Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-09-06
BULL MOOSE MOVE:
IN WEST VIRGINIA
IS ONLY A farce
II Now Develops That They Are
Simply Seeking Office.

Simply Seeking Office.
Organization of the Party Was For the
Purpose of Getting a Few Men Into
ofice-Attitude Of Governor Sc
vereIy Criticised BY senators-An
West Virslnians Have Left Wash
ineton For Their Homes.
Washington, Sept Senator Jo-
seph ". Bailey, OF Texas, seems to
have been about r.agt when he said.
in speaking of the Republicans and
"ProgressiYes" OF West Virginia that
1T is matter of offices with them
than it is matter OF principle Sena-
tor Bailey had been discussing the at
titude of the two parties which are op
posed TO- Woodrow Wilson and the
other Democrats and had predicted
Democratic success Tor half a century
He added 1T is impossible that the
Progressives should be, in earnest, II
they fuse with Tho Republicans, like
they are doing down in West Virginia
It is moro a matter Of Offices with M
than it is matter of principle. If !
believed about them what the RepGbli.
cans say about them, | would not
have any FELLOWSHIP with them; an
If believed about the Republicans
what the Progressifes say about theta
then ! would not have any fellowship
With the RepubicaHs; and believing
the worst that each says about the 9th
er of course l have no temptation to
Join either OF those parties
The indications are that Senator
Bailey was entirely correct in saying
that the getting together of the Re
publi2ans and Progressives is simply
for the sake OF trying to get the Off
ces. 1t cannot be a matter Of principle
for their platforms are not as much
alike as the platform Of either one OF
them is like the Democratic platform
The whole Bull Moose movement in
West Virginia seems 90 have been a
great farce. The Ball Moose peopl
have endorsed all the Republican can
dldates IN West virginia except the
cahdIdates lor electors ana lhey are
already Bun moose men ana nave al
ready been endorsed by the Republi
cans, so the whole ding has again
simn cred down to one ticket supported
from top to bottom by the Bull MOOSE
apI D,,,tNIioonc .lrEF
FORMER PfesldeAt hooSeVelt mas al
ready stated that no honest man eau
support iait ana |'' "7Neu lot the VOC
OF honest men Ioi h''l.+'li. nus "o,iu
mean mat u Is VIZ ',o8e'el' > oei'e'
uat lhere is NOT an honest man o.
me kepupllc3h 'loAet III west N''gilli'
tof they are an l@ll S"P'o' 'eIs nom
mated on a iall ticket ana "SAlbs 'oi
the support oi honest men
Even the candidates for congress
cans have been edorsed 10y the Bull
man who were named by tine Republi
Moose party and they are asking foI
support from members OF both parties
Not one of these candidates for cor
gresham has stated whether if elect
ed he would vote for bill providing
for the recall of judges or not
Neither has he stated publicly whether
if the election of a President should b.
thrown into the House of Represent
atIves he would vote for Taft or Roos7
Welt The voter usually votes for the
platform the Republican nominees
for congressman rather than the i'll
dividual and there is nothing so fc!
to indicate upon what principles or
platform the Republican no mimees
who are supported by the Bull Moose
party are standng...lf the voter de
sires to have q Republican congress
man he will not accomplish much by
putting in a member of third party
whose platform IS entirely different
from that Of his own party If a mem
Der of the Bull Moose party desires a
Progressive" TO represent him in Con
gress he is NOT coming very close to
the mark when he votes for a stand
patter for that office. The matter Of