The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-06
ENGLAND OPENS
THE CAMPAIGN
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lowed by reason OF the enactment nf
This Democratic tariff measure? IN
tustrIaI depression: increase in The
cost Of living; increase in imports ana
decrease in exports. 1t put labor
in competition with the pauper labor
OF foreign countries: 1t created de-
flclency in our national Treasury; II
resulted in the enactment Of the en-
Urgency act. known as the stamp act,
ii closed our mines. mills. shops, fac
tories and other industries, most OF
which were recently opened. not. how
ever, by any act OF the Democratic
party. by reason of war. When the
war closes. then the downward trend
Will again begin. unless the Republ-
can party is again restored to power
Democratic party repealed;' and. in
lieu thereof. Il protective tariff be
again placed on our statute books"
The House Democracy.
Rererting 10 State affairs Mr.. Eng
land said: The Democrats, in their
State platform, adopted at Parkers.
burg. poin out no needed reforms. nor
pledge themselves 10 any constructive
legislation. In. instituted words they
denounce the domination of machine
rule. Yet. where has there ever az
listed a more powerful machine than
the Watson and Chiffon combination.
Where has there eyer existed more
relentless machine Than that. headed
by Woodrow Wilson? That instru-
ment called the Democratic State plat
form contains the embodiment OF priD-
ciples upon which that party seeks the
suffrage Of tho people Of this great
state. Thar platform is like the
Mother Hubbard dress. 1t covers
everything and touches nothing. The
platform declares they will stop the
expense Of useless offices. bur they
fail to point any useless offices that
have been created by the Republican
State administrations There are mono
10 point out
The "Frod" Cry.
Referring 10 the plank denouncinC
fraud and corruption in elections and
primaries in the State. MIR. England
declared IF The Democrats are sin
cere in this declaration Of principles,
we invite them To investigate Condi-
tons in my home county. Logan. One
of the Democratic election officials,
TWO years ago. who was entrusted with
taking election supplies to the voting
precinct at which ho was commissions
or became. and | suppose purpnscly
so, very much intoxicated, and these
supplies were never delivered to the
voting place Consequently no elnr.
ton was held AT that precinct. This
was what is known as Sharnless pre-
cirCt, one of the largest Republican
precincts in the county. This election
official, together with others who aid
I'd in destroying the popular will Of
the people. were indicated by grand
No m IL
Prosecuting Attorney Of the county
would not prosecute the case, hut mol
lied il. This is only one instance OF
thn Democratic frauds that have been
perpetratod by the Logan county
Democratic machine. We have never
heard Of any Federal investigation IL
these conditions by the Democratic
Federal authorities. although the pap
Frs were full Of it al The time 1t hap.
prncd.,
What Would They Abolish.
The Democratic press is full IT
inunndo and denunCiations and hrazpn
" make the charge that the Rcpubli-
can marty in this State has been guilty
of creating useless commissions. What
commissions have been created that
they would abolish. and which they
haractcrize rs usrlcss? Would they
abolish the Public Service Commits
sion? Would they wipe from The
statute hooks the Workmen's Compen-
sation Commission? Would they ahol-
ish the Board Of Control. winch has
put our institutions on such A high
business standard Of efficiency? Wonld
they abolish tho Virginia Debt Com
mission? Would they abolish the Tax
Commissioners office? What do they
mean by useless commissions? What
are they Let them answer"
"'The reference made in the plat
formito graft and larceny In the fiscal
affairs OF government is. indeed, ridic-
ulnus and amusing. Presumably. our
Democratic friends, when they insert
ed that plank. had forgotten that The
only administration in the history Of
this State that was guilty OF graft and
grand larceny was a Democratic an-
ministration The Republican party
has had control of this Stale for now
nearly twenty years, and we challenge
anyone 20 point out one particular in
stance in which any Republican State
official has been guilty Of dishonesty
or the misappropriation Of the States
money.
In conclusion Mr. England answered
the charges Of the Democrats as 70 tine
extravaEance of the State adnlinistra.
ton, and proves that the contrary IS
true; that It has been most economical