West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-04-13


There will be only one Republican
issue, only one Republican policy. on
ly one Republican pinciple i'm the com
ing oampaign-"Anythi to Bea
Wilson"
That is why Roosevelt is the mos
available candidate. The "favorit,
sons" have proved to be politica
Jokes. Roosevelt has cut Hughes
throat. Root could never be elected
no matter II his candidacy became ser
ious. Besides. ne. like Hughes, wait
ed too long.
The trusts the great corporations
the tarin monupolists. Wall Street anC
all the reactionary elements in Amer.
lean politics might prefer somebod,
less erratic and more stable thar
Roosevelt, but what can they do?
Wilson can be beaten. IL at all. onl,
by combining all the elements of op
position. and Roosevelt will not per.
init the Progressives to combine OF
anybody except himself. no matter II
they were so inclined Any Republi-
can except Roosevelt is sure 10 be
defeated. because Roosevelt will run
Independently and split the anti-wiI-
son vote. Therefore Il will be Roose-
welt and from Wall Streets point OF
view Roosevelt is infinitely preferable
to Wilson
Eight years ago Roosevelt issued
the mandate, IF you don't take Taft
you'll get me" Wall Street at that
time was looking upon the Hughes
candidacy with a friendly eye Hughes
was regarded as a safe" man, and
Taft was under suspicion OF radical
ism Nevertheless, in obedience to
Roosevelts ukase Wall Street took
Taft.
This year Roosevelt is saying I'm ef-
feet, "If you don't take me you'll get
Wilson" and so Wall Street will take
Roosevelt There will be no end OF
gagging i'm the Old Guard before his
candidacy is swallowed, but Il will
finally be chicken down After all the
eloquence and oratory has subsided
the convention will do what Wall
street wants II to do. Roosevelt will
not get the nomination without n
fight. and he will have to make innu-
merable private deals with RepubIi-
can bosses and priests of privilege.
but no deal that he Is not capable OF
making. Hannaism is on it's way to a
glorious resurrection.
Aside from all practical consIdera-
tions of expediency, Roosevelts candi-
dacy must commend itself to Big Bus
mess and High Finance for reasons all
of its own. He alone can drape the
American flag around Wall Street i'm
raid to recapture the National gov
ernment He alone can pin the Stars
and Stripes on every dirty dollar that
is intriguing TO return TO power I'm
Washington. AT a time like this the
Importance OF such qualification is be-
yond estimate.
A Wall Street that can give no ex-
cuse for it's political operations except
that it wants the money is at a grave
disadvantage. But Wall Street that
can cloak its plans in patriotism and
point proudly TO its peerless leader
who is restoring the virile virtues OF
Americanism-that is quite another
thing. Nothing is 30 useful as the
Grand Old Flag to divert attention
while Wall Street Is operating on the
public pocketbook
Patriotism at this time is whet the
sporting editors would call Wall
Streets one best bet, and no other
man can play that game for big bust
ness as well as Roosevelt. II success
ful, he would get the Presidency,
Wall Street would get the plunder and
the public would set the patriotism
Two Of the three parties to the trans
action would then be glorlously salts
fed. and the public would not discov-
or its plight until too late.
Roosevelt is the one man for that
lob. and the stars i'm their courses
are fighting for his nomination. A
Wall Street ia which stocks can slump
on mere rumors OF an early peace I'm
Europe could not lose Theodore
Roosevelt II it tried and It will not
try.
Anything 10 beat Wilson! Any
thing to bring privilege and pluto
cracy back into Rower. Anything 10
restore The great god Money 10 the
throne New York World.