The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-31

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1hrelgheut campaign devoted
Il rnisfeps senta Tor and q clear avoid.
ance 81 fset tlse Democratic state
cofnlittee ~ Rs speakers are ending
tlieif night III one q the most despiea-
be les eYer tsated IN t:ieir at
tacks 81 ie gtoa ef the Republi-
en- candidate for PRESIDENT, Or rather
thelr charge that ne prctesses no re-
iigion oE ID infidels The intellt-
cent obsefyer or reader will not have
% s. othe Democratic party tor In
fueipn ii Tits matter The life
Willlau rat has led speaks for it.
sell ii hols soinencss and the in.
tegfIts 81 ehafacte he aas establish
I'd iothimseit By their works shall
ye know hem and III the application
Of tlis eriptufai text MT. Taft stands
out bodily u IN example Of correct
lifting ana fearless manhood. But vii
liam Il has q religion. the Uni.
tarian heiie which Is expressed III
me liye principles adoDtea by all the
elitifehes ot denomination I'VE
hslyege ii ne Fathefheod Of God, the
brotherhood 81 man, the leadership Of
Jesa salvation BY character. the
progf 81 mankind onward and up
THIS has been supplemented by a
lleclaration llade at national con
fersnse u tfnitafians The statement,
Witch forins d common basis Of belief,
Isl: we accept tie religion Of Jesus.
holding II accordance with HIS teach
ing, nat practical religion is summed
up ii ina lose ot God and love Of man.
lHqlding such d eEand faith, where
does tie alleged infidelity OF William
ii TAFT come in?g
The Democratic managers in this.
State have hit upon q scheme, nov,
ever u discredi Ri i. TAFT with mem
bers q he various religions bodies
and under d Wheeling date has sent
out statenient tc all the Democratic
papers ID West Virginia, in which it
is asserted that e.fiftS thousand minis
iers scattefea through the United
STATES are expected to preach ser.
mons next Sunday printing out that
Secretary rait Unitarian and call
ing attention TO the fact that there is
little NiFerences between a Unitarian
and az lnfIdel.
Many metropolitan newspapers
heFe IN milling Of this story and nave
instructed their correspondents III
west Virginia 70 report such sermons
carefully.
the recent Methodist conference
at aIoandsvilie the bishop trod dan
geFoasiy close to this subject, and
While AZ aid not mention Secretary
TAFT ne made many points which the
ministers fsilly understood"
Il Is very much doubted whether a
single sermon Of that character viii
he preacheda ia West Virginia, but the
Viciously misleading portion of this
statement lies in the last paragraph
wiich misrepresents Bishop Moore
who presided az The recent conference
d Tie Methodist Episcopal churca at
giopndsyille Nothing that he said
during tiie conference could be twist
ed lntc Inc meaning suggested by this
Democratic talsehool. and so fur as
Risliop Moore IS personally concern.
sahe n known to he q strong admirer
and ofter DC ,Taft.
Recently the Democratic State com.
mitteeS caused 70 be mailed at Parkers,
burg plain ENVELOPES, a statement
alleged to have besn made by Theo-
dofe FsSrd sSperintendent of the
Vest VIRGINIA ntEsaloon League, anil
enclosed therewit:t Is vile attack