Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-02-28
may feel that the Republican party

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did in 1912 and in 1913. He may
feel that Mann and Edwards and
Elkins and others who have felt his
power will fear TO oppose him and
Will rush to the support Of the Pro
gressive candidate when he shall
have made that Progressive the Re-
publican candidate
Republican Committee Meeting.
At any rate the Republican state
com mittee has been called to meet
IN Charleston within week and as
1T is entirely in the control Of the
governors lieutenants it doubtless
will lend it's approval to his policy
and undertake to assist him in car
rying it out. Acting Chairman
Harry Curtin, appointed by James 8.
Lakin. one Of the governors chief
lieutenants, has expressed himself in
favor Of tho plan of the self-seloctrd
Moses. Sherman G.. Denham, m
other Of his lieutenants, has approved
the policy. Herschel C. Ogden, with
whom the governor confers frequent
ly on matters OF public policy, has
approved the policy. And most Of.
the patronage-seeking followers Of
Taft, finding that Taft or any one
like him is now political impossible!
ty, are shouting their APPROVAL OF
the plan to use Theodore Roosevelt
TO get the jobs back for them. Some
Republicans may feel that it is ur.
just to ascribe the support of Roose-
welt by these men to desire for
leadership and Offices But, III View
Of the things which they have said
about Mr. Roosevelt, or concurred in
when said by others, they can hardly
be accused Of supporting him now
through principle. For example, tie
Wheeling Intelligencer, edited by II.
c. Ogden, on October Is, 1912, said:
Quotes The InteIigencer.
"Theodore Roosevelt will go down
m American history as the most
monumental liar, the most dangerous
demagogue and the most consum.
mate hypocrite Of his day and age"
At that very time II. G. Ogden was
one OF the most ardent supporters in
the state Of DR.. Hatfield and was re-
garded as his close personal friend
and political hacker. Neither Dr..
Hatfield nor S. G.. Denham, nor any
of the lieutenants Of the governor in
his present plan to force Mr.. Roose.
welt on the Republican party resent
ed this statement at the time it was
made and they are supposed to have
endorsed it,
Dr.. Hatfield, himself, while a can
didate for governor, said: "He Chico.
| dore Roosevel) has left the party.
l am no more his supporter"
President Taft, who was being sup.
; ported by DR.. Hatfield, Ogden, Lakin,
Curtin, Denham and the others who
! are trying to carry out the plan Of
| this Republican Moses and send him
| to the senate, said during the cam
paign Of 1912: Roosevelt Is not d
Republican, but represents a one-man
party whose chief advisers are the
harvester and steel trust magnatcs.'
OF course, the governor and his
friends may have decided that this
liar" "demagogue," "hypocrite, "
this man who "is not Republican,
and whose chief advisers are The
trust magnates," is the right type OF
man to represent their party. Or Il
may be that they are even willing
to surrender their party principles
and follow a man they have 50 de
scribed, in order that their Moses
may reach the senate and become
the leader Of the Republican party il
West Virginia.
1t would appear that those men
who are Republicans from principle
and not for the sake of office and
| who would rather 90 down fivhtjn g