The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-10-22

! industries should be aided and en-
couraged in every legal way by prop
er 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-
vanla. 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-
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 well To-
Gated to reach the markets, east and
west.
Everything should be done to pro.
tect the health and lives of our peo.N
pie working in the coal mines.
The threatened disfranchisement
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 aud 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.
believe West Virginia does not
owe anything to the state of Virginia.
or to the holders OF the pretended
certificates issued by that stats
against this state, and IL elected Gov
ernor pledge to the people my best
efforts in seeing that our interests are
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 us now
pending in the Supreme Court OF the
United States. and VIC should employ
all honorable means 10 succeed in our
defense of that suit. am not In
ayor of compromise. but am in favor.
TO use homely expression. OF de-
tending the suit to the bitter end"
! Since the 4th day of March, 1897,
the Republican party has been in COR
troll OF the executive and legislative
departments OF the government of
West Virginia, and take 1t the ques-
ton before us today is not how much
We may have differed among our
selves as to what ought or ought not
to have been done. but rather how
well have We served the whole people.
Has our stewardship been satisfac-
tory? Have We made good our prom
ises to the people? Has the state
prospered under our administration
OF affairs? Have We been good and
faithful servants and Is 1t better for
the people OF this great and growing
commonwealth to continue us in
/ power OF would 1t be to their best In
terests to place in power the party
that has opposed that which weshaye
done and now says to lou that the
Republican party has been unfaithful
to its trust and is no longer worthy
of your confidence and support? L
would not and do not say that our
Democratic friends would have us 20
back to the days of Democratic rule
in this state. because / know they
have learned many things In the
past ~ years. but they insist 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 sovereign,.
In the past decade great and rapid
strides have been made I'm thjs ct,,,,,-