West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-05-09

one OF his burning odd bitter phiippics In
which he branded Judge Parker as a liar
But the Hartman letter was published not
az the request OF Hartman. but stenogra.
pher. who has since been arrested for il.
Roosevelt has branded il as a lie. Harm.
man has done no branding From the cyi.
dence wc feel warranted IN saying that
Roosevelt asked Hartman for the money
and that Hartman raised IL just like that
letter stated or course we believe IN the
rugged honesty OF President Roosevelt lie
cauno, lie. hut We cannot refrain from
thinking he was connected with that cim.
paign fund Of 1905. just like Harr,man's
letter said he was At the risk oil being
branded as the most veritable outcas we
must confess that we believe Harrimsn
and dlsbelieyc Roosevelt. Hartman may
be the yicegerent Of the dcyii. but his let.
ter has convincing effect that will never
down. II shows what we all know II we
were just honest enough To- say so. that
Rooseyets big stick" IS a stuffed cudgcl
Of India rubber with no, air. The country
IS standing by the President now in his
"hghi with the railroads and yet no, one
man In 80 ooo.ooo knows what the devil the
President is doing or tying to do with the
railroads
We remember what furry there was a
short time since over the Hepburn bill. We
may be denscr that twelve meat blocks.
but II that bill is worth a d-n to this coun.
try we are unable to see IT,
II needs no argument now TO convince the
public that Dawson's tax reform was a
fraud conceived in sin and born in iniquIty.
It's only effect was to make Jobs at big sala
ries for Dawson's henchmen. Even Dillon
has resigned to become Sam Dixons attor.
ney. During the campaign Of 1904 we i'm.
agined from the Republican racket that
Sam Dixon and a lew like that would pay
all the taxes. The srst thing we know the
tax commissioned resigns to become Dix.
ons attorney. And so far as Mr.. Dillon is
concerned it is perfectly legitimate. Tax
reform always was a humbug We are con
scious OF the fact that the Democratic party
IS not free from chasing rainbows. Were
we to write the next plank in the platform
OF both parties il would be this:
Resolved, That we favor no government
paiernalism. Let the people and the rail.
roads and the trusts scrap il out. We favor
tariff for revenue only aud It trust can
flourish under that let IT flourish. We be.
lieye that competition and jealousy between
men and railroads will do more to reduce
freight rates than the government can do
in million years.
Resolved, That this government is no
committee for the people # they want to
buy gold bricks and watered stock and
otherwise get skinned, II they will not
stay out Of the fire let them get burned 1t
is every man duty to keep his eyes skinned
to the northwest, and IL he does not this
| government will not weep over his misior-
tunes
/ Resolved further That this government
will compel no man to sell his railroad, but
that II this government sees a railroad
practiclng extortion il will build a compel.
ing line right by the side OF it from one end
TO the other. We have d.abbled ourselves
over millions OF miles of marsh and bog in
this country for the last century chasing
rainbows and following reforms and will.o'.
the-wiSps. We have all the laws necessary.
II We would honestly and rgidly uphold
what we have and quit adding around
] after more we would be better off.