The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-07
BROKEN FAITH BRINGS BROKEN
POWER.
Cincinnati Enquirer

- Cincinnati EnQutfer) So,
TO the three. score. Democratic
mamb ers OF Congress who have been
retired to private life by their con-
stituents the power and influence OF
tile Federal Admin istration must ccr-
'tainly seem delusion and a Suare.
All or these gentlemen possessed
tile confidence of the voters. enjoyed
their respect. and were given power
and place by reason OF such contI-
dence and respect. They were placed
In their official positions BECAUSE
they were supposed to be faithful
and true to the Democratic prInci-
pies and purposes as declared In the
platform OF the party, adopted at I'll"
national convention.
The great majority OF the defeated
lost through their error in following
the personal view OF an individual
In public policies instead OF adherinS
TO the creed OF the party.,Thcy failed
to distinguish the great difference
between the temporary advantages
offered by am alliance with Il lader
and the solid and substantial results
to come by fidelity and loyalty to
pledges and promises ntadc to the
people
They have. discovered now that i
was the people who conferred honor
and power upon them, and to whom
their allegiance was due, and to
whom they should have rendered
service as promised.
They erred in their Judgment.
they Numbered in their mission.
They trippcd and fell when meE
ike Speaker Clark and Oscar Under
wood stood firmly and remained
,tcadfuSt and true.
They miscalculatcd the power of
Federal Administration
1t is as nothing against the force
of public opinion.
Public opinion in the Unitc't
States condemns those who. either IN
or out Of Office. are faithless to prin-
ciplcs announced, to pledges and
promises voluntarily made.
Those who placed the Democratic
party in the false position OF re-
pudiator OF it's pledges and u viola
tor Of It's promises to the. elocturata
were preparing defeat for the party
and defeat for themselves by that
action. Nearly three score of thcs"
hay paid the personal penalty
through the close OF their political
careers by the votes OF their conStit
uents. but 1t was',not they alone who
have suffered for their errors In de-
parting from the Democratic creed
as laid down by the Baltimore con-
vcntion.
The Administration call upon thc
voters of New York to sustain II by.
voting for Governor Glynn was an
swered by his loss Of every county
In the state except those counties
included in the area of Greater Ne"
York.
The Administration call upon the
voters Of Pennsylvania to sustain IL
by voting for its candidate for Scnn-
tor was answered by II majority OF
hundreds Of thousands for the Re-
publican candidate. So with state
|'nrtcr state that could be named.
Democratic candidates by hundreds,
and by thousands IN the total, have
been ,swampcd by the errors, and
I'blunders, and mistakes of the mcn
who took 1t upon themselves to re.
pudiate the Democratic platform
pledges IN their official action.
We sincerely hope that public men
of every party will be admonishod by
this rebuke of the people to Demo-
cratic vlolators. and that in the. fu-
t,lre there will be the strictest nd.
hcrence by officials to the pledges
made the people.
Broken faith inevitably results in
broken power.
rrrv 1TrAN prc1Nres