The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-10-20
POLITICAL ADVERTISING.
Another Democratic
Scheme

Following out this same line Of
political scheming and political
cauloufiaEinE the Democrats are
10 Mold a big citizenship Rally In
the opera house here tomorrow un-
der the Euise and holy mantel OF
RELIGION to try to stampede Rcpub-
lican votes into line to vote for
Mansfield NJ. Nicely for Congress
bv Shading tho red rag Of rum and
pIaying upon the prejudices Of the
pronounced dry voters OF all part
las to rally around the Honorable
Mr.. Nicely and re-elect him TO Con-
press. We can safely venture the
assertion that Mr.. Nicely and any
other Democratic stump speakers
who appear with him on this Sab
bath afternoon to deliver political
stump speeches will dwell very
lightly on the ruu record OF Gov
ernor Cox and President Wilson.
This Sunday afternoon political
rally is Just another subterfuge OF
the same character as that pointed
out above. The purpose Is as plain
as a glass house and any Republi-
can voters who are fooled and ca
Ioled by 1t into lining up for Mr..
Cox and Mr.. Nicely are beng duped
lust as the Republican workingmen
have been duped by the non.parti-
San political gag. Mr.. Nicely Is
alarmed at the fact that the real
Republican vote he has carried I'M
der his banner and elected him in u
hig Republican district throughout
the past seven years is this year
against him, and he Is flying to
the other extreme, and coming out
into the open with his campaign
OF MISREPRESENTATION and appeals to
a prejudice that is even more vlo-
lent and unreasoninb than that or
economic class prejudice. He Is by
this method attempting to distort
the frank and open statement OF
Individual views upon the proht-
bitIon question Of his opponent IN
to all advocacy Of the restoration
of tho acCursed saloon and the rum
traffic and Mr.. Neeiy thinks to cap
jtalize the popular hatred and dis
trust Of that business Into votes
from among Republican ranks for
himself TO do this he Is willing
to lead Democratic preachers into
indiscreet and questionable politt-
cal activity on the Holy Day set
apart by the Lord as His Day.
BENZ. L. Rosenbloom Is the Repub-
lican nominee for Congress by rea-
son OF the fact that he received
the majority of the votes in the
Republican primary for Congress
and Is running for that office fair.
" and sQuarely on the platform Of
the Republican party and II the Re
publican voters OF the First West
Virginia District believe in Repub-
lican principles they will vote for
Mr.. RosenbIoom as the representa-
tive OF those principles regardless
Of what his private views are on
the liquor question. which he was
honest and frank enough to state
IN his announcement for Office, and
which Mr.. Nicely never before in
his life had the temerity and can
dor to state. Now that he thinks
he can stampede out Of the Repub-
lican party some dry votes by shak-
ing in their face the red flag OF rum
and the charge that his opponent
is n wet lie suddenly becomes a
veritable Billy Sunday in denounc-
ing the liquor traffic. and in his
stand for n hi and dri enforcement
OF the Volstead act. which his pres
ident, administrator and party has
never been in sympathy with from
The very beginning and up to date.
For him to come out now in the no.
ly robes of dyed in the wool dry"