The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-01
FIRST DISTRICT CONGRESSIONAL
PLATFORM IS a STRONG
ONE
Condemns Many Policies OF Demo
crate National Administration-
Live Issues Discussed

Special Dispatch Co the Intelligence
FAlkMONT W. Va. july sI-A
platform enunciatlng great and pro.
-,tssi'r principles and taking frm
stand on live issues OF the day was.
mat adopted by the First Congress
sional district Republican convention.
here today
The platform roundly condemns the.
rational administration for passing "A
siness- "recking. industry smashing.
AhAmttlcan tHrln law. and severely
crluclzes Congressman Neely for his
lliHft preventative attitude in curry
ing favor with the administration i'm
stead Of serving the interests OF his.
constituents. The situation In both
I alale ana nation lH CompreheuEiVply
reviewed IN the resolutions and hear.
" endorsements were extended the
candidates. Of Senator George r
" nlte and EF@-sman-at-large How
ard Sutherland
The administration attitude in the
htNican trouble and ON the Colon
1'Hn treaty Dr. denounced Mr Neely
o. also censured for the deceptive
campaign he conducted on the high
cost Of living Issue
The Republican candidate f. pledged
20 stand for the creation OF a farif
commission. Tor a national workmen' e
compensation law. FOR minimum
wage law. for the creation OF a fed
cral trade commission. for the con
hcrNatIOu Of national resources Tor
irust regulation. for the advancement
90 agricultural interests. for federal
aio IN building and maintaining per
iLautnf mEnWaN systems. and above
al. 90 stand for the enactment of Il
lair tarin law that will protect the
interests and the home OF the working
man that no may be enabled 10 con
f.nue enjoying the American stand
q" .H.H &C.,
The platform was read by Chair
man John " Mason. o. the commit.
zee ON resolutions. To Is given IN
run as follows.
Resolutions
we. the reprssDntafIrpe ~ tho Re
publican party of tho First tou-r.e-
siOnal district OF West virginia in
mass convention assembled. pledge
anew our faith iu tho principle. OF tho
Republican party and renew our allie
fiHn'. to inc cause uf Republican boz.
situations al FIRST DuuurIatrd by that
greatest American. Abraham Lincoln.
'n whose life and decd 900 lind insni-
ration Tor our guidance to-day and IN
the future
The Republican party views the
past with prId" and deep satisfaction.
and looks forward fo me future with
optimism and confidence born of the
FrOW ledge chat Government of tho
people. hF fhr people and Tor tho
people. One of tHs Fundamental prIn.
cipies Tor which DO stood with In .Vtrf-
INK hdc.ff for more than Hffs wears.
shall not perish from ff. earth
We especially arHu our faith Ir
me Republican rr.ur.rI. off rruflr.
tive tariff. without which f.r TH.H and
advanced standard 0f Twin. rrfI.af
~ mo American working man and tho
american farmer Dbl hruushf down Io
d..
I"p. .' condemn fh. .r American
'HrIf policy % fHU Democratic admin.
'.frlNun Ha uruI-H and unjust .n
mar .i dI.Ir'u.nHf.. HuI.r.f American
.rdu-fr..a and American labor AN
over iHe United states fh.a condition
plant. ar. closed down hundred rf
thousands of work.rr men arr thrown
QUO ~ employment and .fa.rrrrs f1.
20. i1 hlsines7. trade and CONNER.
-HeusyIrE 1s we 10 ir .r. American
standard 20 Twins wr demand frn r..
vision OF fh. fgrIT schedule. fn the
end that fhe prosperity Hf tr. tr...
can HgrN'rr man. tHU American f.r..
'f ard frr American mHrHfHlfrr..-
may D. continued rr IH. basil. .r.4...r
Nll'n nearly quarter Uf century
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q. prO'r.fIH" LEGISLATION MH -H#
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INF classes U. ..... .H .#HHfr... T.
meet CLEANSING requirement. ID ta#Hr
schedule w. favor H.U ....t.... III E.
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