The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-07-02

opportunity LOT TAKING care VI Ouu
own interests.
chiltons Record and Loyalty.
'eThe people of West Virginia be-
lieve that Wilson is just. They have
faith in his notions of justice and
they want a senator whose record is
Y guarantee that in the readjustments
after the war, the principles of VII
son will prevail and that he cannot
be controlled by "big business" nor
terrified by any demagogical id1as.
On all of these matters and his 10y
atty to the people of West Virginia
and her great interests, Se1ator Chill
ton is a record within himself and
Las stood every severe test of loyalty.
There is no twilight zone between his
record and what the people want. If
he shall be the Democratic nominee,
and he wall be, we will have no new
issues, nothing to explain, nothing to
apologize for, and the people will
have presented to them the one sim
gle question which they want to de-
Gle, and that is the loyal, cordial,
, cheerful support OF the Presidents
policies and all of his efforts TO win
this war quickly. Senator Chilton's
experience of four years with the Will
son administration will enable him to
go quickly to the work of helping Our
boys now fighting for our country
and their friends and families. He
is equipped to take hold of the bust
ness interes.s and help the people iru-
medfately. In other words he is
equipped; he is a friend of the Presi-
dent; he is close to the adninistra-
ton, and is full of energy and en-
thusiasm and is for those things Which
the people of West Virginia now want
Championed Famous Bill.
I'VE cannot shut our eyes to she
facts regarding the Virginia debt
case. The Supreme Curt has closed
the doors to every contention of the
s ute except the manner of enforcing
payment. So urgent does This situa-
ton seem to our state administration
that the governor has convened the
Debt Commission and the latter has
invited an interview with the Debt
Commission of the state of Virginia,
evidently having in mind an effort to
get together upon some kind of set
tlemen- We cannot be babies about
this question any longer, and we must
realize that whether or not we shall
be forced to pay it at the end of the
execution or mandamus or some
other kind of fJarsh process from the,
court, the fact remains that the Su-
preme Court of the United States has
decided that we owe that debt; but
whether we have it to pay or not.
Senator Chiffon, has found an asset,
amounting to about SIS 200, 100000,
which belongs to the state, and has
gone far enough in his efforts to con-
vince the Judiciary committee of both
Houses of Congress that his position
is corree' sand has had the bill passed
in the Senate without dissenting,
vote. Is there a1other man in the
state now equipped to carry forward
this work and secure this money for
us, sas he is? Is it sensible to retain
a lawyer who has a case half won, or
turn him off for another advocate?
This, now, is real, live business ques-
ton, and it means business to every
tax payer The Virginia debt ques-
ton is connected with it only as it
may affect our necessities. If we do
not have to pay that debt, S15,000,-
100000 is not to be sneezed at, and
what would the Congress think if we
would turn down the man who has
nearly completed the job Of securing
that sum for us?
This alone, should appeal to every
tax payer and well-wisher of the
state, and | feel that it does The
people are not doing much talking,
because they are winning the war
Eut they will take charge of the pri-
mary and they will nominate Chiffon"
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