The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-02-09

the SRepublican pal upon q plat
.1rm declaring the Repubi lcan pin
lsclpless That year the voters Of The
country, BY the largest majority ever
given in a. national election, declared
\ in favor Of those principles OF gov.
ernment set forth In the Republican
platform. As president, during the
next four years, he exerted all his
great power, force and ability to! carry
out the pledges OF the Republican
party as set forth in the Republican
platform. and It is generally admitted
that he succeeded admirably, and the
country. prospered. -Four years later,
1t Is generally conceded that II Col,
Rooceyelt did not actually write the
platform upon which Mr.. Taft was
nominated and elected, he completely
dominated those who did write IT, as
well as the national convention which
adopted 1t. Has the Republican party
Of to-day dropped from Its articles 0,
political faith anything OF vital con
sequence since 1904 and 1908? II the
principles Of the, party were correct
In 1904, and 1908, they were correct
In 1912, and they were still cor
rect and vital in this year OF grace,
1914. In all their essentials they are
the same. 1t must be admitted by
every one that that Republican plat
form OF 1912 was the most liberal and
progressive ever written by Repub:
lean national convention, since the
party has had an existence, and was
not materially different from the one
adopted by the Progressive party, save
that in the latter were embraced some
Of the minor heresies OF the Bryan
wing Of the Democratic party, that
would seem more at home. in plat
form adopted by Socialist or Pop.
ultst convention than one adopted by
men-who had followed the party of
Lincoln. Grant and Blaine; but the
men who, followed Col Roosevelt. in
TIE late5 election. did 1t, not because
CT the difference in the two platforms.
but in spite~of-them. / iii
NTbet AplifI an the EEGEago conxentioni
!; ;ssEfasH drought about 4etA oye,Vhnys diff.
ference igpehtiqsb creeds or political
principles, but oyer the methods used
In naming a candidate, and that Is no
longer an issue. That issue was for.
ever settled on the election day in No.
yember, 1912, when Mr.. Taft and Col,
Roosevelt both went down in defeat.
Now 1t belongs to the dead past" but
The vital principles of government for
which the Republican party stands
and has stood for more than half a
century, the principles which Col.
Roosevelt himself, as a candidate and
president, has endorsed, are not dead.
They can not and will not die. They
may suffer defeat, but they will not
perish: True principles; are eternal,
lmperlshable, immortal.
The Progressive party believes in
the principles Of protective tariff; so
does the Republican party. The Pro.
sssessive party believes in a sound,
safe and sane currency; so does the
1he same principle! Inc Republican
party IN its national platform, in 1912,
declared its oeiiet IN "self.controlled,
representative democracy, which is
government OF laws and not of men,"
Doesn't the Progressive party endorse
ines anne principle? The Republican
party. IN wv, declared In favor of
az new questions which social, eco.
nome anu political DEVELOPMENT have
., mo inc forefront Of the ma.
w." Interest. 'poes the Progressive
.,a.' -, oeSapS more advanced posi-
''o ~, 'nah iti.s 81 r.
Inc hepnolican party has declared
.hn! II VIII strive. not only in the
ha'toH, pnt IN the several states, TO
ehactithe necessary legislation to safe
suatu t.e pubic heaith, 10 unit effec.
s ave. .he iaoor OF women and chill
e", 70 protect "ase'earners engaged
!" aanserous occupations, to enact
oh'l'ehehsi'e ana generous work.
.' "sn . COMPENSATION Jaws, and In all
possio'e ways 10 'sausty the lust de-
Hlai'ue Vi ."e people LOT Inc study and
so'u.'oi oi 'he complex anu constant
y enans'hs problems OF social well
'"ie' Does lie Progressive party offer