The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-04
Editorial Comment
on Current Subjects
STRAIGHT POLITICS.
From the Charleston Mail.
The Mail cheerfully makes answer
to the following:

From the Charleston Mall.
The Mail cheerfully makes answer
to the following:
To the Editor of The Mail:
am one Of many citizens Of this
city and state who have admired
The Charleston Mail-of course
mean the new MAIL" since II pas
sed into its present Independent
ownership. We have felt that
here, at last, was something al
most unique In West Virginia.
newspaper whose principal inter.
est was to print news and not to
serve political master. Recently
some Of US became uneasy, and
while we still think The Mail In.
dependent and disposed to DO fair,
we are wondering why you are no
longer waging the old battle
against crooked politics. What is
the reason? Is 1t party necessity,
or what? Please tell US.
WEST vIRGINIAN.
or course our anxious friend refers
first to The Mails series Of editorial
articles on THE Costliness Of Crooked
Politics." which a Democratic contem.
porary with transparent purpose is
now kindly re-publishing, and then to
The Mails support OF the new Re.
publican ticket. Really there has been
not the slightest inconsistency; and
uneasiness regarding this newspapers
single.minded course In all matters,
public and private, is unwarranted.
The republication OF the editorials
In question fails to remind US OF any
statement which we would reach. We
were willing at the time those rather
vigorous editorial articles were writ;
ten. and we are willing now. that the
chips should fall where they may.
Some OF them were bound to fino
Judgement IT. the Republican and
some In the Dtmocratic dooryard. But
those articles contained no reflection
upon the principles Of the Republican
party, no aspersion upon any decent
person who calls himself Republican
Quite the contrary!
The Republican party rarely II ever
has elected representatives SO bad as
to create condition ut all compare
BILE In rottenness to the condition
VhASA "oaAu 4SoulL III "CbL tlERlIllG
from turning over the government tc
the men now in control Of the Demo
cratic party in this state. Mr.. Corn
well is a respectable and honorable
man. but he has no more controlling
power over the dangerous Democratic
machinery than has the merest child
On the other hand the Republicans
have nominated some mighty likely
candidates. For example. Judge Rob
inson and Congressman Sutherland
These men are not only uncontrolled
by the forces Of crooked politics, bu,
they will run their own business. The
Republican party in this state has
fallen upon distinctly better times. Fol
any Republican to vote the Democrat
ic ticket this fall would be a strange
monstrous thing. Their party stands
before the people this year, as seldom
in its history In West Virginia. as 9
party which has selected candidates
OF the highest class for the highest
places.
The Mail rejoices In the opportunity
to support them. The Mail rejoices
because their election will mean al
least the beginning of cleaner politics
In this commonwealth. The Republi
can party has always been right
Sometimes some OF its candidates In
this state have not been representa-
tive OF the best that was in the party
Individuals within the party, and no,
the party itself or its new and better
candidates, should be held responsible
for that.