Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-10-01

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Proves Party Has Accomplished
Same-ShoWs the Ned of state
| Primary Law-Present Tariff Law
Has Contributed to States Prosper.
ity-Party Has Fulfilled All Prom
ises Made.
White Sulphur Springs, W Va, Sep
TENDER 26.-The Republicans confer
enee held here last Monday which
was attended by many Republican
leaders throughout the state, had read
to it by Governor Glasscock a com
munication which he had received
from Senator Scott giving the latter's
views as to the policy upon which
the campaign Of the party in the state
should be conducted.
The full text of the letter from Sen
ator Scott to Governor Glasscock was
made public by the governor. 1t is as
fellows:
My Dear Governor:
1 was informed by a number of
West Virginians at the hotel yester-
day in New York when arrived that
you will have conference on Mon
day as to what the policy of the party
should be in the coming campaign.
Get Party Together.
The first thing | would suggest
would be TO get the party together
For instance, have the state commit
tee select man from each Congress
ional district and they to select two
more, making seven in all, with author
ity to go into these counties and il
possible have but one ticket and one
committee. 1t would not necessarily
follow that these seven men should
be, or should not be, members of the
state committee, but it should be their
especial duty to get our people togeth-
er. Every Republican should feel it
his duty to support the ticket in full.
Let petty jealousies and personal quar-
rels be relegated to the rear and let
us have only the good of the entire
party at heart. Any Republican Qf l
may be allowed to introduce my per-
sonality into this) whether he is
supporter Of mine or not,should be sup
ported by my friends with that loyalty
that only one good Republican knows
how to exercise towards a member of
his own party. 1t my position as the
choice of the primaries (if We can
judge by the late primaries in the
state) is in any way endangering the
success of the party should want to
be eliminated My loyalty to the Re-
publican party and its principles !
think is 100 well known for anyone to
doubt
Protection the Issue.
Governor, the fight should be made
on the old line of protection. There
is no state in this union. east or
west, north or south, that is so de-
pendent upon. the continuance OF the
principles of the Republican party in
so far as a protective tariff goes, as
West Virginia. No state in the union
has prospered more under that bene-
ficent policy than has West Virginia
and her future greatness depends
upon the continuance of this protec-
tive tariff Let us go into the cam
paign heart and soul in support of
President Taft and his administra-
ton, because he has approved the
present tariff law. Let us cite the fact
to the people that In the last fifty
years his has been made the great
est nation on the face of the earth
and how in the last forty years West
Virginia has come to the front under
tbs same policy. Bring the fact
prominently to the attention of our
people that the sta will have to
be redistricted, thai certain matters
OF legislation of great Importance 10
our state and to your administration
win come before the next legs
lature and, as a matter of course we
want a legislature that Will uphod
your hands and carry out all Dehe-
| fcient recommendations that you may
| make to the legislature. But ABOVE
all things, Governor, we must not
turn our backs or condemn the bridge
that has carried us over safely.
Whether a protective tariff is the best
for the northwest, whether it is of
doubtful Importance to certain states
in the east and south. there can be
no doubt that the corner stone of
West virginia's prosperity is pro-
tective tariff. 1t is the one thing that
| enables the laboring man to secure
better wages, provide for his family,
keep our manufacturing interests in
steady operation and for many other
reasons that / could cite which are
not necessary Count upon me to
| Join with you and the majority of the
Republicans assembled at White Sui
phur Springs to do anything and
everything we can to bring about a
successful result in November
With best wishes to yourself and
those with you and for success in