The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-10-08
NOMINEE TELLS
HOW HE ST NDS

kASPSAty VI Whatever character or de-
scription. And / pledge my best eff
forts to secure any Improvement I'm
the tax system of the state which ex-
perience may show. will be to the best
Interests Of all the people. The new
tax laws are the creation OF the Re-
publican party and If 1t shall be
found that they should be revised or
amended in any particular. think
they should be revised and amended
by the friens of tax reform, just as
the tariff laws should be amended
and revised by the friends of protec-
tion.
About Corporations.
! am in favor Of encouraging cap
ital to come into this state for invest
ment. and its amplest protection; 1,
favor the employment of our people
at good wages; the building of more
railroads. more factories and manu-
featuring plants in our towns and
cities. West Virginia needs more
ailroads and railroad building should
be encouraged While railroads and
corporations should be protected in
all their legal rights. they should be
required to do their duty, treat all
shippers fairly and alike, take no
part in politics and confine themselves
strictly to doing the things for which
they are incorporated. Corporations
doing public business should be the
servants and not the masters of the
people.
I subscribe heartily to our national
and state platforms, and the princi-
pies and policies-se set forth in both.
/ believe in upbuilding society, in
good schools and letter educational
advantages for the people. believe
in the education of our people SO that
they may grow stronger in virtue and
morality. The best way to make So
clety better is to make the individual
better.
believe in the Roosevelt policies.
I am Taft Republican. believe in
Judge Taft. He is typical, all
around American, the ablest and best
equipped man that could have been
named for President, and I believe
he will make one of the greatest
Presidents the country has ever had.
Taft's election will help to restore
confidence and build up business.
Bryan's election would lessen con-
Ifideneesand further disturb and unset
tie business.
Equal Rights For Ali.
i am not a rich man, but have
no. unreasoning prejudice against
wealth. and believe that every citizen
should be given the equal opportunity
to gain a competency for himself and
family. l believe people should get
all the wealth they can honestly, but
the rich should not get all the earth.
The poor man must have chance.
l stand for equal rights and privl-
leges for all men. =
believe in unfolding the courts
and in the execution of the laws with
out regard to persons. / am opposed
to all forms and schemes OF dishon-
esty. extravaganza and graft, in the
public service and out of it. and am
opposed to all corruption in and out
of politics. 1 am opposed to cor
ruptionists everywhere and especially
am to grafters aud agents OF cor
porations and individuals hanging
around the legislature attempting to
corrupt and iatluence legislation;
am opposed to spending nancy in
elections beyond what is absolutely
necessary in conducting campaigns in
the distribution of literature. listing
voters and paying the expenses OF
public meetings and speakers. am
basolutely opposed to all forms of
corrupting the ballot and improperly
influencing voters and to bribery in
every form. We must have pure
elections and the full, free and un-
biased judgment and will of voters
expressed in their choice of candi-
dates for Office.
h6iASulIule 10 Stlll IlS lcduluS III
dustry of the state and like all other
industries should be aided and en-
couraged in every legal way by prop
err legislation.
Favors Good Roads.
favor the building of good roads
as one OF the best aids to the farmer
in advancing the value of his lands
and in getting his products to mar
ket. Some intelligent and efficient
system of road building should be
provided.
The State Of West Virginia has
more coal than the state of Pennsyl-
vania.. and should be in the future
the greatest coal producing state in
the union. We should have con-
stantly in mind the building up and
encouragement of this branch of in
dustry so important to the state. West
Virginia has he best coal in the Unit
ed States and must not fall behind in
its production. because It Ia we'll To-