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The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05
THE FALLACY OF THE MIXTURE
IN WEST VIRGINIA.
The DepIorabble Conditions of the
Machine Republicans.
Geo. W Summers

Senator Joseph w. Bailey of Tex
as. seems to have been about right
when he 7said. in speaking of the Re-
publicans aHd sProgressives' OF
West Virginia, that 1T is more a
matter of offices with them than ii
IS matter ut principle" Senator
Bailey had been discussing the at
titude Of the two parties which are
opposed to Woodrow Wilson and
the other Democrats and had pre-
dicted Democratic success for half a
century. He added 1T Is impossi-
BILE THAT the Progressives should be
in earnest if they fuse with the Re-
publicans, like they are doing down
in West Virginia. It is more mat
ter of Offices with them than it is q
matter Ct principle. If / believed
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

One of the very exceptional pecu-
.liarities of the situation attending
the. controversy over the Standard
oil contribution to the Roosevelt
campaign fund in 1904 is the in
contestable fact that many people
who believe that Mr.. Roosevelt is
incapable Of tellin the truth in
such matter are as sincere, as hon
est. as respectable in their own COM
munities and as Intelligent as the
people who believe that he is abso-
lutely incapable of falsehood. This
lcontrariety of opinion is deplorable
| It arouses the intensest animosities
It turns campaign that should be 9
contest of principles into warfare Of
the bitterest personalities. The Re
publican deeply regretted Mr.. Roose
velt's return to presidential politics
because this situation was clearl,
/ foreseen. Springfield Republican.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05
George ". Perkins.

1t is all the fault OF the sinister
Taft and Wickersham and their be-
nighted antitrust policy says George
w. Perkins with the finest insolence
of his master, in regard to the shock
ling labor conditions uncovered by
the New York state factory investi-
eating committee in the mills of the
international harvester company at
Auburn, N. Y. Mr.. Perkins Is some
what embarrassed by the exposure,
In view of his official connection with
the harvester trust and his position
as financial hacker of the progressive
party Social Justice for wage earn
ers, especially women and children
in factories, Is one of the cardinal
principles OF bull moosism: yet what
was discovered in the factory of this
good" trust? Women in these mills
are found working all night in To-
hour shifts; they are compelled to
breathe air SO thick with dust as to
be almost unbreathaible; some of the
women have to support families of
four or five persons each on SIS a
week; small children are forced to
carry piles of hemp much heavier
than themselves from place to place,
and some of the rooms are almost
as dark as night. If George w. Per
kins would first Introduce social
justice in his own business. or the
business which he largely controls,
he could play the role Of reformer
Of abuses in the business of the peo-
pie in general with much more con-
vincing effect, Says the Springfield
Republican.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05
Another illustration Of the val,

Another illustration of the value
advertising is vouched for by tn.
Commissioners of Pensions. A
month or two ago it was proposed to
give him some three hundred extra
clerks to clear away the tremendous
mass of pension applications made
under the new pension law. This
was printed as news, and later sto-
ries we're sent out because delay in
nension applications stlll further
complicated the situation. Each news
dispatch brought additional applica-
tons. And now" says the Com
missioner, ] have more than four
thousand applications from every
section of the United States for
about two hundred jobs at $1,000
per annum"
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

thing is question Of getting the Of
fees, and in order to do the best
they can both parties seem to have
agreed to divide them up
| The same principle Ii involved in
the campaign for the IegislarrFe.
Whether the policies advocated by
Mr.. Roosevelt or those advocated by
Mr.. Taft would be carried out in the
Legislature II the joint candidates of
the two parties would be elected
has not been publicly stated. The
whole matter seems to be a question
Of electing anybody who is opposed
to the Democratic party and then
letting w, M. o. Dawson and Davis
EIkins fight out the question Of
Eenatorship.
Senator Bailey lives long way
from West Virginia but he seems to
have pretty good idea Of what is
going on politically in that State.
for he has detected what some of the
West Virginia people have not vet
learned, that the fight Of the Repub1
licans and Progressives In that State
/ Is fight for Offices only and not a
matter OF principle.
The attitude Of the United States
Senate toward the charges made by
Governor Glasscock and others
against Senators Watson and Chiffon
on the last day OF the session Of
Congress was clearly expressed
when the Senate by practically unan-
imous vote expunged from the rec.
ord and refused to assist in circulat-
ing the charges, because 1t was SO
apparent that they were not made
In good faith and were made merely
for political effect. The motion to
expunge the charges from the rec
/ ord was made by a Republican, Sem
ator McCumber OF North Dakota,
who said:
! my motion is based upon my cb-
| lection that our Record should be
made the cesspooI for the lodgment
,of the virus of all such political mall
contents. ! believe that we should
not make the Congressional Record
| the purveyor or the container of any
scurrilous matter against any per
son ON the initiative of some pne
outside of the Senate who might
send it here until after the matter
itself has been investigated
In speaking on Senator McCum-
ber's resolution Senator Bacon said:
Does anybody believe for mo-
ment that II there had been any
foundation for these charges, with
not only antagonisms and issues
which arise between the two great
political parties, but with also the
antagonisms and issues which arise
between factions of the Democrat
&c party, that that matter would have
been allowed to sleep until now.
What purpose could possibly have
been had in the presentation Of this
paper after this long silence in the
presence of the known fact that In
preventing it now, in the very hour
of adjournment, nothing could be
accomplished by its author except
to spread Islander and libel? i do
mot question the fact that the whole
thing which has moved this has
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

Grant Hall, of Kanawha county,
accused w. M O. Dawson, a few
years ago of placing a deposit in his
hands as a member of the Kanawha
county court to be used to bride cleo
ton commissioners. Now they are
Bull Moosing ogether.-Par
burg Uispatch-News.
There is nothing startling about
4 little thing like that. The machine
Republican partg of West Virginia
is tainted with all kinds of fraud
like that and worse.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05
Extract From Letter by William T.
Lamar, to the Pensacola Journ-
al. Pensacola. Fla.

No wonder that public men and
political parties often put themselves
under monetary obligations to veal
thy men and "the interests. z The
public at large knows that the battle
is for their own good. and yet often
hesitates to lend any monetary as
sistance,"
Having nominated Governor Will
son, shall we leave him embanras-
|sed for necessary campaign funds
And il the people at large won't
subscribe to pay his campaign ex-
penses Ga contest for them) shall
they go unpaid? Or If paid, shall
they be paid by rich men, who would
at least think that they had a claim
on the president If he were elected?'
THE large use Of money by 8
| few rich men or by corporations il
the curse of our politics Z
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

been the unworthy purpose to be.
smirch mems characters for the pnr-
pose Of accomplishing political ends.
Their Is no higheer duty than to ex-
pose and condemn political corrupl
ton. But there is no fouler Act than
I to falsely besmirch private OF OIL
cial character for the purpose ii
gaining political advantage.
senator Martin OF Virginia said:
IT object to thus dsgnifying d PAL
Ter coming here under the circssm-
stances and at the time this paper
comes, when 1t is perfectly clear
that It was sent for dishonest ana
improper purposes and designed as 4
|slanderous attack on the reputation
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05
EVERYBODY CAN HELP.
To Bear the Expense of the Presi-
DENTAL Campaign.


Dental Campaign.
The Progressive West Virginian
will accept any contributions to tht
Wilson campaign fund and immedi-
ately forward same. to the proper
person authorized to receive it and
get you a beautifully engraved re-
eeipt for any amount you may be
able to contribute. The Democrats
want to have a clean untainted cam
paign fund and want the people to
make such contributions as they feel
disposed Small contributions is the
idea for legitimate expenses and ev-
cry good citizen should be willing
to give something toward better and
purer government. Now let this
newspaper have your gift to the cans
paigm and we shall soon return your
engraved receipt which will show
that you have given your mite to-
ward making Woodrow Wilson Pres,
ident without any pledges to anNbo,
dy save the common, plain people
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05
Found Pot Of Gold.

On last Wednesday, an old farmer
whose name we We're unable to learn
found rot of gold. containing
$500. upder the hearth in house
near Hill Top. In the extreme outer
edge of this county.
The treasure is supposed to have
been hidden by William Wilson over
2 hundred years ago, who purchased
the place from Indians In 1906 and
the land has been in the possession
of the Wilson heirs ever since. There
are five heirs who will sue for the
money.-4Princeton Mounta!neer.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

|of Senator'S solely for political pur-
poses. Therefore, as member Of
this body, object to having q paper
coming here discredited and under
the circumstances attending its in
PRODUCTION, dignified BY being insert
led in the Record and the Record
peing made a vehicle for the circu-
|Iatfon Or a vicious attack made un-
der improper circumstances and for
aampaign purposes.
Washington is entirely deserted
BY West virginians Every member
Of the delegation in both Houses Of
Congress and all the employees Of
Congress from West Virginia have
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05
Every Contributor Will Receive a
Hadsome Receipt.
New York. Sept. 8, 1912.

West virginian
For the convenience of the Ma
tional Treasurer. Mr.. Rolla Wells,
in keeping complete check on re-
mittances and in order that each
donor may receive from him one OF
our beautifully autographed receipts
direct, it is necessary that the pub
Usher accompany each remittance
with list giving the name, the ad-
dresses, and the amount in the case
Of each donor
Therefore. we request the pub
Usher to remit to Treasurer Wells
and accompany his check by list OF
the donors whose contributions to-
tai and equal the amount Of his
check
Yours very truly,
ROBERT OWING, Chairman,
Press Contribution Bureau
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

In his very interesting reply to
Senator Penrose, Mr.. Bull Moose
FlInn did everything but deny that
he wrote the note to the Standard
Oh magnate asking to be made a
United States senator. A man who
10 now 30 anxious to have the coun-
try saved and purified for the sake
OF the little Films coming up should
specifically naiL that Archbold letter
~ aforgery, II forgery it was.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

Mr. Carnegie hes incurred some
Pittsburg wrath by declining to con-
tribute to silver service, for the
new cruiser bearing the city's name,
They say me ought to he interested
In the navy, having made large for
time selling 1t armor-plate and such.
But that's different. He was making
money then, and now he's giving il
away. He's engaged in philanthro-
by, not business.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05
Not Thinking Ont Loud at this Tim.

The Raleigh Register says: 1T
might be interesting to know the
real, heartfelt opinion which one
H. D. Hatfield entertains as to one
q. A Hughes Naturally no ONE
would want it for publication, but
there amt shadow of doubt but
that it would make interesting lis
tening because everybody who
knows the Taft candidate for Gov
|ernor knows that he has splendid
vocabulary or picturesque language
with all the. very latest Mcdowell.
esque trimmings and he is nc
doubt thinking them all about the
congressman from his district, even
though he may not be saying them
just now
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

Col. R, c. Morgan, Of Lexington,
brother of Gen. John H. Morgan,
pronouRces absurd the claim Of Mrs.
L. r. LaBrue, of Oklahoma, that the
Confederate leader was not killed at
Greenvilla, Tenn. hut went West,
married under an assumed name and
was her father
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

The bmll moose convention cost
ais. 400. compared with over $780,
600 apiece for the republican and
democratic conventions. But the
two latter had eacn to find cam
didate, while the former had one
before the convention was called, Il
cost only $4,000 for Columbus to
discover America. What would i
have pcost America to discover Co
lutfibhs?
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05
Democrats Urged to Register.

We would urge upon Democratic
voters to bear in MIND that ii is best
to register at once. The rea., earn
est voter never takes chances when
this important date arrives. He
wand to qualify II Tie very first 50,
portnnity, is not willing to wait for
the coming Of the second or third
datc and ran the chances that are a
part Of delay There are many vo.
ts.s Of tfis class, and there are a.sl
riaEy who are Indifferent Ther
have tc he urged to do thei~ duty
The old rule about early voting is
inst as applicable to this matter OF
registering. for so long as voter
Is not registered he il running the
risk of losing his vote. Democrats
vii. take notice.
The West Virginian prints the To-
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

Postmaster General Hitchcock has
'ssued an order increasing the sal
aries of rural mail carriers on stand
ard routes from 81, 600 to $1.100 a
year and the pay of those on short
or routes proportionately.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

1t grows more and more suscepti-
BILE of abeolute proof that the wicked
corporations sent all their contribbu-
tions In 1904 to the Roosevelt side,
And how curious the face seems Was
not the democratic candidate that
year the well-known ''reactionary,
Judge Parker, of New York?
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

The letters wv. W. are now APP
pearing on the wings Of locusrs In
Texas It's all over but the shout
ing. Still 1t will be well to make the
majority as large as possible.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

The indications are that the Sen
. ate Investigation will show thai
Standard Oil was far from being
the most generous contributor e,
], the Roosevelt campaign in 1904
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

Considering the outlook. it would
appear that the Bull Moose party
ought to have quit when it diacoy-
cred that it made profit of $474 G3
on the Chicago convention. st.
Louis Republic.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

\ The Third Term candidate ex-
presses himself as surprised and
pleased at his reception in New
England Did he expect to be lynch
ed?-Manchester Union.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

Virginia is gaining the distinction
OF beng the most vigorous State in
furnishing laWbreakers. They all
get theirs" from murder down to
election frauds.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

There will be keen public interest
in ascertaining the part Mr. Perkins
played in the creation Of sentiment
that swept states for the colonel.
And Pennsylvania is one of them.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

Labor Day in this city was a quiet
one and everything was as calm and
peaceful as could be Public institu-
tions were closed and business gem
orally suspended.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

Enough is now known to prove
that the great Roosevelt campaign
of 1904 was a scandal and a dis
ce.-Indianapolis News.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05
Put faithful watchmen on guard

Put faithful watchmen on guard
in this political contest in Mingo
county. Let every Democrat be Wig
liant and watch Tor fraud and polit-
ical trickery Demand fair and
honest registration and have no IL
legal voting or stuffing OF ballot
boxes in this election. Fine eyes Of
the people are upon ps al through
the State and we must put forth our
strongest effort to redeem the repu-
tation OF the county.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

Nobody has yet cautioned the Re-
publican arty against overconfidence.
But you cant tell when Hilles will
break out against Louis Repub-
lie
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

Why must the consumer always
be the goat2" demands Governor
Marshall He isn't; sometimes he
is an ass Springfield Post.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

The Democratic headquarters are
at Parkersburg, Republican at
Clarksburg and Bull Moose at
Charleston
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

Owing to the change in handling
text books We shall be obliged to
sell for cash only.
STROSNIDER- JENKINS DRUG co.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

Send us the news from the county.
We will printit.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

A. man is known by the Standard
fOil Contributions he keeps.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

Read the West virginian for the
political news.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

The West virginian prints the 10
cal news.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-29
GRAND JURY FINDS
TEN INDICTMENTS
TWO NOT TRUE BILLS
ARE ALSO RETURNED
Burglary, Larceny, Attempted Rape,
Horse Stealing and Assault With
Deadly Weapon, are Crimes Charg-
ed Against Defendants.

Ten indictments and two not true
bills were returned by the grand
jury at noon today and other cases
are being considered this afternoon.
The indictments were returned
against Frank Irwin, Ed Jones. Ed
ward Adams, Patrick H. King, George
Gardner, Burt Pixler and Ralph
McBane. Adams, being indicted on
two different counts and McBane on
four while King and Gardner were
indicted jointly The cases against
Moses II. Taylor and William ].
Coleman were dismissed.
Irwin, who is the young man all
legged to have robbed the till of the
Cash Meat market, is charged in the
indictment with burglary not in a
dwelling house
Jones is charged with the same Of
fense, he being the man arrested at
Touchet and charged with stealing
grain from a warehouse in the east
end of the county
Edward Adams is charged with at
tempted rape upon an aged squaw
on the reservation and with stealing
a saddle also.
Patrick H. King and George Card
ner are the two men whom the Of
ficers apprehended whole tearing
open a stolen suitcase in the PEN
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-29
and lodging house and they

land lodging house and they are
charged with larceny in a dwelling.
Burt PiXler and Ralph McBane are
the two men charged with the steal
ing of a bunch of horses from In
dians on the reservation. One in
dictment was returned against Pix
ler and four against McBane who
has also been held to appear before
the federal grand jury. All of these
men are either in the county Jail or
out on bonds.
Moses Taylor, the prominent Athe-
ne farmer who was accused with as
sault with q dangerous weapon upon
relative, will not have to stand
trial, the testimony introduced not
being sufficient to secure an indict-
ment, and Coleman. who is the man
alleged to have attempted the life of
Henry Vanderbilt at Umatilla with a
knife and to have been thwarted by
switch engine. also escaped through
lack of evidence.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-29
EIks Make Gift to Keefe.

Secretary ]. E. Keefe Of the Com
mercial association is today proudly
displaying to his friends a handsome
solid gold membership card case
which was presented to him by the
local lodge of Elks last night in to-
ken of appreciation for his efforts in
directing the Elks minstrels. The
official elk's head adorns one side OF
the case and his name has been en-
graved upon it with suitable in
scription. In presenting its minstrel
show this year, the lodge dispensed
with the services of a professional di-
rector and placed the success of the
show in the hands of Mr. Keefe. How
well he fulfilled the confidence placed
in his abilities, the public already
knows and will feel that the recogni-
ton given him is merited.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-29
GURDANE AND FOLSOM
BUY TAXI BUSINESS

Tom Gurdane, former chief of po-
lice, and Percy Folsom, well known
local young man, have purchased the
taxicab business of Joseph Boil and
hereafter will operate the taxi and
also an out of town auto passenger
business. The new men are already
in possession of the business. Mr..
Folsom will operate the taxi and
Gurdane will be the touring car ope-
rator, using the car to take passen-
gers on trips outside the city. The
former chief is reported to have be-
come an expert chauffeur already.
The new owners announce that they
will continue to use the old stand and
garage The taxi stand is at the Ho-
tel St George, where all calls, for
both the taxi and the touring car
should be made. The garage on Court
street will still be used. John Bohl
who has been operating the taxi bus
mess in the past will henceforth de-
vote all his time to his garage and
the sale of the Ford auto.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-29
Sues to Recover Paint store.

George B. Kidder, administrator of
the estate of B. C. Kidder, deceased,
has filed complaint against Rawla
Miller of Athena, alleging therein that
B. C. Kidder owned the stock and
fixtures of the Kidder Paint Store in
Athena at the time of his death and
that the defendant has had posses
sion of it since and refuses to turn
it over to the administration. Where
fore, he asks for a decree ordering
the defendant to turn over the store
or pay the money equivalent, estimat'
ed at $3.50. d. w. Bailey is attorney
for the plaintiff.