Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1908-05-06


broad minded, wise and liberal
statesmanship. Aud as Republi.
cans believing in the principles of
our great party aud in the integri-
ty Of it's leadership we renew our
faith and pledge our most earnest
efforts to its continued success to
the end that the high and oom-
manding position, which this
country has reached under Repub-
llcan rule shall be maintained au
continued by successive Republi-
can administrations.
We especially endorse aud com.
mend Theodore Roosevelt, a Pre- :
Ident who has written his name
high In the records of American
history. His fearless devotion to
tho right as he sees ths r,gh,
arouses our profound admiration
We endorse and commend those
-plendid acts of constructive
statesmanship, the Elkins Anti.
Rebate Law, the Hepburn Rate
Law and the Pure Food Law,
which Republican Congress and
Republican President have given
to the American people. We com
mend the effort to pass an ade-
quate Empl yers' Liability Law
and we earnestly endorse the wise
and patriotic suggestion that sat.
lsfactory measures be passed to de-
fine the exercise of the writ of in.
junction.
Recognizing the unprecedented
industrial progress and prosperity
the entire nation has enjoyed un-
der the twelve years operation of
the Dingley tariff, and especially
that the State of West Virginia
during that perlo a. d under the
fostering influence of that law, has
undergone marvellous industrial
development, rapidly advancing
TO the first rank of the st tes in
commercial Importance, THE con.
vention demands a continuation
of that broad and equitable pro
tective policy, judiciously and
cautiously resdjusted by it's
friends, from time to time to meet
the changing conditions of ma.
tional commercial development.
We especially insist that this re-
adjustment be entered upon with
the view of placing all industries
upon the same plane of protection,
revising the schedules upward or
downward as the special condi-
tions surrounding each individual
industry may appear to demand
for it's legitimate protection.
We heartily endorse and com
mend West VIrginia's splendid
delegation in both houses of Con-
gress. This State should be proud
that it has sent to the national
capital representatives of such
high grade of citizenship and po-
litical Leadership. We especially
endorse and commend our two
Senators, Hon. N. B. Scott and
Hon. Stephen B. Elkins and
pledge to them our continued CO.
operation in their earnest, able
and conscientious efforts in behalf
of the State of West Virginia.
We endorse and commend Gov.
VIM. M. o. Dawson and the entire
State administration. The prin.
ciples of equality in taxation has
been written upon the banner of
the Republican party, and we
pledge our earnest efforts to ex.
tend aud strengthen our new tax
laws TO the end that all classes of
property shall bear their just and
equal burdens. We point with
I pride to the fact that our State
tax levy is now only cents on the
hundred dollars as against 35
cents six years ago. The records
of our last several legislative
sessions show splendid work for
the good of the people of West
Virginia. The license law, the
uniform accounting law, the law
for the proper regulation and the
control of the sale of liquor, the
corrupt practices law aud the bal
lot law are some of the fruits of
Republican administration which
the State is now enjoying. In
West Virginia, Republlcsnism
stands for . distinct programme
of Legislation and not mere senss-
less opposition, and We challenge
comparison of the work done by
Republican Legislatures in West
Virginia to that of any other State
in the Union.
We express our profound SORROW
at the untimely death of Hon.
Clark w. May, Attorney General
of West Virginia. He was a man