The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-04-02
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Farkersbpfg state journal takes ess
ceptions q flie compromise plan u
the West yIrginian and SAYS that he
wants seasoning IN ehis'ns after thei
following manner;
o. rats Fatrmont West NirSinian.
We are not dividing delegates to the
national Republican convention, With
Kurnel Roosevelt or any one else
Let the other folks get 'em II they
can. We will give all can to Wi,
liam Howard Taft. Let's be for some,
body or aaginst him. Who wants
saltless stun anyhow. We intend to
take seasoning in onrs.r Il ii
Now the plan for every fellow TO
get all he can has been tried out IN
West virginia u few times too often
and we do not think that the State
Journal or other papers which are
openly supporting President Taft arel
really doing the best thing for the
President in taking all the delegates
from this state because they have the
power to do 1t when Taft will not
need them. What President Taft
would no doubt prefer to do would be
to carry this state In November and
what the West yirginian prefers
above all other things Is to see this
state saved to the Republican party,
and we do not believe this can be
done II few more such conventions
as the one in Roane county are held
in this state. We admire the fighting
procllyties OF the State Journal and
respect the profound opinions Of P.
NV. Morris, who has always the cour-
age OF his convictions and a way of
impressing his opinions on his read.
ers in a>Iery forceful manner-but1
our contention is not that we are
afraid to fight, and are doubtful of the
result, but that educational fight at
this time is entirely sluseless land
should abe. avoided AZ possible, Exf
Governor Dawson and. Or. hatfield at
the Huntington harmony dinner both
hit the keynote Of the coming cam
paign when they said In effect that
we could better afford to have a Clark
or a Harmon in the White House for
four years than to lose the state legis-
lation, for in such n contingency It'll
would be many years before the state
could. be regained. The Democrats
will by process of guaranteeing
control all or most all Judicial, Con-
gressIonal, Senatorial and Delegate
district, will disfranchIse the negro
before they get their seats warm in
the State House and it is goodbye
to Republican maiorities for at least
another generation to come.
The West Virginian has not always
tried to cvade political fights, and has
thrown few "brick bats and boz
cquets" even IN fractional fights within
IT'S own party, but We believe that we
are now giving the advice purchased
by costly experience and believe
1t better policy to apply salve to the
wounds than to sprinkle cayenne pep.
per over the old sores When the
State Journal has seen Republican
officials march out of the county
offices, Of Wood county humiliated by
defeat as We have seen in Marion, to
give positions over to the Democrats.
when II has seen a normal Republi-
can majority converted into limpid
minority, when. It has seen its city
government given over boots and
baggage" to the minority, when it has
seen the election machinery of its
county and city manipulated in the
interest Of the opposition, has seen
registration laws set at naught and
illegal voters voted by the hundreds,
and when the State Journal wears
this sort Of bandHge over its eyes for
a few moons, and emerges from the
politician hospital after suffering this
sort of relapse, as it turns its vision
of hope once more to those good old
days when things politically were not
thus we think 1t will be not only
willing but glad to take little plain
food without seasoning"