The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-05-30
has there been presented greater op-
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has there been presented greater OPP
portunity to emphasize Democratic
principles and policies OF government
by keen cut anal emphatic declaration
or the truth and necessity in the ad-
ministration OF our national affairs.
or In the nations history a time when
more was required of us than now,
or stronger the demand upon our
party, that its declarations and ac-
lions should give forth no false sound
and have no uncertain meaning; or
when there should be no V0riableneSS
or shadow of turning from those
fundamental principles OF Democracy
which have at all times in the history
of this country been the bulwark Of
the liberties of the American people.
The Democracy of Virginia has
made a brilliant record i'm the long
years &c has been i'm control of all the
departments of government OF this
State. Its successful administration
of the affairs Of the State stands as
a record without spot or blemish, and
has brought to our State develop
ment of it's resources and an increase
of it's wealth unprecedented in its pre-
Vious history.
ut has protected the interests OF
both capital and labor by wise ana
beneficent laws; IL has fastered, main
tanned and literally provided for pub
lie education; it has provided PEN
sions for the Confederate veterans as
generously as the means of the State
would allow. All Of its institutions
OF learning and other dependent in
situations have been literally provided
for and have been developed to
high state Of perfection. \ system
for the Improvement of our roads and
highways has been established and
generous appropriations made 10
carry out this great and much TO be
desired Improvement in these arteries
of commerce and travel i'm our state.
What n pitiablc spectacle Is
presented i'm the contest now
being wagcd by the rival candi-
dates for the Republican nominal
nation aS PrcSidcnt-Ouc the
President of the nation and the
other the immediate eN-PreSi-
dent, from both of whom better
things are expected and demand
! ell by their country. They have
I shocked the good sense Of the
| American people. and have shat
tered their high ideals Of the ma
! turc of the contest that should he
waged between aSDiraDtS for such
a high office. They have trailcd
the high office of President and
I the contest therefor in the miro OF
a cheap and humiliating political
contest of mudSiinSinG and VftriO-
lie personal attacks of each upon
the other and reduced IL to the
level of the lowest political ward
contest for the most insignificant
office in the gift of the people.
| "If all be true that each OF the
candidates has said of the other,
1 do not hesitate TO say that
neither deserves either the con-
sidcratiOn or the suffrage of the
American people. and that both
should, and believe, will he rcle-
gated TO the shades of private life
and a state of innocuOuS deSue-
| tude.
II sincerely believe that. whether
William II. Taft or Theodore Roose-
welt becomes the nominee OF the Re-
publican party, both that party and
its nominee will receive a rebuke of
no uncertain meaning by a Inundated
and indignant people"