The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-09

in. IT, people Ct i.r tull"d States.
il seems tn liz that there Is .nOihinG
nor" llniurianr 10 IL" l"mncrHti''
larIy iiIHn lhr nomination ct senator's
and rGu"r"<.u".n VIII" va sni'r"rt iA''
President. NOT uuly in EiS capacity II:
Commander in th,"i III II" Army anu
Navy Of tn" United States. but also IN
his capacity rs President Gi III" Inl''d
States "" feel SUI" 'nai ~" Demo
cratic i,HlIy wants /" 90 H. iuli dn'H
vuh Ike "a the nruri" ltlr OriWrlullE
- VOTE Sni,lv upon I'll" l'rrSidcn, :;
splendid record and its "GaI@ni"" 10?
iA,. future |; docs not wait Ia Swail
horses in tie. rliddl,. Of IT." stream. and
;';rin; :,'fnrt - in jrCr into III" r""Srn!
Situation any nTN issues nr FISK lis
present cheerful prospects Of success
u taking any chances q! bong n!Sln
derStuud Wilson. his pulici"$ and his
record ought III h. h" ISSUE. or the
l4u.0uU Democrats III tn" state all are
united uppn iut;in% The strength q!
the party and. IL" power of every i'll
dividual in il bchiHd every effort IL
bring success 10 our Army. We. how
ever. owe thr :dvn, The added duty
Of giving him candidates for III" SHn'
ate and for Congress who support
! with Hll their hearts. ia" measure:
which we're rn& "l"h under his leader
ship and which are nuw Sl"adyiEI bus
mess. satisfying labor and encouraging
;hr farmer. We mHsi rrm"nlhrr that
! in the election q! 1916. We "aincd oVrI
"n.nn0 TOlrS III His state on account
of Wilson'S record such as the Clay
! ION Fill. the Eight hour law. IN" Arhi
tratiun policy. Ihr Federal Reserve
I Net. and his r&pouS:l 0f III" Shipping
, Bill. whose defeat prior Ia HE war VI
now see has 81 delayed cur pr"pala
lions rs 10 cause Us 10 look back upon
that defeat by Republican filihustrr
and those whom The President d"Slg
mated u< the wilful eight H. Gallant
! i;y, bringing ont in bold relief III" fore
sight and courage OF tho President.
There. is an element nf fairness and
rarIv prupri"ty 10 be considered in III"
FACT THAI Senator Watson is now on
! the National Commttrr and his close
friend is State Chairman. tnncrdlng
! 10 bOlh of these gentlemen The best
Of motives. we appeal 10 Them 10 con
! slider how il will look, and tho posi-
! bilitiCS of assault which II invites
= FROM the enemy. Ia crnLcr in tn" same
, city and county and in tic same hu.'
.n"SS and political interests The three
important huuurS Of United States Srn
! ator, National Committeeman anu
! State Chairman. with I'll" NO most
! important held by on" person. In The
/ $incerrSt Kindness and seeking only
! harmony and good. will. We suggest iC
! Senator Watson that h. l. also Il Ll"E
! tenant Colonel in III" Ordinances u"
| partrlrni. or business section OF tn
! Army. This Is most srriOus C0nSid
! Grafton. because our opponents vii
charge him with going into the Arm!
for political puypu$rS. We may rich
now ahSolvr him from any such intra
lion. but W. are going into Il campaign
+ IN which 'llr Republicans in dcSp"ra
! ton will seek all sorts Of cXprdirnl:
for lodging the issue which 1t is on
! purpose to driv" hone. to-wit: Wilson
and his wonderful record.
! 1t is needless for us TO attempt tr
conceal these facts now. and it woult
/ DO most unwiS" 10 fail 10 ConStdc
! them seriously. because We must know
! that in rho coming campaign rh'
charges will be rung upon them Will
full force that the facts and $ophistr!
i will admit.
Again. !rt the Democrats remrmbc
I mat Lieutenant Colonel Watson can
not resign from the Army during tn
war. We must admit before the p"u
pie either that he has IN arra1Srmen
with the War Department by whicl
he can resign II he should h" elected
| "a thing which the War Department
would rrScnU or els" We dclibCratcl!
and knowingly nominate for the Sen
ate Il man who. under tn" law. Canno
serve. We have had six years Of {
senator who will not serve; shall ",
nominal" 4 man who cannot serve:
In Senator Chiffon We have Il maj
whose fidelity and loyalty 10 III" Pres
iti"nt is admitted by his opponents
has been acknowledged gratefully h.
the President and by his admniSira
ion. and il will be- Il tower of strength
10 the party this year. when tn" can
LidaicS must largely br III" platform
because This year th"r" is no prov
lion OF law for holding n convention Il
rronulcatr platform. On all nj tn
great measures for which III" pr"si
d"nt has been responsible. Chiffon W.,
with him heart and soul. and there la
never been 4 criticism inside of III
party Of his consistent. UnSw"rrin" Dc
voli0n To the principles which in thi
campaign will IN 4 pillar Of cloud b.
day and 4 pillar Of fire by niGhl. ri
courageous fight 10 ScrUr" for lhi
Sialr. the $13Ohh. 400 90 which tn" "Oy
crnm"nt owes il, crowned with lh" sue
coSs Of having It approved by bot
The Judiciary Committee Of the lluuS
and of the Senate. and PASSED 10y tn
Senate will. at this time. draw TO hin