Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-02-07


Washington made with his.
IF the present Legislature shall sue
coed in placing the great burden of
the taxes upon the corporations we'll
forgive everything else.
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THE proposition to make the big
corporations pay the bulk of the taxes
in West Virginia is an admirable one,
but the question is, Will the corpora
tons permit such law to be passed !?
THE advocates Of the ship subsidy
bill persistently keep that measure
before the United States Senate. And
no wonder, for it Is the greatest oppor-
tunity for plumber that has presented
itself IN quarter of century.
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SENATOR ELKINs gave delightful
reception TO the members of the Leg
islature and other prominent West
Virginians at Charleston last Satur-
day night, and there were unlimited
quantities of good things to eat and
drink. The Senator is duly grateful
for the easy way in which he got to
the Senate for another term.
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THE Legislature will pass the bills
desired by Governor-elect White, pro-
viding for a reorganization of the
boards OF the various State institu'
tons. This is right and proper. The
Governor will have to answer to the
people for his administration of State
affairs, and he ought to have the priv
ilege of naming his helpers.
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THE recent action and agitation
with regard to the army canteen GER
tainly gives reason for the belief that
a healthy temperance sentiment is on
the increase throughout our country.
In both Senate and House there was
strong opposition to this very danger
Gus element Of our army life, in many
cases from members who might have
been supposed to favor the other side.
Right here in our own town, in the
two days during which the matter was
before our people, not far from hun
dred signatures were secured to the
petition asking our Senators to vote
against the army saloon.
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We would not expect that the wishes
of the Democrats would have much in
fuence upon the Republicans in the
shaping of the rsdistricting bills for
West Virginia, but the cold-blooded
way in which the majority ignored the
minority in the Legislature is some
thing new even in partisan politics
Senator Campbell stated in open Sen
ate that the Republican members of
the redistricting committee had not
shown the Democrats the common cour-
tesy of permitting them to attend the
meetings of the committee, and the
gerrymander was not even known to
the Democrats until the majority was
ready to push the bill through.
We don't blame Senator Campbell
for resigning from the committee.
Let the Republicans remember also
that there is future.
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THE Marylanders are wrestling with
the question whether or not there shall
be an extra session of the Legislature
to consider new ballot law. 1t is
proposed to enact law modelled after
that in effect in Massachusetts, which
practically requires man to have sui
fcient intelligence to read to vote
properly. There is no emblem on the
ticket and the names of candidates are
mixed up alphabetically, SO that the
voter must be able to pick out his can
didates. This is, of course, all right in
Massachusetts,, but the Republicans OF
Maryland are making kick because
they claim that it is a scheme to dis
franchise the colored voters.
The Maryland folks may not get this
law through just now, but it is only a
question of time until the right to vote
will have some qualification similar to
that above named.