The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-31

past two years viii NOT 1stk-A .s ~
probe Of exam Hon. A9sS
had issued . Challenge 70 2 point &C. &C.
1 hate ana was entirely ignored by ms
/ opponent. The speaker stated tnas
| 1t one time he stood very high In the
Marty of Lincoln and that he also
was considered by the NEWSPAPERS
published by Democrats as one OF the
| Big men Of their party when ne came
ont for Bryan In 1891; that he was
/ held In great esteem by the Demo
Gratis, placed upon the congresslo nai
committee work and In convention
helped to draft and actually did write
the platform Of the party. bnt ina. ina,
was when the eDmocratic party mucn
more nearly represented the best IN
terests of the people,, he said.
DR.. Holt spok for one and one-hait
hours and in that time made not the
least personal attack upon any OF MS
oponents. but dealt more with ME.
Nicely. as he said, because of the fact
that Mr.. Nelly has q record OF ser
vice in the position he Is striving 70
/ be reelected for. Mr. Nicely ciaimed
that he has kept the faith and Dr.
Holt made the comparison that in the
light of events of the measures he
stood for In con gress. Mr.. Nicely Is
Zone of little faith" Faith without
works is dead said the doctor
It was stated by DR.. Holt that the
Democratic party did not accomplish
what it set out do; hat even thou!k
the taric has been reduced In some
things and taken &C of others. that
the cost of liyin has advan ced:g he
said that we do not elect men 70 con
Earess to merely make and change
laws. but to provide better conditions
for the people to live under. He
spoke about teh expression Mr.. Nicely
made to- his audience. saying that the
cost of living had been reduced. that
we were paying less for the ordinary
necessities of life, and that when ne
addressed the farmers, who produce
these necessities. Mr.. Nicely told them
how nicely the Democratic admins
tration. had seen to 1T that they gol
more for their products.
1T appears that Mr.. Nicely had
been writing to most everybody,
using the franking privilege OF the
government asking for Suggestions
for legislation. and when he was
lconffonted with a demand by an au-
dience at New Martinsville and az
weston as to how he would deal with
legislation effecting workingmen.
that of introducing bill to pron1pll
the corporation gunner and thugs,
and municipalities from passing laws
a bridging the freedom Of speech ana
|assemblage, the candidate declined
even to touch upon. the matter ~
his silence, DR.. Holt said, 1T was evl-
dent that the Democratic party must
be in favor Of the gunner ana tae
suppression Of constitutional rights
DR.. Holt said that in MI. Neelys
home town the life of the people who
are workers in the Socialist move
ment and for unionism is not safe.
! In regard to the peace policy Of
W oodrow Wilson. DR.. Holt sale:
"They ask us to Thank God TOT
Woodrow Wilson as an ADVOCATE TOE o.
neace: do not think that Goa
would expect thanks for a man that
is forced to change his war policy
for peace policy because of the
righteous clamor of the people TO
keen our, government out of the fight
ing in Mexico" DR.. Holt referred 70
the fact that Mr.. Tart had been ~
the position Of Woodrow wilson 1or
several years while Instructions
were going on IN Mexico. and the
nearest he came to getting the people
into a. war was that he moved hip'
troops to borEscr line to prevent the
Killing of Americans on our OWL N,
and that Woodrow Wilson, because
OF then etysneiclaranouono
Of the merest incident to our nag
being .sinsulted by murderer VI
the most important port of Mexico 10
be taken. These were not the ac-
tions Of man of peace. to have
have made possible to bring on g
war, but looked more war like than
anything done by any other press
dent. DR. Holt stated that this az,
tion was taken by Mr. Wilson at =
o'clock in the morning, and that y
was a war measure. and was taken
without the consent of Congress He
stated that on the next day it was
necessary to have his actions 1ustl-
fed" by Congress.
in his speech and much enthusiasm
was shown for the remedies offered
nv the Socialists for the conditions Of
the high cost Of living and lack Of
employment
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