West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-08-31

NuNSe AVi prosperity through EN-
cheney" unrestrained by law and good
morals in business affairs. already
brought the worldY
II has landed Europe over and be-
yond the precipice of bankruptcy into
sea OF human blood. And the only
life buoy in sight is an inheritance OF
internal machines. the product OF dia-
bolical genius" for the wholesale
killing OF men and the destruction OF
property.
In the United States heartless "ef-
ficiency" has welded about the necks
OF myriad of patient toilers an an
nual and everlasting budget OF obli-
cations founded immeasureably in wa
tered stocks and bonds. the gambling
value of which is dependent upon fire.
quent changes i'm executive policy at
Washington.
Hence II is that allied promoters OF
the monopolistic system which now
completely dominate the country's in
dustries take IL upon themselves TO
make advantageous selections from
the list OF candidates; for now that
monopoly is supreme, IL would legal
i2e its spurious title to the national
wealth by drawing close rein upon the
government as matter OF self-inter-
est.
1t is no answer TO this indictment
OF big business" to say that farm
product prices have advanced and
that the wages of labor have risen to
the point of an assured livlihood for
the man who is willing to work Nor
is it sufficient excuse for the enor-
mites of the privileged class TO point
with disdain to the excesses OF the
pathetic little army calling itself the
/. W. W
For in very truth scarcely second
thought is necessary to convince all
open-minded persons that the world
old rule of cause and effect-extreme
meeting extreme-continues to oper-
ate.
1t is too much perhaps to expect any
man allotted to the task OF leading his
party to victory TO go very deeply
into this subject. What he wants and
what he must have is votes.
So that we do not find MIR. Hughes
summoning the I. w. w. captains to
his aid, not even to dissuade them
from further excesses. He prefers
the captains OF industry instead, the
more powerful and affluent among the
disturbers OF the country's serenity,
and he makes them a part and parcel
OF the political machinery of his candi-
dacy
II is this discrimination that sub
jects him to the suspicion that in the
event OF his election the big bust
ness" interests are not TO be subordi-
mated to the national will.
Few men ever prove themselves su-
perior to their environments. II may
be Mr.. Hughes intention to be the soil
tary exception in this regard. II SO
himself explicitly-to specifically state
his understanding with Mr.. Perkins
ct it omne genus is unequivocally on
the side of solemn law and against the
exactions Of associated greed.
Nothing he can say as TO other mat
ters, no criticism he may utter con-
corning the Wilson administration,
would give so great an impetus to Re-
publican success at the polls; for II
in this underlying doubt as To his fu-
ture attitude toward these arch male
factors, these prime movers in the au-
tocratic scheme of world domination.
that destroys confidence and makes
hostility to an otherwise acceptable
candidate.
So IT is that the Nonpartisan Lea
que, an outgrowth Of the injustices
have pointed out, should probe be-
meath the surface OF political affairs
for the germ that has bred so much
distress, injecting the whole social
.abric with it's subtle poison.
Again, Mr.. Hughes detracts from
the importance Of this greatest OF all
ssues, whether designedly or not, by
enlarging upon the comparatively
trivial mistakes of the Wilson admin
.silation. There have been pork bar
rels" and technical violations OF the
civil service law under every Presi-
dent within my recollection. And
surely Mr. Hughes cannot be unmind-
ful Of this fact.
1t Is somewhat singular too that I'm
denouncing a small expenditure for
dredging an Arkansas river he does
not proclaim against the lavish appro-
priations Of money poured into the
harbors Of his own state of New York.
the largest beneficiary Of the pork
barrel" In the entire union.
AS to Mexico even tho pacihsts
would feel some compensation were
Mr.. Hughes boldly to declare his in
tention, as the only alternative policy
of correcting the morals Of our south
ern neighbor by the sword, and the
annexation OF a slice of terruory as
compensation for our altruistic en-
deayors
True-a and Mr.. Hughes cannot be
wholly blind to the fact-were we u
intervene in Mexico in real earnest
we would not escape the hostilltles OF
all the southern republics. Perhaps
Mr.. Hughes has plan for avoiding
such a contingency. In this respect
II may be that Mr.. Wilson has not