The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-30
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RESOLUTIONS

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SOLUTIONS. 4
E 1--we, the Commit eson Resolutions,
beg leave to make the following re-
port:
9 We, the representatiyessof the Re:
publican party OF Marion county,
West Virginia, In convention hssem=
6lcd, re-affirm and renew our faith
IN the well established and time
lionored principles of the Republican
party as enunciated by its illustri-
Gus founders and SO ably maintained
and supported by its great leaders.
Platform Re-afirmed.
We hasten to re-affirm our belief
in, andsrenew our acceptance OF, the
Republican national platform OF
1912 the Huntington platform OF
1912, the Republican state platform
adopted at Charleston in 1914 and
the platform adopted by the Repub-
lican convention of the: First Con-
sressional districtaheld at Fairmont
on the 31st. day OF July, 1914, and
express our confidence in the opinion
.hat all representatives. of the Re-
publican party bound by any and all
of these platform pledges will faith
fully endeayor to carry them out, and
that they will nott:by4 any 'iact of
theirs openly 5repudtate them. We
denim the Democratic party and its
leaders. for its, open Reputation of
the Baltimore p1atforma as aSbreach
OF. a solemn stEust and covenant made
with with the voters Of the country,
and as an act tending to discredit
the promises of political conventions
generally, and branding the Demo-
cratic party as an Organization long
OH promise and short on perform
ance, pledging anything to get votes
and violating its solemn pledges
whenever the. exigencies of the Polit-
ical occasion demand, or the wllins
and fancies of the politicians dictate:
State Administration Endorsed.
We endorse the'abie and business
like administration of Governor Hat
field and the various other state off
cials and commend them for their
faithful endeayor to make good every
platform pledges, and 9 point with
pardonable pride to- the record OF
constructive and progressive legisla-
ton that has been enacted in the
state by the various Republican adj;
administrations of the past, and COM
mend ouristate officials for their pa
triotic and untirlug efforts in en-
forcing the laws OF the state, and es-
pecially do we commend Attorney
General A. A. Lilley,, and that fear
less and honorable servant of the
people, Fred o. Blue, for their faith
:ttii, endeavors t6TcarryH and make
effective the, expressed will of the
people, by a rigid enforcement of the
prohibition. laws ot,the state.
The Prohibition Law.
The voters of West Virginia haV-
ing Expressed sth emselyes in favor Of
.gtats-wide prohibitions Of the 1iquor
traffic within its borders by'a major
ity Of over 10000 votes, we believe
that they desired what they voted
for, and we pledge the support of all
Republican;o officials Of both the state
and the county. in carrying out the
expressed will OF the people. We
commend the efforts of the officials
INF combating and discouragfng the
shipment of liquor across the state
line containing advertisements of
liouor houses and recommend toj
our Representatives in the legisle-
ture shat they doVlll within their
power by their votes and Influence
tot strengthen tile prohibition law.
where it may be found to neea
strengthening, and that ey!discour-
age andysprotest, against ANY effort
that may be advanced to weaken the
H1ost law or topdisable or render 1t
ineffective in. any Manner
- Shaver Condemned.
fNYe desire to- register GU T con IN q eM-
natlon against C.L@Shavcr. who was
elected by the people of Marion Goun-
~ to represent them in the last leg
stature, and who isAagain candi-
date for,re-eIeetion to the same office,
for being absent and not voting"
when the vote was taken upon the
prohibition law, the most important
piece Of legislation that was>before
the legislature for consideration dur
Ing ,his-term. Of office.
Woman's Suffrage.
Recognizing the fact that the
cause OF Womans Suffrage has be-
come an issue offNational Importance
>nd one about which there is yet
considerable difference of opinion,
without Attempting to influence or
alter the Individual. views OF any vo-
tcriupon this important question; We
believes tiatstt Is a question of such
mohent and general interest that 1t
should be submitted to vote OF the.
PEOPLE of the. state for rejection or
ratification, and we recommend that
our representatives In the, legislature
vote for such lsubmission whenever
The opportunitysis submitted to them.
and hereby instruct sthe candidates
forsthe legislature4nominatedSby tllts
,,ssSsantja,,. 20 CO uhte and Use their,