The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-22

NOMINATED AND VOTE FOR
TIE REPUBLICAN, STATE TICK.
ET-HoPEs THIRD PARTY WILL
ENDORSE ELECTORAL, STATE
CONGRESSIONAL AND LOCAL
CANDIDATES.
CHARLESTON, w. Va. July ga.
Declaring that so far as he is con.
cerned he will support the State, Con.
gresslonaI and local candidates and
that he would do o'thIs in cooperation
with the regular Republican orsani.
cation, but that since many honest
men do not believed n and disapprove
the means and methods used to name
the nominees OF the Republican Ma.
tioRal convention at Chicago. he
shares with them in their belief and
disapproval.
BY his statement Governor Glass.
cock proposes to support, Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt II he is nominal.
ed at Chicago on August s, lnsSead
OF President Taft, but VIII support the
remainder OF the Republican ticket as
heretofore named.
The governor replies to those Re.
rublicans who seek 10 read out OF tho
party men. who decline 10 support
President Taft, by asking by what
authority do they say who are Repub.
Leans and who are not?
In his statement. which has been
expected for some time. Governor
Glasscock points out many OF me
things the Republican party has &C.
compllshed In Wes' Virginia. and also
what he believes would result II the
Democrats should be the victors In
November next.
He also entertains the nope that II
a third party is organized 1t will en-.
dorse electoral. State, Congressional
aud local candidates. and believes
that no friend OF these candidates who
comprehends the calamity thai would
follow a Democratic victory In the
State, from a Republican viewpoint.
can object to such action,
The governors statement in full is
as follows:
! i'rhe Republican party OF West Nir-
sinia has a record Of which 1t can be
proud. It has In It now. ms in the
past, men who have sacrificed much
In order that the party might serve
the people. and work out for them
problems which meant much for their
welfare and happiness.
THE history OF the State under Re.
publican administrations istthe record
OF the establishment and Growth OF
our free. school system; The creation
OF most OF our State Institutions: the
equalization of taxes: the just shift.
Ing of burdens that were unjustly
borne by the poor 10 the shoulders OF
lhose who were most able TO bear
them; the Inauguration Of system
OF accounting that has probably done
more TO correct evils Of long standing
and create general moral uplift
than any legislation that has been
enacted in the history OF the State.
And many other things that time and
space fall me to mention. Our party
has not always been promprin the
tiltillmcnt OF all OF its promises. hut
II has done more in some respects
than Il agreed TO do. When the Re.
publican party passed the law that
makes II imperative that every pub.
lie officer shall honestly account for
every dollar of the public funds re.
celyed by him. under penalty OF fine
and imprisonment, 1t corrected an
abuse that existed. during the twenty,
five years OF rule OF the Democratic
party in this State, and under which
Democratic ofticeholders proflbed at
the expense OF the taxpayers.
Another eminent achievement OF
the Republican party was the creation
G! the state Board OF Control. where.
by host of officers were abolished
and many thousands Of dollars OF
money saved. at the same time In.
creasing the efficiency OF the public
Institutions, and taking them out Of
PARTISAN politics. This and other
achievements OF the Republican party
have enabled the Board Of Public
Works TO reduce the State levy from
thlrty-fve cents TO one cent, and al
the same time give back 10 the peo
pie in the counties for their free
schools alone more money than evel
received before.
These are not all OF the many wide
and beaeiicIent things that the part,
Of Lincoln, Grant, Blaine and McKin
ley has done for the people Of this
growing and prosperous common
wealth. But II the Republican party
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