Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-12-13

lature will strengthen the weak places.
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IT is not to be wondered at that
President Roosevelt favors admitting
the japanese to the public schools in
California. He halls from State
where white children are made to sit
side by side in school with negroes.
and we understand he heartily favors
such law.
A VERY large proportion of the
trusts could be thoroughly well regu-
lated by simply taking the tariff from
the articles they control. The fact
that this expedient is not resorted to
is proof abundant that the President
and Congress are not in earnest in
their efforts to remedy trust abuses.
The railroads seem to be getting
ready for a general advance in freight
rates so as to make the public pay
for the increased wages given railroad
employees. 1t is scarcely worth while
to remark that this is rank injustice,
for the question of right or wrong
doesn't bother the railroads.
There is one rate, however, that
can be reduced by the Legislature of
West Virginia, and that is the pass
enger rate. 1t ought to be made two
cents a mile fat. That is the law in
Ohio now-are Ohio folks better than
West Viginians?
The Wheeling News reprints the
REGISTERS advice to the Democrats
in the next Legislature to work solely
in the interest Of good laws for the
State, regardless of possible party ad-
vantage, and adds:
"Most excellent advice. If the DEM
ocratic minority throws its solid
strength TO the aid of the Republican
members whC are To work for Two cent
fare law, railroad commission and
new revenue laws which will allow the
remaining State tax TO be taken off,
they will take the wind from the Re
publican sails when the latter two years
hence will make their campaign on the
enactment of such desirable legislation.
Organized opposition TO good legislation
simply because it originated on the Re-
publican side will simply insure the
continuance of Republican legislation"
THE enemies of Senator Rai,cy ccrc
making things very warm for him in
Texas, because of the alleged fact that
he has been accepting fees az attorney
for the Standard Oil Company, and it
isquite possible that they may defeat
him for reelection to the Senate.
Senator Bailey is one of the ablest men
in the country, and it seems hard that
he should be so bitterly fought for
legitimately practicing his profession.
even though the Standard Oil Com
pany cannot be recommended as an
acceptable client for a public man.
We do not like to find fault, how
ever, with the public sentiment in
Texas that demands such a high
standard in it's Senators-we would
like to see it extended to other States.
For instance, to Rhode Island, where
the notorious Senator Aldrich is the
official representative Of the Standard
Oil Trust to New York, where SEN
ator Platt is the direct representative
Of the greedy express companies, and
Senator Depew is the hired man of
the Vanderbilt railroad system to
Pennsylvania, where Penro.e and
Knox are the creatures of the Penn.
sylvania Railroad to New Jersey,
where Dryden is the chief insurance
agent; to Delaware, with Dupont as
the head of the Powder Trust; to
Ohio, where Foraker is the bold and
brazen representative of the trusts
and combinations. We should even
wish to have this sentiment extend to
West Virginia, where Senator Elkins
and Senator Scott use their influence
and cast their vote every time for the
corporations and the trusts with
which they are 80 closely identified
and with which they are so entirely
in sympathy.
Bailey may be bad, but there are
others who are great deal worse.