The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-09

TO agree to II would be inclined 10
draw a parallel between J. Ham ana
the late Mr.. Burchard, Of Clcvelan-
Blaine days fame, which some MS
torians have already done. Even at
that, Il disayowal Of that particular
part of the namboyant, oycr-dressed
and under-rcfrIgerated solOn's fanat-
lcaI diatribe is confidently expected
to issue forth from No. 1900 Penn
~sylYania avenue at most any hour or
the day or night new.
So far as the national situation ID
concerned the most sensational and
]portcntious Happenings since T. II.
cleared the decks for a union OF the
Grand Old Party, and since Hughes's
acceptance speech, are two in NUM-
Der. First. and most Important in
the minds of the big leaders, was
Raymond Robbins's sCorchIng indict-
ment of tho party in power and his
announced determination to support
Hughes. Second. Senator Lcwts's
bold admission on the floor Of the
Senate that n partnership between
the administration and Bandit villa,
officially entered into and declared,
had been prevented only by the Re
publican buccaneers and bandits" in
Congress.
Robbins's stand was a blow to the
Democratic leaders. and Lewis's con
fcssion a bitter embarrassment. Rob
bins, whose political origin was Dem
ocratiC was naturally expected TO
fade back in to the Democratic land
scape when he ultimately reached
the conclusion that the Progressive
party was dead" and az national
chairman of a political corps his po-
sition was no longer tOlerabIe. Dem
ocratic leaders were visiting him
bearing gifts that he might more
readily do rs they hoped he would.
one Of these preferred token was
the Democrat Progressive nomina-
alton for governor of Illinois. Still
another was a place on the executive
committee. as a representative Of the
departed Progressive party, which is
to be entrusted with the job Of pert
peuating "watChGul waiting and
kindred vacillating policies. includ-
ing of course that too proud to
fight" slogan Of American patriotism,
for another four years. Mr.. Ray
mond Robbins beware Of the
Greeks.
There wasn't much hope of-the
party in power carrying the elector-
al vote Illinois prior to the dropping
of the Robbins bomb into the admin
istrntlon's first trenches. That was
the situation as sized up by the po-
lttical experts without regard to their
party connection. 1t was an uphill
fight there with gloomy prospects, 1t
was very generally agreed. But
since the Robbins AFFAIR, the opinion
is even more stronger that the stuff
Is OH in Illinois for the Wilson tick
ct. The reason for that verdict IS
that Robbins is no ordinary political
entity in Illinois. On the contrary,
T. lR. excepted, and including in the
view the Importance Of Illinois, he
was the most powerful personality
and influential individual force left
on the beach when the Progressive
tide receded. He came within an ace
OF being elected to the United States
Senate as a Progressive, he was the
militant chairman OF the Onward
Christian Soldiers" convention which
met in Chicago in June; he is
wealthy, independent and a radical
within whose breast burn the fires
Of a genuine uplifter and reformer.
There is nothing counterfeit or dem
agogic about him. That Is the rea-
son why his coming out for Hughes,
and his crushing criticism OF the
present administration was such a
blow to the Wilson administration.
II was a blow of national force and
effect