The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-04
Republicans Can and Win
Come Back as But
Natural.

tBy r. u. F.l
The Republican party will come
back strong, II Il IS treated fairly by
IT'S friends, and the It ong men Of pos
live conviction are allowed 70 lead.
The vote Of no confidence was not
registered atainst III pgipciples and
policies that BtiFe b e tbs cofintIy
great and brought ehl own STATE up
to It's present position ieatis4-
lship Of the party nts eeogflze the
spirit Of progress "a tiiesfutGre. ae It's
lbest leaders have IN the past. The
Democratic patty IS Thoroughly n neg
alive party. and will Therefore not he
able to rightly interpret the Victory,
and the Democrats must fail for this
reason alone.
The principle Of protection, In eli
that word implies. must remain a
cardinal principle OF future Repubii-
canism WITHOUT favor OF pressure. The
only vision 81 true Republican is
towards the future. The vision Of the
average Democrat Is towards the past,
with it's forgotten lore, where its
brightest leaders would rather sit
down among the tombstones Of the
dead political past and write essays
on such subjects as constitutional
Construction, State Rights or AEx-
eeutive Usurpation.H probably state
Sovereignty" or Executive Federal.
Authority"
Why. If the Democrats had PEAL,
progressive. who believed in him
self. they would kill him off, II 1t took
three times to do IT, and then reward
the fellows in victory who helped to
do it, We are not going to begrudge
the Democrats the. pleasure of their
victory, but no Insurgent Republican
will be found voting for tariff bill
prepared by the Democrats. With an
honest, progressive governor in this
state, and the lowest tax rate, in
Guiding public utilities, of any. state in
the Union, and without the breath
Of scandal at Washington, this adj
verse vote was cast and every Dem
oerat elected feels he has been given
commission that spells negation, me-
CATION that spells special favors 10 the
real productive, dividend paying IN
forests at the expense of the small
taxpayer.
Corporations are the creatures Of
tlie state and they must submit to
regulation and supervision at the
hands OF u just government. The vast
corporate interests of this country are
the natural product of wise policy,
that has made our present Industrial
ard commercial supremacy possible.
These masters of finance cannot slap
til craftsmanship of Lincoln, Garfield
OF M'Bjnley in the face at the polls ada
continue to pay dividends on policy
of negation and reaction.
The Democrats placed their best
n en- in nomination, but the man as a
.Hiht can not be substituted for the
p&rty and safe leadership. If the
coming legislature in this state meas
u"es up to its privilege, it will give.
ihteihsence and sparty loyalty the first
cEH In the election of a senator, re-
fese to redistrtct the state for potiti-
c'l purposes, consider more fairly the
recommendations of the governor
U an the last legislature, discount the
ehoft OF the paid agents and attor-
n.ys from the law departments Of
Sc Elsh interests from this and adjoin-
in,' states who have exploited in the.
diys gone by without Just compensa-
t'eni amend the road law, repeal the
resident hunters license, pass a state
v ae primary election law, refuse to
a ow partisan fealty to Il negative
p lcN TO dwarf good Judgment.
me people Of this state never vot-
ed Tor a to-the-woods move
ment This Is Republican state,
AID the Republican party believes
ohly in that economy OF public expen-
'ure consistent with the best gov
ernment