West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-12-10
CREWS VICTORIOUS

Clerk. This became known Yesterday.
The attempt OF Republicans to wrest this
office away from the clerk-elect was
certainly lesson to Harrison county
Democrats.
Republicans ask no quarter. THEY
GIVE NONE. They are aggressive and
persistent to the end. Democrats, why
not profit by the lesson just now rele-
gated to history?
III all Democrats would, as one man,
resolve to 90 into succeeding campaigns
with determination TO carry the day,
something would be accomplished 9th
erwise the same old story will he retold.
The tenacity with which Crews stuck to
his campaign work is almost an unpar-
alleled example in this section-a chance
for the entire party to profit by bearing
1t in mind. -Clarksburg Exponent Amer.
lean.
You are on the right trail now, Bro.
Fluharty. You have said that which we
have been thinking about for a long time.
We regret to say il, but the truth de-
mands it, that the Democratic press is
not in the same class with the Republ
can press when it comes to aggressiveness
and bulldog tenacity for working three
hundred and sixty-fve days in the year.
The same is true OF organization. The
Republicans begin organizing for the
next campaign just as soon as the last
ballot is counted, and they at once com.
menee claiming everything before the
hrst ballot is counted. Was not the
claim sent out from Charleston in the
recent election that the Republicans had
elected all six congressman. This report
was sent without any definite information
as to the result of the election. When
the ballots were counted and the result
was declared it was shown that there
were three Democratic and three Repub-
lican congressman elected.
With few exceptions the Democratic
press ceases its political activity at the
close OF the campaign and does not re-
sumo until the ticket is nominated and
the campaign has reached the white heat
stage. The same is true OF the Demo
cratic organization. 1t closes shop at the
end OF the campaign and does not open
mp again until the campaign opens up.
Hence the Democrats always enter the
campaign handicapped. 1t is trite say
ing that an organized minority can de-
feat disorganized majority.
Taken individually, or collectively. we
do not believe that the Republican party
has any more brains or political sagacity
than the Democratic party. But it must
be given credit with having more agrees
siveness and waging its war every day in
the year. And that part OF the Repub-
iican press that is controlled by the state
house machine makes all kinds of false
charges against the Democratic party
and they go unchallenged by the Demo
cratic press. This is pointed to as an
admission OF its truthfulness, which, in
reality, is nothing more than an absolute
| political canard.
In the election OF Jack Crews the Ex-
ponent-American has furnished concrete
evidence OF what can be accomplished
| when an individual or party sets out
| with determination to accomplish its
purpose.
In the recent election Marion, Monon-
gala, Randolph and Taylor counties
demonstrated the efficiency of organiza-
ton, Marion wrestling from Jefferson the
Democratic banner and Taylor electinp
the clerks of the courts, the first time in
the history OF that county.
| If any OF the Democratic brethren are
afraid to measure swords with the Re
publican brethren OF the press they had
better resign and L.; some other brother
who has the sand in his craw WELD the
editorial pen for awhile.
As to ourself, we can truthfully say that
il there is any one thing We enjoy more
than political scrap with our Republi
can brethren IL is another scrap, and we
are always willing for them to select the
parlor or the gutter for the wallow.
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