The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-06
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Among the answers received b
overnor classcock to his call for .
Roosevelt meeting NJ ParkersburB
was one from ex-senator B. y. Bailey
OF Grafton The Intelligencer has
letter. which vas printed In fun N
the Grafton Sentinel and In other p
pers. and ut the request Of many
readers the Iutelligsnoer rspuhlishes
the letter today. Senator Bailey's let
ter gives the view point Of an aspiring
party worker and q well informed
lawyer and life long Republican The
letter II as follows:
ration, w. Va
Hon. VIM. Z. Glasscock. Charleston.
w. Va.
Dear Governor: l am In receipt OF
q copy OF the call. AZ well a. your
pressing invitation. to be present at
your Roosevelt" meeting at Parkers-
burg on the 2sth inst. IL IL beyond
my conception to understand how you
dared to presume that a. loyal q Re-
publican as your humble servant II
would lend any aid towards repudiat
ing an administration which has
strfven from the date OF its Inaugural
toin to carry out to the letter the
pledges of the Republican platform,
on which II was elected. II In alpo
beyond my ability to understand how
you, after personally pledging our
worthy president your support and
publicly announced the same on vari-
Gus occasions. and then In a "jiffy."
as II were, you about face" and turn
your back upon all your public utter
ances and your personal pledges OF
support and cast. your lot with those
who are proposing all sorts OF "isms."
when dissected and analysed II IL very
patent that they are offshoots OF an
archy. which IN commonly called Mod
ern Socialism.
II. sir. has long since been con-
coded that II II had not been for the
Honorable William Howard Taft be.
Ing at the helm you would never have
had the opportunity to occupy the ex-
ecutive chair OF this state. We have
read somewhere that mans inhuman-
ity to man makes countless millions
mourn"
There il no crime greater against
mans fidelity than ingratitude.
i have faint reconecIion OF hear
Ing something about someone wearing
his own collar" The writer has
watched studiously every move that
has been made by you and l have sig
nally failed TO find In one single In.
stance where you ever indicated that
you had carried out wour SO oft-re-
peated declaration made during the
progress OF your campaign for the
position you now hold.
IL Is beyond my power to under.
stand how lit -ts possible to endorse
the administration and not the great
ekus
bility OF an endorsement.
IL is conceded by our presidents
most bitter political enemies that in
the cycles OF time history will record
him as the best president, barring
none. that has been elected for more
than fgty years.
Who can successfully criticise the
present administration? Name tl.s
president that ever dared to cut OF
all his appointing power. thereby
abolfshing the means whereby he
might be able TO build up a machine
and probably perpetuate himself in
power. Who has ever heretofore at.
tempted TO elevate the standard OF
the different employees in the different
departments OF our government,
What president has ever heretofore
attempted TO make IL possible for the
small independent manufacturer 10
live and have an existence?
What president ever heretofore pro.
posed a scientific revision OF the tariff?
What president heretofore suggest.
ed an Inter State Commerce court?
When you come to analyze this nd.
ministration OF Honorable William
Inward Taft you will be utterly as
tonisched TO know that many acts sue.
cessfully carried out we're in the pow.
er OF his predecessor. IL is my firm
opinion that IL Roosevelt. during the
almost eight years that he served as
president, had undertaken the work
he now endorses In his Columbus
speech. which was fully authorized by
the Sherman antitrust law, all this
furry would have been over. These
things appeal TO those who are in
favor OF a square deal to hold up the
hands OF the present administration
that has done more for the uplifting
and Advancement OF the best interests
or the people and the perpetuity on
our government as championed by
our noble president. the Honorable
William Howard Taft. the president
OF our great republic. We hope to be
able TO stand by the nominee AZ Chi.
cago and hald ND our handS for the
Advancement and perpetuation OF the
grand old principles OF Republican.
Ism. and not for a campaign OF up.
heavsl and revolution. Respectfully.
y ". BAILEY.
Ex-senator nth Senatorial DIstric,