Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-09-08

busy.
THE Hampshire Review seems to
be looking for impossibilities. 1t ex-
poets the Parkersburg News to tell
the truth.
The Russians are now ahead of the
japanese, and they will continue in
that position as long as they are able
to run the fastest.
IT IS said that the trusts will sup
port Mr.. Roosevelt for reelection. 1t
is quite evident that the Presidents
surrender to the trusts is now COM
Plete
Ir the Republican candidates in
West Virginia are half as bad as
their opponents in their own party
said they were before the conventions,
then they are not worthy of support
from any source.
If the Democrats of West Virginia
carry the State it can be depended
uroa that the registration law will be
enacted. The people voted for it,
but the Republican Legislature has
refused to pass it.
II quite evident that Mr.. Roose-
welt would rather be elected by the
trusts than defeated by them. This
is human nature, Of course. and shows
that tile President is only an ordi-
l,v individual, for all his bluff and
BLISTER.
THH late .smentable special session
O. the Legislature failed to put tax
OH tie Standard Oil Company, the
coal mouopohsts or the railroad cor
pomuons, but 1t socked it to the rich
and naughty men who are in thejunk
business.
THERE can now be nc question OF
the fact that J. PierTont Morgan and
President Roosevelt have come to
complete understanding, and the lion
and the lamb are now lying down to.
gether
But which is the lamb?
TIE anthracite coal trust has put
up lie p.ice of coal another % cents
"a ton, and in order to maintain some
show Of a scarcity have shut down a
number Of their mines.
Hanging is too good for the greedy
rsscals who thus tatten upon the ne
cessiries Of the people.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT wrote of the
splendid statesman and history maker,
Thomas Jefferson, that he was "timid
and .hi!ty doctrinaire, and "the most
incapable executive who ever filed
th- Presidents chair" It's a great
ri-y that we-cannot know Thomas
JeHersous opinion Of Mr.. Roosevelt.
THE editor OF the REGISTER was in
Berkeley Springs a few days ago and
incidentally Investigated the prospects
OF having dinner with Editor Pendle-
ton in that new hotel. From the
present outlook We suspect that We
will have to reach the age OF Methus-
elan if we are to dine in new hotel
there.
The Legislature has imposed tax
OF 500 on dealers in revolvers in
West Virginia. Few merchants can
afford to pay such tax in this State,
and it Will simply drive business else
where. This law might have been
entitled AN act for the benefit of
hardware dealers in adjoining States"
Wholesale dealers in revolvers and
guns have to pay $500 license.
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THERE a good deal of argument
over the question of the benefits or
disadvantages of the new tax laws
passed by the Legislature. There's
no getting around the fact, however,
that no tax was placed on the output
OF coal, oil and gas and upon the
gross incomes Of the railroad companies.
Aud yet these things were the very
basic principles Of original tax reform.
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JUST as sample of the "harmo-
ny that prevails among our RePub-
lican friends in West Virginia, the
family quarrel in the twelfth judi
ciaI circuit may be cited. Judge F.
NJ. Reynolds was nominated for the
judgesnip over A. NJ. Cunningham,
and now Cunningham comes to the
front with % charces AGAINST Lndna