The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-10-05

N'- h~'fuS pSSh duOpLOu Dy
the party In '66,nand was In Kama
|ha county when he, Yves Atkinson
ana Steptoe Tinsley were called the
Republican. triumyerite. He assert
ed That at no during the almost hall
century OF party loyalty has he re-
greeted have taken up with the pol-
cles or the party. "Figuratiyelv
speaking" said he, we may become
4 little sick, but all we have ia tho
symptom and not the disease. Tho
ltepuolican party is just as much
awe now as 1T ever was, and am
optimistic in that convention. But
there are some pesimists who al
ways look on the dark side Of things.
nc young people should keep the
party alive and if they don't we
older fellows will l came here to
DO my duty for the party. We need
complete harmony ara unity. If
you have ambitions, smother them
now, but whatever our ambition
they should be subJugated to tho
party good. The older Republicans
haVe sacrificed often and much and
That spirit Of self denial should be
evident now among the Younger
FLOODS. Take off your coats and
work FOR the party"
Gcnc1al FrceG recitcd a number or
anecdotes and confessed that he had
often been subjected to all the in
ulgnitios that could be imagined
while in the field working for the
Republican successes. He said he hal
been stoned and rotten-egged. but
llFed through it all and finally saw
MS party step into power. Then he
appealed to all present to not ner-
init that power to be taken away
Just at the time when the most good
IS being done for the country, lust
at the teme when the schools arc
becoming more important, when the
population Of the state is 1ncreasing
with rapidity and while the material
development Of West Virginia is at
tracing the attention Of the world
Senator Scott Talks.
Senator Scott responded to the
invitation. to speak, and said the
reception he received almost made
him shed tears. lie referred to q
remark General Freer made about
DelnG a Methodist, ana confessed
that he was not of that denomina-
ton, and as he had bee1f~prought uD
as Quaker he was not much for
talking, but that he is willing, as
he has been through the IS years
lie has been active in the ranks Of
the party to do al that he can to
unite the party and to keep it
united. lie recalled the axiom that
III union there is strength and re-
lerred to the story in an old reader
about the bundle Of sticks which
Gould not be broken when they were
Kept together, but when separated
were easily broken. He comDared
that lesson to the Republican party
ana made an earnest appeal to the
party men present TO keep united
and to forget their grudges, their
3rnches and their persona1 ambi-
I'tions and get into TIE hight ror the
larty and not the Individual good
tie referred to the personnel Of the
State committee. saving That eonoo of
it's members were snited for the
work they have to perform, for they
have proved their honesty and thei,
loyalty to the PARTY to which they
belong. He then said there are
Others on that committee VINO di,1
not support the ticket in tho !. st
election and that thew sbon1d NOT he
Icrmitted to remain nemhor, ~
the important rartv instrumon+
1--WE vote for the nrinc.,1oe of ,,,r
party and not the man " ,esortod
the venerable statesman "Non for
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