The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-09-15

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1.-THE novelty wore OF and down a 1T
lie as 1t was bound to do, they said.
ond as It Is beginning now to show
signs OF doing. they assert. On the
Theory that the highly organized and
Itensely-drawn system known
as a free-born American citizen. and
in some circles as the tired busi-
ness man." is ever on the search for
novelties, and that he takes his poll
tics with the same consistent enthn-
siasm If not the same degree of seri-
Cusncss that the E"nGlishman takes
his and his tea. these Republican
managerial gentry argue that even 4
worldwide war will soon begin 10
bore mad not longer to surprise ana
absorb the interest Of the American
voter to the exclusion of his duty TO
his country and his own fire-sidc.
aaid duty to line up with the party
! and put II into the box straight
! from the shoulder and direct from al
aroused. if not outraged, conscience.
Furthermore. these men tell YOU.
that while this war may have dimmci
and possibly dampencd the staCle ar
ticle OF American politics, there 1:
yet time to dry it out and put it Oh
the market for the inspection of tht
untrammclcG patriots. This they e.
pcct to do with speed and celebrity.
They plan what practically amounts
to Il "Onc-month campaign. but they
plan to make it so lively that a
LicEc attack will not be able To I'M
screw the optics Ct the Accordingly
Interested sturdy ycomanry from Nh
main business in hand, which IS -
elect Il congressman and his minor
paCc-matcS.
A.lsG-wc arc still reporting Tho,
side Of the G.. Q. =. manaCSrS-thf
country is not going TO be allowed u
/ forget. war or no war. that the lit
lie argument in the king row.
doesn't bestow any more wisdom Oh
the present administration or any
more success on the measures 1t mas
imposed upon the country than they
possessed prior to Wilheim's first ut
;imatum. They would have you TO
remember that in those months pre-
cCding the imperial ukasC wtSwagScn
from Berlin to PctrOGard ~trcviSCu
version. the Wilson administration
| policies in Incubation, and laws
caucuScd through, had made no nit
! with the American people so Iar as
Won could notice. The fact is. they
assert. that when the "a broke out,
it found many wclI-informcd Demo-
Gratis willing to acknowledge that
matters weren't going very well with
their party and that they would
probably lose at least 100 seats in tn"
House. while a few OF them 50
diymaycd at tho outlook that. lpai
certain thoughtful and melancholy
occasions they went SO far rs to ron
ccd" that tho Republicans had Il vfr%
bright Glance of clcctinG Il majority
OF that august lower branch OF inc
congressional department..
These gentlemen further aver
and they cite " significant inter-
. views by Leader Underwood and a
mass Of figures from tho Department
of Commerce and Labor. which hS-
urcs were freely quoted into tho Goa
crcSSiunal Record in the days u
fore the wah"-thcse gentlemen
state further that VIC would hav"
had ~ war measure" any way
whether this country or those in EN-
, rope had Il war. TO support which
they recall the failure of the Under
God tariff hill to produce the re-
CURED cnu and a similar lait
! down on the part Of the incom" YAK
law, and the two interviews given
out by Mr.. Underwood in July that
extra taxes would have to be imposed
10 brin. government receipts up I"
tho Outgo. Other things that the!
confidently claim that the people
will remember. and wi!l be forced u?
i, brief but vigorous campaign, to re-
can. was that the country was tndu$-
~triaily afflicted Tong before hostll''
tics commenced over seas that cap
ital was depressed and labor Lacked
employment. and that these condi'
.jt;onv prevail now. only more so; that
|, these conditions were Copru WIN
moi by the now currency laws. which
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