The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-06
ODD lEIlN RIlLNG

soures OF danger to the party
Illef need to sguarded against by
thority While the
popliar te$ sfor. the party's
dates most graft flying dec
ion OF comic ence in the leaders
Tart and fn$ the policies for
I'M State and National
comforting Of absolute
1arge ma orit the
ZeentE legis1a alive and iudicialgde-
Sof3 81 9th State and Il atlona1
eminent carrie with "a greatre-
Is o1.S tn e wise exercise of
mi power ms Of omission or com
WI hont excuse or
he tend ency to factiona1 divisions
md tos exraVagancesW be the great
gers tot be guarded against.
resident and Speaker Cannon
gan be relied pom to keep appropria
reasonable boun ds, but the
ennandsso rapid ly growing nation
fors inerease mail facilities, for an
ged snaYy for coast licenses, and
wing our rivers and harbors
tesaccommodate the constant and
enormouss Increase in our commerce,
tnting part Of the ord mary and
lnnal penses, and the ,extraordi-
expendit lures for the Panama
rIal Will newt ably swell the total
ationaI expenses to an extent
1na make ecessary the crea-
new. sources Of revenue If
lille TIL SIS should be avoided. It.
Segfuss fo8 set tied that there will be
III session of Congress and no
ehanges
tate & much the same con-
confront The growth OF
wealth and population
en0menai for anfo1d State, llsn 9
spTess ion to distins uisil West
he newer States of8theg
srenI1 opened for settlement.
ncrease lin wealth and
iiaf ionS compe1s an increase in
y penses til s should furnish in
ssassd nue. in h ike proportion.
zsfottu Iiate1 b is wealth does not
appear Upon the tax lists, and
lllt15is hes an additional reason
our assessm Mt and
GaiEaetfos proposed by the tax
viii need larger
or current and for
sssaFt5i nar xpenses and the adolf
tie axes on property
tate someEnew sources$of
aI1d evening up of tax
lu1g as am State
sssss aFe$S leYiiedA on property, yet cur
traora inafy3a ppropriations
( sind eTs veto power of the
% Keep taxation with
ma
SELECTIONS for lie
coInn1i tees having IL
appropriations and the
Sci exercised there
sSlsssE,l fraYag ance and no in
taxation except as an in
"a tins taxes
large majority in the Sen
and in the House, 61to
nd to cklessness in legis-
Iaf appropriation which
careful Y counteracted by /!
eongsTg atiYe influence. The
much 10 restrain eS-
Jesse d Erection By giving the
"a S45t ~ thttNI 414iuSS
Stat aasur5- ~ State
rnents and public ihsti
ma king the people 5ac-
al L the facts govern
Representations. /
ST from factions within
gendered by the sense
soff nd th large aud growing
is,Effi for the State and National
large majofirS in. the
IegislatuIe. IS most imminent. Moth
So soon dissipate majorities
ssiailif e1eSate party to retirement
we'll as destroy the influence of
leaders as the carrying of in
sidual ambitions to excess. The
OF the Democratc party in this
State striking example of such
SKoEI would be a long history to
EeeatI ne steps in the downfall of
snarty once entrenched as Re
spnhl leans are now in every depart
snentS of State and in most of the f,
count les. Let us not repeat the folly
~ opponents, but learn wisdom
ample
us guard against extravasance +:
Al State and county affairs, insist
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