The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-03-31

JUDGE RORINSON'S RACE FOR THE REPUB-
uCAN NOMINATION FOR COVER
NOR PRACTICALLY WON


BY - NOON,
The campaign now being wseed TO an
nihilaas "Lillyism" looks 70 the future
vell-being Of the people Of Wet Virginia,
rashsr than 70 any exieencies Of the
pu ussnt, for disaster has been assured the
Attorney General from lhe day be ex-
hibissd 20 the public his "articles of i'm
peschmsns'' agsinst the Republican
party, which hs dubbed. my platform"
md ssns out under ths black flag Of in
surrection aeainss the Republican estab-
iishmsns in il entirety and in evry part
IL = not nov . question - TO whom
the Republicsn nomination for governor
shalI go---thas is settled but the goal
for which ~ ss present strive u the ut
tsr destruction Of the virulent germs Of
such incorrigibiIity and defiance BY the
peoples chosen representatives Of the
public veal and psople's wishes. - made
the calling Of two extra ssssions Of the
lest Legislature necessary TO save West
Virginia from p<nomine "hobo" among
the sssees from The lack OF funds 70 meet
the current expenses Of the government
We want 10 wipe out the plague 20 com.
pieseiy that is can never rise again r.
mar our hsppiness and tranquility II
Judge Robinsnn wins only BY smsl
majority, the whole miserable busine~
will he resurrectkd - soon - tbs n
legislature convenes, and in 1918 and in.
1870, We shall be confronted with rssus
citassd skeissons of ''Liiiyism, but il
the Attorney General goes down u1der,
and Judge k0binson goes up with.
staggering majosity---th We shall have
peace.
The resurns Of labor, the seandar~b q
living md sdnczsion, - comforts md
cosvsnisncss resulting isna scisnes- end
invsnsions. Asd our idsals q the futures
psomisn sss greater. hishss. mors man.
Hold spd uoss sxaised than they were
WHEN cur csnsneneioar Ard - sn.asy ol
NJ sopsrnag q - s6ass - - assGr
sna a e9ss1Q-ssssu hnndred dnnWzn,
ys.z. VS - - 1sck . thss sO.ia;
vs doa't want 70 70 beck 20 cSw-hid<
booes and ''busser nut" eiotha, loe
scboo,housss and ''iour bits'' . day for
common lsbvr; we have no yesrning for
'.jeans'' and flaming bsndannas; We
look for . reasonable increase Of taxe,
for we are not 20 ample minded - Il
expect the good things OF life 70 come 70
NJ without contributing our just share 10
the public fund; and out Of the results
oi our own endesvors we expect 70 garner
happine~s and material prospsrity---we
await no ''manEa" from heaven for
which We have not wrought
To Us, the promise Of retrenchment
and reduction in taxation contained IN
the Lilly platform mean (if they meal
anything but the ''bsiting" of the un-
wary) that We ought 10 abandon every
comfort, convenience and improvement
which modern progre1 hes brought Us
and 20 hack 70 the good old days Of stick
chimneys and dirt hoon- Happily, the
uniyerse will refuse 70 reverse it order
70 make Mr.. Lilly governor. The great
the Attorney General wrote in his plat
form to the intense satisfaction (if not ai
the positive behest) of the "misanthrop
icsl cabal' that has fought real tax re-
form i'm this state from the dsy the To-
'nebted w. NJ. D. Dawson took the ini-
tistive for an equitable distribution OF
the burdens Of taxation. down 20 this
hour--bss blinded the eyes Of lew out
si<i<. of tla~ numerous ramifcst,ons of IN
Lilly family. The people generally havs
TO often seen the story Of The Spider
and The Fly" exempiified in everyday
activities 10 be csjoled up Mr.. Lilly's
"wiDding staip."
The Storm OF abuse OF the Republican
administration. with which Mr.. Lilly
seeks 60 hide the ''hoIiowness" of his
thousand Ierrrd'' platform, hes but
served 10 bring out in stronger reiief The
worthy deeds Of the Rspohiicsr party
under the guidar ce OF Governor Hatfield,
snd:to.empbasize the utility Of the ver.
bal torrent that pours from the lips o'
the Attorney General, placing it on par
with the remarkable statement OF Mr..
Spencer, who in announcing his csDdi-
dscy for justi~e Of the pesce Of Adkir
District, thrcush the Recorder. protnisss,
~ nominsted and el~~t~d, 70 give ''just'c
% sll and impsrfiziity 10 none"