West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-05-14
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anything to the voter that has any ten
dency to enlighten them, 30 We must |
attempt to reach some Progressives
through The Argus.
All three OF the above mentioned papers
gave the resolutions passed by the two
in full, but as a matter of
course didn't attempt to analyze those
adopted by the Progressives as they
would have done if the Republican com
mittee had been unsuccessful i'm the great
party-swallowing feat. The truth is that
the Republican party would have swal-
lowed any kind OF dose that could nave
been presented to IL, in order TO work its
way back TO the pie counter. and the
self-constituted county Progressive COM
mittee meekly surrendered on demand,
being accorded the empty honor of re-
tanning the semblance Of an organization.
Now Tor the inconsistency:
I'VE hold il to be an indisputeble fact
that only the voters (mark that, voters,
OF the Progressive party Of Preston county
have the right and authority to decide in
what manner they will nominate their
county and local candidates, or whom
they will nominate as such candidates"
What part, pray, did the Progressive
voters OF Preston county have In saying
how, or when. or where the nomination
of candidates should be made? 1 am in
formed on good authority that L. G.
Shafier, the county member of the Pro-
gressive state committee, first contem-
plated calling together the county com
mittee at Rowlesburg. on date separated
somewhat from date of the Republican
committee meeting, solely TO get as far
away from them as he conveniently could.
Why the change of plan? Was some
outside influence brought to bear, and if
so. OF what nature? Could it have been
railroad interest, or did our old friend,
Slippery Bill Dawson" get next to him2
The committee, as at present consti-
tuted, is composed of eight men, one
from each magisterial district, legally APP
pointed, IL is true. That committee was
organized by electing Senator Sam Mont
two years tried to carry water on both
shoulders, acting in the capacity of chair
man OF the Republican county committee
and protesting to be Progressive; ed
Shafler, by the way, was in the same
boat, being the Progressive state COM
mitteeman from Preston, member of the
Republican county committee from King
wood district, and custodian and general
distributor of Progressive literature OF all
kinds; A. f. McMillen, secretary, the
one oasis in the Desert OF Double Dealing,
and A. Nj. Moore, treasurer. Then it
proceeded to arrange the combination,
utterly disregarding the wishes of any
and all Progressives, whatever they might
be, trick that the much condemned
Jim Committee" of former days, would
not have dared daddy even in its
palmiest days. Very much at variance
with the expressed sentiments as given
to the people. Read 'em:
while we believe in all proper politi-
cal party loyalty and discipline, at the
same time we are utterly opposed to all
committee dictation.'
Verify, methinks 'they do protest too
much"
Oh, no! They don't believe in "com-
mittee dictation." No, stree; not when
its the other fellow doin' it.
Sin the words OF great and progress
sive West Virginian, every Progressive
party voter carries his sovereignty under
his hat"
III such is the case, and there are any
brains accompanying said sovereignty
the committee above mentioned is due to
get some bumps OF their own.
eve also pledge anew our support of
the platforms OF our party of this state,
promulgated at Huntington and Charles
ton in 1912"
They don't say anything OF the recent
meeting at Huntington when Slippery
Bill'' got his.
While we note with pleasure that the
Legislature OF 1918 carried into effect most
important and substantial portions of
these platforms, in the enactment of the
Workmen's Compensation law, which is
proving a great boon to our laboring men
and their families
Wonder if they remember what really
did cause the enactment OF the above
law? One Charles w. Swisher, who
died, politically, because of his tricky op-
position to the Employers Liability Law,
presented and passed in the house along
about 1902, and killed by said Swisher
and one Clark w. Mays by the old trick.
move TO adjourn" when il came up In
the Senate for passage, might possibly
tell 'em something Precedents sometimes
are effectual
I'VE realize that all our pledges and
contracts with the people have not been
carried into effect; and 10 that end we
consider it Of prime Importance to secure
the election OF good, capable men as
senator's and delegates 10 the legislature
who will labor faithfully and honestly
so TO do"
Pray, when had VIZ chance 70 enact
any laws Of any kind? The men who
were elected to the two houses two years
since were all Republicans, just as all
who are out for Office this spring are all
Republicans, yet only one or tgo had the
courage 30 announce themselves az such
before the Kingwood combination was
effected.
What a pity some Of the sovereignty
attributed to the voters Of the Progressive
party can't be found under the hats Of
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