The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1910-06-30
4 Meaningless Platform.

sht IuGh NHEtHL Eu9LAy CuMNGAAAi1'A
the Democrats OF Harrison declared
they reaIizpd the country was IN a
dangerous and unhappy condition ]
lust how they came to such relfzt-
ton no one knows. It is certain
they can not tell
Every one else knows the country
Is in a prosperous condition and the
only unhappy people heard OF are
Democratic leaders. who want con.
troll and Democratic office seekers
Both these classes are prosperous
and there is no danger threatened to
them other than keeping them out
OF power and out OF office and thus
preserving the country's prosper
fly.
From the Democratic viewpoint
the country has been in danger and
has been unhappy almost the entire
last half century, yet the country
grows greater all the time and the
people are constantly growing better
on, The Democratic party refuses
to become recouciIed to this fac5
For some reason IT'S leaders can not
keep up with the march OF progress
the Republican party has maintained
in this country. although these same
leaders are enjoying many Of the
frufts Ar rhit nr,yrasu
Again, have they declared a fear
lest the constitution OF the United
States may crumble and fall. They
have persuaded themselves in their
eagernesH for power and office to be
feve that American government is
nearly at an end Yet. they give no
reason for their belief, il, in fact.
they entertain any such delustou.
Along this line they merely rehash
the unacceptable dish they have Of
fered the American voters the Ias5
fifty years How they expect any
large number 81 reading and think
ing men to ~ duped al This Iate
day by such rommgrut none knows
and they themselves ara unable to
explain how
There is nothing new in their posi-
ton on the trust question except
they fail to recognize the fact that
Republican administrations have
been vigorously prosecuting trusts
They might nave reminded the peo-
pie that a Republican admlnistra-
ton vas busily seeieing to punish
trusts and break up combinations at
time when the Democratic Dresi-
dentiaf nominee and national commit
tee we're hobuobbing with repre-
sentatives OF the largest so-caIlei
rust n the country Lest they
themselves 10 not want to remem-
her permit tie Telegram to refer %
the quick retirement oe the gov
ernor Of Oklahoma from the Dresi-
Dental campaign, when Theodore
Roosevelt turned mild battery Oh
him.
Our local Democratic brethren
pretend 10 he appalled, by the mis-
management, ezrravagance AMI cor.
ruptIon exhibited hy both our fed
eral and state government" They
fail 10 give a single specification n
reference to the federal government
in these respects and a mere decIara.
tion Is meaningless without facts tc
hack It up. They might have vel
added that il the Democratic mem
herr - the present Congress hal
had their way thia so-caIEed eztrav
agauce would have heeu Increased
hair billion dollars this year Tn,
speaker % the House 81 Represents
tiyes IS the Teiegrams authority ),
this.
AZ 70 the staA government. he,
gee 4. to compare present condition.
with conditions prevailing nearl.
Ifteeu years ago but the cuu1paris1;
is only as to the cost Of running td
1tdLE% Icy EhAL ~ C1AA dLAEuLADh g
the great growth Of the state inst
tnhons and the marvellous adVanc
made in the service 81 these tnstltu
tions. 1t is sale to say men respo1
sible for the platform hate an al
tomohtle or good buggy becaus
either is a quicker and better cor
veyance than the old-time roa
wagon. However. there IS nothgn
new in this part OF their platform
as they have merely offered agai
to the public an oft-reiected sta
morsel, The last dozen years ii
people of the state refused 70 nfbb1
at their bait and they will not prov
suckers this year elSher. West vi
glnla's Democratic leaders can NJ
hook them aud all know the Hal
rlsnn cnunty leaders of that part
can not gig them or catch them eve