The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-07

inconsequential minority in most sec
ions OF the country. save that m
many Congressional districts the
presence Of Pr1eressiye tickets en-
abled the Democrats 20 win Congress.
men where. otherwise. Republicans
would Rave been chosen
II is natural. therefore. that a party
on the defensive. should grasp once
more at the straw that saved IN on a
former occasion when harassed by a
record which threatened TO bear II
down. But IL requires a remarkably
hne form OF credulity to believe mar
the Progressive party organization
will save the Democracy In 1910.
There Il no demand-no popular Ce-
mand for such party. and there Is
no need for IL except that which -
telt and tacitly acknowledged BY toe
Democratic politicians who are 20
fondly clinginy 10 Mr. Murdock'e de-
hant pronouncement
Parkersbura State Journal - TX.
State Senator Zilliken thinks We ought
not TO pay the judgment Of the su-
preme Court In the Virginia debt case.
In our opinion the West Virginia GER
ihcates were never an honest charge
against this state. and were not en-
titled 10 any standing In the courts
or anywhere else. The debts upon
which the certih ,ates were based NAV
have been all right. we do not know.
out the certificates. and the manner
OF their creation and issuance were an
50 daubed with fraud that no original
obhgation rested on this state 20 pay
them or any part Of them.
question that really ought To be the
invest among 'he operators Of THIS
coal field Is the encoura cement OF
their employees IN planting. and main
tanning gardens. There are a number
who do encourage 10. and many others
VINO say. well. they have our permis-
sion 10 plant anything they wanf
The latter attitude will not produce
results What is needed BE- 10 lead the
way by creating In the mon n desire
70 plant. and The best method 20 tar
originated IL 20 Cffer prizes 10 be- con
tested Tor or course when the miners
plant gardens and raise their own
veEeta bles they Will not buy man
from the stores. but what rroht 1. lost
IN this way will be- more than made
~ In the dividends content viii nav.
We have few labor troubles In this
held. and n there is the proper co
operation between mine owners ana
their employees. o. will be- difficult
Tor The most active agitator 10 STIR
up trouble
Grafton Sentinel 40 editorial writer
can command language 10 more
strongly deny the editorial claims Of
the Democratic press OF prosperous
conditions I'M this country than does
The following clipping from the news
columns of The Wheeling Register OF
August @. 1q1.
numbering Hf Irtef ono trouarnd storm.
% fHs r'HF mfrf office OF fHr Nafio.
30 Tube tumrauF.s NIveraife uorEa ss..
to-day u"ru.ug. no which time fha steel
GRAFTON Tho mon began 20 Hraanhie 4rt.
200 fhe employ urrf office about mid
1lshi end ny dayhrht their rHmbers
they flooded the street Fvtr. .rfir...
VOC cflInl out fo ureHrrtr order Tha
,r about thc gmploNmenf office tes.
mef MINIS nlen the tube mnl Is to BE-
N tho Wheeling Register we're
han aa honest in ife political ouIrio1
1a 70 DEL in Us news column 30 would
refuse fo publish another line afvo.
eating Democratic administration
in fhi9 country The Register mat
Do honest In its belief in Democratic
Principles but N r will consider che
evidence alI about 10 in me city of
wheeling Of the operations OF Don.
CCrafIc hard times" the facts star
ing them fn fhc face on afl sides uHT
outweigh theories an hundred t0 ono