West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-10-05

| spect TO the purposes and intention.
OF the men who formed that group Il
politics. But the interesting thing (,
that. inasmuch as they did not get tn,
| opportunity. we took advantage OF oui
opportunity to do the things that the,
wanted TO do. And l want you young
fellows to understand the reason foI
that
There are standpatters I'm tn,
Democratic party. There are men sit.
ting down hard on the breechine
strap. There are men who are trying
to hold back and TO serve what the,
| believe TO be conservatism, though II
is really reaction. But the interest.
ing thing about the Democratic party
is that those men are i'm "A small min.
ority in its ranks. whereas in the par.
ty OF the opposition they are in a ma.
! jority and are in control
The interesting thing TOR all poll
ticians TO remember is that the pro-
gressive voters OF this country all put
together outnumber either party. |
venture TO say they outnumber both
parties put together. This country is
progressive. and IL you youngsters are
going to be in the running you will
throw i'm your fortunes with the party
OF which the progressives have the
control.
Il am progressive. do not spell
UylI On. aal -
pace is just as fast as those who do.
IL does not interfere with the run
ming and | am very much astonished
to see the company that some gentle
men who spell their name with a cap
ital are keeping.
They are engaged i'm the interest
ing enterprise of trying to capture a
party which is fortified against them
and refusing 10 enter a party which is
already captured by those who be-
lieve I'm their principles The intel
lectual processes by which they arrive
as their conclusions are entirely OBJ
scured to my intelligence.
But you will notice that parties
that merely want control do not have
any principles. That is the reason
why surprise that a program has not
been announced is unreasonable. Look
over the ranks OF the supporters OF
the Republican party. Did you ever
see more motley company in your
life? Did you ever see elements SO
absolutely contradictory OF each other
as the elements of that party? II they
moved in any direction they would
have 10 make in many directions; and
IL l am trying TO get into power by
the support OF the people that do not
agree with one another, IL Is very
dangerous for me to profess my own
opinion.
Back of that party are those who
want to inject into our politics the
politics of Europe. But not all who
have that purpose in mind are on the
same side. Some want to inject those
politics in order to novel n one direc-
ton, and others want TO inject them
In order to move in exactly the oppo-
site direction.
"In these circumstances Il is not
wise to announce your direction.
Some Of them are Progresslves or
were and profess themselves dissatis-
fed with the present leadership and
guidance of the party. and the others
are so well satisfied with 1t that they
are afraid that the entrance OF this
new element Will disturb some OF
their fayorite plans and so. looking at
each other with suspicion, they have
only one enthusiasm and that is the
enthusiasm to get in sec ia my
minds eye this great motley company
enthusiastically united in great
drive for possession.
Unfortunately, however, one thing
has become reasonably clear, my fell
low citizens, and Il is a very serious
thing indeed. One thing has become
evident, not because it was explicitly
stated, for nothing has been explicitly
stated, but because it Is Enthusiastically
implicit in almost everything that has
been said. Am / not right that we
must draw the conclusion that, II the
Republican party Is put into power at
the next election. our foreign policy
will be radically changed ! cannot
draw any other inference.
"All our present foreign policy Ia
wrong, they say. and If IL is wrong
and they are men Of conscience, they
must change It; and II they are going
to change II in what direction arc
they going to change ~
There is only one choice as against
peace, and that is war Some OF the
supporters Of that party, a very great
body of the supporters OF that party.
outspokenly declare that they want
war; so that the certain prospect Of
the success Of the Republican party rs
that we shall bed rawn in one form or
other into the embroilments Of the
European war. and that 10 the south
Of us the force Of the United states
will be used to produce in Mexico The
kind Of law and order which some
American investors in Mexico con
slider most TO their advantage.
Il do not find that anybody else's
counsel is taken IN respect Of the pol
icy that this country should pursue
with regard to Mexico except those
who have hitherto acted as the coun-
sellors for the vested interesta in
Mexico. The whole country is ac-
quainted with the gentlemen who have
been consulted There Is no conceal
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