The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-04-21
DIsGRUnIM REPUBLICANS ANO
DISAPPOINTED OFFICE SEEK
ERs WAAT 70 ELECT LILLY
JUST TO DePRECNTE HAT.
FIELDS ADMINISTRATION


ss~ As~f'tsa'tSe@t P~4ty ~ " 80 ifkinia.
sssailed a. il has been, has been in,in-
cible for brt . single reason: became il
,ss had this great constructive reconi to
lts credit, and has stesdfastly adhered to
policies outlined for tire protev ton and
strengthening of the statutes and prsc-
ices which have renrolled West virgi-
MIA among the progressive common
~ealths OF the nation. some guberna-
ORAL candidates in the past have souk ht
u hear the party's standard on q Plat
form which, IN . large mcguire as least,
would have heen repudistive of thi-
record and its sustaining policies. Hut
no man has ever succeeded in inducins
the Republican voters to tske a suici.lai
resctionary course, nor do we believe
that NJ y man will ever be able % d 90
within the memory Of the men of this
generation It 10 incredible that man
who undertakes eo win the Republican
vubernatoriai nomination, or any oth-r
n ,minstion for . place on the State tick
~, who~e policies. ~ outlined, coineidr
directly with those Of the agreed upon
Democratic candidate for governor, can
give his party the bess str~ngth and best
service, even il nominated under ssieh
circumstances.
It 10 q most unpromising condition
when Republican candidate for COVER
nor makes sxactly the sape arTument
in seekine the- nonikktioa stpAe hinds
Of his party that will he made By the
Democratic nominee when he attempsr
to win the general election IL 10, there
fore, this condition which h.s forced
many thoughtful Republicans to the con
clusion that they must, in determining
the primary result. make exactly the
same campsign against misled Rrpub.
licans in the rimsry that must NJ msds
against Democrats in preparation for the
Novcm'ev election. No party can repu
diste it, own administration. it's ow,
history A. a party Of achievement, and
srrcer.i
The Democrats tried tn repndia,e Cir,
ver Cleveland M Is.s;. and elect Rrysr.
ard ~veryho'y knows tfs rr-ult IL hs,
''"sn tried tim" and iin, il D. ia state
ai'l Eait"a. a. 4 sls result has aIwsy-
b~~n the same. Candidates. fhersf ~.
who, ~ tie instIgatiop e leaders VIII
never h.v- ben friendly tn the construc
tiv" purrr-e> 81 NJ" Republican party,
are s--sulti- q this buIwsrk of party
-tr. myth, would Do wiser and safer
thing. rot only for Themselves hut for
she marty, IL they could he persnaded T.
renounce tie Influences whirh impe'
tn-n tO a c"ur-~ whose unw;-dom nu-i
be apparent u every thonghtfu' RspIb-
Iran. No mater that hi present align
ment or who hi- personal preference Az
administrations are subj.-c' T.. error. In
u probable, wee IL determined beyond
the Pre- adventure 81 a 10 uht. thst every
Republican administration which ba-
figured in the history ~ West Virgins
hss errors ~ - cr~di'. Rrt the fact re-
mains that every Republican sdmi' -
frstion has remarkable progressive schi.
evement to it, cre.iit, and in the line ~
progrr-- and accomplishment, ~ the wsy
ri platform fuliiilment. the sdministra-
ton of Governor Hatfield stands out ss
one ~ the most -ucce--ful OF all -snd
this ip spite of the fact that he tork dice
at a time when the state fsre' the grsves.
and most embarrassing conditions IL has
ever h~~n called upon ~ fare or likely
ever uill 10.
II V no w1pder in view ~ the-e fact.
that RsDublican candidates for United
Ststr- senator, f,r congress. for the leg
i-l-ture. for cc~nty Offices, are beginning
g. psu-e and take stock Of wh-, ~iII
likely ~ IN store for them o. Repuhlicsn
nominees u the proposed repudisfion q
tie R~pnblicsn party constructive work
in West Virgins shall ~ indor-ed by the
voters in TIE primary
This ~ -eripus 'nztter. and n notypdy
doe- "a appear with more force than to
the candidates vho exp~ct to ~ the par
~ NOMINEES in the v,rions counties.
The wen are vitality interested in q
sssfe~sde p~r'y sondition xhich ~ill con-
-rve the parry strength and make for
sncoe-- lczlly ~ well - in the state si
lsrgr.
n the Rspnblicsn voters cannot once
mcr~ overcome chronic movement IN
their own rsrtv sussrstins repodiasion
Of its e,nstructive sccomrl'shmepts. Il
viIl ~ hard. indeed. 10 overcome th>
D-n~rsss. when they 20 b<(ore shs peo-
PIE pskips the SANE propossls. - their
ch'ef cs7d'<A.sr now = mssine and will
- nakins - us - enae.is.- IN