The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-20
NATION WATTS
TO RESTORE
REPUBLICANS
Former Congressman Says the
Next President Will Be a
Republican.

HUNTINGTON, Feb. 20.-The next
president OF the United States will be
a Republican, in the opinion Of Joseph
Holt Gaines, former congressman from
the Third district, who passed through
Huntington enroute from Charleston
to Pittsburg. 81
Charleston" he said, sis in the,
throes Of excitement about threatened
Legislation which always attends a
session Of the legislature, and in
something Of dependency on account
OF the long promised and intolerably
deferred revival of business under this
Democratic administration. Our attis
tude Is a mingled one Of anxiety and
watchful waiting. There is one pleas
ing fact to Republicans and that is
that the country Is unquestionably
simply awaiting for the first opportun-
fty to throw on the Democratic party.
AS view the business situation, the
difficulty is two fold. First, the Demo-
cratic tariff bill has discouraged exist
ing industries and absolutely prevents
ed the Inauguration Of any new ones.
Ishave no hesitation, however, in say
ing that there is another evil force
at work more deadly to the prosperity
Of the country than the tarih-that is
the everlasting and inexcusable agfta-
ton against enterprise.
My notion Of the damaging and
deadly eeffct OF the Democratic tar
iii will not surprise anybody, but l
am prepared to concede that the sense
less governmental hostility towards
enterprise which has been the fash.
ion in both anton and state, for the
last six or seven years, is worse even
than the tariff. II the tariff has slain
Its thousands, senseless government
el agitation against enterprise has
slain its tens OF thousands.
This brings me to your question
about our legislature tbs a trite
remark, and one that you can hear
repeated a score OF times every day,
that the legislature now in session
is certainly one, at least, Of the most
capable. Legislative bodies ever as
semb1ed in West Virginia. The mem
bershtp is clean, capable, loyal and
Intelligent. All the forces OF unrest
are, however, besieging the legisla-
ture to pass much drastic and hurt
ful legislation. II the legislature can
resist II and can be guided bpy its own
high pfder s6f collective ability and.
character, it can be depended upon
to add to the statute laws of the state
much that is useful and little that
is harmful. feel. sure, at least, that
properly, interpret the temper Of
the people OF West Virginia when !,
say that they are looking for the
legislature to give us constructive
legislation andSto avoid as far as
possible the program of hate and hos
tility to enterprise and success which
has been the characteristic mark of
legislation for now nearly decade.
THE people Of West Virginia want
peace and prosperity. The general
cry is rive us a rest.
Il don't know who will be the Re-
publican nominee for the presidency,
but do know that the next president
will be Republican. That is as we'll
settled now as 1t was in 1895. There
Is this difference between 1895 and
1915: in ninety-fve the muckrakers
had not destroyed public confidence
in as many Republican leaders as
now.
but the Republican party now has,
as it always has had, AM abundance
Of good material. For instance, James
R. Mann. Republican leader in the
house OF representatives can be elect
ed and he would make a first class
president. John w. Weeks, Of Massa-
chusetts would do and do well. Burton
Of Ohio is now known to the country
as he has been for years in; Washing
ton as man Of the very highest abil-
| ity and character. Samuel w, Me-
Call OF Massachusetts, as scholar
and a statesman. has had no superior
in the White House, and there are
others, and-take it from mesome
one Of them will be PRESIDENT.
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