The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-07-26

held here Thursday afternoon from
10 g 200 O'Clock, at which o. a.
Ashburn, of West Union, was nom
mated for the state senate. The
nTention was well attended and
thusiasIn reigned supreme.
Chairman NJ. G. Sperry of the
executive committee called the con-
enfion to order, read the call and
manned Senator A. K Thorn rs
temporary chairman and DR.. +. r.
Kennedy as temporary secretary.
Mr.. Thorn spoke as follows:
Gentlemen of the Convention
Fhe Republican party, long ago,
recognized that government is estab-
Iished to secure the greatest good
for the greatest number.
ssThe Republican party proposes
the Democratic party opposes me
Republican party is party oil OPP
tifnism. the Democratic party IS
party of pessimism-
esThe optin1ist and the pesslm1st,
The difference is very droil;
The optimist sees the doughnut,
The pessimist sees the hole.
ssEIttle Polly coming IN from her
walk one morning, informed her
mother that she had seen hon In
the park. No amount OF persuasion
or reasoning could make her vary
her statement one hair-breadth.
t7hat night when she slipped down
on her knees to say her prayers her
mother said. sPolly, ask God to for
give Won for that fib.' Polly hid
her face for a moment. Then she
looked straight into her mother
ewes her own eyes shining like
stars and said, 4 did ask him,
mamma, dearest, and he said, don't
mention it, Miss Polly, that big
yellow dog has often fooled me-.
seGentlemen, the experience OF
little Miss Polly is going to be the
experience of one Col. VIM. j. Bryan
The Democratic donkey is now max
ing egoo-goo' eyes at Mr.. Bryan ana
offering him the Presidency Oh the
United States. But Then the
morning dawns after tie election OF
1905 he viii find that the Demo
cratic donkey is nothing more than
big yellow dog.
sefn November, 1904, the Amerl-
can people by an overwhelming vote
bofbtin fbe electoral college and at
tbe polls continued the Republican
marty in power under the leader
shin of that matchless American
citizen. the President of the United
States-Theodore Roosevelt
eeWhat has Congress and the Presl-
dent ACCOMPLISHED? The placing on
our Federal statutes-Rate Legs
lationl a
esThe enactment of a Pure Food
Bill for the purpose OF preventing
interstate traffic in injurious food'
beverages and medicines:
ssThe enactment of Naturallza-
tion Law which places proper re-
strictions and safeguards about the
GENERALIZATION OF aliens coming to
this country.
eThe provision forsthe proper IN
spection of meats and their PrePara'
tion for use when transported IN IN
terstate and foreign commerce
ssThe fixing of the type OF the
Panama Canal. and the approprra-
zion for the speedy construction and
completion of that great enterprise
and numerous wise and Just enact
ments that stamps it as the party
that does things and does them
right.
.sFor moro than a half century
the record of the Republican party
has been so interviewer with the
country history that each is part
of the other, ai:1 neither can De
written without including the other
Years ago Abraham Lincoln sald,
s''rhat no state could exist half
Slave. half free Neither can a
g'lte exist half taxed, half exempted
I'd for that reason the Republican
zrtv of this state has said by legis'
iativc enactment that every person
firm and corporation shall bear thei,
just proportion of the burden OF
taxation. Our nation is the mos
wonderful in the world. And thl
is the most wonderful, the most sue
cessful and the most interesting
time in its existence. One hundred
years ago our population was 5000,
600. Today it is more than 10000,
: 900. The end of the twentieth cen
fury viii give us a nation of 200,
600, GOO 1t is therefore, our dut
notanly TO build wisely for the pres
ent generation, but for the million