Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-07-21
THEY WANT This STATE
Administration officials interested
10 West Virginia.
REPUBLICANS URGED TO WORK
President Roosevelt Anxious to Have
Senator Elkins and the Solid
Delegation Returned.

Washington, ID. G. july 10. The
administration is exceedingly anxious
to have every republican in West
Virginia do his foil duty toward
carrying the state at the fall election.
AS much work as the congress did
at the past session, President Roose-
Welt has much 10 accomplish in tie
way of reform in the interest OF good
government and of the people. He
wants to signalize this administration
as the one of all that have gone before
in which every governmental policy
sought to be carried out has had for
its end the good of all the people. He
has been laboring along this line for
manv months. He has instituted AIN
era of enforcing the laws, and enforc-
ing Thorn without fear OF fa~or. He
finds many strong laws in the statute
books, and is having them enforced
in a way that is spreading terror to
the hearts of evil doors.
But much rs has been ACCOMPLISHED
there remains much more yet to be
tone. And TO accomplish this it is
highly essential that he have house
which will help him to carry out his
broadly. conceived, general welfare
promoting policies. A house with a
democratic majority would tie his
hands in his efforts to carry firth the
great policies of the republican party.
And yet there are evidences that II
the rank and tile of the party in West
Virginia and elsewhere are not up
and doing, there may be some one
caught mapping on election day. With
every republican doing his level best
there will be no doubt about the out
come of the coming congressional
campaign, but indifference would
surely serve to leave the result in
doubt
President Roosevelt realizes that
he has antagonized the great trusts of
the country. and that thev will fight
him and the cause he espouses in
every possible way this fall He
realizes that they will try tc circum-
vent him from carrying out his
policies, by seeking to elect demo
cratic house. He will therefore,, be-
fore the end of the fight, probably
send up a Macedonian call to all
friends of good government to see that
the Sixtieth congress is one that will
help and not hinder him. He wants
the republicans of every congressional
district to awaken to the necessi-
ty for hard work. fractional troubles
may defeat many republicans for the
house in the states, but the president
expects solid delegation from West
Virginia.
When Senator Elkins called on the
president just before the adjournment
of congress to say goodbye, Mr..
Roosevelt inquired very infinitely on
him as to conditions in the state, and
he said that he believed every repobli-
can would do his level best and that
the state would roll M her usual
majority this fall. He said that he
hoped to see solid republican delega-
ton in the house and for the return
of Senator Elkins
There is one thing that may be de-
pended upon in connection with the
fight this fall. The democrats are
going to be we'll fixed financially. and
are going to put mp the fight of their
lives to wrsst the congressional dis
trict from the republicans. The
democratic congressional committee is
preparing to make that state one of
their battle grounds. They are adopt
ing a new policy. aud that is to con.
centrate all their fire on close dis
tricts. There are three cut of five in
the state that they will make a fight
for.