Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-01-31
WASHINGTON SPECIAL
Notes Of Personal Interest, and Of
Concern To West Virginians
By D. w. Gall

Shelton l.. keger, Esq, OF ElkIns,
West Virginia was in the city on the
10th Of January for few hours on
real estate matters.
We gather from some Of the West
Virginia papers, that Herman G.
johnson, the editor of the Inter
Mountain, at Elkins is prospective
candidate for Secretary of State, and
he would not be the first, the product
Of Barbour County, to hold that Of
fee, as Honorable Stuart F. Reed
held that post for two consecutive
terms and he was like Mr.. Johnson,
born and reared in Barbour county,
and the Republican party could not
make wiser selection for the posi-
ton, as to compentency, leadership
and a vote getter than Mr.. johnson,
who is one that would add strength
to the ticket in the coming cam
paign.
Select good, clean men and success
is secured.
Another sign, that the Republican
mean to put forward ticket that
can win in the coming election, is
the mention that we see of the name
Of Honorable Fred Blue for Governor.
Mr.. Blue is Taylor County man,
and is therefore from the first Dis
trict, but is now living in Charleston,
but nevertheless, he is man, who
like Caesars wife, always lived a.
bove suspicion, and in Barbour and
Taylor counties more especially he
secure large Democratic vote, of
voters who respect him for his high
manly character, which they know so
well, by reason Of having lived a.
mong the people of those two coun-
ties and who knew that Fred is fully
aware that the voters of the coun-
try are equals Of those for whom
they vote, and out of that knowledge,
they will cast their votes for him in
November.
Then again, it can be gainsayed,
that Fred Blue would be other than
clean official and one of the ablest
Governors, the state has ever had,
and a leader of the ticket in the state
it means success.
Select good, clean men and sue
cess is secure.
The World War, Its Results and Its
Cost, not a Party Measure
When the World War came on,
there was Democratic President in
the White House and a Democratic
Congress, but it was supported by
the Republicans in both houses Of
Congress ana the means provided
with out, thought of party, but as
duty to home and country; the men
were furnished the provisions pro-
vided, the taxes increased to pay the
enormous expense of the great con-
hict, and it was not for moment as
sumed to be party measure but
when the war has passed into history
and the people have borne the heavy
S~-seight of taxation for the passing
years and when the Secretary of the
Treasury sees the that time has come
to relieve the people of the country
of this burthen so far as it can be
done and the Congress comes to
make the delivery, instead of MAX
ing the reduction along the same
lines in which they were created, in
nonpartison way, but for all the
people, we find that the Democrats
through their leaders, hoping to
make some political gain, are not
willing in the Ways and Means Com
mittee to join in an effort to prepare
a bill for the reduction of taxes, on
the lines laid down by the Secretary
of the Treasurer, who is of all men
Nm the better position. to know the
vast means to be taken to relieve the
greater part of the people.