tins Office any
time he desires. His plsc. has not been
rilisi but 10 still open for MIN. The fur
ther truth oh the matter L. that have
been unable to even I'LL temporarily ~
y ,-ition which he holds IA the oiiic- ~
cept Tor about one month, since lac left
i hope thls will suffice ID put MIR
Meadows in his true light His business
10 "a stir uP antsgonisn against Repnb-
licans DCw IN office and 80 lar a. | AIN
concerned tie public may judge for itself
alter having the facts stated above
HOUSTON q YOUNG,
Secretary Of State.
I. EDWARD HILL MAKES
STATEMENT.
The Mcdowell Times regrets that Hon
Houston Il. Young, the able and bril-
lIsnt Secretary vi state, found Il nrcrs
ssry u reply to Moss Meadows. II w.
had bes.n unfortunate enough L. yet one
Of lying circulars, We could have given
it the reply it DESERVES. We know Moss
Meadows, know him for what he L. The
people ia this end Of tli- State know him
for which reason lac sent none oi hls doI.-
down here.
Meadows has been political turncoat
for ~ years lie 10 opposed u any
member Of his race receiving political
honor. Negroes Who know him have
neither eonhdsnce in hun or resp-ct Tor
linn. lie Was Practically run ont Of
thls unity aud he cOulI not make II ~
Mercer. lie 10 nov trying new territory
and in q short while that will lscomr IT,
lot for him. Iils rff ,rt- 10 sell his race
| along With himself are too we'll known
by tile Nrgroes Of tins state Tor them u
/ pay attention To his sttarks
! meadows political stacks onone help
rsther1 han binders.
Mr.. Young has l,eeb fair o. tile Negro
race in West Virgins. fie gave Il . po-
ntiOn Of honor aud Ina his Office, when
they bad teen clsmDring Tor REPRESENTS
ton IN tile Secretary of STATES Offior for
~s- kind, courteous and cOn-Iderst- To
me during my "a months emplo, m..rt
there | received leave 81 absence at NY
own request and told Mr.. Young that II
he could get desirable colOred man, il
would he entirely satisfactory ~ me II he /
made the appointment permanent. To
my kno~ledge. he offered the place H.
two colored men, both Of whom declined |
= nee that time, the place hs- teen 6llei
- stated by sir. Young.
IL 10 70 be regretted that public officials
must be called upon 10 defend then-elve
from scurrilous sttsks made by such 90
Mos Meadows wbO has haunted the
state Hou-e Tor nearly two years beysing
Democratic officials from jsnitor o. GOV.
ernor u give HIM job and - date he
j. ~ jotDless he bs- Teen for IL yesrs.