The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1910-11-15
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r. E. HAYS, EDrroa
Entered at the Grantsville,
w. Va, Post Office as second
class mail matter.
The People Still Rule.

quoted saying HAT /, :,quires a re-
vOlution to unsea' the party in pow
er and bring in lhe opposition.
Nevertheless, whilst xhilara'irg 10
Democrats, ont II, the cold - long
and SO used to defeat that they can
scarcely realize tic aclual.tv a, d
the meaning of victory, the vote of
Tuesday shou'd strengthen the
faith OF all thoughtful Americans i'm
the virtue and intelligence OF the
people, and therefore IN the stol H.
ity OF free institutions under the rep.
resentatlve fern Of government,
We have survived mos. f the
historic dangers which through The
ages have assailed systems ana dy-
nastios We seemed 20 be face to
face with new menace. This
election ,ocurCs us against tho peril
alike of the one-party ohgarchy and
the one-man power.
In the first place it give, ossur-
ance of the survival If wise AMI
genuine Democra ic leadership 1t
tells the county that a!tcrlear Of
inglorious speculation on the popu-
lar credulit', marked by one after
another o. disappointing p amount
issues as with disheartening rainbow
chasing, the democratic leaders
have seen tue light 1t is distinct
ly n turning cut of the narrow paths
of vague aud visionary tLeorizing
into the broad, open highways Of
Democracy untcuified aud uudefiled
of Democracy sound and safe and
sane, Of Democracy seeking the
good # the many through policies
so straightforward and above board |
that he who runs may read aud that
he who reads may know.
The single hope of the Republican
rests upon toe belief that this will
not prove to be true Tut that. as of
old, the Democrats, given the oppor
tumty, luay be relied on at the crit
zeal moments TO perpetrate some In.
tai mistake.
Taking n long look backward, and |
seeking to shape tue future by ,hc
instruction of our various mislcadlnu
IN tho past. the way ahead ought to !
be tolerably plain. We shall not |
have the maiorities in the two
Houses of Congress to control we !
can only in tie Lower House fore.
shadow and formIdale-leglslation |
with this Lower House Of the New /
Congress, therefore, au txtraordi- |
nary responsibility will rest. Up |
on its wisdom of folly will depend
the election of a Democracy Presi- |
dent in 1912.
The one great question which
"as proved a stumbling block to all
parties is the Tariff. If we 20 to |
pieces on any rock we shall 20 TO
pieces there. But with firm. clear
sighted man IN the Speakership,
such as We believe Champ Clark VIII
show himself to be, and a sure.foot.
ed, courageous and conscientious
Ways and Means Committee.
measure OF Revenue Reform may bc
constructed on which We may go to
the country united and confident.
The true Democratic Gospel as to
the Tariff is laid in the basic prnci-
pic that the Government has no
night in equity, or III law, to levy
and collect n dollar Of taxation cx-
cepJ for lis own support, This is
AN cNac. contradiction Of the dc
tunc that ta>cs may be levied for
the benefit o. protection OF favored
industries aud preferred class
The kcpubhcaE party stands Cor
The latter The democratic party
stands for the f.mer Thu. the
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