Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-01-31

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HI. SNYDER, Editor and Publisher,
SHEpHERDsTowN. w. VA.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 81, 1911.
The Philippine troubles seem to
have only just gotten a start,
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How would it do to turn Mrs. Ma
ton loose among the Filipinos?
THERE is talk of an extra session OF
Congress. Can't they spend money
enough in the allotted time?
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IT is said that the appropriations
by Congress at this session Will aggre-
gate $SOO,OOO,OOO. Isn't it easy to
spend other folks money?
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THE wholesale seed dealers are try
ing to have the distribution Of seed by
the government discontinued. Any
thing to help the trusts
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THE one thing decided upon in the
bill for the reduction of war taxes Is
that the poor brewers must be relieved
of the burden placed upon them,
Other folks may continue to pay.
OF the three parties involved in the
Philippine troubles-the Americans,
the Spanish and the Filipinos-the
Spanish seem to be the only really
lucky ones. And they are not kick
ing a bit,
THE House of Representatives last
Saturday passed the army bill, carry
ing an appropriation of STA, 100000,
and the navy bill, calling for ST., OOO,-
900. Our policy Of expansion ex-
pands the leaks from the treasury
more than anything else.
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THERE'S no use in our Democratic
friends becoming exercised over the
redistricting of West Virginia. We
did the best we could for the party
when we had the chance and the Re-
publicans will do the same. Besides,
almost any sort Of district will be
Republican under present conditions
in West Virginia.
ALAsT desperate effort is beingmade
by Senator Hanna and his colleagues
to get the ship subsidy bill through
the Senate. This measure proposes
to give out in donations the enormous
sum Of $27O,OOO,OOO, all of which will
go to corporations already enormously
wealthy. 1t IS the greatest steal Of
the past twenty years.
A DISPATCH from Charleston says
that it is pretty certain that DR.. Ray
mond will resign as president of the
West Virginia University. Both Of
the houses of the Legislature have
passed resolutions ordering an inves-
tigation of that institution, and it is
likely to be a thorough one. DIR. Ray
mond is quoted as saying that if the
Legislature voted for an investigation
he would consider it an insult and
quit. There will be strenuous oppo-
sition to appropriations for the Uni
versity unless DR.. Raymond discovers
his relations with the school.
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A DISPATCH this morning from
Charleston says:
Senator Campbell, of Jefferson, cre-
ated stir in the Senate on question
of personal privilege. He resigned
from the committee on redistricting Of
the State, alleging as he did that the
minority had been gagged and not
given an opportunity to be heard, and
that he did not wish to be considered
party to what he styled gerry
mander," drafted in Washington and
carried out here by being put through
as Republican measure. Some plain
talk was INDUCED in on both sides on
Senator Campbell's remarks. There
will be no hindrance about getting the
measure through, as party lines have
been drawn by the Republican leaders.
THE Legislature of West Virginia
has, in our opinion, acted very wisely
in refusing to appropriate $4,000 to
make an exhibit at the Pan-American
Exposition at Buffalo. The wealthy
corporationsthat would be benefited by
display of the coal, iron, oil and tim
Der Of West Virginia are amply able
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