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Another "panlels.n

According to Col. George Harvey,
the truly original Wilson man and the
one who more than any other won
for Wilson the Presidency, "a Daniels
has to come to be navy slang for the
shorter, and II conceivable, uglier
word" This time, however, 1t Is the
Secretary Of War who appears to hayc
become infected with the besetting
sin Of the Wilson administration. Sec
rotary Baker has been telling Maine
audiences that the Mexican situation
was inherited from the Taft admins.
tration and that 1t was President Taft
who refused to recognize the disso-
lutte monster, Huerta." The truth Is,
as Mr.. Baker must know, that Huerta
did not assume office until February
10, 1913, twelve days before Mr.. TAFT
retired from the Presidency, and Mr..
Taft did not recognize Huerta because
he felt that It was the delicate and ap-
propriate course to leave that act to
his successor. Had Mr.. Wilson recog.
nized Huerta 1t would have strength
ened his hands In dealing with him to
have himself recognized the Mexican
President instead Of having to deal
with an executive recognized by his
predecessor. No argument can be
made to support the contention that
President Taft was In any way responi
sible for the Mexican problem Of this
administration which argument Is not
based on q series Of 'tDanielses."
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WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUG. 30, 1916
"Americo Fist and America Efficient"
!! CRISIS FOR CONGRESSMAN.

A N EMBERS Of Congress who are candidates for re-
wi election doubtless view the prospect that they will
have to go on record, not once but many times, on
the issues growing of the dispute between the rainmen
and the roads in anything but compacent mood In all
probability will mean the political ruin of some; and for
all twill mean many uncomfortable moments.
Well. twas coming to Congress. There are TOO many
log rolling office boys in that body However intelligent
and patriotic the members are when taken individually,
it next to impossible to make them rise to the level Of
genuine Craftsmanship in their collective capacity.
France, Canada, Australia, New Zealand foresee such
emergencies the one thrust upon this nation by the
threat Of the tranmen and prepare for them at time
when the that are adopted may be considered
on their merits and while the public mind is tranquil The
American Congress practically never does anything until
The necessity for action insent that anything tha,
promises ameorate existing evils is accepted with the
result that frequently the trouble instead Of being eradi-
Gated merely drawn out or turned into something inf
nitsly worse.
HGongess does not try to wo out Of the present crisis
BY adopting miserable makeshft the people may con-
adss themselves unusually fortunate. While the matter
is IN the hands Of that body the public will remain in
,tateio apprehension.
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CANADAAs A COMMERCIAL COMPETITOR.

r xPORTS from Canada to the United States during
our fiscal year 1916, were 70 per cent greater than
for 1915, and 70 per cent greater than during the
last fiscal year under the Republican tariff law, 1913 not
withdrawing the fact that Canadas exports to Great Brit
ain during the Canadian fiscal year l9l5-o were more
than double those Of the two previous fiscal years.
For the II months ended last June the Dominion of
Canada got into market for $204000000 worth of
her products at the rate of $l7 000 900 monthly For
ths same period in 1915, we imported from Canada
$l59.5zO00O worth Of goods. and for 1913, $780,
$4,000 worth. The Canadian Department of Trade
and Commerce reports that the total exports Of Canada
~ Great Britain for the Canadian fiscal year 1oI5-l6
We . valued at $452,000,000. compared with $lS7,-
100000 the year before In addition to all this Canada
has contributed generous to the expenses Of the
EopeanWa and in the upkeep of her fighting machine
now battling for England. Had not been for The war,
what would have prevented her from exporting still
greater volume Of her products to the United States with
The kind assistance of the Democratic nearfreerade tariff
lawa
Eight states bordering on the Dominion are to elect
Limited States Senators this fall. The Republican party
confident that it will elect Charles Evans Hughes to the
Presidency. and gain control Of the House by handsome
majority One of the first acts looking to commercial pre-
parensss is the revision of that wreched mess of ms6t
legislation the Underwood tariff law. That law is an
acknowledged failure as revenue producer. It's sole de-
lenders are the authors Of its being 1t has presented Cam
ada WITH splendid handicap our domestic market with
out securing to US ota of preference in the Canadian
market In 1913 Fiscal year, our exports to Canda
fotaed $4l5 900 000-peace products, all of them In
l9l5, they had dropped to $30000O,OO0. In 1916
they rose 100000 but this was because Canada
Is leaning heavily US for her supplies of manufactured
war munitions.
ismperatye that the Republicans control theU United
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-30
CABIN CREEK RELIEF.

IN another column of his issue The West Virginian
| prints statement by Governor Hatfield in which he
explains in detail the situation in the district which was
recently swept by the worst flood in the history Of the state
and talks with pardonabe buntness about the way he has
been misrepreened in connection with federal aid for the
people who live there and victims of the nundation
Party politics has pretty pass, indeed, when
such situation as the Governors statement uncovers is
made football for politicians and newspapers who are
willing sacrifice everything including The safety Of 5 1000
fellow citizens and the fair name of the state, in order to
attempt to make point against political opponent
The latest advices from Washington bearing upon this
unfortunate situation are the effect that because of the
publicity that has been given to it there is apt to be
considerable delay before Federal aid can be made avail
able. In the meantime the people on Cabin creek and
Coal must live in tents and eat off of such dishes
benevolent fellow West Vrgnians have been able to send
to them.
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Has the fad for Spanish in the public schools passed
Two the demand for 1t strong all over
the country that there not enough teachers. In
Wheeling at least this has fallen off to the point where
there is possibility that it will be dropped from the
curriculum Young America is. to borrow an express
sion which 1t will readily understand, missing bet II
it is preparing to drop Spanish The conditions which
made for the popularity of this language two years ago
are still present. Indeed two years ago it was only
suspected that the relations between this country and
Spanish America could be made to grow closer. Now
we know they can.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-30
GROUNDS FOR SUSPICION.

From the Charleston Post.
Indictments have been returned in
the federal court sitting at Webster
Springs against General Edward
O'Toole and others charging fraud in
the recent state primary. The circumY
stances surrounding this so-called fed
eral probe are such as to at least give
rise to the suspicion that the whole
matter is an attempt to use the ma.
chinery Of the federal government for
partisan political purposes.
The appointment Of special attor.
neys, Democratic, to assist high sala.
ried government attorneys, also Dem.
ocratic, 10 bring about the indictment
and consequent humiliation and annoy.
ance Of high class citizen and re.
spected business man such as General
O'Toole unquestionably Is, is deplor.
able.
Another unfortunate phase of the
matter Is that West Virginia is in.
jured In her standing among the sis.
terhood of states. The notoriety she
Will receive from the heralding abroad
OF the matter is. to say the least, to be
deeply regretted.
There was no fraud in the primary
in Mcdowell county and no one in the
least conversant with the facts be,
lteves for a moment that there was,
General Edward O'Toole Is not q
criminal and no one in the slightest
acquainted with him believes him to
be one.
West Virginia is law.abiding state
not standing in need Of federal aid to
punish attractions OF her laws and nc
loyal citizen of the state believes 9th
erwise. :
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NEW YORKLETTER

| From Our Regular Correspondent
In INTERESTING testimony regardfnh
the rubber industry. the effect q
= the existing tariif, etc. furnished by
Jesse E! La Dow. OF the MANSFIELD (o.)
Tire and Rubber Co., has attracted at.
tention In New York. Mr.. La Dow de-
clares that had not the European war
saved the situation his institution
would have had to close down, as
would most OF the rubber manufactur.
ers in this country. He was promptly
charged with having Republican inter.
ests at heart when he came back with
the assertion that there was only one
Republican among the eight directors
Of his company, while the only direc.
tor who did not regard a restoration
Of the Republican tariff on rubber es
sential to the success OF the industry
was an office-holder under this admin.
istration.
Mr.. La Dow asserts that the wages
In European rubber factories are 81 a
day, as against 50 in this country, and
that the Europeans have all the i'm.
proved machinery which Is used here.
And further, that as London is the
great distributing point for rubber.
the American is compelled to pay for
the extra handling, the freight and
the middleman's commissions to get
his raw material to the factory. He
asserts that following the reduction
by the Underwood bill the imports OF
rubber increased 43 per cent. when the
importation was checked by the war.
And that was Just as the European
products were getting a foothold in
this country.
1t is unreasonable to expect from
the Democratic party legislation which
will protect and foster American man.
ufacturing, Mr.. La Dow contends. "The
present Wilson administration, from
the way It is organized, cannot have
sympathy with the manufacturing In.
dustry of this country, he says. "The
manufacturing industry Is north Of the
Ohio river, while the President and
nearly all Of the members OF his cabi.
net were born and reared in the South.
The greatest committees Of Congress,
Ways and Means and Finance, have
chairmen from North Carolina where
they cannot possibly be grounded to
have anything in common with the
great manufacturing industry Of the
country"
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A FABLE OF ADVERTISING.

The Lion was telling the Leopard
why he roared in the jungle when go.
ing about hunting. Doing business
openly and with plenty Of advertis.
Ing" the Lion said, "is what made my
reputation. got my characterization
as King OF Beasts by blowing my
horn. Always let the other fellows
know you are around, and they will
respect and fear you"
A Rabbit, hiding and shivering In a
clump Of pampas grass. overheard this
conversation, and all the next day he
pondered upon 1t. He decided it was
better to have the other animals fear
him than to live himself In constant
fear. So the Rabbit filled his. lungs
with great breath and tried to roar
like Lion.
A Coyote, learning of the Rabbits
whereabouts by his roar, hoped on
to the Rabbit and ate him up.
II you haven't got the goods, there
is no use to advertise it.-C. L. Edison,
In Judge,
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WHAT JEFFERSON SAID.

rrom tne american Economist
Our Free.Trade friends never tire Of
claiming that the Free.Trade party
voices the sentiments Of Thomas JEFF
ferson. But does 1t, really? Let Us
look into this matter a moment.
In the year 1917 Mr.. Jefferson wrote
the following In a letter to BENJAMIN
Austin, and 1t gives us N nutshell
what the Sage Of Monticello thought
about Protection:
To be independent for the com.
forts OF life, we must fabricate
them ourselves. We must now
place the manufacturer by the side
OF the agriculturalist. The grand
inquiry now is, Shall we make our
own comforts, or go without them
at the will Of a f>reigE nation?
He, therefore, who is now against
domestic manufactures must be
for reducing us either to depend.
ence on that foreign nation, or to
be clothed In skins and to live like
wild beasts In dens and caverns.
am not one Of those; experience
has taught me that manufactures .
are now as necessary to our indie.
pendence as to our comfort,
II Jefferson was not a Protectionist,
what was he? A Protectionist Is one
who believes in protecting the pro.
ducers In a country from foreign com.
petition In tho home market by the i'm.
position of such discriminating duties
on goods of foreign production as will
restrict or prevent their importation.
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RUFF STUFF
BY RED.
tsY coMpo.l

Perhaps the burglar that entered
Lipson's store just stumbled in there
on account of the bum condition OF
the walks.
Anybody with $500 worth Of rings
ought to be careful OF coming near
any young lady. IA
Because when words fail the aver.
age youth a ring creates u regular
riot of joy.
A Cumberland wife cowhided one
Of her husbands lady friends whom
he had taken TO theatre. Life in
Cumberland must be very tedious.
Editor Ruff Stuff: You haven't said
anything about using wheelbarrows in
the proposed strike.-CARL MARTIN.
We didn't know any man would
be strong enough to throw one.
Why in blazes Is Wilson raising SO
much noise about the strike for? Isn't
he in Washington and doesn't he want
to stay there?
We'd be in an awful fix. Crazy peo'
pie couldn't get to Weston. murder
ers wouldn't know what Moundsville
is on the map for, bootleggers would
have to manufacture their own and
Spaulding couldn't get his basketball
and football uniforms here.
-
It's hard to tell the difference be-
tween young John D. and F. w. Bart.
let anyhow.
This fellow Kendall may not be
the meanest guy in the world but he
closely follows the leader.
Hanging is too good for lots of PEG.
pie.
"Crime season." says the chief.
bling for Lipsons.
All! what bee.u.ti.fool nights for a
lovely murder.
This isn't fall is It? We are told
every fall is crime season" in Fair
mont. We're waiting for fall to come
to crime" a duck we don't like.
Our idea of the checker and chess
club is that It is going to add to Fair.
mont's eleven wonders.
| All German generals are required to
know the game Of chess and to play
1t well. We see now what Rollo Con,
ley's ambition Is. Machine guns
Nix.
Traction company breaking rec.
ords."
They ought to break the record in
the weighing machine in the lobby
which speaks your weight"
In language you cannot under
stand.
Auto races? We can easily afford
to stay in the city Labor day should
such races be pulled off.
We'd like to enter the city's Abbott,
Detroit. which has been known to run
down hill II given big enough push
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Editorial Comment
on Current Subjects
DEMOS CAN'T KEEP PROPOSED
GENTLEMEN'S AGREEMENT.
From the Lincoln Republican.

FROM the Lincoln Republican.
Some time ago the Democratic state
committee sent out to Republican
newspapers an appeal to conduct the
campaign upon a high plane and with.
out bitter personalities.
But, good God! have you read the
Democratic platform which contains
more SANDER and villainous assaults
upon Gov. Hatfield than the Yellow
Jacket or Menace were ever able to
hurl against anything?
Do you read the continued assaults
of the Democratic press upon our gov
ernor, who is in no sense a candidate?
We submit to Chairman Lewis, OF
the Democratic state committee, from
whom The Republican received such
a brotherly letter, we believe, that his
aggregation Is not capable of such a
gentlemens agreement.
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With complete shut down the railroads staring
them in the face big manufacturers with plants facing
navgabe rivers beginning to study the possibilities
of water transportation. Naturally 1t is just one more
example of hindsght Before the rivers can be turned
into substantial factors more boats must be built
German and French industrial establishments would
not have been caught in that way
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"The Maelstrom" a Great story.

That remarkable detective story.
1.-THE Maelstrom," by Frank Froest,
exInspector Of Scotland Yard, the 10.
nous Detective Department Of the
British police, begins in the Magazine
Section Of The New York Sunday
World on Sunday, September 10! This
is one Of the most thrilling stories APP
pearing since Sherlock Holmes first
caught popular fancy. It viii run
serially in the Magazine Section OF The
Sunday World and you cannot afford
to miss 1t. Order your Sunday World
early in advance and make sure you
get the Magazine Section.--Ady.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-30

Apropos OF the ruin of Nashville by prohibition,
which was mentioned this page last week, our read
ers will be interested in the troubles of Toledo which
has one saloon for every five hundred people, The city
SO near bankrupt that many OF the department heads
have been taking city notes instead Of for salary
The police and fire forces to be reduced hundred
men, Six fre-engine houses have been ordered closed
The chief OF detectives ousted but insists retain
Ing his Office though he gets pay 1t is sad to con-
template what ruin comes to city wnen 1t HAS ga
loons.-Pittsburgh Christian Advocate
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After the War.

Senator Penrose and President vii.
son have both issued warnings regard.
ing the situation which will arise in
this country. Mr.. Penrose forsees an
era OF the keenest competition, the
European manufacturing centers flood.
ed with returned soldiers, the price
or labor even lower than normally and
the European governments working
desperately to gain foreign trade in
order to win back the gold they have
had to send abroad, especially to tlls
country. President Wilson regards
the coming Of peace as Americas op.
portunity," but he declares that THE
problem Of disunion' will be moro
difficult to fight than that Of the Civ.
War" Mr.. Wilson does not say that
this country Is to be congratulated that
1t has In himself one greater than ..u-
coin to grasp and solve this tremend-
GUS problem. Far from It. He only
makes 1t clear that such Is his person.
al conviction and II you do not see 1t,
alas for your intelligence. All is not
without hope, however, even the IL.
telligence Of the man In the street,
for Mr.. Wilson declares, In the third
Place, ! think 1t Is evident that the
United States will understand herself
better than ever before. The war and
all its attendant circumstances have
cried her wide awake to both the dan.
gers OF her life and Its enormous pos.
sibilities and advantages" Perhaps
only one who knows Woodrow Wilson
by personal contract would realize
how firmly he is convinced that his re.
election Is, in his estimation, chief
among these enormous possibilities
and advantages"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-30

Democratic editor In Arkansas was fined 81 for
shooting his Republican rival. The rival must have
been pretty badly wounded to draw fine like that in
Arkansas.-Bluefeld Telegraph.
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"a Daniels DeniaI,n

"a typical Daniels denial" is the
term which ex-Rep. Ralph Cole applies
to Secretary Daniels indignant but
ineffective denial Of Mr.. Coles asser.
ton that American troops were sent
into Vera Cruz with orders not to fire
unless they were fired on and that,
therefore, there was needless loss OF
American lives as the fleet should
have been permitted to shell the city
until 1t surrendered before a landine
was attempted. Secretary Daniels re-.
plies with quotation from Admiral
Badgers report which would seem to
indicate that no such order was issued
But Mr.. Cole points out that, while Ad.
miral Badger was in command of the
fleet, it was Admiral Fletcher who was
in command at Vera Cruz and he
quotes from Admiral Fletcher's re-
port the sentence, Our men are only
firing when fired at" Mr.. Cole also
quotes Consul General Canada whose
report read, "Our men simply defend.
ing themselves" Mr.. Cole also quotes
the New York Suns correspondent
who cabled, "Amiral Fletchers orders
were that the landing party should oc.
cupy these positions (custom house,
etc., and make no attack on Mexican
troops unless they were attacked"
The statement, made in a reputable
paper at the Tune was never denied BY
the administration.
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SHORT AND sNAPPY.

We observe that Moss Rose has been indicted for VIC
lating the Yost law in Ohio county. But bootlegge
by any other name would smell as notwithstanding
Sentinel
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A NEW ECONOMY

HE was always trying to save him.
self trouble"
"And did he succeed ?"
Yes. He has saved up whole lot
more than he can take cara OF.
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IN CHICAGO

Sir: Sign
Funeral designs made up on short
notice. Leave orders now" Isn't this
carrying the preparedness idea too
.fasl a. BIC.
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Just every argument against capital punishment
seemed to be established up again these unhang
able white slavers.-Uniontown Evening Genius.
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London has now over 100 900 girl clerks The dreary
monotony Of scratch Of the pen thus relieved by the
swish Of a skrt.-Uniontown News-Standard.
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THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.
NATIONAL.

For President Charles Evans Hughes of New York
For Vice sPresident-Chares W. Fairbanks OF Indiana
q. 81. Senator-Howard Sutherland OF Randolph
Congress, First Distrct-Thos w. Fleming Fairmont.
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great many people who show deep interest in move
ments to the spread OF disease neglect to keen
their back yards clean-Wheeling REGISTER.
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lF}YoU DON'T GET YOUR PAPER CALL
"WESTERN UNION"
Subscribers on our carrier routes falling to get The
West Yrginian any evening should call "WESTERN
UNION, p state the fact and give name and residence
and messenger will deliver paper to your door at
once. There is charge to the subscriber for this
service The West Virginian plans to render to its
subscrbers the best newspaper delivery service DOS
sible and this is part OF the plan.
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JUDICIAL.

". NsMiller, Parkersburg Harold A. Ritz, Blueaeld.
STATE.
Goyernor-1ra E. Robinson of Taylor
Secretary Of State-Houson G. Young, OF Harrison.
Superintendent Of Schoos-Morrs P. Shawkey Of Ka.
nawha.
Auditor-John s. Darst of Jackson.
Treasurer-William S. Johnson Of Fayette
Attorney General-E. T. England OF Logan
Commisiioner of Agricuture-James Fl. Stewart of
Putnam.
State Senator Eleventh Dstrct-charles A. sinsel, Tay.
lorl County.
-
COUNTY.
Gherin-W.SH veach Pennington.
Assessor--W. s. Hamilton, Falrmont
fros Attorney-M. Earl Morgan, Fairmont
County Commissioner-W. P. Mason, Warrington
House Delegates-Geo. W. Bowers Huntington
Walter Eliason, Fairmont.
B. s. Hutchinson, Union district
70. suryeyor-Thos Minnear Annabelle Lincoln Dist.
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STATE.

". NSMiller, Parkersburg. Harold A. Ritz Blueaeld