The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-13
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Many lies lapssd and died when
Charles Evans Hughes talked straight
into the eager, attentive faces Of West
Virginia hosts on Wednesday. and one
| OF them was. that about his being
cold" There 10 nothing like that
about Hughes Republicans, at any
rate, are now enthusiastically saying
that he Is Warm Baby"
II 10 pretty well known that the
policy Of arbitration was traded of
for votes, and what seat on the Su.
preme Bench was traded of for: but
what was received for handing over
the Panama Canal to Great Britain
is . mystery not yet satisfactorily
cleared up.
It didn't take Pa Matheny very long
to attend to Son Mikes case. Being
. Reverend. Pa knows that every fam.
lily. 1t seems, has to have one. When
patriotic citizen thinks of the weak.
ness and vacillation In the White
House he Immediately appreciates the
full meaning OF the embryotic typist's
"acales": Nov Is the time for all
good men to come to the aid of the
party"
Old man MARITIME Of New Jersey, ap.
preciates the value OF being opposed
by Woodrow Wilson.
| John Conwell hasn't answered Gov.
ernor Hattield's charge that he Is
travelling on railroad and Pullman
passes. UP 10 you, Jawn!
| II Treasurer Wyle Deal Is support.
Ing Gold Hill Bill how. which 1t is
100 TO shot he isn't, would it not be
reasonable 10 suppose that he had at
last become the owner of block OF
that celebrated mining stock?
| is there anything which belongs
to the peoples government that Wood.
row Wilson wouldn't trade off for
votes? Or, what Is there he hasn't
traded?
II these United States ever needed
a real statesman in the White House
1t will be during the next four years.
And Charles Evans Hughes is real
statesman.
NO man has ever sat on the bench.
said Hon. Raymond Robinson, whose
lifelong devotion to the betterment Of
labor, and whose private fortune has
been at the disposal OF that cause, who
has had an equal interest in capacity
with him (Hughes), other than Mr..
Justice Holmes, in promoting labor's
welfare, and he and Mr.. Justice
Holmes, have been together on prac.
tically all labor questions"
That Wilson Mexican commission
is as full Of stalls as livery stable.
Now that Hon. Mike Matheny and
the Hon. Writ Kittle have dined that
other brace Of distinguished rebels,
the Hon. Bill Fitch and the Hon. Chas.
Elliott, the odds on West Virginia 20.
ing Republican by 10000 ought to
soon check up about S to /.
If Senator Bill Chiffon Is running
for anything this year, the Watson.
Cornwell Consolidated committee at
Fairmont evidently hasn't found It
out.
II big meetings and enthusiastic
meetings count for anything, Robin.
son Is as good as elected, for he Ger.
tainly is addressing that kind all along
the line.
No Republican speaker has ever
been given as large a meeting at Dem.
ocratic Romney, the home town of
John Cornwell.' as was given Judge
Ira E. Robinson there. There aren't
many Republicans In Hampshire coun.
ty. but Judge Robinson Is assured of
getting all Of them. and a number of
Democratic votes besides.
As we journey through this cam.
paign, let US not forget that It was
the Democratic party which promised
to reduce the high cost of living.
That was great speech which Gov.
ernor Hatfield made at Elizabeth. Writ
county. 1t was unanswerable, and
a fine campaign text for Republican
spellbinders and voters.
When is an eight.hour day law not
an eight-hour day law? The light is
beginning to dawn on the laboring
men who thought It was the real thing
and that they were being handed some.
thing for nothing.