The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-27
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slys him a. colleagues the Hepuo-
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cecoms militant and Aggressive m
~ snsns 70 ne voters o. the STATE
s.sss Ne merit and should have their
shall not I..p.ss ON your tims
<rsbs an the briefest manner on q lev
~ tn< paramount fssuss. a. 4 see them
1ners are many reasons why ws
~,.ss s.p.crt President Taft. the head
y tef ue1st. for re-eiection-
1 -h~,-bsins a heputilean from prin-
t-bt<. ssn naturally and BY choice. Tor
r no,n,ns. OF the Republican, parry.
/ c<s.h9-fresident TAFT stanus upon
2 Satiorm that meets my approval
fn - ." the tariff u especially SOUND
80 "A an issue OF the utmost i'm
Ssory IN my judgment spells disaster
10, .sfS 10 70 carry out their plat
#<I8* tArAiI pledges
Third-Being south of Ma.on-D,x.
re nne. = political verdict that would
<eke West Virginia over into the Dem
Senue ranks would be unfortunately
Ir.nchtsinS registration laws. or poiit-
~ 9errymandering OF congression nal
80 isgisiaiiye districts tundsr the
- Democratic methods OF crestinr
-oeIegate districts for the popuIsr
sr.nen OF the Legislature. wipins out
tfuf
&s1ces above mentioned would put IN.
fspuoncan party m a helpless minority
sor = decade or more 10 come.
peen what they unfortunately mean in
Fosr states ana the other states south
the Mason and Di.on's line. Tho
ana other Southern States and the very
fccent attempts along that line In our
Swn STATE need merely be referred TO
cratic victory In this state.
FOURTH believe that Prerfdent
sfrs election would bring and preserve
done. TO our State and Country and be
loIfowed by the enactment Of sound
end wise tariff legisiation. based upon
q. manufacturing nation. yet just 10
I'll our people.
Fifth can see no possible good TO
Ar. Wilson az President eni IA iss
either Taft or Wilson. In my Judgment
VINO - To be elected
. bixth-Long experience and observa-
tion have convinced me that we never
Wi nave everything desirable In ieKis-
s1uon or IN progress. as rapidly or as
toon rs some OF us may wish, hut the
Nation moves forward and not back.
Earc under Republican rule and the
Republican party platform and princi-
Pies are sound, wholesome and decided
" progressive. The election OF Mr..
Jaft and a Republican Congress- would
mean that prosperity would continue
- the same time that wise. progressive
taken-
Twenty years ago the Democratic
the position OF the Democratic party
was Identical with the platform and
the PURPOSES OF that party to-day. Let
and OF 1912. (Resd.5 It's the same
issue and headed Tor the same object.
We All remsmber what happened
o whs m, 9r Over" clesyeisnt was elssted
wrote his tariff-for-revenue law Ths
most vivid Imagination can conjure up
n ,s OF that attempt to reform the
worthy OF commendation- IL brought
calamity. woe. dfstress and widespread
poverty, Remember It was Wilson,
To-day We face the same crisis.
~ the campaign Of 1892 1 remember
49,. trikins cartoon OF big lTammany)
Lola The sheep were huddled together
IN FEAR and the artist represented the
sisrm.d r,S SaS,ns Why are you so
YOU And the sheep were represented
IS replying:
have All the tools to do the business
WITH ana besides that you have the dis
We can only Judge the future by the
past The election OF Wilson on his
pihtform means the reversal OF the poll
ctef OF our government on the tariff for
flfty. years past. and. recurrence OF
legislation that can mean but one thing
As In the nation. so In the state. we
fece a Threatened return TO the regime
OF twenty years ago. and to reinstate tho
very same high priests at the altar OF
Dtmocracy who ruled with the mailed
hand OF twenty years ago. The most
vivid tmag ma ton can call up nothing OF
credit 60 the Democratic state admins
ration OF twenty years ago. which bank
rupted the state and would have been
hopeiessly insoivent hut for the paying
hack by the federal government OF an
enormous sum Of money collected as a
war tax off OF a Republican state in the
when me ciy va drained So%% 1s Sf our
nen and OF our substance by direct war
and Chiffon or Chiffon and MacCorkie in
me seats OF the mighty in the Demo-
cratic state government
. The powers that be" were then in the
upper end Of the state. senator Camden
and his Fairmont Coal co. allies. includ-
tn< n famous ex-governor. Charles Wells
Owen :. Mckinney. Randolph Stalnaker
w. a. Dlney secretary Of stateB, Sena-
TOT Faulkner and his partner. Stuart
walker.
= In the lower end OF the state ~ was
the Chiltous and the MacCorkies and
their crowd. including Mayor HoIIey. OF
Charleston. the man generally credited
with having elected" the last Demo-
cratic member 20 be elected 20 our state
supreme court. all by himself
To-day all these men are with us ax-
cfpt Senator camden. whose place has
been taken by his understudy. Senator
watson. and they are asking the Teopie
OF West Virginia 10 turn back the hands
on the clock and rcinstnte these gentle
men as having the divine right 10 rule