The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-09

Il pan Hay
might. The RAJ II an III tie toresaw
the pertsous path he was ent 81:
on when he consented III undertalse
4 the ioh.-The Wooden Indian IN III sta-E
burg Times.
That ..keynote. Speech. Sssss
From the Wheeling Intel lIgencer.ll
The Democratic leader On he II COR
of the House of Representative nsass
made temporary chairman Of the
| Democratic national conveat iou,swiI
! the expectation. that, OWN s Sst to his
/ close touch with ma tional astasrs Oh
legislation ka would evolve some ID
terances that would he accept IL
SLOGANS In the coming catsna ~ ssss
a Keynote speaker Mr.. WI lfaaas ffsa 81;
written himself down as er:ss,te$
failure. In his quite leng Thy AZ dress
| he said nothing that can 10 Reason CO..
| as defining ssiy deaIsiSe p,ifcs BE
| Democratic party, wa
but n mass Of complaints ttEi1s1s III sss
! success achieved BY the Eepn bile
without any suggestion a x, avsissrsA
the Democrats would have I'm proved
on the recorS,. ss$
II is quite a coincidence that t==s
Very day John Sharp w lIianls vsstsss
ASSEMBLING the Republican na n
ST. Louis. Secretary Of State n .Toh HIS
Hay UP in Michigan. was 81 Vim Ssst
thing of the fifty years htstory III ttle me-
party. Singular as t may seem, III fss
Hays speech completely ref1tes
wailing indictment presented I'll Il i1sS
Chairman Of the Democratic con VEN
ton: MIR Hay Very trireiy obser
at Jackson, Michigan:
1T would take a wizard u EnsS;s
what dainty dish our adsersarfes
will set before the sovereign paonIes
tomorrow. Their State convent ions
have given them "a rici, syariet to-
choose from AS to money, $t Ii u. Il
range all the way from Bedlann 10
Belmont; as to tariff. the one win & fifS.
Maryland is almost the same, the 9th
er wants raring free trade and d Eila-
mite for the custom houses. hen
they discuss our island possessions
some want to scuttIe away and ADAM
don them out of hand others agress
with that sensible Southerner whos
said: What's the use tai liking about
expansion. Great Scott. we've done
expanded One thing Isl: reasonab
sure; they will get as near To otfr
platform as they possibly car, and ~
they viii by Implication approve e1fz
erything Mckinley and Roosevelt
have done in the last four yeats.
They will favor sound finance and
tariff which will not disturb business s
rigid honesty in administration and
prompt punishment of The dishonest;
the Monroe Doctrine and an Est hnlfan
canal. To be logical they oug 81
go on and nominate the Republ feaIs
candidates who are pledged To al i5a
these laudable policies. F
But the function of an opposition
is to oppose, and as they are
wise destitute OF an issue they seek
to make few by attributing to- as
principles we have never dreamed ssss
holding and policies which are abhor
rent to US. And distrusting the effect
of these maneuvres in advance. they
announce their plan Of campaign to
be not pro-anything, but anti-Roose
welt. This is mere counsel OF dess
peration. and the Republ ieans s3
gladly accept the issue. Even on this II
narrow issue they will dodge most OF b
the details. Ask them, has the
ident been a good citizen, a good sol $
der. good man in all personal
lations? Is he man of intel1f genes4
of education? Does he know MI
country well? Does he know he 5aS
world outside? Has he studied IaW.s
history and politics XII Has he had Ss
great chances to learn. and has he
improved them2 Is he sound an s
strong in mind, body and soul 3 Is he
accessible and friendly p to all sorts
and conditions of men Has he he
and candor, and the Cod
given ability to speak to the people
and tell them VIVA he thinks
all these questions they vi $ansase
Yes. Then what is your objection s,z
him? They viii either stand speeclaS
less or they Will answer wi tn He par
rot cry which we have heard so of 5ssj
ten: He is unsafe! s ~
& OHIO Y RAtLRo
TO the Erks convention All cinei n,natL s
Ohio.