The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-12-01
CAN THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY Come BACK?
MUST REDEDICATE ITSELF TO HUMAN LIB.
ERTY---THE DEMO CRATIC PARTY WILL
WRECK ITSELF UPON SHOAL Of
GREAT ISSUES OF STATE.
(BY ". n. HARRIS. IR.

After one of the inst unex gs-ct.,l ar
stinging defeats IN its entirr history. ths
QUESTION now being mostly discussed l.,
the polite al wise acres is-Csn the RI
publican party come back?
In rider to answer this question VII.
ly We must revert To a period IN our Do.
liticsn history which antedatss even th.
birth Of the Republican party itself-th,
stirring days of the epcch-nlakirg Alto
lition movement. Next 20 th. que-tin.
OF American Independence, the Aholi
ton movement was tine greatest uues;iot
that ever confronted the American pe.
ple- Ii was a day cf inteils ctusl giant
wnen characteri like sumner, Garrison,
Phillips, Douglass (both Stephen am
Fred) and the immortal Lin-oln wr,te
their names indeli5ly upon the pages OF
American history and transmitted L.
posterity the great truth THAT the Amer
lean Union is one and indis-oluble -
just rs the saving Of the Union a, d
the freeing of the slaves were the bed
rocks upon which the party WAS fi--t
foand-d, 50 today, If it wishes t. r, habil-
it te itself, there must be no stradlhng
no politlcal buncOmbe or attemut Ia
throw dust into the eyes OF The people:
but the party must adopt a policy thst
will appeal To the srnse ol right and in,-
tice OF all the people. The Abolition ayi-
tatson with its underground raiiroas."
Created a public sentiment. the Repul,-
iican party was the political incarnation
OF that sentiment
THE WEST COMING INTO ITS Own.
For years the east has ,Iomi aate,i our
politics To such al extent that il has ls-n
conceded by both Of the great political
parties. that the party That carried thu
states of New York, Pennsylvania. New
Jerpey and Ohio, wac sure to win the
election Bot just AS the center oi popn-
lstion has continued to move westward.
the recent election shows that the pivota.
supremacy 81 long held by tile eflete ia, I
has now been transferred o. the yonnx
and virile midwest, and that IN the ft.-
ture, this section must be seriously reck
oned with.
The East with its great manufacturing
centers controlling the financial interest,"
OF the entire country has always been
by ALI ultsa-cDn-, rvatiye
ness- The West has been the fallou
ground IN which the seeds oi progressive
IA n lr1rr na.f.
referendum, the rerall, all .sen to com
mand their largest following la thu
section.
THE GROWTH OF MOMAN
SUFFRAGE.
Along with its advanced political ,I.a-.
tte West has been capu, at~d hy tie
Woman Suffrage movement. and il VA.
the votes cast 10y the women in the m:a-
die and far west that really decided IN.
laSe election. THIS situation - An Il,
equality that must he rrmedis-l At once
it 10 msnifestiy unfair To the women -.
the East that they should be denird the
ballot which Is enjoyed by their sisters ~.
the West Ii is maniiestiy unfair e. the
men in the East that their votes shou'd
be offset by those OF the women in ih
West Either the women Should VOC.
or they should not. II they are .-.r
mitted TO vote IN one state they should
be permitted to vote in ali. 1his qu.s-
ton ofieas live issue o. tina R~pui,ir.r,
party and their pOIicy IL. r,fth~i.re L.
n one OF the questions ~birh vii htpr
mine whether tie party can come bark
1IIE ELECTORAL COLLEGE
This institution has apparently ont vel
it, usefulness. The oilice ni tlie ,Icto-
10 purely Dandstpry-it -iint rcri-t.<-
the voice OF the peOTl,. p . TN. rea-o,
Oh re y a growing s.I timent in favor o.
ths election Of the pre-iderit b., a direct
vote Of the people Another question:
which tne late e.ection hrnlg- Prom
nently before the country iSthe sufsir
advantage the Soutn has i'm Electoral
College. Thinking Dlen in fhe Norti.
East and West are seriously a-kr earl
other Why should u take tnre- t.me- ..
many votes 4, chO's~ ~ eiecI.r in the-e
SECTIONS ~ "a dos- d. ''.e South, TIE,
are s-king = u lar tire : nth o. r.
iu~ IN baii'H o. i,r Neyrv AMI 1T
c0unt this ~sns. N~grp b. IT, eertorsi
representation Hwy ar beginning O.
see thst popular sos'r, m.nt 10 thu
: nth = myth and eie,uoa- arr fercp
They ar, bginri'g ." ~ Izs that the
oligsrcl.y winch ful = ~ south - ~nl,-
versive II gocd gs.v~rnusent and a grow
ing mensre o. tr Jnioa. The lougrr
this c',pdnivn sft~in- D.. mors diaicu.t
it viii ~ o. rnrs,ly be Kspubiiean
party shs UiI d.msr cprss tGtlOnal g..v-
ernUent for the : .ufi snd in this de-
msDd u ~ouid have g.. loysl support 4
the North, Eat AMI West. This y all
other issue Ahich -ill .ietermiue ~aether
Ne psr's can eoms back.