West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-10-11
PlNGREE FOR BRYAN.
Thinks the Ohio Crowd Should
BE Beaten at the Polls.
PEOPLE TIRED OF TWO FACED HOGS

Republican Party should Purify IT.
self by DcposinE Hanna nnd His
GnnE From Power-Tbey Are a
Menace to the Life of the Republic.
Tariff Laws Manipulated For
Trusts.
Governor PinErec has refused 10
support. by going ON the stump. the
Republican national ticket.
His refusal To politely coucbed fu
the Michigan Republican state COM
mittee 20 accompany Governor
Roosevelt and Colonel A. r.. Bliss.
the Republican candidate for gov
ernor. ON their campaigning trip
through Michigan.
Governor Pingree is one OF those
mcn-all too rare-who viii tell the
truth and speak their own mind though
their party fall. In an interview ut
Detroit recently Governor Pingree
said:
II see 10y the papers that the Hanna
Mckinley government Is going to with.
draw the American army from China,
just as the other powers are getting
ready to partition the Chinese empire
among themselves.
You see, it wouldn't do for the Han.
na-McFiinley administration to have n
big war OH In the east just before a
national election I'm this country. a
few years ago they were Dragging that
no nation would dare 20 to war with
this, the greatest fighting and most
powerful nation on earth. Then came
the war with Spain-one OF the weakest
nations in the world-ostensibly under.
taken by this country in the name Of
humanity. Soon afterward that mex
cusable and indefensible war with the
Filipinos was begun, so as to spread
Hannaism over the Philippine Islands.
where the climate Is miserable and so
ciai, industrial and commercial con.
ditions are correspondingIy poor.
AFTER this country, under the direc-
tion OF the Hnnnas and the McIlnleys
and the trusts. had wasted millions of
dollnrs and sacrificed gallons and gal
Ions OF the blood OF brave American
soldiers In those oppression ridden is
lands on the pretense of national ex-
pansion and defending the flag, this
same gang. under the cloak of religion.
got this country involved in the Chi
nese troubles.
"They pretended to be trying to res
cue and protect American missionaries
and the American legation over there.
But with several weeks at their dis
posal they finally showed up In China
with only 1000 or 5000 soldiers to con-
tend against millions OF Chinese!
What n magnificent showing for
Hanna and McKinley's greatest fight
Ing nation on earth? Any one would
have supposed after reading the cen
sored reports from Manila as to the
success Of the war with the E'illpinos
that a few regiments could have been
sent TO China from the Philippines.
How long viii the American people
tolernte state or affairs like that In
the Philippines and China, and how
long VIII they continue I'm power n
political party that Is controlled by
ruch enemies Of the republic ms Hanna
and the rest OF those Ohio dIctators7
! wouldn't be surprised IL the decent.
liberty loving American citizens would
assert their rights nj the ballot box
next November.
TEDDY Roosevelt n year or so noo
characterized Mckinley as chocolate
man. presumably meaning that the
president was sort OF tool or play
thing for others. ] have always con.
tended that McI<inley's backbone did
not reach far enough toward his neck
to support his brains or his viii power
'The Michigan Republican candidates
and campaign managers who seem to
be so anxious that ! should take the
stump this fall do not seem TO realize
that couldn't talk to the people with.
out showing mp this Hanna Mckinley
gang who are trying TO wreck the Re.
publican party and swing the United
states, the home OF the free and land