The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-03
BEL INGTON DEMOCRAT
LEAVES DONKEY PARTY
Writes the Treasurer Of Demo
cratic National Committee
Giving His Reasons.
9lpeeIAL 20 NC 1VlGapA1sI

GlPGeIAL 70 THE va EoRAHi
BELINGTOS. Nov. IA. G. Boil
ton, prominent citizen Of this town.
and assistant cashier OF the Citizens
National Bank. who has been life
long Democrat. announces in a let
ter written to the treasurer Of the
Democratic national committee In
New York City. that he has broken
away from the Democratic party and
VII cast his vote at the coming cleo
don for the straight Republican tick
e.
IN his letter to Treasurer Marsh
Mr.. Bolton m ,ntions the fact that the
Democratic party four years ago
promised through the elimination OF
the protective tarin to reduce the
high cost Of the necessaries OF life.
ssTo my great surprise and chagrin.
however, as soon as the Underwood
bin became a law most Of the arti-
sles that were exported to this coun-
try and put on the free list began to
raise in price and have continued TO
mise until the prices OF all necessar-
les Of life have almost doubled. ne
SAYS. He also mentions the fact that
the Industries OF the country were
stagnated under the effect Of the free
trade tarin bill until the European
war broke out. and says It Is plain
the present 6ourishing condition Is
due to the European war.
Al have come to the conclusion that
the high protective tariff is the only
method through which industries OF
America can be protected. and Tor
the further reason that every plank
Of the Baltimore platform seems to
have been ignored and violated.
have decided to break away from the
training OF my youth and Join the
Republican party and will cast my
vote for Charles E. Hughes at the
coming election"
His letter in full Is as follows:
s'Bel'n&ton. W. W.. Oct. %. 1916.
scHou. Wilbur ". Marsh.
'Treasu-er Democratic National
Committee.
New York City. n. Y.
Dear sir
..some days ago. had a letter from
you notifying ne that together with
seven other Democrats Of this town.
I had been arooIntod as a member OF
the auxiliary finance committee OF the
Democratic national committee. IN
which as part OF my duties was to
solicit and collect funds to assist In
the election Of Woodrow Wilson TO
the presidency of the United States.
At beg to say that while IN the nast
I tried to faithfully serve the Demo-
cratic party in every way possible
and ro4nIced IN thu election OF Wood
row W'l=on four years aEO. believing
rs I had been ;a"Cht from my boy
hood that tariff for revenue only
vas the cnlv thing that would lower
tho cost OF liv'nr and that higher
PROTECTIVE tariff vas making million
aires Of our proArce-s and manufae- 7
ture~s at the expnp of the labor
Inc r,an: that free trade policy
would -e.-,see the hI~h cost OF the nee
essqrFes Of life as has always been
maintained by the leaders OF the Dom
ocratIc party. To my great surprise
and chagrfn. however. as soon as the
Underwood hill became 4 law. most OF
the articles that were exported to this
county and put on the free list. began
10 raise in price and have continued
TO raise until the price OF all neces-
sarfes OF life have almost doubled. +
''I also noticed that until the for
tsAtsGl HAE UAOhS OG6 NAAaA' 49, 80
81 our country seemed to be staGnated
and a great panic threatened our
country, while at the present time
some Of our industries seem to be IN
a dourishing condition. yet 1t is plain
to me that this Is mainly caused by
the foreign wars and in short: 1 have
come to the conclusion that the high
protective tariff is the only method
through which the industries OF
America can be protected. For that
reason and for the reason every plank
Of the Baltimore platform seems to
have been ignored and violated.
have decided to break away from the
training OF my youth and join the
Republican party and will cast my
vote for Charles E. Hughes at the
coming election.
az am, therefore. returning the
membership card. appointing nae to
membership on the committee men
toned with my sincere thanks for this
Very tuly yours.
"(Signed) A. c. BOLTON.