The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-08-03

charleston, the great Industrial pro.
moter who built the splendid eity Of
Dunbar and the street car line 10 n.
one OF the biggest men IN ChaFIoston'e
industrial development. iS giVing NJ.
Gaines his ablest support ana be saws
that Gaines campaign is assuming
wonderful proportions and he viii
make a hne showing at the polls next
Tuesday.
Too Poor" No Reason for DsfsaL
The idea that Mr. Gaines IL too Door
finance his campaign on the Law.
N scale that others are able 10 DO,
!oes not seem TO discourage bis sun.
goriers in the least. They say that
that fact along ls one Of the best raa.
sons why he should be nominated,
Not an Auction Sale-But q Primary,
They claim that this election "A not
TO be an auction sale where the nom.
nation goes to the highest bidder, but
choice Of men by popular vote and
they have enough faith IN the voters
OF West Virginia TO believe that they
can discriminate between brains ana
money that they can DISTINGUISH be.
tween real ability and campaign noise
and that when they know that there
Is one man IN this race who stands 20
superior to his opponents In expeFi.
ence and genuine ability, that comDaFi.
sons are odiouS, they will quietly, By
their ballots, Of their own free VIII
and VolitiOn, select that one man
whose name is Joseph Holt Gaines.
II would seem 10 be Q real political
crime 10 do otherwise In face OF all
the circumstances which demand that
West Virginia send her ablest men TO
the Senate.
Gaines q Tariff Expert
After the war iS over the need OF
complete readjustmeHt Of the entire
tariff schedule will bO imperatlVe--
No man In the United States 10 better
posted than Mr.. Gaines on this sub.
Ject. While q member OF the Ways
and Means committee, one Of the biz.
gest assignments . Congressman can
'ecure, Mr., Gaines distinguished him.
self by the able manner In which he
handled and discussed the intricate
problems involved By tie tarli law.
What Speaker Cannon said.
Speaker Cannon said he delivered
one Of the ablest speeches on the floor
OF the House that had been delivered
for years on this question.
The Reconstruction Period,
After the war, Mr.. Gaines points
out in one Of his speeches, there will
be about eight millions Of Americans
returned to private industry and that
they must DO protected By tariff laws
against the importation Of European
and other foreign made goods. Their
standard Of living must be maintained,
be asserts. Mr. Gaines is also well
informed on all national and inter.
national problems. He e thorOughly
eonVersent with the war situation ana
has clearly shown himself TO Be thor.
Oughly posted on what has been done
and what Is to be done to win the war.
Kaiser the MsansSt Men In the World.
He said in his ParkeFsbuEg speech
that the Kaiser is the meanest man IN
the world, that he has converted q
peaceful world into q slaughter house
and taken from Atilla, the hated Hun.
the title "Scourge Of Cod"
Germany must be whipped be -.
serts and he shows that the Republi.
cans In Congress have been more loyal
to President Wilson in supporting he
war program than many OF the Demo.
cratic leaders in Congress. He con,
dennis the inefficieney and graft,
scores the AiTplane scandal and GAYS
the extravagance Of the "COstPlu5''
system Of contracting.
Stands for Efficiency end Goonomy.
Efficiency and economy VIII b par.
amount in his mind II he toes 10 The
Senate and his program will b %
win the war and win Il NOW.
The Final Analysis.
So IN the final summing Up Of the
campaign It Is apparent that Ne
Gaines through his untiring speakins
campaigns and by the advertising that
his supporters have voluntarily done
for him, has placed the issues and the
merits Of his claim for this nomination
10 the front apd they are pretty wen
understood by most Of the voters q
the state and he rests hlS case n their
hands.
He has pushed his opponents across
the political Marne, they are concon.
trating their batteries OF big guns
along the road OF his Triumphant
charge to victory, the infantry and ar
tilleTy Of the paid workers are firing
Unfortunately from all directions,
but their counter attacks Do not stop
the great on-Fush 81 the Gaines can.
paiEn nor dim the ardoF Of hlS sup
poFlorf, and he viii 60 "0VER THE
TOP" In q blaze Of glory on August
sixth, and there viii b no man n Coz
grosS who will do more and Who q
better qualified. 70 protect the honor
Of the Stars and Stripes n var %
peace. than Jos. n. GsiRes. West Vir'
ylnia never produced q better patriot