The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-10-05
SENATOR ELKINS
PRAISES new LAWS

laws need to be amended. No new
system of taxation OF tax leyying
was ever made perfect at first and
mistakes VIII occur in Che c::.f:rce-
ment of any new law. But the
people of the State can trust the
Republican party to amend the tax
laws. where they need amending,
and in the light of experience ard
correct any mistakes made.
ssThe State administrator is
struggling with great questions and
great reforms of various kinds ard
should have the support Of all good
citizens in this direction.
@Whatever else may be said of
the State administration, nobody
vet has challenged its honesty and
integrity.
$50 much for State issues. Now
as to national issues. In the last
Congress every thing was done in
the interest Of the people that they
could desire. Many things and
measures the Democrats have talk
ed about for years are on the road
of achievement through the acts Of
a Republican Congress. No
great question was left untouched
in the last Congress. Republican
legislature was perfected and is al
ready bearing good fruit especially
in West Virginia
esThe Elkins amendments to the
rate bill, it is conceded on every
hand, materially strengthened the
bill and have afforded relief TO the
people of West Virginia. Under
these amendments the railroads are
prohibited from mining and selling
coal in competition with shippers,
which was great abuse heretofore.
Also the railroads are required un-
der these amendments to promptly
put in switches and connections
with any mine. mill, plant OF factory
that may be built on their lines.
This was denied shippers in many
eases These amendments also re-
cuire the trunk lines and great rail
roads to make prompt connections
with lateral and branch lines and
give fair treatment IN the way OF
prorating and also provide Tor
furnishing and distributing cars
without discrimination.
eaThe effects of the Elkins amend
ments are TO encourage the shippers
in sending their products TO market.
They also encourage the building OF
short lines Of railroad, because they
insure fair treatment. While
these we're being Incorporated INTO
the law, I made it plain to the Con-
gress and to the entire country that
the people of West Virginia con-
tend that the railroads should be
servants of the people and not Their
masters, yet the people Of this State
are not opposed to railroads nor to
capital. / made it plain that the
State needs both and that our peo-
pie would encourage and treat both
fairly.
that the Republican Congress gave
to the country are the pure food
law to prevent the adulteration Of
food, the meat inspection bill, the
Panama bill which insures the early
completion of the canal, the pass
law which protects railroad en-
ployees and also the employers la
bilitv bin which affects directly or
indirectly over one million railroad
employees and their families, and
which was reported BY the Inter
state Commerce committee of which
I am the chairman.
Eve owe it to the people to elect,
Republican House. all I've Re
publican congressmen from this
State, Republican legislature to
insure the election Of a Republican
United States senator, and for an
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