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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-10-19
Export Figures Explode Hughes
Tarifi Issue

Startling expansion of American
commerce with the countries not en-
gagged in the European war is the big
development brought out in the July
summary of the U. S. department of
commerce.
The new figures add overwhelming
ly to the array of facts which refute
the charge OF Candidate Hughes that
Americas present prosperity is TEN
porary war prosperity" which can on
ly be continued by going back to a Re-
publican tariff. These figures show
that:
American exports to Europe for the
first seven months of 1916 increased
38 per cent over last year.
American exports to the peaceful
continents other than Europe increas-
ed during the same period rs per cent
and reached the vast total OF $905, $780,
900.
In other words, our commerce with
the neutral nations is growing at this
time. and has been since January =,
twice az rapidly as our commerce with
Europe.
During seven months from January
to july 81. 1916, we have increased
our exports to neutral continents over
and above the record for the same per-
iod in 1912, as follows:
Our seven months exports to South
America are $117,97O, OOO against $7S.
$4,000 in 1912-a gain of over so per
cent
Our exports to the West Indies are
S1O5,679,000 against only $4,000. 900
in 1912-a jump of over 100 per cent
Our exports in seven months to all
North America - including Canada.
Central American States. Mexico. and
island countries-reach $4S2. 749. 900.
against $317,324 900 in 1912. an in
crease OF over so per cent.
Our exports to Asia in the same
period reach the phenomenal total Of
$22O,S45, 900, against only S73,724 900
in 1912-an increase of nearly 200 per
cent.
And our exports to Africa and
Oceania are $S4.7OO,OOO against $56.-
100000 in 1912. which is approximate
ly so per cent gain.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-10-19
Taft on Eight-HOur Law

Mr.. Taft in his speech at Trenton
Wednesday night went little beyond
the other critics OF President Wilson
in connection with the Adamson eight
hour law. He seemed to derive much
satisfaction from dwelling on the fact
that members OF the railroad brother
hoods ARE the best paid wage earn
ers in the world. receiving more on
the average than many ministers,
teachers and other professional men,"
the Inference being that he is opposed
to granting them increasd compensa-
ton. He charged that 1t was only
higher wages they were seeking; that
they were insincere in demanding the
eight-hour work day.
When the ex-Presidept asserted
that there is little reason to believe
that the men desire to reduce their
actual hours of employment" he as
sailed the honesty and integrity OF the
leaders and the membership of the.
four brotherhods, and Indirectly rec
fiected upon the motives OF all menu
bers of labor unions who are striving
for universal recognition OF the short
er working day. If the railroad men
were not sincere I'm their demand for a
reduction of their hours of employ
ment. the members of other unions
making similar demands are not sin.
cere, and the eight-hour day, which Is
one of the first and highest aims of
trades unionists is merely cloak for
increased wages,
If Mr.. Hughes and Mr.. Taft could
lay aside their Wall street view %
public question long enough to attend
a meeting of workngmen anywhere
in the country, they would soon have
their doubts dispelled as to the earn
estness of the American laborer in his
aspiration for the eight hour day.
And If any class of wage earners
should be given the shorter day, II Ia
the railroad men, upon whose skin,
wakefulness and alertness depend the
safety of so many human lives Not
only the brotherhood men, but work.
ingmen generally will resent Mr..
Taft's declaration that they do not
desire to reduce their actual hours OF
employment Register.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-10-19
REPUBLICANS FOR WILSON

Mr.. Thos. A. Edison, the greatest
inventive genius OF this or any other
age, and Mr.. Henry Ford, known as
the automobile wizard, are both
heartily supporting President Wilson
for reelection. Both gentlemen have
been ardent Republicans all their
lives.
Mr.. Edison said: Give the people
the facts and 1t will be Wilson land
slide. have always been a Republl-
can, but 1 put my country above par
ty. In world crisis, with the fate OF
America in the balance, 1 would take
shame TO myself IL did not put my
self behind man who has given us
peace with honor. especially with jus
tice, and preparedness without mill
tarism."
Mr.. Ford said: Like Mr.. Edison, 1
am Republican. 1 cannot stay with
a party that puts office-seeking first
and America last. The President has
saved the United States from the hor-
rors and desolation of International
war. His domestic policies have given
new strength to legitimate enterprise,
protecting the worker, emancipated
the children and destroyed the evils
sapping the courage OF America. He
is great President and the greatest
American.
Woodrow Wilson stands for
America, undivided allegiance, for
equal justice and the welfare OF the
many Against him are the forces OF
rapacity. special privileges, eager to
get back their loaded dice, the ex-
ploiters Of children and greedy con-
cessionaires. 1t is their millions
against Americanism."
Mr.. Ford, who employs $4,000 peo-
pie in his factory, none of whom re-
ceives less than SO per day, reduced
the working hours voluntarily three
years ago from nine to eight hours.
He testifies that since the reduction
in the working hours his factory is
making MORE money than when II
worked longer hours.
But Candidate Chas. f. Hughes con-
dennis the eight-hour law and says the
RAILROAD brotherhoods held President
Wilson up at the point OF the gun and
made him surrender to them. And in
one of his speeches condemning it he
said: NO group of men will ever
make me surrender if l am elected
President" No. If he was President
he would stand by the corporations
and trusts, which he has always done.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-10-19
ONLY THE MACHINES.

Judge Robinson is the candidate OF
the whole Republicans party and is
making his race upon the record OF
his party" remarks the Wheeling In
telligencer. There are sixty thousand
Republicans who will qualify that the
1ntelligencer's declaration is false.
Robinson is the candidate OF the min
ority. for the sixty thousand who cast
their votes against him at the primary
election compose the LEGAL major
ity OF this state. or course, IL the
machine was permitted TO count the
thousands OF illegal repeaters and
from other states who cast their votes
in the black belt IL could furnish any
majority the machine decided on. 1t
was through such fraud that John
Cornwell was robbed OF the governor
ship In 1904. This same fraud was
repeated in 1916 which deprived Gen.
A. A. Lilly of the Republican nomina-
ton. But the machine will not be per-
mited TO repeat it's fraud in the black
belt on November 9TH which guaran-
tees the election OF John Cornwell by
a majority of fifty thousand.
The Intelligencer is quite right
when 1t states that Robinson is max
ing his race on the record OF his par
ty"-Hatfieldism. No one disputes
that, not even Ira.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-10-19

Our domestic exports to non-belli-
gerent continents, reaching $95. 7S0, 900
as stated above, are nearly three
fourths as great as the total exports
to all the world including Europe dur
ing the corresponding period in the
good old Republican Payne Aldrich
time of 1912.
American-grown and American
made products have carried the flag
of peace and prosperity to the neutral
and acknowledgement continents washed
by the seven seas of the globe, until
this peace-born commerce has grown
since the last Republican administra-
ton by approximately S3S0,000, 900 or
72 per cent, as the record OF seven
months trade.
For a complete calendar year. at the
same rate, the growth would be $3.50,
100000 over the Republican 1912 rec
ord-and not a ship load of 1t enter
ing war-racked European port, or
protected by Republican tariff wall,
With our exports to peaceful CONT
nents three-fourths the total volume
to all continents during the period of
a Republican tariff, how does Candi-
date Hughes expect to win the cred
enee OF the American people by charg-
ing that our prosperity is a temper
airy war prosperity" that can only be
saved by going back to a Republican
tariff?
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-10-19

Secretary Wilson of the Department
Of Labor, fifnds that since the begin
ming of the European war and up to
April last the average retail prices of
all food products in the United States
have increased 1876 per cent. But IL
is pointed out that If the cost of living
for the American people is higher than
1t was two years ago, II is much high
er for practically every other people
under the sun, whether participating
in the great war or not. British food
prices are up So per cent, when our
own were up only 1876 per cent Ger
man prices for meat and provisions
are up 100 per cent and more: Aus
trian prices for the same articles are
up 500 per cent. The prices OF TWEEN
ty-seven household necessaries In Nor
way are SO per cent higher, and all
the other neutral countries of Europe
record similar advances.
We cry out loudly over the high cost
OF living. But, az Secretary Wilson
says. the American consumer Is the
most favored I'm the world today. and
he is favored not only by a smaller
advance in living prices than besets
other countries. but as a rule his
wages have more than kept pace with
prices and with a promptness never
before known
This higher cost Of Lying the world
around is direci consequence OF the
great European conflict, and Il will
continue and tend higher as long as
that conflict lasts SO great a diver
sion Of labor snd property from pro-
duction to destruction a. is there I'm
volved could not possibly have any
other World.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-10-19
kiNowooo. OCTOBER 10
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL TICKET

For President
WOODROW WILSON, of New Jersey
Vice President
THOMAS X. MARSHALL, of Indiana
United States Senator
VIM. +. Chiffon, OF Kanawha.
Congressional District
SAMUEL V. WOODS, Barbour.
STATE
Governor
JOHN j. CORNWELL, Hampshire.
Secretary OF State
CHARLES r. WILSON, Cabell
Superintendent OF Schools
hoBERr A. ARMSTRONG, Monongalia
Auditor
A. f. KENNEY, Calhoun.
Treasurer
LLOYD RINEHART, Lewis.
Attorney General
WILLIAM III. SAWYERS, Summers.
Commissioner OF Agriculture
JOHN b. FINLEY, Wood.
COUNTY
Prosecuting Attorney
VIM. q. LAVELLE, Tunnelton.
Sheriff
b. T. GIBSON, Masontown.
Assessor
JOHN @. MAYER, Terra Alta.
House OF Delegates
GEORGE SPIKER, Brandonville.
THOMAS HOLMES, Tunnelton.
Surveyor
3. X. GUSEMAN, Reedsville.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-10-19
Ear

We are having cloudy weather and
showers now.
Cyrus Shaffer has been on the sick
list for some time
Sisler brothers werei this vicinity
last Sunday.
Walter Spiker has been working for
Jacob Nicola at Hazelton.
Ralph Kelley went up to Kingwood
Saturday and returned home Sunday.
Allen Meyers OF Terra Alta. was
here on business Saturday. He was
accompanied by Frank Herring of
Hazelton.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Cupp were the
guests of Alfred Cupp's Sunday.
Some of our farmers were gathering
apples and digging potatoes the past
week.
MIR. and Mrs. Ezra Kelley visited
with Samuel Floyd Kelley and family
in Dority vicinity Sunday.
G. G. Graham OF Guseman, was here
last Thursday and took away with him
fine lot of sheep the farmers
brought in for him.
Miss Mary M. Kelley accompanied
her brother Charles part of the way
to Albright Wednesday. He was on
his way to Morgantown to visit with
relatives and friends.
Alfred Cupp and son Renzie were
getting out coal at j. j. Kelley's coal
mine on the Powell place last week.
Miss ocie Sisler of Morgans Glade,
was visiting her sister Mrs. Cy Miller
and family recently.
S. Frank Kelley took a load of
buckwheat to the Hazelton Milling
company last week.
Misses Frances Guseman and Eu-
ruth Kelley accompanied Gay Guse-
man to Glade Farms Sunday and were
guests at Ear Beerbower's.
Miss Lucy Kelley was staying with
Mrs. George A. Nieman last week.
John Guthrie of near Mountain
Dale church, brought some fine lambs
here for c, c. Graham last Thursday.
Miss Fay Frankhouser visited with
Miss Euruth Kelley at her home here
recently.
Misses Frances .Guseman and Eu-
ruth Kelley were among the young
people of this vicinity who attended
services at Cuzzart Saturday night
conducted by Rev. W. II. Nicholson.
Miss Bessie Nieman. who was visit
ing relatives at Uniontown last week,
has returned home.
Benton Rodeheaver and Dolpha
Guthrie and other farmers brought
sheep here for Allen Meyers of Terra
Alta, Saturday. Mr.. Meyers came on
Monday of this week and took them
away with him.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-10-19
Farmers for Wilson

III there is one class OF American
citizens to whom the appeals OF Can
didate Hughes must appear empty and
unimpressive IL is those who are en-
gagged in agricultural pursuits. The
Wilson administration has passed
more legislation for the benefit OF the
farmer than any other administration
in the nations history. The rural
credits act, good roads measure, the
parcel post and extension OF the rural
delivery system all prove the interest
shown by the Democratic party In the
basic American industry which has
been neglected by the Republicans
while they have been passing favors
to certain groups of manufacturers,
and encouraging monopoly. And as
Mr.. Finley. the Democratic candidate
for commissioners of agriculture, is
pointing out in his speeches, the far
mers should be especially grateful to
Mr.. Wilson for keeping the United
States at peace, inasmuch as it is the
farmers who bear the heaviest burden
Of the fighting in time of war.
The attempt of Mr.. Hughes to make
capital out of the resignation OF Mr..
Durand as direction of the census, and
the resignation of DR.. Tittman from
the coast and geodetic survey, is caus-
tically commented upon by DR.. II. e.
Stockbridge, president OF the Farmers
National Congress, who declares that
"Mr. Hughes showed lamentable ig-
norance, and by attempting to support
opinions by misstatements of fact be-
comes as censurable as any other vio-
lator of the truth"
DR.. Stockbridge shows that efficien-
cy in the census bureau has increased
since the retirement of Durand, and
that Dr. Tittman has made repeated
efforts to resign after 4S years of con-
tinuous service to the government
The complaint of Mr.. Hughes that a
stock breeder and veterinarian" was
made administrative chief OF scienti-
fic department OF the government, is
referred to by DR.. Stockbrldge as
proof of Ignorance and caddishness.
He calls attention to the fact that the
federal bureau of animal industry was
organized and has been administered
by veterinarian; that the hookworn,
anthrax, cholera. trichinosia, hoof and
mouth disease and rabies have yielded
to the ability of veterinarians; that the
whole modern germ theory of disease
came from the laboratory Of PasteuI
a veterinarian; that President McKin-
ley appointed veterinarian as chief
surgeon of the Chickamauga camp
during the Spanish war, and
that he checked the scourge of typhoid
and saved thousands of lives
Incidentally, il will be recalled that
the Farmers National Congress, at its
last annual session in Omaha, adopted
resolutions strongly commencing the
foreign policy Of President Wilson,
Register.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-10-19

Candidate Chas. Il. Hughes has
made the eight-hour law the issue in
this campaign. He has denounced IL
from the Atlantic to the Pacific and
the gulf to the lakes. In making II
the paramount issue he makes il plain
that the fight is to be Capital versus
Labor This is indeed unfortunate.
In contest like this both sides must
suffer. A man who will try to ar
ray one class against another is a
dangerous man to place in a public
office: But every Office which Mr..
Hughes has filled he has been opposed
to the laboring class. AS the COVER
nor of New York he vetoed the full
crew bill; the two cent car fare on
the steam railway and the three cent
car fare on the electric railway and
the bill giving women school teachers
equal pay with men doing the same
work. His decision in the Danbury
hatters boycott was against the hat
ters. His decision in the Virginia
debt was against West Virginia.
There is nothing in his public record
that holds out any hope for the com
mon people. The supporters OF
Hughes cannot point to one public act
of his that has been in favor of the
plain people. This being undeniable
how can the great army OF wage-earn-
ers vote for him? Are they not vot-
ing against their OWN interests when
they do?
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-10-19

IL is the duty Of each voter to study
the record OF the Republican and the
Democratic parties. After they have
made an unbiased study OF the rec
ords let them make up their minds
how to vote. The person who casts a
vote according to political prejudice is
really doing himself injury as well as
his fellow man. No one can vote in
telligently on prejudice. This was
fully demonstrated In 1904 in the
adoption of the Dawson tax laws. Our
Republican brethren honestly believ-
ed That he Dawson tax laws were for
the benefit OF the people becauseathe
were fathered and enacted by the Re
publican party. They believed, and
honestly, too, that they would reduce
taxation. Why? Because the lead
ers OF that party told them that they
meant reduction in taxation. When
John Cornwell told them they were a
snare and deceit; that they were in
tended to raise more revenue, which
~AAiSu Win ~ oil iuCISdSe III ldAaIlO0,
which was necessary to support cor
rupt political machine and to pay the
Virginia debt, which in due course of
time would be fastened upon the peo-
ple' the leaders of the Republican par
ty said it was Democratic campaign
lies" While quite a number OF that
party did not believe it and voted for
Mr.. Cornwell, the great majority of
them did believe it and voted the ma
chine ticket. Subsequent events have
proven that John Cornwell did tell the
truth. Now that it is known TO our
Republican brethren that Mr. Corn
well told the truth are they going to
vote for him?
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-10-19
PROPERTY WE HAVE Eo,rNn

PROPERTY WE HAVE FOUND TO
BE THE INDISPENSABLE FoUNDA-
TIoN OF STABLE INSTITUTIONS.
BUT THE RIGHTS OF HUMANITY
ARE THE ESSENCE OF FREE IN
STITUTIoNS. AND NOTHING CAN
TAKE PRECEDENCE OF THEM
WOODROW WILSON.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-10-19

Judge Taft hit that eight=hour law
amidship i'm his speech at Trenton, I"
joyfully shouts the Wheeling Intelli-
gencer. This will not surprise the
workingman in the least, for they have
a vivid recollection that 1t was Judge
William Howard Taft who issued the
FIRST injunction against organized
labor. II is quite natural that Judge
Taft would be opposed to anything
that would benefit the workingman.
Taft has always been the champion
Of the trusts and special interests.
The Intelligencer can be placed in the
same boat, and 1t necessarily follows
that when Hughes, Taft and Roose-
welt denounces the eight-hour day that
It would give vent to its approval Of
such denunciatlon.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-10-19

Who disfranchised the Progressive,
Socialist and Prohibition parties in
West Virginia? The Republican par
ty Can this be truthfully denied ?
Can the members of such parties vote
for the Hatfield ticket.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-10-19

Those who want to be on the win
ming side and rejoice must vote for
Wilson and Cornwell. Privately their
election is conceded by the Republic
can machine managers. 1t simply re-
solves itself into a question of ma
jority.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-10-19
VIM. E. Chiffon
Senior Senator of West VIRGINIA

Will address the voters of Preston
county, October Oath, at Rowlesburg
at 200 p. M. at Hollis Hall and at
Kingwood at 800 p m. at the Brown
Armory.
Senator Chiffon will discuss the big
issues ofthe campaign, and all should
turn out to hear this gifted son of
West Virginia A free train will be
run from Tunnelton over the w. V.N.
r. r., making all stops both coming
and going. A good brass band will
furnish music and delightful time is
promised
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-10-19

Governor Hatfield states ~ the %.
Diration Of his term he Is going to re-
turn 10 his old job Of bones and
Pill distributor re fails e mention
that the decision was arrived a. after
viewing the political horizoY No
more Bat0eldism for the people Of
West VIRGINIA.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-10-19

a conservative poll of the state
gives John Cornwell thirty thousand
majority over Ira II. Robinson. The
more enthusiastic give Cornwell fifty
thousand majority. However. all agree
that it is only a question of majority.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-10-19

The average taxpayer should get his
tax ticket for 1915 before the day of
election. Let him compare IT with his
tax ticket of 1904 and then say who
lied to him in 1904, the Republican
machine, or John Cornwell.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-10-19

Will the Wheeling Intelllgencer
kindly admonish the people to watch
your tax tlcket?" That was its IA
miliar slogan tn 1904 and O5 But
the tax ticket has grown so rapidly
since those asys uDder Hatheldism
that an appropriate slogan gould be
Forget your tax ticketH
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-10-19

The Republican machine organs and
stump speakers are shouting Demo
cratic campaign les at John Corn
well just like they did in 1894. Are
the people going to believe them? Who
lied in 1904? The same gang that is
lying in 1915.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-10-19

While governor OF New York Char-
les F. Hughes refused 10 appoint a
representative Of labor on the public
service commission, thus ignoring the
petition Of the labor unions asking
that one Of their members be appoint
ed. His answer was that "he looked
only for efficiency and competency IA
his appointments" and intimated that
these qualities were not 10 be found
among railroad unions Mr. Robins.
tn his Morgantown speech, is reported
as saying that labor never had a
greater friend than Chas. y. Hughes
when he was governor OF New York"
DO the labor unions believe g.? How
can they in the face Of his record7
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-10-19

The PsrksFsburg News Is calling
franticsiy Wake ~. Republlcansl"
Hast the News forgotten ths awaken
Ing last June when sixty THOUSAND Of
the brethren swoke and bit Hatfield
ism amidship? n Il has not let Il
keep it's ear to the ground on the
night Of November 7th and the awak-
ening Of Republicans will convince 10
that they we're wide-awake when they
desS HatGeldism is death blow, a
blow that will put the state house
machine out Of the running for the
next generation.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-10-19

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