The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-07-25
|ED1ARD COOP
ER'S POPULARITY
Why Working Men Like
Hin---Some Bosses
Likely to Oppose
VIII Win Republican
Neunination

BLUEFIELD. W. VA, Iuly 2l.---
One has but TO 20 through the COUNTIES
Of Mercer. McDo~ril. Raleigh. Minso
and Csbell and talk candidates for
CongrrS" with the lsl,oring men 10 ~
aiise the wonderful popularity Of Hon.
Edward Cooper of Bramw~ll- wonderful
becsnsr MIR. Cooper has never held pub-
lic of'ise or been . candid .te for one, and
~ not known ~ . pcliticisn.
Men of all nstionalities Who have ls-en
employed in or sbont the mines Of Mer-
Ger, Mcdowell and Raleigh counties
know Of him or know him personally and
do not hesitats IN exsoll his virtues, tell
Of HE fsirneus. fearssssness and honesty
Thee are the men ordinarily referred to
by politicians - the common people. "
The writer has been in seven Of the coun-
tiss OF ths Fifth Congressional Di-trict
during the pass month. WAS on a business
minsion which has no relation to politics.
but took occasinn 70 talk with miners.
railroad men, laborers and small business
men on probable candidates for th., Re
publican nomination for Congress and
the majority Of those talked With we're
unconditionslly for Cooper. Some were
for Hnghss, II he 10 . candidate, and in
Mineo and Aercsr there were several
who named Goodykoonx ~ frst choice
with Cooper - second. In Mcdowell
county, IL . primary were held next
month Cooper would easily get msiori-
ty OF 5000 votes and he 10 steadily gain
ing strength.
In Cabel, the home county OF Con-
sresman Hughss. he sentiment for Mr..
Coopes 70 rsmarkshl4 especially when il
- ubdesssood sha Mr.. Ooopsr hss ~
announced that he will be candidate
and 10 doing nothing toward that end
The chief reason for the strength OF Hon
Edward Cooper is the belief Of the ave-
rage man in his fairness, Independence
and ability, the fact that he is too bag To
permit either political bossss or financial
dictators to determine his course of ae-
ton in regard TO pnblic men and me ASH
re has won for him high favor with the
masses.
IL must be admitted that the day Of
the resctionsry is about over, that the
star Of the boss has set, that men are
thinking for themselves and carefully
studying the records Of public men. that
the man who plays TO the gallery for pop
ulsr favor will soon have the public ON
his lack and that the man who would
win and hold the confidence OF a majori-
ty Of the people must be fair, fearless.
unhsmpered and will serve the People
faithfully.
The record Of Mr. Cooper in business
and the esteem in which be Is held by
the hundreds Of men In his employ is the
greatest and mo~t fasserins testimonial
% his fairness. The fact that upon num-
erous ooes-ions he has challenged the
bo~sss and defied several OF his million
sire neighbon on public questions il evil
dence O. his fesEiessne.s. Thee facts
have reached the people throughout the
Fifth District in various ways and they
have made an impression favorable %
M. Cooper. They say that Mr.. Cooper
will render the district such service in
Congrers ~ IL has never had, that he
will very soon take his place among the
sesders Of that body because he 10 not
only Q hard worker, bat has the brains
and training that counts in the popular
legislative branch Of the nation. Hi-
familiarity with the intricacies Of the in
dostrisi world fir him % deal with the
great problems Of tariff and trsnsporta-
ton and his sympsfhy with the people
who toil guarantees that he will Iook
zeslOusly after their welfare.
The coming year will no doulf give
the people enough of Democracy snd I'm
1914 they will turn the theorists out Of
the lower house a Congre-- st least and
With the return % power of the Rerub-
licsn party the Fifth Dis.rics wishes ~ 10
Represented by . man Who will take hi-
place In the front rank u constructive
statesmen.
Edward Cooper y the available man
and the logical candidate. lie cannot
be Glazed with the old line "stsnd-pst''
Republicans nor hss be left the party.
He - - frm on the question Of manhood
rights - Lincoln and - a. advanced IN
the progressive thought q the dsy o.
Governor Hatfield. The people Of the
Fifth Dissrist wi-h him in Congre-- and
u he conssnts 70 become . candidate
they v,il nominate and esect him.
In sssherins the srntiment of the aver
ss~ man. the position Of The big men,
In politics wsre nos overlooked and /.
, nos und>rrs<imssed. There are . lev Of
the sesd~s or "bo>sss" who are opposed
70 Mr. Cooper. sozns o< whom ere IN th,s
counsy, and The resson for their oppo-i-
non , h~snss th>y know sh<y oannos
"han&s "Edd Coopsr snd n he = av~n
'sSpsrsnisJ q pssvi.s m worth in