The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-11-10
III RRIGk
The BIG D
issues Statement, Pointing Out Cause
of Disasters, and Reads Lesson
Stands by His Record and w ould
do Same Again Says Democratic
Victory Will be Short Lived

enemy of mankind.
Here in Ohio, IN this camp On
and elsewhere in other political
tests. we have had too many instar-
ces of that spirit which is read to-
defame and destroy IN order to p15dii z
by the noise. The Democratic party
is the.simmediate beneficiary in this
state.
"What I said repeatedly m the
campaign is borne out already by the
attitude of that party since the cleo
ton. Its leaders everywhere are
proclaiming my defeat as a Demo-
cratic victory. The attempt to
give it national Significance is L
ready apparent, for attention is be-
ing called to the fact that the Bran
mock bill and pool bilP and baseless
charge of 'bossism' were lost sight
of in the general impulse to strike
down the Republican party. Res
turns bear out this claim and this
purpose on the part of Democratic
leaders. They show that both exc
tremists on the temperance question
the saloonists and thee anti-saloon-
lists, whom / had displeased because
/ declined to be controlled byeitheri
voted against me at the polls. Fhey
show that the advocates OF race
track gambling contributed very mt
tIeto. the result and they show that
in those communities, like Cleve-
land and Cincinnati. where boss
;sm' was the chief issue, the whole
party went down to defeat.
"But the success of Democracy IN
,{Ohio is as ,short-lived as it is IN
frequent. Principles of Republican,
ism are eternal, because they stand
for truth, justice and progress. I hey
viii rise again in this s+ate at the
next election. and they viii have the
support of many thousand voters
who will return to that party winch.
they will find they had no good rea-
son to desert. Republicans in Ohio
may occasionally go down to defeat
but they never seek either to secure
,r retain power by pretending to be
what they are not or by advocacy OF
false or dangerous theories. They
may lose a campaign now and then
by Misrepresentation on the part 81
their opponents, but they never WIN
one by personal abuse or hypocrisy.
"The one keen regret over the re-
suit arises from the disappointment
felt by thousands of Republicans OF
Ohio whose supporter the ticket.
and the whole ticket, was the earns
astness of the Steadfast 'oyalty. to
party principles. They have my
heartfelt thanks and deepest grati-
tude for their splendid devotioni ~
81 have no other regrets. / dis
charged my duties as governor OF
Ohio with an eye and purpose dez
voted solely to the best interests OF
III people. Ny conscience is clear.
What 1 did with respect to the Bran
mock law was done in the interest Q :
Justice and morality and intended
TO strengthen that measure as a tenn
perance law. ] would do the same
thing over again. The unodnstitl
+ional measures vetoed H91Fhtlld
veto again. If the people sofIG61io
Iefeated me, because they disdpEiI y
a Of my action with fesbqete to
hose measures, they aacted9Ftlsely;
sor if 7 had been given a second
.erm, 1 would have been act1lated
~ the same motives, and would
ave pursued the same course when
aver the OCCASION irose. From
.hese same people, in whose ultimate
Judgment and sense Of justice / have
+ the profoundest faith, / bespeak Tor
my successor that support and con-
| fdence which should Iva vs. eneoalIe
age a public seyyant3Astild stFllst So
for every exercise pf honest pIlrooss
"a serve the general Welfare he may
receive that approval to which an
nDriri1t conscience is entitled"
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