Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-02-15
TIME FOR A CHANGE.


Governor Dawson of. West Virginia
to Senator Tillman of South Carolina,
read in the United States Senate last
Thursday, not only shows plainly the
evils of the railroad trust domino.
ton of West Virginia, but it makes
evident the necessity of change IN
our Senators. The fact that Senator
Elkins is the champion of this vicious
and illegal monopoly-that he is in
reality a member of it-un6ts him
for usefulness as representative OF
the people, and his colleague, Senator
Scott, is in the same position Both
of them should be retired at the end
of their present terms,
The. REGISTER naturally prefers to
see their places filled by Democrats,
but if this is impossible there are
some good Republicans who are quail
fled to serve the people acceptably
Former Governor White is just the
clean, able sort of man that is need
ed in the United States Senate, not
only to stand for the public welfare
in general, but as consistent and de-
pendable representative of his State
and it's best interests. He is fully
alive to the vital issues created BY
the railroad combinations of thes"
latter days, form his message to TIE
Legislature three wears ago he Gale I
attention to the fact that there Is no
no competition among the three gre =
trunk lines traversing this State, oe-
cause they are all under the sam"
control; and that control Is that OF
foreign corporation, possibly NOR
concerned in the development Of al
other State. In this message b.
asked legislative action which, If 1t hal
been made the law. would have cor
rected almost every one of the evils
that are complained Of today. He
specifically named the provisions tn
were necessary to protect the peopl'
including the appointment OF a nj
road commission, but the rallroA r
had sufficient influence with the LIS
islature to kill all attempts to inter
fere with their methods. Governor
White saw clearly into the evils of
the railroad trust three years ago.
and he also knew the remedies. He
could be depended upon to serve the
people well as their Senator.
Hon Joseph r. Gaines, now MEM
Der of Congress from the third dis
trict, is another Republican who has
right views upon the railroad rate.
with the courage to express them.
There might be good senatorial TIM
Der in him.
Governor Dawson has declared
that he will not be candidate tor
Senator Elkins's place, as he wishes
to serve out his full term as Cover
nor and to continue his work on the
taxation problem. This is right and
proper. Nevertheless, there may be
such call for him to succeed SeDa-
tor Scott as will land him in the Sen
ate too. His record on the railroad
question is also sound. 1t dates back
to 1881, when, as member of the
Legislature, he introduced bill pro-
viding for a State railroad com
sion and earnestly advocated its adop
ton. He also endeavored to have
such bill passed by the last Legis-
lature bnt was unsuccessful. If Gov
eruor Dawson shall succeed dIrlnA
the remainder of his term in placing
upon the railroads fair burden OF
State taxation, as he is now endesv-
oring to do, be will have earned a
promotion to the Senate and we be.
lieve that the people will give it to
him.
The REGISTER has no undue desire
to butt into the affairs of the Repub-
hcsn party so far as it's candidates
are concerned. But the issues of the
present are beyond partisan bounda
RES, ard it is the duty of a newspA
per to consider them in this lgnl
We are for the men who will stant
for che people as against illegal cor
poration encroachment, regardless Of
party.
800 Reward 500.