The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-09-30
DBMocRAr1c MOTIVE.


with no fixed pqSey except to be
negative to everything the Republican
party undertakes and does tho Demo
cratic party Of West Virginia fully
demonstrates the fact that II is thor
ougilly alarmed over the efficacy Of the
tax reform movement "A vote .getter.
They are 70 scarei over the popularity
OF the movement that they regard it
the real issue Of tbe campaign. That
is why tncy are attacking aud misr pre-
-e1lting the laws that have already been
passed along the tax reform line. II is
easy to discover their motive in making
such an atsnclS and It il not any desire
.ither for the welfare Of the people.
for. II they honestly believed tant Tic
laws were bad and the movement a. IN
augurrtcd BY the Republican party dis
nstrous 10 ihe welfare Of tine people ~
a whole, they would offer something,
which in their estimation, would b,
better and tac proper thing. But they
lrnve not offered anything or are they
thinking d Offering any thing in place
Of what they now condemn.
Since THE il true It is easy. 10 see
taat tney have no motiv. in opposing
what the Republicans have done. cx.
cept tlias prompted by a realization that
the Republicans present to the people
something that must meet their mp
proval because Of tine rigat of it. They
fully realize that having nothing them.
selves that appeals TO the people they
must fight with might and main to de-
stroy the strength and force OF Repub-
lican measures. They hope by attack
ing the tax reform movement 10 pre-.
iudice the people AMI destroy the grent
ns.S of the movement They campaign
against IL. because they realize tho pop
ularity OF the movement They ARE
painfully cognizant of the fact tnat the
Republican party fatncrcd the move
n.nt and has nurtured and supported it
until II is upon us with all the admirable
strength OF its maturity. They are
frightened to desperation over the
superiority Of such grand movement
over their own lack Of policy and vague
iness Of intention. They know 1t to be a
winning issue. but not having the cour
age TO declare for IT, because Of tae fact
that the Republican party had it 50 well
in hand. they resolved to assume til
n gative. hoping tlrs,t by some crook o
Ttru they might be enabled to misrep-
resent the movement to suc1 nm extent
as 10 prejudice an enlightened people
against it.. but in this they are signa1ly
failing. and one great reason for this Is
that the people know tina the Repub-
hcan party i. in earnest in this Iuove-
ment and they also know shat the
Democratic party advances nothing 10
correct or improve tno present system,
which the average man knows j. not
modern or Just.
Such being tn, actual condition. it ctn
be set down 20 a real certainty that.
when tine Democrats. decry tine tax re-
form movement rs inaugurated by the
Republican party they do it witJ,
realization that il is a winner and with
i desire to lessen rs much n possible
die grand and glorious majority tine pco-
pie viii give the Republican party he
cluse Of that movement as we'll r. fot
tn, other excellent works the Repub-
.lican party has done in administering
the government OF this now prosperous
state.