West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-08-17


ginia that fought the Hatfield admin
istration I'm the recent primary cam.
paign with much OF the same argument
that was used In the Democratic state
platform nodded at Parkersburg. have
sought. since the Democratic state con.
vention, to treat the Democratic plat
form lightly.
No effort has been made to ignore
or refute the charges made In the In.
dictments against the Hatfield admins.
tration. but rather TO lay claim TO q
large Republican majority In West Vir.
ginia, and mockingly announce that
the indictment against the present Hat
field administration in the Democratic
platform is not entitled to serious con.
sideration. because OF the so-called In.
ability of the Democratic nominee TO
overcome the usual Republican ma.
jority.
State Chairman c. c. Lewis, Jr.. In
a statement recently declared that II
the Republican newspapers expected to
ignore the depth OF public sentiment,
then they had not sensed public senti.
ment with reference to the feeling
against a continuation OF machine
rule.
Chairman Lewis said:
eff the Republican editors mean, in
all seriousness, the sympathy which
they are expressing for Democratic
candidates as hgureheads. then II Is
quite evident that the Republican ed.
itors have not sensed public opinion In
West Virginia.
of. on the other hand. their humor.
GUS comments upon our ticket and our
purposes are merely intended as mock
cry, then with equal force II can be
said that these editors do not sense
public opinion.
This ia not the time for mockery,
nor for turning aside the Will OF an
aroused people by fiippant paragraphs
=. Relentless As Death.
I'VE Democrats feel in relation to
this campaign as relentless as death.
We mean TO get the political blood of
those who have lost sight OF the state
and its interests In their interest in q
machine. / repeat that this campaign
Is as relentless as death.
Without Boosting, without hurrah.
without turning aside for a moment
from the purpose that actuates us, we
are girding ourselves to clean out those
who have regarded public service as q
private snap; who have regarded fam
lily claims as Just grounds for Office
holding, without regard to merit; and
who. drunk with power, have become
mad with the delusion that the state
will continue to stand for that which
they represent
Il am not saying a single word
against the Republican party. Honest
parties serve great purpose. They
have been essential to the development
OF free government In the United
States-their play against each other
has corrected abuses that otherwise
could creep in. In this conflict II is
not between the Democratic party and
the Republican party, but between the
ONCE holding trust and an aroused
populace, who despise the methods that
have been used, who feel the gan of
repeatedly increased taxation, who
know deep down in their hearts that
the government we are laboring under
In West Virginia is not the govern
ment OF free people.
Let's Clean House Together.
Thousands and tens Of thousands
OF honest men in both parties through
out this state will use the Democratic
party on November 7th az g means OF
killing the form OF mis-government I'M
der which West Virginia has stag.
gered for twelve years at least. We
all have been sfronted and Inundated
by men who in public behavior, DO
litical and otherwise. have given no
toriety 30 our state; their personal
conflicts. their hst.hghts. their threats
Of gun-play, and their ruthless attitude
toward the money OF the taxpayers
have brought the state Of West Vir.
ginja into dishonor and made us
laughing stock among our sister states.
Il want 70 assure the editors OF the
Republican papers that this f. no time
IN the history OF the state for gibes
and jeers-we arc after the body Of
the crime that has been perpetrated ia
West Virginia and We will not be de-
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