The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-09-12

/ removed ana should be retained
in it if he would swing the West
/ Virginia delegation in the last
national convention to Taft, anC
when the promise was fulfilled,
it became apparent in West Vir.
ginia that the Post Office Depart
ment was being used for politics.
When President Taft refused tc
appoint ;ny of Congressman
Hubbard's recommendations fol
postmasters because Congress-
man Hubbard was not in touch
with the Republican machine in
West Virgil ia, the fact was con-
firmed. But now that the First
Assistant Postmaster General
mas said so himself there is no
doubt as to the use of the Post
Office Department for political
purposes in West Virginia any
way.
Nor is there longer any doubt
as to the complete control of Fed
eral patronage by N. B. Scott,
the washington banker, former
ly from West Virginia, and Sam
V. Mathews, Republican State
chairman and head Of the ma
chine in West Virginia. Scott
and Mathews dictate the appoint
ments to all Federal offices and
no matter how good Republi-
can a man may be he need not
aspire to any Federal office in
West Virginia unless he has the
O. X. of Scott I'D Mathews
branded on him. Reorganization
Of the Republican State commit
tee is talked about but with Scott
and Mathews debating the pat
ronage they will be able TO die
tate the control of the State COM
mittee and determine it's person
mel.
Chairman Mathews has recent
ly oeen in Washington and here
delivered himself of the opinion
that West Virginia would vote in
the convention for the renomina-
ton of Charles W. Swisher for
Governor. He asserted that
there is no Insurgent" senti-
ment in West Virginia, adding
that the talk of Insurgency"
in that State reminded him Of
the fellow who contracted to sell
a car load Of frogs but when he
went for them there were but a
few dozen in the pond. He had
thought from the noise they
made there were millions of
them. So, he said, with the
"Insurgent" Republicans in
West Virginia: they make a lot
of noise but are not there when
they are about to be counted.
According to President Taft's
view Of it any one is an Insur
gent who wants cheaper clothing
and food and who favors a re-
duction of the tariff dukes.
"Insurgent" Republicans helped
the Democrats tc pass such leg
islation through Congress and
President Taft vetoed it. These
who want the manufacturers to
continue asking more for their
goods in tins country than they
do abroad, because the tariff per-
mits them 20 get more here are
the Regulars" in the eyes of
the President and the Stand
pat" element of the party, while
those who want cheaper clothing
and food are looked upon as
Insurgents. " And yet Mr..
Mathews says there isIno "Insur.
gent" sentiment in West Vir.
GINA. He'd better not say toe
much about it. for he may FIND
his car load of frogs and more
too when they come to count the
votes next fall and find out how
many want cheaper necessitiei
of life and want the Tariff lower
ed to bring about the cheapenini
of living.
1he question for West Virgins
Republicans is whether they will
line up with the President an,
the other Stand Patters," sucl
as Scott and Mathews and con
tinue the same old tariff duties
the highest ever known, whicl
have brought about the highes
cost of living ever known, an,