The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-25
personal strife and fight for the good
of the common cause. n
THE THIRD PARTY MOVEMENT.

The third party movement II Il sue
cceds at all must law It's forces from
tie Republican party because It will
be made up Of these, progressive Re.
publicans who may be induced 10 for
sake the organization because they
believe the party at present does moi
represent the principles Tor which, they
stand. The futility Of this movement
can be seen In the fact that all pro
gressivc Republicans will not leave
the Republican party they have SO
long upheld as representing the best
there is in Inc management Of the af-
fairs Of our national government An.
other serious handicap to the progress
Give third party movement at this
time will be found In the nomination.
OF Woodrow Wilson whom the pro.
Gressiye Democrats profess to believe,
stands for all that they demand That
being the case the third party can1
hCpe for little II any support from pro-
gressivc Democrats. 1t is therefore
our opinion that the movement II
needed at all is ill.timed and will fail
to Illicit the following It's leaders ex-
poet for It. If this position is correct
and we believe It Is, the only possible
accomplishment OF this movement at
this time will be to assist in the dc.
feat OF the national Republican tick.
ct and the election OF a Democrat
which will prove alike disappointing
10 the third party Republicans as well
a: the regular Republicans.
This movement might be llkened IL
me painting VI an Orchard ny IL com.
.'any OF Inen anu amer cultl,atuI5
mat orchard tor nuurUer VI years,
producing eXceIienL lrulL ana Iucreas
.H5 Ine production from year 10 eaI
..olueIs because the cut worms Uegii.
- work IN the trees anu par. OF l..E
.tult ID lost III ury rot. we Win nAen
ne ern uOels anu spoilsnen III. Ia, |
..epuUhCan party u Iutse IIIiscHleT.
us lnseGls lanu they may Ue, Iuuna
Ill AL great parties anu ursdnlzatluusJ
..nu should ue comDalteu Win slrenu.
uus force. rH t
This situation as We said brings Oh
dissatisfaction AMI part UG tie slocK.
.OlueIs deulQe that tney VIII dlvlue
up the orchard, pnll up nall the Dear.
,ng trees ana transplant them OH All
utner piece oil grUunu mat Is thought
VI be more productive. Now IN trans.
painting the nan OIL the orcnara a
eUod many OF the sound and produc.
i've trees VIII uIe and the cut wOrms
and obnoxious parasites will In part
ue transpIdlteu wIth tIr IGsr...us, -
me trees. lne enort TO get rlu OF
,aem VIII iaIl III TINS way besides the
loss in the number OF trees VIII liz.
,eIiaily reduce the crop.
This plan might be worked II there
Vas not uuotner orchard company
lwhlch might be termed the Delliu
cratic parly) Just across The road
which although Iulested with the
same objeCuonal cut worms the same
kind OF dry rot and poor fruit decides
that 1t viii keep Its orchard in tact
and fill all orders Tor fruit while the
new orchard is being transplanted or
while the divided stockholders are
waiting for new trees 10 grow. This
seems TO be a logical comparison.
The proper thing to do is to get II
first class spraying machine with
plenty of worm killing acid and drive
the cut worms from the orchard anu
not pull up. the trees. then trim the
bearing trees and good rcsnIts will
follow. Is not this better business
policy than 10 turn the fruit business
all over to the competing company?
That In effect is what will happen II
wise counsel does not prevail In tho
Republican party nj this critical time.