The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-08-03
THE FIRST DISTRICT C0NGREs.
SIGNAL PLATFORM is aAS
STRONG ONE.
Condemns Many Policies Of Demo.
cratic National Administration.
Live Issues Discussed

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a platform enlinciatingS great and
progressive principles and taking q
firm stand on live Issues OF the day;
was that adopted by the First Com
gressipnal district Republican con
yention here! Saturday
Tie plat form roundly condemns
the nat fonal adniinl ton for pass
ing a business wreck ling, industry
smashing I'm Amcri lean tariff law, and
severely scritfcizes Con gresham Nee
ly for Ifs misre preventative attitude
in curryingl favor wi III the admins
stration instead observing the INFER
iestsi of his tconstit lents. The situa=
ton in boil state and nation is com
prehensiyely reviewed in the resolu=
lions, and hearty endorsements were
ientended the candidates. Of Senator
George p. White and Congressman
at-iarge Howard Sutherland.
The administrations attitude In
the Mexican trouble and on the Co
lombian treaty ISL denounced. Mr..
Nicely rs also censured for the de-
ceptiye campaign he conducted on
the high cost Of living ISSUE 7
The Republie can candidate is
pledged to stand for the creation Of
70 tariff commission, for a national
workmen's compensation law; for a,
minimum wage law, for the creation.
ola federal trad commission, sforStlie
conservation educational resources
for trust eeulation ,bfofS the advance
mcnt Of agricultural interests, for,
federal aid Iii: building and maintain
ing permanent highWay systems, and
above all, to stand for the enactment
ola fair tariff law that will protect
the interests and the home of the
working mani that lie may be enabled
TO continue enjoying the American
standard of living, the highest in the
world. \ 4 X "a
Tie platform was read by Chair
man John w. Mason, of the commit
tee onsresolutions. tits given in full
aFffollows:l
Resolutions. s
we tile represe tatives of tic
Republican party Of tile First Con-
gressionals district sof West Virginia,
inSmasst convention assembled, pledge
anew our faith In the principles Of
The Republican party and renew our
allegiance to the cause Of Republican
institutions as first ehtinciated by
that greatest American, Agraliam
lincoln, in Whose life and deeds we
find Inspiration for oit guidance to-
dayiand in the future. 80
sThe R epublicanlEparty views the
past with pride and deep satisfaction,
and looks forward to the future with
optimism and conf dence born of the
knowledg THAT j. g oyernment Of the.
people. by the people and for the
people, one Of fundamental prin-,
cipiess for which ;itsSstood with I'M
sWerving fidelityfor more than fifty
years, shall not perish from the
earth, III
I'VE especially avow our faith in
the Republican principle Of a protec-
tive tariff, without which tho high.
and advanced standard of living en-
joyed by the American working man
and the American farmer is brought
down 20 the level of the ipauper class
of Europe. We condemn Jthe I'M
American tariff policy Of the Demo-
cratic administration as unwise and
unjust in that At discriminates
against American industries and
American labor. y AL soyerAthe United
States this acond ition EisSapparent to.