The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-05-23
have served my party. That is what
a party representative should do.
Lincoln Typical.

Lincoln Typical.
"why was the great. immortal
Lincoln so grand? Why was he
written upon the tablets OF the
memory OF every American; why
should his memory be cherished as
one Of precious marble? Because
he served the people; because he
served them; with all sincerity, be-
cause he served them as IL he was
inspired by Almighty God. He
served the people first, and when he
served his people he served his party
nobly, and his name is written upon
the highest records of the Republi.
can party. He stands head and
shoulders above and surpases all the
rest of the great men OF this great
country today. He saved this
great American commonwealth of
ours. What would have been the
condition had it not been for that
great and glorious man who served
the people first? And that is what
the American people are demanding
today; they are demanding service
to them. The people want to be rec
ognized; the people want to be
treated we'll; they are going to de-
mand 1t; they are going to insist
upon it. and they are going to con-
tinue to make that battle until they
are victorious. predict that in the
year 1912 when the ballot has been
cast and the vote has been counted,
the great American people will be
supreme, and they will get better
recognition and more consideration
from the servants that they put in
office than there have ever been
since the days of that immortal
Lincoln, (applause), and want to
assure you that IL you elect me gov
ernor of West Virginia, If 1 do not
give you this service, the service
that you demand as the people OF
West Virginia, It will be an error of
the head and not OF the heart. II
will serve you as best can. sub
nit my claims TO you, and should u
not be your choice in June, / want
to say to you that ] will serve the
party as have served 1t in the past.
l will serve 1t with as much fervor
and with as much love, because
the principles of the grand part are
endeared to me and l shall stand
for the principles as long as i'll
advocates the principles that it does,
and as long as 1t indicates to the
people that 1t is the party
of the people, for the people and by
the people. (Applause.)
Legislature most Important.
u am not going to keep you
longer. / want, to say to this mag
nificent, representative sfbody OF
West lVirginians, want to say to
you that If you would ask me what
is the most important thing to do in
the coming campaign, IL June 4
was past, and after the returns had
been reported 1t was Indicated that
DR.. Hatfield was the selection OF tho
majority OF the people as their next
standard bearer as far as the Re-
publican party was concerned; i'll
We were standing here after June
4 and you would ask me what was
the most important thing for US to
do as a party, do you suppose II
would say to you, "elect me govern
or in November? 4 would say
to you unhesitatingly no. 1 would
say to you, the most important thing
for the party to do in West Virginia
is to elect a Republican legislature
in 19y2 and see to 1t that you select
good men; select men who will rep
resent the people, men who will rep
resent the interests Of the people Of
West Virginia, who will give the
people consideration first and
when they have given that consider
alton they have served their party
well. If you do that you will have
no trouble in getting laws written
upon the statute books which will
meet with the approval OF the ma
jority of the people in every nook
and corner of the state of West Vir-
ginia. There is great demand for
men in Congress, in the state Senate
and in the legislature, in every rep
resentative legislative body in this
country of ours, who will adopt the
motto, serve the people first and you
serve your party we'll; that is what
they are demanding, and want to
say that when the man gets that
motto in his heart, and he gets it i'm
pressed indelibly upon his mind,
he will make a better servant for
the people, for that is what they are
demanding. and when thew get that