The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-10-21


overy form. We must have pure
elections and the full, free and nm
biased judgment and viii OF voters
expressed in their choice OF candl-
dates for Office.
Agriculture is still the lending In
dustry OF the state and like all other
industries should ne aided and en-
couraged in every legal way by prop
er legislation.
Fayors Good Roads.
favor the building OF good roads
AZ one of the best aids to the farmer
, In advancing the value OF his lands
and in getting his products to mar
isIset. Some intelligent and efficient
system OF road building sho1fd be-
provided.
The State OF West Virginia has
more coal than the state OF Pennsyl-
vania. and should be in the t,TtGre
the greatest coa1 producing state In
! the union. we should have -coa-
stantly in mind the building up aud
encouragement OF this. branch OF Ia
ustry 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 1t is yell To-
Gated to reach the markets, east and
west.
Everything should he done to pro-
tect the health and lives of cur peo-
pie working in the coal mines.
The Threatened disfranch!semeat
by the Democratic party OF the Negro
by law, which would also include a
large number OF white voters of the
state. is an outrage and will work in
Justice and wrong to large body OF
good and worthy citizens entitled to
All the rights and privileges OF other
citizens, and is and should be OPP
posed by the Republican party:
Opposes Compromise,
I believe west virginia docs not
owe anything to the state OF Virginia.
or to the holders OF the pretended
certificates issued by that state
against this state, and II elected Coy
ernor pledge to the people my lieEt
efforts in seeing that orr INTEREST," Hfe
fully protected. We have already
employed some OF the best lawyers
in this state and in the whole country
to defend us in the suit Instituted In
the name of Virginia against ms now
pending in the Supreme Court Of the
United States. and we should employ
all honorable means TO succeed in olr
defense OF that suit. am not In
avor OF compromise. but am in favor.
80 Ese home!y expression, OF de-
Tending the suit to the ''bItter end"
Since the 4th day OF ;5arch.- 1897,
the Republican party has been In SON
troll of the executive and Legislative
departments OF the government OF
West Virginia, aud take IL the Ques-
ton before us today Is not how much
we may have differed among etf-
selves as to what ought or ought not
to have been done, but rather by
we'll have we served the whole peopi.',
Has our stewardship been Satiafht-
tory?s Have we made good our prIlIt-
ises to the people? Has the ssnt'A
prospered under our administration
or affairs? Have we been good and
faithful servants and Is 1t better tor
the people of this great and CROWNS
commonwealth to continue us in
power or would 1t be to their best in-
terests to place in power the party
that has opposed that which we have
done and now says to lou that the
Republican party has been unfaithful
to It's trust and Is no longer worthy
Va your G3A0 S0RPOAsH
would not and do not say that our
Democratic friends would have us go
back to the days OF Democratic rtie
In this state, because 1 know they
have learned many things IN the
past 12 years. but they i4sist that
our mistakes have been such and our
administration of affairs so unsatis-
factory that we are no longer WORTHY
OF the confidence and support Of the
yoemanry OF the state.
Citizens Are sOvereigns.
In the past decade great and rapid
strides have been made In this coun-
try. In many ways We do not think
and act as we did few years go.
The public conscience has been 70
aroused under the Hdai!nis.ra4ioh Of.
our great Presidens, Theodore Itaose-