The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-07-09

a direct hand In such affairs, But I'M
fortunately for its great interests
that timeJs not now. She has pp
friends at court. The men In Com
gress from there who should have
come 10 her defense have failed her.
So tar as her Democratic represep-
tatives are concerned, WEST Virginia
elected men to a secret party caucus
and not to Congress That Is the up
shot OF sending Chiffon to succeed
Scott, and Davis and Brown to be
the silent and submissive agents for
districts which sfor years were rep
resented by active men whose voices
were raised in protest when their
states Welfare was assailed, and
whose potential influence was used
Invariably successfully in safeguards
ing the best interests Of West Vir-
ginia and her people at any and all
times.
There is some consolation to. state
pride, however, in the thought that
not every West virginian at legisla
tive work here allowed his states i'm
terests to be; struck at without strik
ing back, although knowing that his
blows would be powerless to prevent
the contamination OF the free trade
pact. Better excuse had, Congressman
Sutherland, Hughes, Avis and Moss to
have paid no heed. sat silent, took mo-
part in debate, and loaf along easy
as is supposed to be the right and
privilege OF member of the minority,
-be6ter excuse had they to remain
voiceless and inactive than their
Democratic colleagues. They would
not have been criticised, nor held to
blame; it was a matter beyond their
power to prevent But they didn't.
They stood up manfully for their
state, and they once more put 1t in
the records of the nations tariff his
tory that West Virginia has always
been and is yet staunch in its belief
in the protection of American bust
ness interests and the American wage
Garner Soon in the Senate the elo-.
quent, forceful and magnetic Cor will
reiterate West virginia's position in
this matter in a way that may be ex-
pected to stamp itself indelibly on the
national conscience.
In his laudablc- eRorts to find a
cyclone cellar in the shape of the so
hcitor generaIship of the United
States or any 9tler- highly honorable
and high salaried1 executive ONCE con
nected with this most interesting and
unique administration, Congressman
John W. Davis will have the enthusi-
astic and unanimous support of the
Hon. Louis Bennett, of Weston and
Washington; that is, enthusiastic"
if you have the gift to imagine Uncle
Looey getting that way He might,
you know quite in secret to be sure,
get that way wherein and whereat
his own personal affairs are concern
ed. otherwise. and as we,are an quite
aware, Mr.. Bennett is a self-possessed,
self-contained, rdepipely temperate,
conservative, placid and reserved old
gentleman, who saves the interest on
loud and lugubrious laughter by re-
ducing it to small and inaudible
twinkle OF smile. Mr. Bennett wants
one more try at the political game
before cruel and heartless common
wealth steps in and collects the inner
itance tax, and he has been looking
forward for quite spell, as they say
round about Arnoldsburg to the time
when Mr.. Davis puts into effect his
oft affirmed intention of getting out
of Congress Mr. Bennett-tl1at is
Uncle Looeg as we. affectlonately
termed him some years back-ls quite
honest. frank and above board with
his ambition. He would like to have
the nomination when Davis gets ready
to put il aside, and it is but human
and nautral for one IN the frame of
mind Of, our hero to wish that Mr..
Davis Would get ready tosput it aside,
very soon In 1903 when he Fan al
very creditable race for governor Mr..
Bennett gave those who know him
quite shock by knocking out the
bung, and for the first time in many |
years giving party chairmen, workers
and committees the sight OF real, |
human money" Some unscionsciable !
quidnunc had started the report in
earlier years that Uncle Looey was
of the genus tightwadius. That sland-
erous caluminty was forever squelch-
ed when he tried for the goyernorship. |
Why. sirs, he proved to be an addi-
tion of Coal Oil Johnny and Broadway
Jones with Brewesterian dash in be-
a