The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-10-18
Demo cTatie oIinee
Generaliffes
Crowd Here
APPLAUsE PR9l
Same Old Clap Trap 6od
Special Interest," is
Handed Gut

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the presidency ofSthe United State
( arrived n the city on
train nom the East iiGlay N orl
ana bitteFIys disap1 olHtel Z
( OF three or Iour taouSa1d
With q brief addre az glitteE
igeneralitfeg from 8 loE1l
for the oecasion ~ l7ocl
front Of the cont hon
Aside from single -oQt
fapplaHse, given the gDeEl1eg gln
introductton, which
from members OF "a. pagtiee
matter Of courtesy 4here sl18
notable lack OF euh usiasl1 thr0U I.l-5
ont the 1aeetfle climatic points
in the governors addre the hnnd-s
elapping ana cheering had 20 Be
prompted BY the two lEaas hands t1.l.e
furnished music Tor the oeaston.
The dampened ardor OF the e
sembIage was ascrIbed BY DemocIl
to the rainy weather. but Wo1
quite apparent that che ladIe1q
was composed OF many pers51g oll-
side the Democratic party WHO we're
greatly disappointed oyer the. epaee.
OF abstractions and generaltEles made
by Mr.. Wilson. IN fact it, could
hardly be called q 'peeeh.
Afr. Wilson was introduced
1.-The next president OF me United
States" by CongreslmaR John
Davis. He began his talk with IT,
assertion That the pegPle g
United States are nol INFO
two distinct Glasses one GnlLt
group OF wealthy men Who lagd bel-
Gifted from lesilatton an6
other the great IlasE rof the pea
pie. who are believed
class to be f61orant of tllJ
want There s. an interes diG-
ference Between the DeMOcratic
party and the Rep1bIfcan party
declared the apeaksF, The Repub-
Iican party belfeTes In running the
government OF the United States Tor
the people and the Democratic party
believes in running It through the
people" my chief Indictment
against the Republican party" he
said. els that it has been deriving
its Knowledge OF the conditions ana
needs OF the people through too
small a group OF counselior
Mr.. Wilson 9contiuued = th3
strain at some length and declared
that tariff legislation had been
chiefly responsible for th2s elas8if-
cation OF the people he declared
the Democratic party g the only or
ganization through which the peo-
pie may be enabled to reconstruct
the policies OF g6Vernment 50 a. TO
overthrow the group representing
the special interests and give the
people the opportunity OF taxing
charge Of their government again.
II was the same old Democratic clap
trap that the people have been given
for weeks and months By Demo
cratic press bureau writer's.
No remedies" we're suggested. no
assurances OF what the Democrats
would do in graphing with tie Prob
lem. no definite or even vague out-
line OF policies was offered b 2.
Wilson. He asked for votes merely
on the ground that the Democrats
party would represent the .peo-
pie"
Mr.. Wilson said It was not the
purpose OF the Democratic party 70
cause business depression or 70 eloss
down the mills and factories re
said that if any factories were closed
by reason of a Democrats victory
they would be Deliberately closed 5y
their owners in order to inti11idato
the voters ana for no other Eea1On-
The assertions that factories No1ld
be closed he said, ''are simply
threats and nothing more By those
who are receiving benefits from the
protective tariR policy. Ny obssr-
vation has been that the p7orlzing-
men employed IN the prOtected M
iustries are So poorly paid that they
can scarcely. i've
At this point. the audience exc
pected the speaker to presol arEn-
nents to support his aSsertiq IA re-
gard to the big tin plate mis- II
this city and section. which are be-
ing steadily operated ana are giving
high wages to thoUsands 81 work
men: and IN regard tosthe steel ana
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