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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-22
Wilson SDnrns ConsllIution.

With as little regard for the consa-
tuition as he has for his party plat
form and his own word, President
Wilson has spurned the constitution
in Oklahoma and practically dehed the
supreme court of the United States.
Quite recently the supreme court pro-
nounced unconstitutional the grand
father clause" of the Oklahoma con-
stitution, designed to disenfranchise
the colored voters, and In so doing
affirmed the conviction Of Frank
Quinn and j. j. Beall who had been
sentenced to the penitentiary for en-
forcing the grandfather clause The
Oklahoma legislature met last month
and 1t is the avowed purpose Of the
Democratic majority to devise some
other means Of DISTINGUISHING the col
ored voters. simultaneously with the
converting OF the legislature, Presi-
dent Wilson, by way OF encouraging
its purpose, Internationally pardoned
Quinn and Beall, thus defeating the
ends of justice and affording assur-
ance to other violators OF the law that
they have nothing to fear from a DEM
ocratic president.
"Woodrow Wilson puts political ex-
pediency above principle. He par
doned Quinn and Beall in order to in
sure for himself the vote Of the Okla
homa delegation in the Democratic
national convention" is the way Okla
homa Republicans explain the presi-
dents course.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-22
Vaccination DESTROYS Influence.

|
There is no visible evidence that
the presidents speeches In the middle
West have produced any reaction upon
his rebellious fellow Democrats in
Congress- which can be translated into
votes for his preparedness legislation.
On the contrary, the lending mall
contents among the Democratic major
ity seem to have been stimulated in
their opposition by the presidents at
tempt to arouse the nation.
No sooner had Mr.. Wilson delivered
his first speech at Pittsburg and it
became evident that his appeal for
support was to contain vague and
threatening generalities, than the re-
calcitrant congressman proceeded to
hire hail." as the president had
previously counselled In his New York
speech They took the largest thea
ter in the city and proceeded to flood
the town with hand-bills bearing the
striking heading: Don't be scared"
When the meeting was held it was
found that the crowd in attendance
was a record-breaker and six Demo-
cratic members Of Congress proceeded
to voice their opinions of preparedness
and Of their Presidents position with
reference to 1t in language Of hostility
which could not be misunderstood.
In this particular the speakers had
something on Mr.. Wilson, whose
speeches seem to require common
tary or gloss Of some kind to deter
mine just what he is driving at. He
has spoken everywhere in terms Of
vague and general alarm, always, how
ever, qualifying his menacing words
with phrases which deprive his most
solemn warnings Of all their force. In
word, the president has lacked the
punch" in what he has said to the
middle West. His speeches have been
clothed in elegant diction as Con-
gresham Kitchen has said, but they
have seemed to be the effort of an
elocutionist who is speaking a piece"
rather than the hot and heartfelt
iutterances OF crusader. In short,
The presidents speeches have not rung
true.
And in this is the great weakness
Of the presidents present position be-
fore the country, not only regarding
! the program for defense but regard
| ing many other questions of wide i'm
| portance. Ho has changed his mind
so often and so suddenly that he does
not carry conviction with him when
he starts out on a new track. If he
expects to convert Bryan and Tav-
enner and the rest, or II he expects
to overcome them with new converts
/ to his own standard. he will have to
strike faster gait than he has yet
shown.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-22
Some unwritten History.

When Woodrow Wilson read the one
term plank in the Democratic plat
form, which had just been adopted at
Baltimore, he got into communication
with his representative, at Baltimore,
William F. McCombs, and through
McCombs made a desperate effort to
have the plank stricken out because
he fully realized that the plank would
pledge him, il he accepted the nomi-
nation, to refrain from running for a
second term. Mr.. McCombs did his
best and then phoned Mr., Wilson that
it was impossible to have the plank
stricken out and that an open attempt
to do so unQuestionably would jeopar-
die his (Wilson's) nomination.
When Representative Clayton was
seeking to put through the House the
constitutional amendment providing
for single presidential term, Presi-
dent Wilson sent for him and they had
a long conference. Judge Clayton i'm
mediately lost interest in the consti-
tutional amendment. At tho expiration
Of his term in the House, Mr. Wilson
appointed Mr.. Clayton Judge on the
federal bench, Thus Mr.. Wilson has
observed the principle and kept the
pledge which he and the Democratic
national convention made to be kept
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-22

Mr.. Kitchin was likely to be endorsed
as Democratic floor leader, because
the North Carblinian will not accept
the McAdoo shipping bill or the val
son preparedness program. IA
There is not o word Of truth In the
statement that tire is on foot move
ment to depose me as majority leader"
said Mr.. Kitchln. when asked about
the administration intinations. u
have won q victory In the defeat OF the
continental army plan. and expect
to win others. | shall not change my
attitude nor abandon my convictions
at the mandate Of anyone, and no I'M
perial ukase has any terrors for me.
Neither do believe that my colleagues
In this body will fail to stand back Of
me. am opposed to making ours
the greatest navy in the world |
am not going to vote for the navy plan
as now proposed, nor would ] have
voted for the army plan y
Mr.. kitchin has told both President
Wilson and Secretary McAdoo that he
will vigorously oppose the McAdoo
shipping bill.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-22
l"the phrase has become byword Of
derislon for the government Of the
limited States"

/
United States"
During the early days Of the war
when little Switzerland and neutral
little Holland were mobilizing their
military forces as O warning that their
neutrality must not be violated. Mr..
Wilson was exerting his power as
president to forestall and prevent mil
itary preparedness and sneering at
those who urged that at least this
country make careful survey OF its
military resources; and only now,
when the opinion that We should no
longer remain defenseless has become
public opinion and insistent and even
Deremptory has President Wilson-not
leading but following-shlfted his
ground and asked Congress to make
some adequate PREPARATION for national
defense.
And even now, Mr.. Wilson'S Demo-
cratic colleagues. perplexed by his
change Of attitude, are unwilling to
adopt his newly-adopted ideas.
The assembling OF cabinet OF small
men. chosen not for their ability to
serve the nation but for their useful
ness in promoting the political am
bItlon OF the newly-elected president
to harmonic the factions In his party
and insure for himself second term,
will constitute one of the important
Issues, and 1t will be pointed out that,
with only two strong men in the en-
tire cabinet, Garrison and Lane. the
first was compelled to resign and tho
second has been placed in a position
where his strength must prove OF least
avail to the nation as whole.
Senator Roots speech was a true
keynote OF the campaign and, while
It was singularly free from personals
ties, it effectively portrayed Woodrow
Wilson as a man of infinite smallness
who, in the confidence of his over
weaving concelt has surrounded him.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-22
rhp Iss1lps Of the Cnnnairn.

Ex-senator Roots speech before the
New York Republican convention has
so clearly defined the issues of the
presidential campaign that he who
runs may read These are Democratic
tariff Legislation and a hostility to
business prosperity which produced
seriously hard times that we're only
temporarily abated by the outbreak
Of the European war; a Mexican poll
Icy actuated by hatred of President
Huerta. of Mexico, which led Presi-
dent Wilson to butt in" in the Mex
lean situation to the extent Of invad-
ing Vera Cruz and sacrificing eleven
American and 900 Mexican lives; to
align this government with the BAN
dts who were almost daily numbering
American men, outraging American
women and destroying untold millions
OF American prosperity; to adopt a
partisanship in Mexican affairs which
induced MIR. Wilson to refrain from
anything but hollow protests against
the outrages perpetrated on Ameri-
cans; foreign policy characterized
by first shaking the fist at foreign ma
tons violating American rights, and
later shaking the finger at them, a
policy which has resulted In no flag
being so dishonored and no citizen
ship as little worth claiming as ours.
AS Mr., Root pointed out, within four
days after the sinking Of the. Llsi-
tania, and while American citizens
were still mourning for the relatives
and friends who had gone down in it,
President Wilson in public speech
proclaimed to the world that "a man
may be too proud to fight" and what
ever he may now say he meant by It,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-22
1,he Secretary Of Suppression.


When some weeks ago the Telegram
told the interesting story Of Secretary
Daniels's extraordinary interview with
Admiral Fiske, the Daniels's insistenco
that the admiral should neither tell
the truth about the navy 10 members
of Congress or make any public
speeches on The subject, there was q
feeble attempt on the part Of Daniels
and his friends to deny II, Forgetting
his denial, however, Daniels has now
confirmed tho story, having written to
the American Defense Society that he
would not permit Admiral Flske to
address 1t on Washington's birthday
because "thc inclusion of political dis
cussion in the function Of naval officers
cannot but be detrimental to the navy
Furthermore, as II determined fur
Their to demonstrate his untltness for
his office, Daniels has ordered sup
pressed the report on the explosion on
the submarine E-2, in which number
OF seamen lost their lives, apparently
because he fears that report might
reflect on Thomas A. Edison, who Mr..
Daniels has so widely advertised as
q member OF his advisory council, and
whose experimental storage battery
was being tried out on the E-2.
The only explanation Of Mr.. Will
sons retention OF Daniels In the cab
met which can be obtained from Demo-
cratic sources is that Mr.. Wilson fears
to dismiss him because 1t might fur
Their estrange Mr.. Bryan, whose pro-
ege Daniels Is and whom Wilson
fears.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-22
That Lilly Has Captured Re-
publican 0rganoziation in
KanaWha County.

CHARLESTON, Feb. 22-Surely
Is 1t becoming apparent that the Dem
ocratic leaders Of the stat are at
tempting through the, Democratic
press to carry into effect the plan
agreed upon by the Democratic state
committee at Parkersburg last week
to make concerted effort to bring
about the nomination of A. A. Lilly
as the Republican candidate for gov
ernor, seeing II that results a pros
pect for Democratic victory in the
November election. That was dem
onstraed today when practically ev-
cry Democratic newspaper in the
state published baseless article
from Charleston stating that the
l.llly-Whitc leaders had captured the
organization Of Kanawha county and
following up that statement with tho
ridiculous prediction that Lilly would
carry Kanawha county by 5000 ma
jority.
The purpose Of the campaign as
outlined by the Democrats is to at
tempt to create among Republicans
sentiment against Robinson and
thereby attract followers to Lilly.
The article IN question gave the
names Of Grant Hall, l.. C. Massey,
Bonner Hill and Grant Copenhaver
as the ones fayoring Lilly. Hall Is
an irreconcilable Progressive and is
now secretary Of the Progressive
state committed. He has always
maintained that the Progressive
party would continue as a party and
so far as known is still active among
the Progressives. Massey. Hill and
Copenhaver are said to be favorable
to Lilly, but have never made any
public declarations. On the other
hand there are a great many of the
members of the so-called county or
ganization who are outspoken for
Judge ltobinson. These include S. +.
Smith, chairman OF the county Re
publican committee; T. j. Heller,
secretary of the committee; T. c.
Townsend, prosecuting attorney OF
Kanawha county; Judge H. D. Rum
NELL. OF the common pleas court:
Judge Henry X. Black, OF the inter
mediate court; DR.. NJ. P. Malcolm,
president Of the county court; Mayor
George L. Breeze, of Charleston, and
City Manager D, A. Wise.
! Chairman Smith, or the county
committee. favored Judge Robinson
and predicted majority OF 1000 fol-
the Grafton man in aKnawha county.
I'm the mining district Of Kanaw'
la county, where the Socialists have
! polled from four to five thousand
! votes, there is an unanimous senti-
mont for Judge Robinson" said
Chairman Smith, "and he is an easy
leader In the city Of Charleston, a:
well as in the rural districts Of the
county. The claims OF the Lilly PEG,
ple as published nthe Democratic
newspapers, including the Chiffon
Gazette, are simply absurd he de-
clared. Secretary Heller joined IL
the same expression.
1t is felt here that the Lilly man
ayers caused the article to be sem
out from Charleston, claiming heav!
support in Kanawha county, simply
for thep urpose Of counteracting the
blow sustained in Mcdowell county
last Saturday. There the Lilly PEG.
ple were expecting to maintain con
troll, but they only saved themselves
from a complete routing by arbitrary
refusal to recognize the proxy Of one
Of the members Of the committee
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-22
TO MAKE ADDRESS.

The Rev. Norman w. Brown, D. D.,
of Bluefield, who has been preaching
at the Pride African Methodist Epis-
copal church during the last ten days
and who lectured at Weston last night,
will deliver an address at the Pride
chapel this evening on 1.-THE Religious
Outlook of the Negro" All are most
cordially invited to hear this great
orator on q great subject.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-22
FRANCIS TO ACCEPT.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-David R.
Francis. former governor of Missouri,
who. has been preferred the post of
ambassador to Russia, conferred to-
day with President Wilson and Sec
rotary Lansing. 1t is understood that
he will accept the place although he
said today that he still had thunder
consideration.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-22
FALSE STATEMENT IS
MADE BY DEMOCRATS

The friends Of Judge Robinson ex-
press themselves as pleased by the
significance of the situation that
makes 1t necessary for the Lilly peo-
pie to publish their canards in the
Democratic press, to which they
hive been given full entry by the or
der Of the Democratic state commit
tee at Parsersburg last week.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-22
political ADVERTISEMENT
ANNOUNCEMENT

To the voters Of Harrison county:
hereby announce my candidacy for
the Republican nomination for Sheriff,
Of Harrison county. subject to the de-
cislon of the primary election to be
held Tuesday. June 6. 1916.
| most earnestly ask your support
and influence. and II nominated and
elected, not only promise to dis
charge faithfully and fearless.y the
duties Of the ONCE. but will give my
very best service to ALL tho people.
L. WAYMAN OGDEN.
clarksburg, W, Va.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-22
claude Kitchin Defiant.

The concerted effort Of President
wilson, Secretary McAdoo and the
wilson "cuckoos" in Congress to in
timidate Representative Kitchin, the
Democratic leader, into suplne accept
ance OF the wilson McAdoo program
has resulted only in defiance from
Mr.. Kitchin. By a series Of carefully
inspired newspaper dispatches, the
president and his son-in-law sought
to create the Impression that
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-22

l hereby consent to the use of my
name as a candidate for the presi'
dency-Woodrow Wilson 10 Charles @
Hildebrand, secretary Of state of Ohio
We favor a single presidential term
and to that end urge the adoption Of
an amendment to the constitution
making the president Of the United
States ineligible for reelection. and
we pledge the candidate of this con-
vention to this principle.-From the
Democratic party's platform.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-22
A Serious Question
Have You Ever Thought Of
Storing Your Household

Should you have occasion to do SO.
would you consider only the cost or.
would you first locate a regular
STORAGE WAREHOUSE, or, would
you store them in any old barn. stable
or fire trap of building, on account
of the low storage rate, without IN
vestlgating the place your goods were
to be stored?
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-22
self with cabinet composed OF men
as inefficient as they are narrow.
THE DAILY
NOVELET
ACT TWO.
what breakfast food gives YOU bes,
cheer"
Asked Aunty Grace of Mother dear;
And Ma replied, in accents drear,
Excelsior"

The Rev. seellg Twivers slipped into
his seat Just as the second act was
beginning.
"fjxcuse me- he whispered to the
low-browed, rough-necked member Of
tho audience in the next seat. But
would you mind giving me hint as to
what's been going on? I've just come
In, and"
Sure. sure, pard!" assented the 9th
er In hoarse whisper. "Well, va see
tho main guy-the bloke with the bay
window and the spinach-can't see
worth darn where the gent that's fell
for his daughter gets off. He gives him
the once over and says. Nix on the
glad hand-beat 1t while the beatin's
good That skinny drink Of water Is
the John that's endeavorlng TO kill the
daughter with the soft stuff. And the
James fallin' for 1t. at that. A well
meanin' skirt, but nobody home, Well,
there's mixup and the old man plants
one on the point of Percy's map, and
Percy drops pop with half-NelsoD
and"
At this juncture, noticing that the
Rev. Seelig Twiyer had tainted, he
called a couple OF ushers to carry him
olIt. Hr
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-22
For ChiIdren's Gods and Croup.

II have used Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy In treating my children for
colds and Group with the best sue
cess. We do not feel safe without 1t
in the house. l cannot speak too high
ly Of it," writes Mrs. Joshua Nutter.
saltwater. N. H. Obtainable eve
Observation-Disclosures.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-22

Atthe declaration OF war the Brit
ish army comprised 711.5o0 men, OF
whom in regulars and reserves, COl,-
600 we're in the british Isles.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-22
An Eyening Echo.

Kindness Is like the sun. Every
where the kind man goes he brings
into being priceless things-golden
sympathies, radiant faces,'glowing and
grateful hearts.-GORD0N.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-22

+ To be prepared for war is
= one of the most effectual means
, of preserving peace.
+ There is a rank due to the
I United States among nations
/ which will be withheld II not
3 absolutely lost, by the reputa-
: ton OF weakness.
; There can be no greater error
r than to expect or calculate
& upon real favors from nation
= to nation.
+ The name American must al
3 ways exalt the just pride Of
+ patriotism.
, Let us impart all the bless
; ings we possess, or ask for our
+ selves, to the whole family OF
= mankind.
; Labor to keep alive in your
: breast that little spark Of
: celestial fire, conscience.
. . /, q q a n q .
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-22
SAFETY FIRST

should be your motto. Our Insurance
rate is but Twenty-Five cents on the
Hundred Dollars per year. why!
Because the Insurance Companies
consider the danger from loss by fire
in our Warehouse very slight.
Other storage conditions In our
Warehouse are the very best, and our
Storage Rates are as reasonable as
any other responsible storage concern
in this or any other section.
We have ample space to store all
the household goods stored In Clarks-
burg and will be glad to have you
call and look our Warehouse over.
We have several floors for rent in
our Warehouse for other lines of bus
mess and can show you the cheapest
rental proposition for small Whole
sale concerns. or, Light Manufactor-
lies in the city.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-22
Kent.

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Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1916-12-17

@e1m oie idledten Mlllifalttel
bes @eltfrieges einlltal ibre griitne
rlttrgen idreiben, aperoen lie Die @il
lon'ide DISCRIMINATING nid)t iiber
Ieben oiirfen.
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1916-12-17

gnglanb apill cine finite Mil-
lion Soloaten ms Sel0 iteuen, nno
90 mad1te man IN 6ratfreid, mobl
germ mijieml no Die anoeren bier Mil,
lienen seblieben iino. i ;sf rs.
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1916-12-17
sloan's Ointment pertreibt sdmer5et.

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banfe Der Miitter Bel stoBtpuhben,
9ueti1ungen nnb @erltaudungen, Die
bdmfig Bel &inbern borfommen. Sc
bringt i6neu Elm unb beianftigt bic
sdmer5en pbne @eiben. Steiner n1o
tpirtungsbouer tpie jene idmierisen
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mntiide gdmersen, reuralsilde
|gdmer8en nnO jene reibenoeng dmerz
gen na9 grtdltungen giebt SIoan's
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gdumersen. Sir Die gauicnben, bic
i'm ssreien arbeiten, tperoen Die
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Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1916-12-17

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ipidt ln6 nit Definition , @riegslna-
terial uno n1toerer, @ontrabanoe Dou-
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Der 6oroerung &edJnnng tragen miiB=
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