The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-31

And now that the Republican party
is in great danger OF being retired
from control in the State. it is the
"insurgenty element that takes the In
itiatory steps TO AFFORD remedy.
While they are doing It the machine
organs, out Of multiplicity OF hired
mouths screech. hiss and deride, as
though the people would always mis-
take screeches. Kisses and derision
for argument upon matter-of.fact and
important subjects. Before another
election shall come on those Of the
party who have rebelled against the
selfish and dangerous leaders. will be
looked to to save the party from utter
annihilation by an outraged and of.
Tended people.
Then. why not organize for it?-
Fayette Journal.
II Is the understanding that you did
organize for 1t over at White Sulphur
Springs. But II the Republican party
has to depend upon that motley gang
to save 1t there is no salvation for 1t.
If the party were drifting and rudder-
less no ginsurgent" would think of
going to its rescue unless requested
to do so by either Ran Stalnaker or
John cornwell. Everybody will agree
with us as to this who has kept track
Of the insurgents" These fellows
and the Democrats were one and in
separable during the late legislative
session. and they are the same still.
They stood loyalty together in the re-
cent election over in the Second dis.
trict, defeating Mr.. Lakin. They were
just as loyal to each other in the gen
eral election last year, but did not
succeed in defeating Governor Daw-
son and tax reform. The latter is
what they especially hoped to defeat,
but the downfall of Mr.. Dawson would
have amounted to the same thing,
hence II they had been successful we
would still be in the Democratic rut,
the poorer class carrying the burden
Of taxation, the richer escaping.
| Nothing seems palmer than that the
insurgents" are bent on turning the
State over to the Democrats. the cor
porations and tax dodgers they repre-
sent still feeling that the tax laws
should be repealed. therefore from
now on they should be treated as
Democrats and not be permitted to
take part in Republican councils. Old
long.haired Marshall will be SO treat
ed in Hancock county, as will duck
legged, Handsome Sam" Montgomery
in Preston. It should be the same in
Fayette and Wood and in any other
counties where insurgents" stick up
their heads. The Republican party
has nothing to lose but much to gain
in taking bold stand against all anti
tax reformers. Judging from our own
county we will be greatly benefited by
keeping up constant fusillade
against them, for we believe that for
every 'insurgent" we can drive from
us there will be two or more genuine
Democratic tax reformers to join our
| ranks. Many Republicans were infiu-
enced to go against us last fall by
the big corruption fund furnished by
the corporations, but their loss was
not felt to very great extent, owing
to the help we got from Democrats
who believed then as they still
believe in the Republican doc
trine of tax reform. 1t will pay to
make war on all anti-taxers, for the
new tax laws will soon be so popular
that every politician will be going out
of his way to commend them. They
will never be repealed. They are here
to stay. Then let's aght and drive out
the insurgents" as they are the only
menace to the peaceful working of
the new tax system. They are but few
in number and the Republican party
can get along far better without them
than with them.