The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-30

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feetss the integrity and indepen-
dence Of the Republican, voters of
the nation that IN that party there
could be no summary throttling Of
the desires of theg rcat majority
without an accounting.
The Citizen believes that there
can never be repetition in tile Re
publican party of the methods of
the Chicago convention. The CAUSES
leading up to the nationwide split
d. the party need no longer be dis
cussed. 1t was a revolt against
methods, not principles. What hap
pened to the Republican party in
1912Sis iwhat'must happen to any
political party where machine. domi.
nation; opposes the will of the PEG.
pie. The Republican party in West
Virginia reached this crisis in 1908,
but trecovercdim time t6S'be success:
lul on eiEdtloni days
Thescauses Of tile revelation no
longer. exist, The, Republican Ma
tional Committee has. wholly sur
rendered the power That made these
abdsesS possiblssl he smethods have
been tand are being reformed as
rapidly as possible. The methods
have been shown disposition to-
give the voters every safeguard to
protect the sentiments of the ma,
tority.
The Citizen is opposed to minority
rule .as we have at the, present day
in the nation.
We realize that the continuation
of the Progressive Party as sepa.
rate party: can mean only tile trl-,
umph Of Democratic principles ana
the continuance Of minority rule.
In the main, the. principles Of the
Republican party, and the Progress
i've, party are identical. Standing
back of these principles as progress
lively ,practiced by the, Republican
party are fifty years of the greatest
prosperity ever before. experienced
by any country.
There are times in the, lives OF
all OF us-in our business, and in
our religious life, and in our be.
licfs on every subject, that we mus,
accept compromise. We should
realize then that honest compromise
in our political sdealings is neccs-
sary and especially SO when any
other course can only result in COM
plete defeat Of 1.-THE fundamental
principles Of government as to
which there is no division between
the Republican and Progressive paf:
tics.
There are some political leaders
of course, who would not hesitate
to make of the Progressive. party a!
tool for their personal aggrandize-
ment and the promotion of selfish
interests. The Citizen would balk
in giving its aid to the promotion
OF such scheme In the state, dis
trict, or reountySands lit believes that
an amslgamation or TIL. ,twp, parsI
ties Should now be brought about.
If in principle the.. Republican
and the Progressive paSseg areI
identical, or SO at least in the main.
What's further adyaptagee Eah , 9bc
-eaincdf BY the perpetGation sof both
as separate organizations?
If the Progressive party has serv-
ed fts, pnrpose-has resulted in the
reforms sought-why continue as a |
militant organization? Will its |
continuance as such not insure to |
the benefit of the Democratic party?
Is the situation not pretty much
like house divided against itself?
A political party is formed for a |
purpose. The Republican party by
keeping step with modern progress
bids fair not to i perish from the
earth. Its motive is to perpetuatel
these same principles which have
been tried and. proved correct. The
Progressive party has. served its
purposezzhas cleansed the Republi:
can party OF its scarlet Spots
Would not amalgamation now be
the safer and saner coursee
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