The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-10-27
F00NTz BEING TRADED BY ONE Faction OF THE DEMOCRATS
How to Avoid Disaster
an EditOrial)

JUDGE GARY the great lawyer and practical business
who IS at the head of the United States Steel corporation,
made speech before the American Steel Institute the other day
which attracted attention all the world In he declared
that business conditions this country and in Europe sound
and that in America going to have great prosperity
providing those important business and government positions do
make mistakes.
That advice with its significant accompanying warning of
especial interest West Virginia The great of wealth
and prosperity this state mineral deposits but economic
conditions shaping trade and manufacturing currents Just
now that West Virginia the of becoming great indus
trial state The in this movement ought to be turned within
b- next two wears When the country will be amazed the
yay in which the passed over land makes up for lost time and
takes its rghu place among the states of the union Within the
next 6ve years West Virginia ought to be such position indus
ay that its citizens boast that of the best places
in the country for skilled mechanics and labor of all grades Indeed
will beness mistakes made which will change the course
Of this current
And next week people of the will have it within their
power to put mistakes practically of the question by eechng
Judge Ep pham F. Morgan governor Morgan is man of the
people One of the best indications OF that the tact that he had
to fight both the reaconay and the radical elements in the state
to get his nomination He still fighting them for the election
His long public shows that he has always been fair with the
people Moreover has neither expectation desire to
conditions restored the beforehewar ane What he does
want to that West Virginia shall continue to progress and
he has the Intellectual and moral strength make it certain that
such would be the result Of his election What is Of infinitely
greater importance from the standpoint of the individual citizen
he who bringing family and hopes to enjoy
comfort and security in old he the only man running TOR
governor of whom that may be said.
That fact however, has through clearly as i
should The people who running Montgomery tor office IN
that will be able exploit
ment but the business of the WELL for their benefit
know very well what they and how obtain it. hey are
getting 100 per Of their possibilities. But the opposition
to this movement which with it for this state the thing
which Judge Gary against. divided. The only to
make certain that this movement will be defeated for all who
opposed concentrate upon and this newspaper be-
lives that because Judge Morgan the best man for the emergency
he should have the support every West Ngnan who loves the
old Mountain State enough above party casting his vote
next Tuesday. !, ~
~ The election this year the momenous held in West
Virginia since the state erected On the way will de
pend whether we shall continue 10 go forward the road to
position as one of the important industrial of the nation and
become one Of the best the county which fam
y or shall stop and backward The will have to
decide themselves what they going do about 1t, and this
what confronts them:
Montgomery is the candidate of the radicals and
would the tool of handful of leaders who would
not hesitate to institute reign OF terror II tney
thought that was necessary to the success OF ther
plans. This proved by the fact that they did at
tempt such tactics last fall.
Koontz candidate of politicians VINO
equally selfish and have arranged to sell out their
who stat the sake of owning governor.
II ia signifcant that although The Times violently
protests against most Of the things said by The West
VrglnIan regarding Koonz candidacy 1t Ignores the
charge that Democrats trying to elect the
of the state ticket That Is 80 apparent that
is beyond denial
every step the primary campaign opened last
spring has had to fight his way against predatory In
terests ends and in all parties, including his
Intelligent who have proper feeling of state pride
and full sense of their responsibilities their families and society
at large ought not to have much trouble determining which of these
three candidates they should for The West Vrgnian has
sufficient confidence the manhood and womanhood of West Vr
snia to hope that enough Of them will make the right decision to
insure the election Of Judge Morgan