Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-11-02

SOAK HIM GOOD AND HARD.


The following article which APP
peared in the Preston News. Repub-
lican newspaper, whose editor is an
appointee under Governor Hatfield,
to. state position, should be read
by every voter in the Second Con-
as follows:
"The Preston News had hoped
that the Congressional fight, so far
as Preston county is concerned,
might pass off quietly and that the
better man might win. We had at
least hoped there would be no mud
singing and that the candidates
would make the fight on merit and
not speak i'll of the other or his
friends. But developments during
the past few days reveal the fact
that Mr. George M. Bowers cannot
subscribe to such methods. He has
had an inclination to "bull" the game
all the way through and it remains
to be seen whether or not his efforts
will succeed.
The week following the conven-
ton at Elkins this paper showed its
disapproval of the methods employed
in the nomination of Mr.. Bowers.
We pointed out the fact that no con-
vention ever held in the State was
more boss-ridden than the one held
in the Randolph county town. And
we were not the only Republicans
who were displeased.
| 1t will be recalled that when Pres
ton county Republicans provided for
a primary election Mr.. Bowers re-
fused to have his name go before the
people He telegraphed the commit
tee her estating that he did not intend
to go on the primary ticket but ex-
pected the support of Preston county
anyway. From the standpat fight he
will do anything else but receive sup
port here
Mr.. Bowers has made but one
visit here in this section and then he
placed his fight in the hands of but
one man. 1t is understood he trusts
a few individuals at Terra Alta but
they will have trying task in de-
! livering.
AS we said in the beginning, the
Preston News had hoped to not be
drawn into this fight. We had our
reasons for not caring to oppose Mr.
Brown but we were content to let
the fight drift along to the salts
factions of those more directly in
terested. But we have it from a
reliable source that Mr.. Bowers,
while passing through the county one
day last week, said II do not need
the support of the Preston News or its
editor. have the support of all its
friends and from now on / have a
down hill fight. / will win with
ease"
! Well, we are not volunteering our
| support to the seal CRATER and we
don't know of many of our friends
who do, either. We are not in any
wise obligated to Mr.. Bowers or his
standpat managers and manipulators
and we intend, from now on, to SO
demonstrate. If he imagines that his
standpat ideas and bull dosing will
gain for him the confidence and sup
port of the Republican voters of
Preston county he has the privilege
of so thinking. But he will find out
ere the ides of November that all will
not be so well for him and he can
blame no one but himself.
Congressman William G. Brown
is a native of Preston county and
has done nothing SO far as we have
learned, to forfeit the confidence of
the people who have placed him in
Office. The Republicans who voted
for him before can do SO with as good
grace. Our national Congress will
be controlled by the Democrats the
next two years whether Mr. Brown
be returned or not and we fail to see
where we would profit by turning our
home boy down to recognize a stand
pat Republican who has held office
the past sixteen or twenty years.
We say, soak George M. Bowers
good and hard and once and for all
turn down these damnable standpat