The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-10-21
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binary session We passed what b
I known as The Corrupt Practices
Act o ran act to prevent corrup
practices IN elections, to limit the ex
penses OF candidates. to prescribe
the duties OF csEAtGaata and poltticai
committees and 10 prov.ae penalties
Eor the violation of the act
This act makes It unlawful fol
any person directly or indirectly. By
himself or by another on his behalf
to give. lend, or agree to give. lend
or ofer promise, or promise to pro-
cure or endeavor to procure any
money or valuable consideration OF
any place OF employment public or
private, to or for any voter, or to or
for any person on behalf OF any voter,
or to or for any person, In order to
induce any voter to vote or refrain
from voting. or to vote for any par
tfcuIar person or candidate, or object.
or to refrain therefrom, or to cor
ruptly do any such act as aforesaid
on account of such voter, or candi-
date, or object, or to refrain there
from, or to corruptly do any such act
as aforesaid on account o. such voter
having voted or refrained from Xot-
Lng at an election, or having voted for
any particular person or candidate or
object, or RETAINING therefrom.
And It further provides that every
person who shall in consequence Of
any gift, loan or offer promise OF any
place of employment, public or Drt-
vate, procurement or agreement, pro-
cure or engage promise or endeavor
TO procure the. election of any person
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voter at any election, or who shall ad-
vance or pay or cause TO be paid any
money to or from the use of any 9th
er person with the intent that such
money or any part thereof shall be
expended in bribery at any election
or who shall knowingly pay or cause
to be paid any money wholly or in
part expended in bribery at any cleo
ton shall be guilty OF a misdemea1oT
and may be punished by imprison~
nent in the county jail for term OF
not less than six months or more than
one year at the discretion Of the court
and be fined not more than 100000
and shall in addition thereto forfeit
his Office.
have not the time to discuss as
would like the provisions OF this Law.
In my Judgment it Is drastic and
wholesome. and If the tendency OF
this law is TO retard the development
of the state, then I say and SO do you.
let it be retarded. We must not for
get in this country that God reigns
and whaeYer. we can do to purify the
ballot and make our people better,
and spiritually, should be
done.
I wish I had time to show you how
our school raw, or what is known as
Chapter 45oof the Code. has been
amended. / am a friend Of the free
schools, as well as OF our boys and
girls who attend them, and having
for several years of my life been a
teacher in our common schools my
heart goes out to them. Senator
Charles Sumner once said: The
school teacher and good roads are the
most important agencies to advance
And I would motto YER
look our University and state normal
schools. The work they are doing
today for the betterment OF our
physical, mental AID moral condition
be estimated and they should
have liberal support.
And again: At this same extra
session of the Legislature about which
! have been speaking, we passed a law
railroad companies from
land along both banks Of
the navigable rivers of this state for
parallel lines; the taking whereof for
such purposes would unreasonably In
terfere with another company, exist
ing or hereafter to exist, desiring in
good faith to construct a competing
or main line Of railroad upon or along
one of the banks of such rivers. Do
our Democratic friends refer to this
law as being legislation which has a
tendency to retard developments? II
they do, 90 the voters OF West Vir-
Einia agree with them2 We believe
in railroads and want to encourage
them in every legitimate way in ex-
tending their lines and in reaching
the wealth of this state. but we
should and do oppose every EFFORT
they make to hinder, delay or pre-
vent the building OF competing lines
of railroads.
Public omce Inspection.
And again: We passed an act to
provide for the inspection and super
vision of public Offices. and to estab-
lish a uniform system OF public &C
counting, auditing and reporting.
This law provides that all public Of
fees Qncluding district offices and
justices of the peace), shall make up,
exhibit and report true accounts and
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