The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-20

referred to the election OF the Re-
publican ticket In Braxton county In
the campaign OF 1914 and for tho
| first time made reference to the reg
! iEtrar cases which went TO the Bu-
! IEeme court IN the campaign OF that
year. He said in part:
'On this occasion I want to assure
you men of Braxt0n county that II
gives mo great pleasure TO come to
Sutton. In this county In the year
cans Of West Virginia won their
greatest victory over misguided
brethren within and foes without the
party.
1T was from Braxton county, in
one instance, that the Republicans
who realized that their party was one
Of the dominant parties Of the state
and entitled to the recognition that
IL deserved, carried the battle into
the courts and won n merited victory,
which not only resulted in Republi-
can success in Braxton county. but
snved West Virginia to the Repub-
lican party. The eminent and hon
orable jurlsts sitting on the supreme
court Of appeals, who wrote and
agreed upon that opinion, were vindl-
Gated from the attack made upon
them and do not believe now that
that opinion, rendered In the regis
trar cases. was rendered for political
purposes, but in accordance with the
law OF the land. Justly and properly
Interpreted by conscientious Judges.
THE man who Is now my oppon-
ent=for=th Republican nomination
for governor was a member of that
great tribunal when the registrar
opinion was handed down by the
court. He did not agree with ma
jority of the judges, dissenting from
the views held by majority of his
associates.
While l believe that the greatest
political party which was ever found
ed on American soil, would have been
wrecked on the shoals of disorganiza-
ton had the Republican party been
denied proper representation at the
polls in the election Of that year, I
do not believe that my opponent,
while member Of that court. dis
sented from the majority opinion on
account OF any political purposes, but
rather because he interpreted the law
differently from his associates on the
bench. Although I believe that the
majority opinion was right and the
Republican party later proved that 1t
was the dominant political organlza-
ton In the state, have not attacked
the Republicanism Of Judge Robinson
and will not willingly permit my
friends to attack the allegiance of
Judge Robinson to the Republican
party because he failed to agree with
his associates on the bench when the
most vital interests of the Republi-
can party were at stake.
~ concede TO my opponent SINGER
ity OF purpose, while member of
the high court which he honored, al
though If his vision OF the law had
been the Interpretation of the major
ity 1t would have meant the humilIa-
tion OF the Republican party in West
Virginia for years TO come. What
would have followed Democratic vic
tory In West Virginia leave the spec
ulatlon OF you men of Draxton county
who are most competent to speak of
the stubborn resistance which Is al
ways offered BY the common enemy.
While I have never questioned
the honesty or Republicanism of my
opponent in this campaign my friends
here know whether or not have
been accorded equally fair treatment.
Judge Robinson and myself have no
quarrel but back of my opponent you
will find small group of men who
are living well on the public funds
OF the state. who do not hesitate to-
attack me and my Republicanism. for
which have no apologies to make.
my friends. l am not running
from their attack whether 1t Is made
in the open or from ambush. did
not ask them TO permit me to become
candidate for governor. did not
wait for their call before l decided
that would ask you people for your
support. did not even tell them
they would be continued on the pay
roll. and there. possibly. is tho rea-
son for their failure to give me their
support.
"They charge that have attacked
why Al9 4AAGAASB
/ am the only member OF the state ad
minstratIon running for governor.
am part of the administration, yet
I have always agreed. confess, with
part OF the administration. If Il
had. the attorney general, the chief
law Officer Of the state, chosen di-
rectly by the people and responsible
to them. would have been shorn Of
this power in the Virginia debt suit,
the most important litigation In
which this state has been interested
in it's existence.
Again, | differed with a part OF
the administration on fiscal affairs.
| did not belIevey then and I do not
believe now that we should increase
the state tax rate forty per cent. The
Republican party in West Virginia
is committed TO low tax rate for
state purposes. have always been
in accord with the tax system. inau-
gurated by Governor White and the
late Governor Dawson. upon which
the Republican party won many vic
tories. and In my platform am COM
mitted to a rigid limitation OF levles.
The leves should be so limited by
law that levying bodies could not run
riot with the peoples money and Gov
ernor Glasscock truly predicted in
1 1913 that when the limitation bars