The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-10-06
CAMPAIGN COMMENT


and scholarly Col McGrz~ would cay
he Is the Instrument" Of the Marion
magnate.
In 1910 the Democratic party said
that the protective tariff ~as the cause
OF the high cost of living and they
promised n they wOn that they would
reduce the high cost by abolishing the
cause. They won all right and they
did away with protection. but they
didn't do away With the high cost OF
living. IL is 80 per cent higher now
than IL was in 1914. according TO fg-
ures Just issued by Secretary Redfeld
Il the Wilson cabinet.
IL was bad enough when President
Wilson gave away the Panama Canal
20 England but when he surrenders
The government I'm an effort 10 secure
enough votes 10 gain his reelection. IL
Is time for an army OF real old-f&sh-
Oned patriots like our fOrefathers TO
appear on the scene and put "A stop 10
such high-handed treason and -dems-
sOgy.
The Hon. Bin Squisrins. OF skunk
Run. Is In our midst. Col SquiggiI
one OF the prOfnin. and influential
men where ne lives. lie is "A staun,h
tepublican He never scratched his
icket. but he H. going 10 this year
les for Wilson and COrnweu
Sample appearing in Democratic
newspapers published many miles dis
ant from the habitat of the Hon Bill
iquiggins. or where the habitat is lo
'ated by an industrious press agent A.
he event that the Hon Bill Is a.
PATHOLOGICAL a. the jewellers on MOur
olympus. which Ia generally the case
;reat stun,
Wilson's labor record. like his rec
I'd on nine out OF ten public ques
'Ons. lines up first on one side an
zen on the other But that cannot
said OF John COrnwelrs labor rec
I'd. IL has been consistently oppose
organized labor from the time H.
as in the State Senate. when n.
edged the fellow servant bill. till IN,
me "A year agO when he wrote "A series
articles attacking the proposed full
-ew law in particular. and the dc
ands OF organized railroad labor IN
neral Judge RObinson's Official
cord shows the truth Of the claim
ATE for him by his friends. and b.,
e. leaders of organized labor in West
reinia.- he H. the laburing mans
lend and his proven protector and
.nefactOr
Senator Watson il not a candidate
r any Office. so far AZ I know. an
ointive or elective Therefore NJ
eds no defense. Consolidated Coal
Dmpany's candidate
senator Watson is a candidate 10,
| oss OF a proposed invisible govern
ent in West Virginia. The place is
'ithcr appOintive nor elective. but
has been known TO be purchasabIs
other states and In many of IN.
reer cities
VIII John J. CornweH. the candi
- Of the Watson interests. hell
| 4" United Mine Workers To organic.
/ te FairmOnt coal field II he Is elecf..
vernon OR will he send i'm the
litia when that is attempted. as IL
riainly will be- during the term OF
e next Governor
When ! began this campaign I an
/ nnOunced that personalities would
u be- INDUCED In. that | proposed
make no personal attack on Judge
/ Jbinson whom ! had known for a Ions
me and with whom my relations had
| ways been cordial in
'eech az Hinton
lis true that Mr. COrnwell made
ich an announcement Then. in his
'ry first series OF speeches he Gu,
ose with personalities innumerable
III misStatements galore. They are
ming home 90 roost now. hence the
'mplaint. After all I'm promptly
-eaking the pledge he made 10 him
III and the public he was merely
flowing the Democratic fashion
hich was established on the wreck
I'd ruin Of the poor old Baltimore
latform
There are few counties I'm which
rOusing Republican clubs have NOT
been organized. and rot right down
10 the business OF WhOOping I'D the
campaign. That doesn't look like Old
General Apathy was on the job. so far
as the Republican party Of West Wiz
einia Is concerned
i know good many things I have
not told COrnWell
Are they as true as the things
told referring 20 the raising OF a cam
paign fund among the employees OF the
deaf and blind institute AZ Romney.
We wonder? II they are no nearer
truth than that quickly disproven
charge. II would be the part OF wisdom
not 10 tell them.
ECONOMY VS.. GRAFT.
The State paid $3.50 IS for gas foi
the buildings az the Fairmont state