The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-10-08

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 misdemeaaor
and may be punished by imprison-
ment in the county jail for term of
mot less than six months or more than
oae year at the discretion OF the court
and be fined not more than $1,000
and shall in addition thereto forfeit
his cfice.
have not the time to discuss as ]
would like the provisions OF this law.
In my judgment 1t is drastic and
wholesome, and II the tendency OF
this law is to retard the development
OF the state, then say and so do you.
let 1t be retarded. We must not for
get in this country that God reigns
and whaever we can do to purify the
ballot and make our people better.
morally and spiritually, should be
done.
j wish ] had time to show you how
our school law, or what is known as
Chapter As of the Code. has been
amended. am friend OF the free
schools, as we'll 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
civilization" And would motto YER
look our University and state normal
schools. The work they are doing
today for the betterment OF our
physical, mental and moral condition
cannot be estirfated and they should
have liberal support.
And again: AT this same extra
session ofthe legislature about which
I have been speaking, we passed law
prohibiting railroad companies from
condemning. 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 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? If
they do, do the voters OF West vir-
ginia agree with Them? 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 Office Inspection.
And again: We passed an act to
provide for the inspection and super
vision of public offces, and to estab-
lish uniform system of public ac-
counting, auditing and reporting,
This law provides that all public Of
fees (including district offices and
justices of the peace), shall make up,
exhibit and report true accounts and
detailed statements OF all public
funds collected, received and expend-
ed by them for any purpose what
ever. And this is to be. done accord
ing to system of accounting and
reporting to be formulated, prescrib.
ed and installed by the State Tax
Commissioner, who. by the provisions
of the act, is ex-officio chief inspector.
l have not the time to explain this
law as I would like TO do. but It's OBJ
ject and purpose is to give the people
a full and detailed statement OF every
cent of public money received and ex-
pended by their public officers. These
officials receive and some Of them dis
tribute your money and my money.
In other words public money" and
We have said in the law, to which L
have referred, that they must render
to us an account, detailed state
ment of what they received and how
they expended it. In my Judgment
this is a most excellent law. and cer7
tainly 1T cannot be said that it will
refard davalonment In Waaf VIRGINIA
Sunday Closing Act.
And again: We passed what Dis
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