The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-02-05
Here at last-regular ground
hog weather-the kind that
mother used to-talk about.
REsuKEs THg pRoHIRITloNIsTs

REsuKEs THE pRoHIRITloNIsTs
The Times, Of this city, thinks the
Prohibltionists have shown poor judg
ment and exceedingly bad taste in
pitching in and naming conltdates for
Y mayor and councilmen before the
Democrats took any action. 1t is
now evident that the Times was plan
ming to herd the Prohibitionists un'
der straight Democratic banner this
year. inasmuch as they had been SO
easy in days gone by. But 1t now
seems that the Democratic organ had
reckoned without its host. When that
paper came out in favor of straight
Democratic ticket the Prohibitionists
divorced themselves from all ALI
anOes aud !lned out for themselves.
1t doesn't look very well for the
Times, after working with the Prohl'
bitlonists so long, now to deridc them
on the insignifcance OF their num-
bers and the futllity of their efforts.
Below is what the Times of this morn
ing said:
THE P1ohIbittonists are the first IN
the field in Fairmont with ticket for
the city election. So far as the per
sonnet of their ticket goes, the Pro.
hlbiuonlsts have acted wisely. They
have selected their candidates not on
IL from the most clean and capable
business men Of their own party, but
as good men as can be found in the
city Minority parties generally do
these things because the Office seeks
The man and not the man the Office.
The usual political methods and the
shay gal tricky party manipulation
do not eatag very largely into the nom
lssiaGApg conventions Of the majority
paSiy, But u tie. RpobibItlonlsts arc
really III good faith IL demanding Al
better administration 81 city govern
a,i niert tian they Rave, and it is con-
coded that they are, have they taken
the most ;udIctous step to attain that
endP Their party Is IN very small
minority, ranking very poor third In
point Of numerical strength. Before
they have the ghost Of show they
must concentrate the Democratic
strength, which is much greater than
their own, all the Independents and tho
large class Of Republicans who think
tho material interests of the city arc
Of more vital Importance to business
men than the mere success OF ring
politics. In other words they must
absorb other political forces much
stronger than themselves, to say noth
ing Of non,politlcal elements, before
they can hope to make any show,
Their action partakes too strongly OF
the snap" nature. Would it not have
been more julIcious to have first CIV.
en- the greater political force an or
portuntty to show what It would do In
th premises? Two years ago the Pro-
hibItion ticket was elected by Demo-
Gratis and Prohibition votes, and at the
ration Of nine Democrats to one Prohi'
bltonist. TO rush into the field to
fOrestall the Democrats and to force q
similar surrender on their part, looks
very much like trying to make the tall
wag the dog. This stronger minority
party might have named ticket that
ought to be satisfactory to the Prohl.
bltlonists in SO far as clean, capa'
bio, representative business mems al
mlnistntion is concerned, They sure
" could not expect tho Democrats to
so for their ticket on any other
grounds"
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