The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1910-10-22
As the Political - i1
State Of Wsst ltgnia
PROGRESS
VICTORY Is ED
For the Republics Ne for
Congress ana Gths
Offices.
4 Charles I3ro0II snfii

fCharies Brooks siit
CHARLESTON, OCT
week ending finds q ery
Increase In public interes
campaign between the Fo
more noperuI. Especially Al
NOR hopeful. .EspeciaiIy sre
publicans in fuller
that pleasant emotion
! local faetional trouble
adjusted. and the party org
] ton has been strengthened n
weak spots. In the way oE
zation it is but natural that
publican party, which has
full control OF this state lor
fourteen years. has gfea
vantage over the Denocga
unat long period OF being Oh the
! side looking in, the latter have
fered a succession Of detsRts
finally broke Hp whatever
OF organization they might
had. It is, therefore, for Ierls
get together the reunant
their last route, cement md
them, and get In first rate 8
trim. This dimculty is hetgt
too, by the fact that what
their party may have IA other
those issues will not go' IA
Virginia.
For example. 1t Is the lei
folly to keep up an agita ton
protective tarin-to iuill
against the alleged iliquttles g
Payne bill. Democratic leaders AZ
given that a try aud nave VERY
promptly discarded it Tor tie very
patent areqsony that III
West Virginia are tndutl abl
liable to protection; espe e. e
protection OF their own
products, and the Payne law q
it to them and they are accort ri y
satisfied. Further opposition % tae
so-called Dawson tax system
given trial at the outset 81 the
present struggle and It, too
found of no help, but ratheE q
cided harm. So they let 80 81 ORR
sition to the tax system without
necessarily delaying the cperl
In the charge OF extravasa nee
state government they ezpeetef &
hold their winning card. But this
failed utterly, absurdly, not haYln
scintilla OF evidence to eE
up. 1t did serve. however, To
the extravagant waste Of pnbAA
moneys, the lack Of business met hoes Z
and the em'bezzlements that q
terized the last Democrats adm 80 i3s
trattou.
So, this week ends and 9 neW one
begins with the Democratic party 2
west Virginia without an issue e
rest their cause on. But that does
not mean they are without hope
Not a bit OF it. They are hope
1t is because there have been a e1oe
many Republican fractional
which they believe and hope haze
left scars that cannot be haaled
by election day. Their hope Is
too, by election returns II Malps
Massachusetts and New York an1
they think that such a Republic
revolt will occur In West Yfrgi4
They can't tell just why they tn1
that, nor point out conditions AZ
state that parallel those that 3Ees
ed in the three states men tlqn
but they cherish the hope that
conditions do exist, They are couns
ing great deal on Republics A stz
tional troubles, but admit reEra 81
that there is no insurgency Ia v
virginia based on dissatI STAG
with the tariff. nor is there an
fnding among RepubHcahs
Governor Glasscocle's adnit
The congressional contests
year are sitter than they have 4e en-
for decade. The Democrats Il Es
nominated stronger men thhn
have put forward In all That
They constitute the best mater
that the minority party has y 81 4,
the voters. Notwithstanding, q y IN
dications point to the probable eie.c7
tion OF all five Republican can
dates, though by reduced ma
ties. 1t may be that one district
be lost. Tho Anal days VIII SCI
II in the Second district
CONGRESSMAN sturEiss. the on
publican candidate this year
has d letter OF endorsement slgnee ~
~. president Roosevelt, or Jun u3