The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-02-18

THIS TIME THE GOVERNOR
LAYS ON" COUSIN ABE. RE-
PLIES TO LIILY'S CABELL
COUNTY SPEECH.


address at Milton last Saturday. publish
ell IN Democratic newspapers. in which
lie charged that Judge Kobinson's can.li.
dscv ~as being fo-tered by Governor
Hatfield, the following statement Wa
mao" by the Governor. I'M which he de-
cisred thai bet~een the two can.lidat .
Who have offered themselves for the Re
publican notnin s:ie.n for governor. lac Ia
unl'esitating ia his support Of Jadye Rob
inson, tecause lac believes him Ia IL. TX
eel emily qualified COR the governor-hip.
The statement of Governor Hatfield i-
as follows:
There H. no combination between
Judge Robinson All myself A. mat
TER of TACT, ! never solicited Judge Rod,
lnson To be candidate and never prom
ised HIM my support. The platform
upon which Mr.. Lii hs- = ne into I'm.
race Tor governor condemns the present
Republican administration. intending th,
legislature, and in doing that condemns
the platform of the Republican part,
was lett to us t. carry out and which ha-
been done IN full faith. The people of
the state surely approved of the R-pub
iican platform, because they not onl,
elected me governor, but also elected /.
Republican legislature, and this VIA fur
tier emphasized by the election OF a Re
publican Legislature i'm 1914 i'm both
branches, and made possible a full ~
iemption Of the party promises. Party
promises in this LAY and time are made
TO stand upon and not merely for the
purpose of fooling the people. IS some
seeiE To think. This being true. MIR.
Lilly cannot very consistently lie lin.
nominee OF the Republican party or it,
standard bearer in the coming campaign.
The situation il this: There are two
candidates tor the Republican nomina-
ton Tor governor, Judge Robinson and
Mr.. Lilly. MIR. Lilly has put forth a
platform which consists almost entirely
oil optn or covert attacks upon tia. present
state administration-acts done 10y the
legislature and 10y the Governor. Can il
ne expected that | will support him? Can
the Republican party expect to win thin.
year IN the state 10y repudiating its own
administration? The Democratic news
papers see this and hence they are lined
up for Mr.. Lilly.
Mr. Lilly IL neither honest or sincere
in his effort To di-parage Judge Robin
son because support him. tie cannot
attack Judge kobihson's character. rrc-
ord or standing a. a public officer or A. a
citzen; but he seeks 10y insinnation l.,
convey the impression that Judge Roll
lnson Is not "his own man, that he is a
TOOL, VIII wear somebody's collar, and A.
governor will lie suhservient To sinister
Influences. Is there anything i'm Judge
ROBINSON career To Justify such Islander,
rs to the position of The Mcdowell
Times, 80 far As it's friendship and sup
port OF Judge Robinson or myself j. Gun
cerned, that IL An honest conclusion ar
rived At 10y It's owners without the solici-
tstlon OF any man or clique, 80 far a.
know. ! am for Judge Robinson for the
nomination for governor because lie.
lieve II would be To the best interests OF
the state and the Republican party. and
because ] believe he has no connection
or obligation that would he embarrassing
70 HIM ~ governor or 10 prevent his
giving lair and just consideration o. the
varied and diversified interests Of our
STATE. iiis public training eminently fits
HIM Tor the responsible duties that de-
volve upon the governor. His life ha-
been clean and his character above r.
proseh. lie is not aligned With or back
I'll by any SPECIAL combination. and hi-
public record disclOses the fact that he j.
friendly To the masses OF the people
Judge Robinson y not under any oi,.
legation u me, and IL he shout. ~. el,,.t-
ell have nothing b. ask from him
am Tor HIM becau-e ! want o. fes.l that
the one Who -uccerd- INC - r',v~rn..r will
20 forward and stand for il,.. -tat,'. 10.
veiopDent Instsad oi combining with th,.
lev that arr sl~sy- fun 2 trying o. ~.
tsrd ~. such efforts a. thst and they
we're condoned by Nr Iilly m~fef.r-
e--ary the calling Of two .xirap-.iina.v
sessions Of the legislature before pro,,-.
ions could ~ maze for taking rare II
the stats ordinary expense IT govern
ment
Mr.. Lilly has t~en sounding the
thread-bare Den,ocratir f,c.ln- If .......,,-
omy and retrenchment. hut that comes
With poor grace from an official the *.
pendIture- Of ~hD-e office have increa. a
almost forty per cent. over tho-e n las
predecessor, having added two addition.
al assistants 70 his force Especially =
this significant when u - considered thst
IN every important suit IN which the state
has been involved a. a party. "a has l-~n
nere--ary 10 employ -p-es.ial counsel o.
look after the Interests Of the STATE.