The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-13
Spending money for schools is
a much Letter investment than
spending it for jails.
BADLY Jul OF TUNE.

There are a good many things Of
which the West Yirginian doesn't
claim any knowledge and several OF
which it's information is more or less
limited but there is one thing Of
which It is absolutely certain and that
Is that a Republican who proposes to
fight Senator Elkins and the new tax
laws during the coming campaign will
be sadly out Of harmony with his par
" on the dominant issues Of the day.
Such seems to be the attitude Of the
Hon. George @. Mcintosh, editor Of
the Fayette Journal. That gentle;
man was present at the meeting Of
the Republican Executive Committee
in this city and his every act and
word showed forth where he stood.
OF course it will probably "pay" Mr..
Mcintosh to take the stand he does,
for it seems quite well established
that he is backed by the coal opera
tors Of his county. He has long been
known as a corporation lobbyist and
it isn't at all strange to see him op.
posing the new tax laws. That is in
direct line with his profession. In the
meeting here, he ihtimated that Fay
eite county would elect Republicans
to the Legislature, but the merry
twinkle in his eye seemed to show
that he was certain they would be
anti-Elkins and anti.tax reform dele.
gatea. We want to say that If Mr..
Mcintosh and his coal company back
ers do succeed in sending such legis-
lators 10 Charleston they will have
to hock with the Democrats for the
Republicans won't fellowship such a
combination. That had just as well
be understood in the beginning. We
would ten times rather have a
straight-out Democrat in the Legisla.
ture than an insurgent half-breed Re.
publican owned body and soul by the
corporations. Read that again, so
you get its full meaning. The straight
tax reform Republicans are in this
fight to win and they are going to do
1t and they do not ask help Of trait
ors to the pledges Of the party as lail
down al the last State convention.
They do, however, ask and expect
the help Of thousands Of honest Dem,
ocrats who, will be unwilling to see all
the good already accomplished by the
tax reformers. o%yerthrowp BY the
greed and selAshness Of the corpora
lions. Itseemed to be the settled idea
Of Mr.. Mcintosh, at the meeting in
this city, to have the State committee
remain inactive, no matter what the
Democrats did, and Just let the cleo
ton next fall go by default. Nay,
nay, George, not on yourPdaguerreo'
typel The Republicans are not quite
SO easy as that,
In order to show just how Mr.. Nc.
Intosh expresses himself, we repro
duce his latest etfuslon, which is as
follows: pt
ut is learned from the Fairmont
West virglnian that all Of the mem.
bers Of the State committee present
at the Talrmont meeting reported
most favorable conditions existing
for the party throughout the State.
There is no d~isafection anywhere,
and the taxslaws are giving entire sat.
isfactioA eyerywhete. !
"If such reports were made to the
meeting BY the various committee,
men. and & the reports are true, then
Why does the committee deem Il nee
essary tpstake ohsFgeog the compaign
ii an . ven Never before has t II.
State COMMITTEES done such thing,
ana taFtt has nconsiaege an
ne say he mmea
eason I the
rale.
GONE 81 tWo thfngs is true, Hitherl