The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-02-10
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CITIZENS plea.
CHARLESTON EXPONENT OF pRo
eREssivE POLICIES SAYS PuR !,
POSE HAS BEEN SERVED.
BELIEVES CURE IS COMPLETE
at Was a Revolt Against Methods,
Not Principies-The Cause Of the
Revolution No Longer Exists-An
Amalsamation Now Should Be.
Brought About"


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porter Of the Progressive party'ssnee
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' .'e ,.ostess'ye parry ~ Tue s'a"f :, ID
."e Iase eah'pa'sh' IN IT'S ieaaihe eei'
.''asi tasofs .he ah'a,eaha.'oh Oh she
ns" p"'.s' WIN tne nepuoiicah "sF'S,
IAN sN'n 1's .ne view tnat Tue purpose oi
- ~ siesst'e parry mas oeeh serses !.
~. S"ue e.,. .ne eapttoh' ue'eihs osethFf' .
'"s s,, S'. S,,i, sa!s'
ine Sitizeh mas lollo%eo closeiy
.ae. pi'1i anu career OIL Tue rfosres'
sne pa.,s, ~ mas give" its pest ''lnu
snee a'u t's greatest ehaeasos 10 Tue
pto'hos'on OF .he success Oh Tue par'
poses lof WHICH the party was iout'oeu
an" .v -, tais u mas not me ieast re-
h ~, Nv, 10 now pe!ie'e as we always
~: siiae 'lhe '"elhehihs OF .he frosres'
sM paits ms not oeel! IN VAIN nu'
w % n.aas. serve: ~ eat!,s N oringHH's
ntoa'nFia ~" era q eteafei, Detter .i aha
ytSE soser it.ae III " tnis siorious
SI y. a.i f.tp!i, -, n.,,r,r, : t,,,
TO-. WAS a Flame of Protest"
Born of the throes OF political pros Dr
titution that characterized the pirat.
lcal reign of a few self.constituted
bosses, who controlled the Chicago Re.
publican convention that renominated
President Taft. the Progressive party
with its Glenn bill of health and its
Inspiring leadership swept the nation
like one great aame-a fame of pro.
TEST II was against those VINO mad
lnwafsea .he VIII OF me great masses
Vi mspaoi!ea'. voters iol lie hatloh'
nc emu mas 1us'ihea tne means
anu were Tue whoie SITUATION 10 De re-
peated, ihe Citlzen would De eiad 10
JON asain WIN a'' 'he same earnest
ness tnat II mas DONE IN demonstrating
mat me aay mas passed IN American
history when me people can be ex.
pee'ea 10 ioiio" pilhdiy N Tue tran
pazea D! corrupt poiiticai leader
snip.
y great lesson mas been taught
all inspiring lesson OF patriotism and
poi'icai righteousness Tor our poster
NV, MOI necessarily because 1t IN
vowed ~ Tue hepuellcah party Is TINS
true. oh inc other manu. IL renec's
me integrity ana independence OF the
hepuo'caa voters OF the nation that
III 'hat party mere could De no sum-
mary throulhg OF the desires OF the
sreat majority without an accounting
| Believes Cure Complete.
Ihe Citizen neileSes thal there can
never oe a repetition IN the Republican
party OF the imethods oil the Chicago
convention Tue causes leading up TO
the hatioh'wlde spit OF me party need
no longer De discussed. IT was re-
volt against methods, not principles.
what happened to the Republican
party III l9l2 Is what must happen TO
any polltieai party whefe machine
domination opposes the VIII OF the peo'
pie. me republican party IN West
virginia reached TINS crisis in 1905.
but recovered IN time TO be successful
on election aaS.
The causes OF the revolution no
longer exist. iheiRenublican national
committee aaasll mniohS snfrepdered the
power sthat made these abuses pos.
\ siole. me mnethods nave been ana are
being reformed as rapldiy as possible
There mas been SHOWN q disposition to
give the voters; every safeguard 10 pro.
tect the sentiments OF the majority
"Honest Compromise Necessary"
"Tbe Citizen, fs onnosed IN m;nor,,v
rule MS we have NJ ME- present dnv IN
the nation.
I've realize that the continuation Of
'he rfosressl'e party as d separa'e
p"t9 Gun mean on's Tue triumph OIL
De"ocra.lc princ'p'es anu Tue eoh''h'
"amee o. minority rue
III .he man, the principles OF the
l'epuoncan parry ana .he Progressive
party "re 'ueht'cai' stunning oac" OF
muse pF'heipies as progressively prae-
'Neu y! .ne i'epuoi'eah party are eo