The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1936-01-24

W 'iH~ pan " Hohiliict lor HiI"'l
States Senator.
Discussing the suggestion made by
several party newspapers that he
would make II suitable gubernational
candidate. Arnold expressed apprccia
ton but declared he is not caniGa;r
for any office an has no wish To be-
come. Il contender. but added iha. II"
would not hesitate the race "if scp,i
ment dcvclopcS to point where Il APP
pears that | can be of St,rv &c a. The
party that has honorcd me in the
past"
Predicting II sweeping Republican
victory in the state, the former Unit
I'd States attorney said Their" WAS no
doubt hut what Mineral county would
return the largest majority in its his
tory, an dsai dthat in adjoining Dem
ocratic counties the majolitlcS for
that partys namincos would he sub
stanlially reduced He warned. how
"use common sense in the selection
of candidates."
'The Republican party viii Twin
sweeping victory in West Virginia
this year if it but uses common sense
in the selection of it's candidates a.
the primary elSction,' he told This
correspondent. 81 am confident that
Mineral county will give the largest
Republican majority in t. history, and
my contacts with surrounding Demo-
cratic counties indicate To ma that the
normal Democratic maioritics lhcr"
WILDE substantially reduced
"'rhr people in this section do no
look upon this one" he continued.
AZ we see it. the fight is one between
those who believe III the American
system Of government conceived by
the founding fathers and maintaicd
by the Republican party under the
leadership of Abraham Linoln and ::
long line of great Republican prcSi-
dents. aSyStrm under which this ma
ton has hccum" the wcalthiost ana
NOS powerful ON earth. Il system
which has provided the greatest OPP
rortmiticS and nc highest living
standards for The pc0plc-th" fight,
I repeat j. between those who be-
li,.vr in dictatorship under which
The daily activities of every citizen
arc subject to The scrutiny Of ruth
less government bureaucracy.
'''Thc present national admimiStra-
ton Mr.. Arnold continued ''and il
has forfeited It's right TO The suppor;
cf the real Democrats Of tho nation.
l. HI, repudiat,d or ignored practical
y every single plank of the Demo-
cratic platform Of 1882: it has gon"
contrary to every single principle Of
The Democratic party * maintained
over a long pcriod of years. In This
section. thrrc arc literally hundreds
Of Democrats who feel that the prin-
cfplcS for which they hay" fCugnc
have been betrayed by the Roosevelt
adm 'nis.ration, and they do not hcNl-
tate to say chat they feel If their
duty aS patriotic American ciizcns TO
20 80 the polls in November and OK
press their disapproval Of Roosevelt
dictatorship.
/ farming TO discussion Of stat
| Is CO.'S, Mr.. Arnold said
"Sp far ~ tho state situation Is
cor .:ncd, there j. Widespread crit
Icsm in this section Of me waste of
pubic monies and tho polilicalization
of such on-partiSan agencies rs TN"
school system, and humanitarian ac-
tiyit 'cS such rs our clComosynary i'm
e;itrtionS. Our people cannot UNDER
-jard why thc Kump administration
levied aud collected las year two mil
Iiuu d0llUI moro IN taxes than lae.
"car ofthc Cmlcy administration
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