Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04

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efficiently managed and in them scandal:
GDS and cruel wrongs have been rractlced
upon thc defenSelcsS wards of the state;
sic farmers aud small shippers continue
IL suffer from unjust discrimination at
the hands of unregulated monopoly; the
entire system Of municipal government has
been wrecked and the credit of cities de-
stroyrd. thereby producing spirit of in
security aud unrest in ali public affairs.
THE. pCoule can no longer trust the admin
i>tratiOn Of their affairs To il party thus
ircklpSSlv devoted to interests adverse to
Imc public welfare. As Il more SPECIFIC
statement Sf our principles upon these
and other questions We declare:
FirSt-That all taxable property should
L., aUrrai>"d by assessing boards. which
TrOnld hr in session for at least Il part Of
'iCh wear and whose proceedings and de-
hnrratiOnS should he open to the public.
that power be given 10 employ Il repre-
>tlHatjv" 10 present the ntri"StS or the
Public in hearings before these boar'iN,
AMI that in making assessments all nrOp
"Ity should he appraised ut not less than
its sallblo value.
Sccori That the present laws for as
.cSSirC She property of steam railroads
aud other public service corporations
sborId Gr 50 changed as to compel the as
>c-Smcnt # thoS" properties at not less
than their Sa!Ahle value rs going con.
Germs aul To prevent their evasion CT just
taxation
Third That to prevent evasion of state
taxes ~ discriminating valuations, Il sep.
nration of the sources of state and local
revenues should be made. And 10 thaI
end we heartily endorse the cOnStltutlOnti
amendment now pending before the peop;S
?nd to be voted on next year, Wnlch VIII
rrmit classification Of taxable properly
Fourth-That all public service corpoTn,
ti0ns Shorld be requested Ivy law TO make
sworn public reports and that the power
IF visitation and examination over such
corporations should he given TO the proper
auditing offers to the %nd 1n Ina sn nrS corr
''-"'tions may be made plain - the oeo-
pie.
.fth-That the acceptance Of free passes
nr other favOrs from railroads by public
Ulcers or employees should be adequate
ground for their removal from office:
Sixth-That the denial Of the right or
peaccab!e persuasion in times ~ labor dls-
turbance is n denial OF the right of free
speech and that government by, ln1unc-
ton, If persisted IN, will wreck the liDer-
tics Of the people.
of code which provides absolute home
lule for municipalities. which shall IN
clude the right to establish the merit S!s.
tenn with civil service, under which that
system. as now In use IN flre ana ponce and
perfected and be extended to other mu-
nicipal departments. particularly to water
and lighting plants now operated ny mu-
lie service plants as they may hereafter
be established under municipal owner
ship and operation.
EiGhth-That we condemn the vicious!
Cincinnati and Ohio's United. States SEN
ators, to force through the legislature a
code that will foist upon the municipall-
ties of Ohio. Cincinnatfs FORM OF govern
ittnt in order that the power of the boss
may be preserved on the one hand and on
the other will perpetuate existing street
railway franchises which Ohio's United
States senators represent. .
Ntnth hot mn
protect the public against all clauses Whlcn
way be clandcstinely placed therein IN
the spirit OF public service mOnopoileS' ID!
requiring that all ordinances granting, re-
uewing. extending or modifying franchises
shall he imperative until confirmed ny Il
majority vote Of the people of the municl-
pality: and we are unalterably opposed 10
the granting of any perpetual franchise.
Tcnth-That until United States senator's
are required by amendment to the fed
Pral constitution to he elected by polu-
lar vote nominations OF candidates TOT
United States senator should he made 10y
state conventions. And we hereby direct
mat in the official call for the next Demo
cratic state convention of ohio there ne
embodied clause providing for the NOM
inatiOn ut that convention OF the Demo
cratic candidate for United states senator:
NEd clause providing for action by Said
convention upon all the amendments TO
the state. constitution then pending before
the people.
Upon these principles of home rule and
Just taxation, and to the accomplishment
of these purposes In municipal and state
affairs. we invite tho cooperation or all
citizens Of Ohio. regardless OF their party
affiliations on national questions, hereby
SOlcmnly pledging our candidates TO thc
faithful observance OF this declaration
both in letter and spirit.
The convention was principally the
occasion Of booming its presiding Of
icer, Mayor Tom L. Johnson, for the
presidency and Of introducing into
Ohio politics Rev. Herbert S. Bigelow.
nastor of the Vine Street Congrega
tional church at Cincinnati. The
former has been conspicuously before
the public as congressman and dele
gate to national and other conventions
for years, but the latter was not sc
we'll known until he was yesterday
made the standard-bearer Of his party
and made a speech Of acceptance that
was received with unusual enthusi
asm. Bigelow is 33 years old, indie.
pendent in his creed and has become
,rominent as a lecturer as we'll as a
popular preacher.
The convention was held with the
most pleasant surroundings, with a
sreat bathing beach on one side OF
tie pavilion and garden attractions
en- the other side.
Only One Ballot.
The proceedings were in accord
nth the rounds Of pleasure" The
! :ession lasted less than three hours
and had only one ballot. most of the
time being devoted to speeches. ana
that Of Rev. BigelOw was conceded to
be the feature Of the occasion. In
presenting the names Of candidates
md in seconding the same and in &C
ccpting nominations, over a score Of
orators were heard, but none Of them
! commanded more attention, not eX
cepting the keynote speech Of Chair
T an Johnson, than the young minis
/ ter.
1t was a Johnson convention
| throughout, although Mr.. Johnson
himself was more conciliatory yester
| day than at the preliminary meetings