The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-08-31

article the writer very ably discusses
the republican situation in West Vir-
ginia, and makes some suggestions
as to what might, could or should be
done about the party having a state
wide primary for all elective offices
to be voted for in 1912.
The truth was being told when the
writer remarked that the people Of
West Virginia are decidedly progress
i've, and DESTROYS Of having certain
abuses corrected, and certain reforms
inaugurated, and particularly do they
want the privilege to say who shall
serve them in the capacity Of public
officers, which privilege has been very
much denied them in recent years
through no fault Of their own.
The people know something near
what they want and intend to have
in the way Of a primary law, and it
is too late for the practical politicians
of either party to try to argue them
out of the notion.
The time for argument has passed,
and nothing now remains but to give
the people an honest and we'll con-
structed primary law under which
each mans vote will count one, and
be counted as cast.
Such law can be passed by any
legislature that is fairly friendly to
the primary plan Of nominating Off
GERS, regardless Of it's political COM
pleXion.
AT this time it will help the repub-
HCdn party but little to jump up and
howl about the record Of the demo-
Gratis in the legislature last winter
upon the primary bill, for have not
the legislatures Of both parties and
the organizations of both parties
been somewhat to blame, for the peo-
pie not having a primary law at this
time?
The election Of 1910 was not a
democratic victory. 1t was simply
judgment by default against the re-
publican party, brought about by the
republican voters absenting them
selves from the polls. In other
words, the democratic voters went to
the election and found a number Of
good Offices lying around uncalled for,
and the republican voters, though
thrice solemnly called, came not to
claim said omces, so the democrats
carried them away
The republican voters will open
judgment upon those defaulted offices
in West Virginia, next year, if they
are given a fair show in saying who
the candidates for Office shall be, but
l no
If promised the promise be broken
large number Of them will stay off
the reservation as they did in 1910
good majority OF the voters Of
the state of West Virginia are repub-
ncan IN principle and faith, and
many Of them have only remained
away from the polls after severe
struggle with their instructive faith in
the party, but they have been deeply
grieved at the situation as it has de-
yeloped in the last few years, and
their minds are made up in regard
to having a change.
There is no likelihood Of conditions
arising that would Justify another ex-
ira session Of the present legislature
SO that the election OF 1912 will have.
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