The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-26

90 bElste lnAs 70 - N4- IN NrHt ~
Tor these great principles. then viii Z
fail 20 stand with it-then. and not until
iican psrty has outiived IL useflInesF
Eyer since its birth "a has been ne pro
EferrlFe rarty % the country lts deeds
and achievements are uiustrious
Cooperation the True spirit
some Of the Progressive leaders In
this state are most Incorporate IN de-
7 nuuclation Of the Republican party. {.
lives until a Few short months ago.
Why this passion and hateT We cannot
escape the conviction that they come
perhaps unconsciously In come cases.
# from personal enmity. WY. unsucc-ss-
rui ambition. or the like. They say that
III we want progress We must ABORT theif
rame and march under their banner
These gentlemen tell ~ that as n
Methodist can't be a Baptist. or a Bap-
list a Methodist. neither can a Hepuh-
lean be a Progressive or a Progressive
a Republican. Unfortunately for this
argument OF these gentlemen. all good
Methodists. all good kapttrtr, all good
4 rresbyterians, and all good members -
all other churches. are cooperating 20
bring 70 pass the principles Of the r.
the different churches are going togeth-
er today In missions and other great
movements, without regard 20 sect,
Q party. or name. or creed above good en-
deavors or principles.
n Reforms Proposed By the National
COMMITTEES.
These very jealous gentlemen are also
certain that the Republican party ~ un-
worthy Of support. because o. IL domt-
mated. they say. BY the same old leaders
and the same old committee. They say
that Mr.. Penrose and Mr. Barnes are
stll Republicans. and that Mr.. TAFT has
lately, In an article In q popular periodi-
cal. laid down the things for which tho
party stands. As TO SIR. Tafts article.
which Is an eNpession Of his personal
views. the assertion Of these men Dor
lders on the ridiculous. n Mr.. Tart. lille
President and with all the power OF that
great office. could not impose his Views
on the PARTY, how g. he going 20 do IL
when he is merely a private citizenT D.
assertion - 10 the present national COM
mittee AZ unfair and untrue. II does the
membership OF this committee an iniuH-
ttce. II h. not the same committed that
dominated the Chicago convention OF
June. 1879: ~ had. In fact. nothing 20
DO with a.. The attitude OF the mem
bers toward the rank and file IL differ
ent. Tn membership - different.
The national committee has gone 20
the very limit OF its power and tho
~ 20 change and reform the regulations
OF our party respecting the constituting
OF our national conventions. II proposes
TO cut down the representation from tho
this been done previous 20 1912. we
would to-day have a Republican national
administration and West Virginia would
have had its choice for President. II -
worthy OF note that this basis Of rcpre-
~sentatiou, which 10 is now proposed TO
change radically. has existed since 1860.
y AAhNA HAfA ga AaAAANNA NAH I0ININfNNN Nl
for President. Notwithstanding the fact
that persistent efforts have been moda
since 1850 at least to cut down the rep-
r"sentation from southern states and the
iact that the m on basis OF rep
rc~sentation in the national convention
OF, lNNt made a report in favor or II.
which report was favored In committee
and c~oncurred in by the member OF thar
Committo" from West Virginia. nothing
has been done. This unjust basis COM
tInucd under Garfield. Harrison. Blaine.
Mckinley and Roosevelt. Iuon this
basis each OF these great leaders re-
celNed MS nomination Tor President.
other reforms by the National com,
mlttee r. 90 put 10 in the power OF ever
state TO elect their delegates TO u%ationa.
especially by primary election Ths
committee has Invested itself Of an,
power that b. inherent IA ever commit.
tee that calls a convention, of making
up "a temporary roll of the delegates
ana proposes that each state shall de,
eide an OF its own contests. this 10 h..
already have presidential preference pri
maries II * believed that practically
an The remaining states. especially ne
publican states, viii before 1916 enact
such laws. Certainly West Elrgiuia
will do so. 7 feel sure she viii II our
progressive brethren will Join with Us
In electtng q Legislature.
Vow, the National committee has left
all this 20 the voters hv way az "a rcf.
cfeudum-to the voters acting In their
respective states, whore they can meet
together with the least possible cost ir
NllAf ana money. ana under rnuIIfipTa
winch viii secure tho largest possible
anticipation by the Individual voters
nc National committee itself aid not
nav" the power To put these reforms ir
operation, but believing that the now,
or 70 do so I- inherent iu the voters
Of the party who are bon fact the mart,
ana the source OF an power ia tho parrr
they have referred them to the voters
me National committee favors thea,
that the voters viii ratify them.
I'm" way - open FOR the nomination
or The candidate for president on oui
l"ftN t'het TO- be made by the people
] am sure that whOmevcr tho n1fnbr..
may be. the principles that will be en
uuCiated IN the platform Of our r.rt,
IN 1916 will Do dedicated 20 the con
~tnuaiion OF achievements for the adj
N1uc'm"ut Of humanity and for human
WI! demand that the nominee bc un,
Wh" will Eo forward with solidarity oI
Hil'Nc lu battling for the achievement
m 'r' Nt,lon Jtst rs W" are battling
am ready 90 do service In helping O.
'llN. mate 'hgFe who have crept into oui
rarity and who have abused their rosf
ton for selfish motives and have hin.
u'f"u th" progress or our rarity and IA.
I'L.d 20 hn-sism and domination rule
, "il opposed 20 such tactics and stand
ready To- help eliminate tho arbifrary
D class which has heretofore directed ir
part Tie administrator OF our r4rfv.
} voters can he depended upon 20 do tH|.
al ' ilil" There is 200 reason wny
other party because we have had a f.y
on 'NI eiltlteu bosses. DO seems 10 ml
,l. I.iil"ilc duty OF our party to sIimI
.al' those who do not stand for "a rrIs
Do tH" majority. Very few indeed a..
poo NIlt OF tHfH rlHH- occupying rUuI
lions of trust and confidence in the ne.
~lIuNean party today. for the reason
'IHt no" people are strong enough f-
eliminate an who may be found uu.
ih'. .ud If VIII Doc accomplished I1.f
I.T' poo" convention of tho party .r
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