The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-09-22
PLEDGES HAVE BEEN FULFILLED

FORM. nlled With high vision and cOuT
axe That platform outlined a seriss
OF measures OF vital Importance 10 tn.
welfare and happiness OF our people
II said: A political party. like a per
son. must be- Judged by its character
by the things ~ has done Its prom
ises for the future must be judged by
its past deeds That platform dean
With great problems with foresight and
~isdom. and now. four years later.
again assembled in the same city. the
Representative Republicans Of WeS
Virginia proudly invite q comparison
between those promises aud the per
fOrmsnc-s Of the present Republican
Administration. and congratulate the
people 81 this State upon the ndelity
and efficiency with which the pledges
given in 1912 have been carried out
The DEMOCRATIC PARTY A
PARTY OF NEGATION.
We arraisn the Democratic Party
OF West Virginia as purely party OF
negation. "A party which for twenty
years has bowed its head I'm willing
submission To the most corrupt and un-
-
never lifted a finger OF raised a voice
I'm behalf OF constructive legislation. or
aided I'm the slightest degree Ina the
solution OF any important question
arising in the development OF the state.
AT the last two sessions OF the West
Virginia Legislature. the existence OF
Democratic members therein was
known only by their continuous ob1ec-
fiOns 10 all OF the great measures put
upon the statute books by Republicans.
and We particularly appeal TO the vot-
ers or this State to make a careful
study OF that record. to the end that
they may have a thorough understand
INK OF the policies and plans OF Demo
cratic leadership In West Virginia. We
challenge the good faith OF the Demo
cratic party In charging the Republi-
can administrations with extravagance
and. az an instance OF the Democratic
idea OF economy as practiced by those
Democratic leaders in West VIRGINIA
who now ask the people for control OF
the state government. we cite the sig
nincant fact that. in the Southern Dis
trict OF West Virginia. whore under
successive Republican Administrations
there was one Assistant United States
attorney with a salary OF two thousand
dollars per annum. the Democrats now
have three assistant United states AT
torneys. with a total salary OF five
thousand one hundred dollars. with
less work being done In this Office than
formerly: the same conditions. reIa-
lively. existing in the Northern Dis
trict OF West Virginia. with regard TO
the same office. where. instead OF one
lassistDt at two thousand dollars.
there are now two assistants At
eighteen hundred dollars each. Yet
these same men. who show how they
practice economy where they have the
power. appeal TO the people OF West
virginia TO give them control of the
state government that they may have
there further scope for their peculiar
idea Of economy.
~ We are 10 Judge the Democratic
party from the record II he's made in
Every state south OF the Mason and
Dixon line. the promise made BY them
~ the Parkersburg platform OF b.
'arti-an boards. In case OF the election
't 'heir Ticket In the coming campaign
~ West Virginia. as well a. bv the
t"'t hthuF NHtn tnrF were In
control or this state for twenty-five
Yeats. W. must conclude that they
have Indeed experienced great
change Of heart TO be so liberal IN
West virginia when they have been
80 partisan IN the past In the state "a
vel as partisan In every other state
where thev are In control Yet We
nave " upon gOod authority that The
Leopard can not change its spots
"oRknEN'S COMPENSATION ACT
49, the passage Of the Workman.
compensation Law. ne hsve drawn the
f"iecti'e arms ~ the state around tho
'ido~ and orphan OF the workinrmsn
nhi"d in The operations Of industrv
~" have assured fair compensation Tor
." porAry injury and permanent com.
- y -afion 20 al those whose Injuries
.-nsf incspecitate them fer further AZ
We labor. tn less than three v.sr.,
~iri'. This splendid humsnl,srisn .,.
| @cti.e nt has caueed 20 BE- returned "a
INJURED ~orsinsmcn and their Families
1 ~ We STATE - Vest Nirrfnl. over a. "a
F'ff p. and Thor is fsL IT. f~u.f 49,
p f"f MS over = 600 30 90 Or rnor- .hs~e
.H"ihf nss been collecfed ar.d fr~..f.f
~ fnis pufpose and fhls spI@rlfI 80.
SUI "a been acrofrrifslio.I Without a..
six - ur~et ~r-lft Or frfllrf.,l,s -.
'Fn 10" single enpioy-r n i@bor IN.