The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-01-21

Irogrc--iye and efiirient cititizenship.
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srat- arc not much inclined To MAKE
H"Iublican platforms their own gang
Ways Ia the ship of state II, when the
Democrats meet in August to enuncisss
their principles. aud frame . platform,
they desire "A new phase OF the prohibi-
ti"n law, new charter for Williamson
or fsirmont. or any other change ia the
economic or political administration of
tins states affairs. they will most GER
tainly not turn over their support 60 any
krpuhlicsn Lonins~ for governor 10 pus
these measures into effect Their plan
Will be. ~ II has been for twenty ysars,
Z" a--ail every measure the Repubiirans
Adopt. every achievement Republicans
have accomplished. and everything Re-
I'ubllcans have done ~ clear the way Tor
tile promises Of the things they - Dem
ocrats would 10. II they hal the chance
Leading Democrats have confessed
that 10 win in the fourthcoming cam
paIsn their candidates "n tile state ticket
must overcome = majority ranging from
I5.'sD Tn Is. 5.0o0k which. on comparative
population. makss West Virginia almost
as hard 70 carry for the Democratic par
~ as ienn-ylvania. How then. do the
Democrats hope To carry - STATE? ~
taking Republican votss int - Dsne-
cratic column. And it is juse - readily
understood that the weaker the Repub-
licsn nominee, the more hope the Dem
ocratr have OF drawing Of votes i'm the
general election 10 their own NOMINEES.
Perhaps Mr.. Lilly himself did not in
tend to line ~ - much Dtmocrstic en-
thu-ia.m for hi- campaign. though ne
ioe- seem To te in close touch with Sen
ator Chilton's Charleston Gazette. The
game IL too old, and MIR. Lilly ought 70
know as we'll anybo.iy else that the
moment the Democratic press Of the
state began to laud his candidacy, that
very moment Republicans understood
that Democrats had picked the Raleigh
man as the candidate they would like 70
500 nominated. not because they hoped
~ 500 hIm governor os West Virginia,
but because they believed in him they
might have All enemy they could defeat.
u the Democracy Of Wheeling, Fairrnont,
Charleston and Huntington, where strong
Derne crstic orgons are published, could
lind anything IN the moral or political
atmosphere of Judge Kobinson's eandi-
dacy which they could attack, or any
fia~ IN him a man ira whom the whols-
IeoTle of tine state have confdencs, they
would turn their brossisisis- simultaneous-
iy on both Judge Robinson and Mr..
Lilly in order u prepare the way for
their own nominee. To boost Judss
Robinson would be only making the
strong stronger and adding might 20
SAMPSON. And since there 10 no issus
ON which they could consistently attack
Judge Robinson, himself, they combine
their batteries with the Lilly squad and
lire at the third man who 10 not in the
rare at all. This 10 not consistent enough
ON the part Of the Democrsts, becsuse it
l. their enc when out ~ use the crowbsr.
the axe, or tire jimmy 90 yst in; but is
- another game altogether for Q Repub-
lIcsn ~ run A. q Republican and appeal
Tor votes against one Republican on the
plea that another Republican not in the
race At ali ha- heen a mistake, aud that
= kepublicsn administration has teen .
failure, which pre-uppo~e-. At the same
time, that Republicans generally will
iOrget that tins same administration,
with all IL alleged fsuIt~. hes bssn -
spon-ible for such state wide beneficial
laws the weights and measures srt.
the pure ~sei Law. the health and San
itstion laws, the improvement of the
vorkmen's compensation Law, the Ora
primary lsw IN which the people are
give' tlIe right ~ select every nomInss.
the fyrr-t and game and stream pollution
laws. the county salaries ls~, which viii
save the state thousands of dollar. IN
road and automobile laws, and doxsns Of
Others which Tor years the people have
s-ked Tor and now have in the soan,s<s
of tins state. and which are general Isvp
beneficial 10 tire entire citzenship Of ths
state.
As time goe- by in the eamps,rn.
therefore, 70 . certain thss the Rep0b-
licsn voters of West Virginia wiIl m~n,-
ure their candidates for tbe pvmary. -
~ the tape which the Democrats pru8
is measuring OF, but By The 49, of
>tstesm snship, ability and pa rSnoras
Of tire Republican gubenasosial condj-
dates themselves. II Democrs. A. N
anxious to 80 ar. Lilly nonins9pd. r.
pubiicsns may juss - csrsainiy enko 4 eo
heart right nov thss JudGD nohinunn +
fesrsd by the Democreoic oppuridn. -
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