The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-06-20
Loyal to PARTY.

Loyal to Party.
Without definite knowledge as to
who the presidential nominee
would be, Republican newspa-
pers of the state have al
ready been showing their party
fealty: Republicans in national
convention can be depended upon to
do what win best conserve the coun-
4try's welfare and West virginia Re
publican newspapers are fully aware
'of that fact Here is Sample OF
party loyalty expression taken from
the Charleston Mail and II should
commend itself to every Republican
IN the state:
Don't make the mistake, adr.
Newspaper Reader, of believing that
the Republican newspapers Of West
Virginia won't support the regular
nominee of the Chicago convention,
whoever he may be-. If president
Taft is re-nominated there will be
no Republican newspaper bolt him
in this state; of this you may hest
assured. II Colonel Roosevelt Is
nominated, there will be no West
Virginia Republican newspaper bolt
him; this is as sure as death and
taxes. II some other man, through
real wisdom of the convention dele.
gates, is nominated, then the Repub.
lican newspapers of the state will
rejoice and be exceedingly glad anc
support him; this is also as sure as
anything can be sure. The Mail Is
prone to believe that, should Presl.
dent Taft receive the nomination,
then the Roosevelt supporters of the
state generally will remember thelr
Roosevelt state convention vow and
give to the president the supper,
that will surely be coming to him
and which they have promised the
nominee of the convention, and al
willingly and as earnestly as the
Taft supporters will give Colonel
Roosevelt should he'be the nominee
The Republican party of West vir.
GINA may go into the campaign
leading up to the November cleo
ton greatly; handicapped. but the
slogan viii be Abe FLiilys slogan:
"Fight 'em! flight 'em! Fight 'em!"
And we'll 'tflght 'em" to the last
ditch. The Republican party sim
ply must win in West Virginia this
year. A Democratic triumph in the
state would mean Democratic SUI
premacy for any number of years
up to thirty-and then some, If the
Democracy could by hook or crook
keep it that way. The Democracy
hopes to win this year through and
by reason of discomfort in Republl-
can ranks. This is the only way 1t
can possibly win. Yet the Democ-
racy is also playing politics with the
utmost care. Reversing to large
extent its methods of past years, the
party OF negation is today. in West
Virginia and throughout the whole
United States, setting an example
that would profit the Republican
party to lose no time in initiating.
The crying need of the Republican
party in this state for several years
past has been "harmony The
crying need of the party OF the ma
ton today is "harmony. Yet it
would seem that, while tnHs1.s being
written there are leading men of the
party in the Chicago convention
"hell-bent" on everything but "nar-
mony."
The Mail is, however, yet pInning
It's faith on the, last chance Of har-
mony through the action OF dele
egates to, the national convention.
If this harmony does not come
well, We'll make the best of things,
as all other good Republican news
papers ofthe state will do, and help
fight 'em" to the extent of our abil-
Ity. with the hope of victory in the
end.
-
Harvey W. Harmer returned last
aNaning Fro,;, T1roI,l,or+or 1rb4ra ba