The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-27

4 Department and not foolishly turn of
1.-THE lboa1ki William Fl . Lewis. a men-
Der, who has had an important part in
zfcreating and maintaining such a
proud situation. William III. Lewis
as the records show has been tried
/ and not found wanting, and exper-
ftence puts experiment in the shade.
Republican Victory Assured.
AS tie WashinG ton Post is always
conservative in its views and always
1 in touch with public sentimen,
| throughout the country, its declara-
! ton that Republican victory next year
lis assured is significant. The Post
Esays: sl8 n
\ Speaker Clark has evidentfys accept
led Mr.. Wilsor as the democratic non-
lnee Tor the presidency In 1916, else
The would not nave given him the com
!. ptetc Endorsement mich has recently
it3been published Republicans can now
rest satisfied as TO the results upon
/ the issues which will be presented TO
1.-THE electors in ibis, with MI. viii
/ son as the candidate, there can be no
successful lodging by the party in
! power of those issues, no covering UP
Tor avoidance of the record which
thousands of Democrats are ashamed
OF and which hundreds Of thousands
Eof former Democrats will repudiate
! by their votes in 1916
i The party must face its record upon
!! the tariff. It's failure to protect Amer
| lean workinsmen, American agricul-
Eturists, American manufacturers. and
American investigators will lose 1t
votes in every congressional district
4 in the nation.
Its levy OF direct taxes to cover the
I deficiencies in the revenue sfrom the
| tarin cannot be successfully defended
/ before any. audience, either Demo
cratic or Republican, In the country.
By its tariff schedule it legislatad
! foreign manufactured goods into this
country, and It legislated business and
profits to the foreign producers, while
1t legisfated closed shops and factories
Tin the United States and caused I'M
employed labor. by hundreds Of thous-
ands. TO seek soup houses and to form
bread lines in every important city of
1.-The republic
As the soup houses and the bread
lines and the armies Of tramps of 1899
to 1886 were the result of the last
democratic administ ton, so soup
y houses, bread lines and tranps are or
l the present one. and as the full din
/ ner pail promised bv the Republican
party IN 1886 fung. the Democratic
party out of power that year and
{ brought sixteen years OF prosperity to
al, SO the SOUP houses and bread lines
i Of the Wilson administration have
tcallsed a nationwide demand for the
full dinner pail once more. and the
Republican party is called upon TO
= provide it.
The Democratic party has glaran-
tteed defeat for itself for fifty years to
come by its deliberate reputation Of
It's promises to the people 1t prom
y ised. to reduce the cost OF living, and
lit has not done it. but While living
costs advance. work becomes more
y difficult to get, and hundreds OF
thousands OF men WALT the streets Of
H the cities this winter without work,
u food or suffcient clothing. 1T prone
Iiscd to protect American citizens5 and
\ their Interests ali. home and abroad,
and tire Republ leans have but to point
\ to their platform pledge on this sub
ject and Offer Mexico ;s evidence Of
the. fraud practiced on the voters.
Candidate iIson's complete in
\ dorsement Of she tolls exemption law
!; Tor American :coastwise vessels ira
# veIslng the Panama canal, and .Presi-
dent Wilson's demand for tolls upon
1 these vessels. and the support of this
Reputation of the platform. BY a
4 maj oTity Of the Democratic senator's
\ and representatives. demonstrate the
utter faithlessness of the: party and
I its ltnftness for any position of trust
Il Ga. power. Not IN the entire 40 years
4 Of independence in this country has
II there has been such an open and plain
abandonment Of political pledge as
this reputation by the Democratic
party Of its own declaration on the
4 tolls exemptio and Speaker Clark.
I When he advocates the reelection of
resident wilson must indorse that
II Republication Of the party platform by
|! his candidate e IS Fortunatels for the
scountry there is no chance for a Dem
locratic victory next year.
i The5countryai Is against the party.
against & its lead egs, and recognizes
.Eprinci lies While dominated by It's
i'Rresent managers. The party vas
tEdefeate6 lastsyear In nearly every i'm
4 portaht3 state in the union. and it is
\ Weaker With every day that passes.
/ It repndiated its promises of 1912. Ii
!cannot be be ieyed En- 1916. RepublI-
ican victory is assured by the Totesrof
i hundreds OF thousands OF. former Dem
ocrats. # s5s3
world contains about 100. 100000.
1 French scientists have found the
IspectToscope a valuable and speedy
instrument for analyzing mineral
i waters. lS
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