The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-18
George AIDE Tells, Without
Slang Why He's for Hughes

This year ! am going to vote for
Charles Evans Hughes as against
Woodrow Wilson for a good many
reasons. Four years ago was a Pro.
gressive. 1t is true that my enthusia.
SIN for some Of the planks in the Pro.
gressive platform was so moderate
that had no trouble in controlling
1t. / was not scared to death by the
proposals made in the platform, as
some Of our Republican friends SEEM
ed to be, but had my reasonable
doubts.
i liked the spirit and makeup and
Leadership Of the Progressive party
and tried to be loyal to the organizat.
ion two years ago, but it was evident
even then, that the very structure of
the party was beginning to crumble.
The Progressive party had to keep
growing or go out Of business. The
logic OF events restored the Repub.
iican party to its time.honored place
as principal corrector OF Democratic
Encouragement.
The Progressives must not figure
that they have made a losing fight.
Why, even the Democrats are now
talking tariff commission with a nv.
Bird sort OF protection as an inciden-
tai and unavoidable side issue) and
they have passed child labor law
Imitation OF the one that will be pass.
ed very soon. And the Republicans
have nominated for President a cant.
date who was simply made to order
for the Progressive element
marched with the Progressive
party until It became dwindling min.
ority Of bleeding martyrs, and would
have continued to marched II there
had been probability of our arriving
anywhehe. liked my travelling com.
panfons and the scenery but a man
cannot continue journey which of.
ers no terminus.
I believe the first duty of every
good citizen this year Is to Join the
movement to change Washington from
word.factory to a deed.factory. For
one. ] have had enough alpaca coat.
and chatauqua, and college rhetoric
and the oleaginous Josephus to last
me for hundred years.
Col. Roosevelt did the sensible and
patriotic thing last January when he
indicated that he was ready to 1uslp
in and support any good Republican
who could defeat Wilson.
The Colonel saw what was wrong
up at Washington from the very start.
Mr.. Wilson means to be sincere and
wants to do what Is right. but he was
brought up on a college campus. He
was accustomed. for years. to be dog.
maic and oracular before a lot OF
college boys who could'ent talk back.
He finally came to believe that when.
ever he said thing It was so.
Accordingly, when a Tampico crisis
or a railway strike crisis confronted
the good doctor, he didn't tackle II
according to the methods Of old.fash.
Toned statesmen. brought up in the
school OF hard knocks.
NO, he collected a lot Of pretty ad.
Jecttves symmetrical phrases. choice
metaphors and high.grade simples and
mixed them in a silver bowl with frank
incense and myrrh and maple sugar
touched off the whole thing and Zen,
as the smoke arose. he set back and
saw things in the smoke.
They saw he had vision. He has
so much vision. he sees things that
amt.
He is a perfectly nice man who he.
lieves he can solve PROBLEMS by talk.
ing about them.
When I recall what has happened to
this country during the past three
years. I pity all the good men who
are sitting around benumbed by re.
pcated insults and bewildered to learn
that their native land is regarded by
the rest Of the world as a Joke, but
the large share Of my pity Is reserved
for the poor historian OF fifty years
from now who will have to explain
our shame 80 that school children will
believe 1t.
OF late Mr.. Wilson has been talk.