Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-12-04

from naming an entire State ticker
and running the whole parry ms
i question which the masses OF the
neople will do we'll to ponder.
DIR Junior Senator, Mr.. Elkins'
has issued a statement to the effect
that he believes the treaty of peace
will eventually passed in form agree
able to the Republicans. He mas
missed many chance to vote Tor i
in a form quite acceptable TO inc
people generally.
CONGRESS is asked for the enor-
NOUS sum of S4,s65, 4l0,03l.62 with
which 10 run the government the ensu-
ing year. There is no hope, apparent
". that Uncle Sam has any IDEAS OF
economy in his mind.
We deplore this public eXtrava-
eance. 1t inevitably encourages IN
dividual wasterfulness.
NOW as never before the people
who find pleasure in giving presents
at Christmas time should take thought
of what their gifts should be. Each
wear many millions are spent on
triAing articles that have no use and
mean nothing either to the giver or
the receiver. Let US reform and pre-
sent really acceptable gifts.
THE Mexican government is acting
( in a very offensive way toward the
United States, and our own govern,
ment may probably have TO take steps
: TO bring these unruly neighborS to their
senses. We have no doubt that Ger
man influence is inspiring the Car
rama regime, and it is probable that
the Senate's refusal TO adopt the peace
treaty has a good deal to do with the
inpudence of the Mexicans.
ALTHOUGH the coal operators Of
fered to give the striking miners the
advance in wages recommended by
the government authorities, the miners
stubbornly refuse to return to work,
and are utterly Indifferent TO public
= sentiment or the necessities of the
people who must have fuel in the win
ter time.
The patience of the government is
becoming exhausted so far as these
unreasonable men are concerned, and
it is likely that drastic action may be
taken within the next week or two.
The great consuming public is agains
any further advance in the price OF
coal, and will back the government
in any effort to protect the people.
AN important bit Of political news
comes from Charleston, to the effec
that such powerful combination has
gotten behind Judge E. H. Morgan
candidate for the Republican nomina
ton for Governor, that the other
aspirants for the honor are abou
ready to throw UP their hands. The
REIMBURSEMENT of this honorable am
bition will be bitter disappointment
to men like John S. Darst, NJ. K
Shawkey and E. T. England, who have
been patiently waiting for years for
least a chance to sit in the executive
Office, and We shall not be surprised
If they will buck this formidable COM
bination anyhow. Sam Montgomery
comes straight out and swears by high
heaven that he will fight 10 the last
ditch, but the big fellows are not
bothering about him as yet, even if he
does belong to more lodges than any
other man in the State.
We do not mind saying frankly that
We do not like to regard Judge Morgan
as the only Republican possibility, for
while we admit his qualifications for
the high Office, we should not enjoy
a cut-and-dried campaign nearly as
much as a spirited free-for-all race.
WHETHER or not Senator New
berry actually bought his way into the
United States Senate may be revealed
by the courts in the near future. 1t
will be recalled that in 1918 there was
spirited contest in Michigan between
Mr.. Newberry and Henry Ford for the
senatorial honorS, in which Mr.. Ford
seemed to come out second best. 1t
was openly charged that Mr.. Newber-
~ spent somewhere near a million
dollars 10 insure his election, and that
he and his agents bribed voters by the
wholesale, corrupted election boards
and were responsible for othE scan-
dalous political manipulations.
Now comes the federal grand jury
in Michigan with indictments against
Senator Newberry and 1873 of his
friends and henchmen, including
some Of the most prominent Repub-
licans in the State, charging them with
violations Of the State and federal cleo
ton laws. About 300 witnesses were
examined by the federal grand jury,
and from their testimony it is assert
ed that Senator Newberry not only ex-
pended vast sums illegally, but swore
TO false afidavits regarding them.
Government officials are quoted as
saying that the testimony as present
ed to the grand jury "reveals a po-
litical scandal that in many aspects is
without parallel is American politics"
Most politicians cheerfully lie
about their campaign methods. Ii will
be novelty If any of them shall be
punished for it.