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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-05
PROUD TO MEET HIM

cstant faith and the strength Of the
Catholic church is to be found in its
solidity and unity. 1t presents at
all times a solid front against the
Protestant religion and in It's
strength the Protestants should see
the best Of reasons for unity.
For the same reasons that business
enterprises grow stronger by CONSOLE
dation and cooperation. the cause
Of religion will be greatly benefited
by the same principle If carried out.
There would be a saving in In
vestment in houses of worship, a saw
ing in their management, and a saw
ing in all the various little and big
expenses that go to maintain d
church organization. In other
words the overhead expenses and
the operating expenses are reduced
by the direct ratio the present num-
Der of organizations would bear to
the number that will be left after
the consolidation is perfected. In
union there is strength and may
more power be added to churches.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-05
CHURCH UNITY,

1 The two conferences of the NJ. =.
church, the West Virginia confer
ence which was held here last week
and the Pittsburgh conference which
is being held here this week, have
gone on record as favoring a consol-
idation of the United Brethren and
M. P. churches under n head. to be
hereafter known as the United Prot
estant church.
The idea of church unity, which is
so well founded, Is gaining In popu-
larity each year and II the Protest
ant religion is to grow 1t seems that
q plan of unity among the different
denomination is imperative. There
ARE so many different denominations
now, most all Of them agreeing on
the essential principles Of religion,
but differing on things Of minor i'm
portance, that the work of advanc-
ing the cause of religion is very
sgreatlyhandicapped by the many
small missions which result in the
Expenditure of duplicate energies,
with too many small congregations
trying to do at the same time what
might be accomplished by one with
the samec fort and in a much bet
ter manner.
These churcnes are setting II good
example which will no doubt be fol-
lowed by other denominations.
It. is difficult to see the reason for
the existence OF two Methodist
churches. The Northern Methodists
and the Southern M%ethodists having
maintained separate organizations
since the a If there "a any rea-
son for this division when the rela-
lions were strained by civil conflict
between the two sections of the
country, those reasons have been re-
moved and these churches should
At last and for all time become har-
monized under one general head.
There is also very much in common
held between the Christian church
and the Baptist church and few can
see any reason why they could not
be consolidated to the advantage of
both. There are many other denom'
national creeds that might be sub
ordinated for the sake Of harmony
and unity to the very great advan-
tage Of the cause Of the Christian re-
Iligion.
In this country the Catholic reltg-
ion Is the greatest rival of the Prot.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-05

TftlIc word goes out from this city
on Sept. 18th that FairmOnt has re-
fused a commission government,
that Fairmont citizens do not want
the recall, that we have refused to
secure a Greater Fairmont, the eff
feet will be a disastrous blow to the
future growth of the city. Let every
voter make up his mind to take Il
forward step and If he is not pleased
with the charter after it is put into
operation it will be easier to amend
it, keep that which is good and dis
card that which is bad, than to get
a new one. Such an opportunity has
never before been given The people
of this city. Make the start now and
stay in the fight till the finish.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-05
A Political Machine.

Senator Hitchcock, Il Democrat III
a recent debate in the senate. de-
clarcd that the Democratic party
caucus was a Democratic political
machine. This is an awful saying
in face Of the fact that the usual
Democratic stump speaker boots at
the idea that the Democratic party
ever had a machine, and it is simply
shocking to that part of the Dem
ocratic press tccming ovcr with as
surances to the people that the
great commoncr whose lame Is Will
liam j. Bryan would tolerate II party
machine even ono sCCond.-tlarks-
burg Telegram.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-05
A GREAT PORT.

The Galveston News has just pub
lishcd its annual trade edition, a Gus
tom which It established years ago,
and in this 56-page paper the import
anCe of that city as a port, which Is
second only to New York is well set
out. The edition is p~rofusely Illus
tratcd and contains a great array Of
figures setting forth the statistics Of
the business done there during the
year just passed.
All the cities Of the country which
have adopted the commission plan of
government are indebted to Calves
ton for originating the plan and at
this time the growth Of Galveston I'M
der this form of government which
was started there just after the city
was destroyed by flood thirteen years
ago will be of added interest to the
people Of Fairmont who will vote
upon a similar system September 10.
Briefly summarized the record of
Galveston for the past year is as fol-
lows:
a year Of new records! This brief
~ summarized the showing Of the
port of Galveston for the commercial
year of 1912-l913, rs presented by
The News to its readers this morning
in its annual trade edition. Receipts
CT cotton for the first time in the
history of any port Of the world
reached and passed the 0 900
bale mark, and new records were
made In volume and value of exports
and imports. Trade with Latin-Amcr-
lea exhibited substantial gain over
that of the preceding year, and the
statement Of tonnage showed a larger
number of foreign and COastwise
steamers passing in and out of the
harbor. Second only 10 New York as
IAN American port Is the claim Sns-
tanned by the official statistics Of cX-
ports and imports compiled by the
federal department Of commerce In
its fiscal statement of the year.
These records disclose the value Of
Galveston's exports for the twelve
months to have been 2S1,457,S 5S;
the value Of its imports, $7,S2O,63S;
the value of its combined exports and
imports $3.50, 27S,4 1876. The combined
exports and imports Of New Orleans,
as shown by the same statement,
were valued at S252,379,377. There
fore, Galveston's lead over New Or
leans in value Of export and import
business Is $36,399,l1 OF special
interest is the gain Of ~$3,510,S72
shown in the value of imports for the
year, indicating a healthy growth OF
commerce apart from the tremcnd-
Gus export business OF the port. This
was accomplished largely through
the establishment at Galveston Of re-
ceiving headquarters Of several large
wholesale firms; by the development
Of new lines of trade and by tncrcaS'
cd commerce with Latin-Amcrica.
Verify, Galveston startsthe new fis-
cal year under a most salutary stimu-
Ius-the consciousness Of having just
enjoyed a banner year and the I'M
pulse which that consciousness gen.
crates to excel it.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-05

II the people want to veto any
law under a commission form of gov
eminent or reject any franchise pass
cd by the commissioner they can by
petition have the right to vote upon
these questions II they have prOvl-
sion for the referendum in their
charter. Do the people Of FaiTmoRt
want such privilege In their city
government? If so they a do
something towards securing this
coveted privilege by voting for the
new charter.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-05

Ask some people why they oppose
the recall and referendum and they
will look wise and tell you "it de-
stroys the fundamental principals of
our government" So does any form
of commission government destroy
these principles by concentrating the
legislative, executive and judicial
branches all under one branch.
Who cares a continental about the
high-sounding Fundamental princi-
pies" If they do us no good? 1t Is
relief the people want.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-05
ANANIAs

BY calling the special election for
the First congressional district for
October IA, Governor Hatfield has
answered Geo. w. Summers, the
Washington press agent, who sent
out the report some time ago that he
would not give the voters a chance
to participate in a special election.
We stated at the time that we did
not see why they called him George
Washington" Summers. any way,
and nov our wonder is more than
ever aroused. Ananias would have
the infant better had the par
cnts known what his future calling
would be.
The idea Mr.. Summers evidently
wanted to convey in this report was
that Governor Hatfield was going to
forcstall the P~rogressiVes who had
been somewhat premature in plan
ming a convention before Congress.
mar Davis resigned. Will the Pro-
gressives not sec from the course our
Democratic friends arc taking In
helping them launch their campaign
that it is only a plan to intensity
the dissatisfaction in the Republican
marty?
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-05

problem which the president of tile
United States Is attempting to solve,
the newspapers of Europe assume an
attitude that is as ironical and SIMS
ter as that taken by Gen. Huerta HIM
self. Where sncers and .insipuationS
gre not accepted as meeting the case
fully, there Is a disposition to dismiss
American diplomacy as amateurlsil
and MISUNDERSTANDING World. Il
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-05
other kind of Il commission govern
meRt.

The commission government pays
men to do the city's work, locates
the responsibility for such service
and expects them to perform their
full duty, otherwise they believe
they should have an opportunity to
recall the officials in an orderly and
legal manner by direct vote,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-05
Recall Needed.

Mayor I3rdClI. OF Charleston, adj
mittedly $25,OOO short in his ac'
counts as treasurer, physically unable
to attend to his duties, and lacking
the confidence Of the people Of the
municipality. refuses to resign. orr
cials who assume such an attitude in
such a contingency give the impulse
for the recall an impCtuS.-rarkcrS'
burg Dispatch-News.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-05

When you meet Il man who Is
against the new charter ask him If
he thinks the new plan Is worse than
the old one. Ask him II he wants to
continue the old system. That Is
what he Is helping 10 do If he works
and votes against the new plan. 1t
Is either the old system or the pro-
posed charter. Which do you want?
Any intelligent voter ought to be
able TO make up his mind on this
question with his eyes shut.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-05
0sculatory Hero,

Richmond Pearson Hobson is u
candidate for United States senator
from Alabama. That state not hav-
ing shown a disposition to be over
particular In her senatorial selections
If late years, the hero Of the oScula-
tory brigade may pull through.-Ka'
nawha Citizen.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-05

Now and then we still meet a man
who says he does not know what the
recall means. 1t means RECALL,
that's all. II he fails to do his duty
he is recalled by direct vote of the
people. Is there anything so terribly
mystifying about that? Is ther"
anything unjust or wrong with that
kind of Il provision?
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-05

Fairmont is either going to 20
backward in the matter Of city gov
eminent or take a forward step.
Which will the voters have the city
do? DO you want a progressive char
ter or the old Government at Ran
dom system?
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-05
Rpars ElOomv.

Now that the cor crop is going
to be larger than vas expected, ami
everyone will have his johnny cakn
as usual. the stock market bears feel
pretty gIOOmy.-WhCcling Intelligent
Ger.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-05

The recall Is like the slap stick 10
a vaudeville performer. it makes a
lot of noise but hurts very few. A
good official will never be recalled In
Fairmont. II he is Il bad one why
not recall him?
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-05
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aMA5aaRS
The Waist Line.

There is a great deal Of talk about
locating the waist line, but the aver
age young man finds no trouble
whatever in doing It. - Wheeling
Register.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-05

We have little patience with a
mai who says the people have not
got intelligence enough to vote on
an ordinance or franchise or the re-
call Of an official, when he admits
that before any kind of new charter
can be put into operation 1t must
be first submitted to Il vote of the
people. If the people have intclli-
gencc, enough to perform these
functions Of government are they not
capable of voting intelligently upon
the simpler provisions which they
can better understand?
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-05

There is one consolation to be
held out to every voter in FairmOnt
who may not be entirely satisfied
with the new charter and this is that
it can not make matters worse.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-05

For an evenings real enjoyment
attend Mrs. Powell's song recital,
First NJ. 4. church. Thursday, Sept.
1ltl, at $500 p. III. 9-3'tt
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-05

Sometimes a want ad affords simply
a clue" Your natural insight, plus
your practical knowledge, enables you
to really read the want ads.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-05
An Eve Opene..

The slit skirt has its advantages
also. One of them going by a blind
man In Kansas City caused him to
recover his sight.-Whceling Regis
ter.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-05

The people who manipulate city
governments are always the ones
who oppose a recall or referendum
vote. They generally oppose any
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-05

A vote for the new charter will
help to place the city government In
the hands of the people. Place the
shotgun behind the door.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-05

Why are people afraid of the re-
call? Would you want Il job that
the people did not want you to have?
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-05
Back Seat for Key.

When the Governor goes forth OH
state occasions, surrounded by that
staff of 1O6 coloncls, spick and span
in their new uniforms. adorned with
gold braid and Cp~aulcttcs. Kentucky
will take u back seat. No more I'M
posing spectacle will have bccn seen
since Napoleon rode forth on Maren-
70, surrounded by his marsllaIs ana
walled in by the Old Guard. -Hamp-
shire Review,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-05

Diplomacy Here and There.
Toward the difficult Mexican
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-08-15
rHE LONGEST SENTENCE.
0ns from Ruslkin Holds the Record
Up to Date.

ons from Alakin Holds the Record
Up to Date.
Ftun tAs New York Nall
The English papers are running COM
petition In the citation Of long sentences-
famous long sentences. from the works
of great writer's. It IL claimed that this
one from Ruslkin holds the record up to
date:
'.If It be true-and It can scarcely be
|disputed-that nothing has been for CEN
turtles consecrated by public admiration.
without possessing in a high degree some
kind Of sterling excellence. 1t Is not be-
cause the average intellect and feeling OF
the majority Of the public are competent
in any way to distinguish what is really
excellent, but because all erroneous opin-
ion 10 inconsistent, and all ungrounded
opinion transitory; 30 that while the fan
cies and feelings which deny deserved
honor and award what Is undue have
neither root nor strength sufficient to
maintain consistent testimony for a
length Of time. the opinions formed on
right grounds by those few who are in
reality competent Judges. being neces-
sarily stable, communicate themselves
gradually from mind to mind, descending
lower a. they extend wider. until they
heaven the whole lump and rule by abso-
lutte authority. even where the grounds
and reasons for them cannot be under
stood, and on this. the gradual victory Of
what Is consistent over what is vacilla-
ting. depends the reputation Of all that
is highest in art and literature"
But this certainly cannot be the longest
sentence on record. 1t is mere laconi-
cism, a physiological baby, compared
with the celebrated hypothetical ques-
ton" which was submitted to experts by
Counsel Delmas in the Thaw murder
trial,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-08-15
sober.Minded Comment on Sulzer.

| II is a satisfaction, amidst the chaos
of biased expressions, to read the COM
ment of the able and level-headed
editor of the New York Evening Post
on the Sulzer case:
With mixed feelings sober-minded
people of New York will read today
that the Assembly has voted articles
of impeachmentt of Gov. Sulzer.
Frankly, they win not like the atti-
tude, any more than they believe in
the purity of the motives, of his pres
ent assailants. Impeachment is the
final high recourse of the representa-
tives of the people 1t is a weapon
which should be seized only in dire
need, and never should be grasped by
hands not themselves clean. 1t is
staggering to think of this great in
strument of the Constitution, laid up
with awe, as it were, for use against
corruption or oppression, employed by
men VIGOROUSLY corrupt to glut their
vengeance. Whatever the faults and
follies of William Sulzer, he might
have STEPPED himself in corruption, for
all that Tammany would have cared,
had he been willing to do in all re-
spects as he was bid by Murphy.
Tammany, after the ceaseless at
tacks upon it by Gov. Sulzer, is driven
at bay before the law-abiding, respect
able element of New York. The very
mode of procedure against Sulzer
shows this. Placed on trial on the
most serious, the most disgraceful of
all charges to be laid against a high
dignitary, despite the plain wording
of the law that no officer may be inl-
peached unless for misconduct in Of
fee, Gov. Sulzer now is asked-again
in violation of the statute-to vacate
his office in favor of his Tammanyite
mate, Lieut.. Gov. Glynn. The law
distinctly states:
No judicial officer shall exercise his
Office after articles of impeachment
shall have been preferred to the Sem
ate until he shall have been acquitted.
Mind, no judicial officer" But a
Governor is not a judge, and hence
cannot be deprived of the functions of
his Office until found guilty by the
State Senate and the judges of the
Court of Appeals Cor majority of
both). Furthermore, it is in accord
ance with the Federal Constitution,
upon which the State constitutions are
modelled, not to suspend executives
when under impeachment. We have
but to recall that Andrew Johnson.
unmolested, acted as President while
being tried by the United States Sem
ate.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-08-15

A martyr Is a person who dies for the
benefit OF some one else.
This however, does not include those
persons who die by request in order that
the general atmosphere in their i'm
mediate vicinity may be improved.
Martyrs began with history. In the
bad old days they were so common that
when a hundred early Christians were
not fed to the lions each afternoon. busi-
ness was very poor and the Roman
peoI e murmured against the straight
laced administration which was closing
things up and making Rome dead
town.
Religious martyrs are not as common
as they once were in civilized countries
Nowadays they are confined mostly to
ministers who try to bring up families
on 500 a year. and to members of the
Ladies' Aid Society who work themselves
to death trying to earn enough money
to recarpet the church.
There are many other kinds of mar
tyrs, however. In fact. the martyr busi-
ness is still on the boom and new varie-
ties are being put on the market each
year.
Modern martyrs are used principally for
object lessons We hate to believe that
any custom or condition is dangerous un-
til some human being has been dessicated
thereby.
One hundred girls were burned up in
a New York factory fire. This was one
of the finest martyrdoms since the In
QUESTION and did great good. as they now
inspect factory buildings in New York
every little while.
Seven hundred people were burned in
theater in Chicago. and now every
theater in the country has Exit signs
in red lights; and when said exits are
found to be locked every one feels at
liberty to kick the manager with great
vim.
Nine hundred people were drowned in
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-08-15
The Secret Caucus.

We doubt the policy of the Demo-
cratic House majority to exclude the
public from their caucus on the cur
rency bill. The present is not the
time for the concealment of anything
pertaining to the national interest, in
which currency legislation holds a
foremost place. The public rightfully
objects to be barred The Democratic
party, in adopting star chamber pro-
cedure in a matter so vital to all con-
cerned, is following custom long dis
honored. The dominant party seems
to have already forgotten that it is
still on trial, and that there are eager
eyes and ears which are looking for an
opportunity to record errors.
The closed doors reveal a wide dis
sent from the administration plans.
Otherwise why this secrecy? 1t is told
on the hill that some sixty members
favored the amendment providing that
national banks should make loans on
crops and that this was voted down
Overwhelmingly as being unsound and
unsafe.
1t is also given out that the Fed
eral Reserve Board is to be less parti-
san than had been first proposed, in
that two-perflaps more-of the Presi-
dents appointees are to represent the
opposition OF course. the government
will control the board, but this can
not be prevented, while partisan con-
troll can.
There is a vast difference between
currency revolution and currency re-
form. We certainly do not want the
former
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-08-15
Walks with Neck Broken.

New Rochelle Correspondent to the New York Times
Waldorf Miller. who broke his neck
diving from the rocks at Hudson Park
two years ago today, put his crutches
under his arms this afternoon with the
intention Of walking to the place Of the
accident from his home on Clifton Ave-
nue, q distance Of two miles. He hobbled
along for a quarter of a mile and then
had to give UP the attempt. But he
got there anyway, for a friend who was
passing In q machine drove him the re-
naming distance.
Fred Miller, Waldorfs brother, broke
his neck in the same manner at the
same spot five years ago and died. When
Waldorf was fished out Of the water two
years ago the doctors said he could live
only a few hours. Since then he has
improved steadily.
1t was a year before he could stand
FIFTY feet Is the most he had walked
before today.