Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1913-01-02
Also True II Virginia.

We are very firmly of the opinion
that Woodrow Wilson was the first
choice Of large majority of the Demo
Gratis Of West Virginia long before the
Baltimore convention, yet the profess
aioaaI politicians. ooeYing the voices of
| their nast.rs higher up. aim ,st t.,
man opposed him. tn dei.<ates WI !,
tcprese,5ej Vest vi gina in tho
natl ri C invention SIT in theie s..us
day after day voting ugan,7e Wtlsoi IN
! the most determined manner, q i
effectually stifiad the voices of the
small minority in the delegation who
really represented the majority of the
people. Wilson won the nomination
in spite of this opposition and the
people were vindicsted
Now come soms of these same poll
ticians who tried to defeat Mr.. Wilson,
and .clamor for tile very best places
that he will have TO give. We can
almost admire them for the stupendous
gall that they are thus displaying, but
we hope that the president will be
properly enlightened before he hands
out the pie.
There seems to be general protest
in West Virginia against what is
termed the appointing trust that
certain more or less successful poll
ticians are seeking to establish for their
own advantage and for the benefit of
close ring of bosses. A small num-
Der of these bosses are going to try to
dictate the appointments to be made
by the Democratic administration. and
practicing the war cry of party regu
larity as their slogan. We rather
think that they viii have to show some
better credentials than party regularity
to President Wilson. He knows very
well what crimes are committed in the
, name of party regularity, and the
greatest fight that he ever made was
against Jim Smith, the regular" party
boss in his own State
1t is one thing for party leaders to
nominate capable, deserving, creditable
men to fill positions of honor and service
It is quite another for political bosses
to push forward their segments of
political ring. = ShepherdstoWn Reg.
We have the same exact condition IN
Virgins Before Wilson was roainat-
ed, nothing too harsh could be said
about him by the ..ieaders' In the State
machine. Even after he was nominate
ed, insidious efforts were made to cause
dissatisfaction with the nominee, by
saying that Bryan had played double
game in the hope of securing the nomi-
nation for himself, and other twaddle
of about the same character.
Before the nomination it was ANY
body rather than Wilson, who has done
nothing exec pit to wreck the party in
his own State. !"
But when the kilograms and lie tiers
began to reach our Representative" at
Baltimore they began to sing a little
lower. and finally were completely
drowned out in the rising tide of Wilson
sentiment. .=,-zz-
Now, oh. how strong they are for
Wilson. They realize that the loss of
the patronage in Virginia means the
loss of their workers inzthe vineyard
and, i'll time loss of their own positions.
Now, they are either pushing for
ward some cog" who has stood with,
by and for the machine; or they have
combined behind some man who has
never had their confidence before. but
whom they hope to ring in with them
through using their influence to get
him an office.
That man who has always been
against the machine in Virginia, and
now permits it to back him for office
is not the kind of man who should have
the positions to be given out And,
for ourselves, we prefer to lose every
chance rather than feel under the slight
est obligation to the machine for its |
support. The machine may buy"
some people with its support but not |
any true friend or supporter of Wood
row Wilson. Clarke Courier"
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