The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-10-06


this conntr IA ten h ana q
that an men are created equal docs
not mean that one SHAH re bound
and another free. and does not mean
that one shall command ana another
shall obey, but rather It means all
shall be free OF all shall De slaves
All shan command or All shall obsys
and when It was declared that all
men are endowed by the Creator with
certain inaIfenasbls rights among
which are life. liberty ana the par
suit OF happiness, It was meant and
intended as declaration OF brave
men that liberty and the pursuit. OF
happiness Is q God given right Of
rich. and poor. black and white.
alike, not for one class to the ex-
cIusion OF another; because under
our system Of government. thank
God. there are no classes, and should
be none.
Good Account Rendered.
But you want to know whether or
not the Republican party in West Viz
ginia has kept pace with the forward
movements in this country: has our
administration OF your business been
all that could be expected of us dnder
the circumstances. In short can we
render a good. account of ourselves?
Ny fellow citizens, think we can.
and do not mean by that simply
that we can render a better account
OF ourselves for the past II years
than the Democratic party can rem
der of its conduct of our business for
the period during which 1t was in
power in the state, but rather I mean
that we have done all thot could rea-
sonably be expected in that period of
time. Remember, that the things
we have done have been bitterly OPP
posed by an organization Of men
known as the Democratic party. We
have had to fight our way through.
When we said this thing or the other
must be done the Democratic party
girded on, its armor and said: NO;
If you get that you have to fight for
it, And into 1t we went, and when
cratic party. You may say we have
not done everything that we promised
to do. That may be true, but 1
sometimes wonder that our failures
have not been more, when take in
to consideration the opposition with
which he have had to contend.
In the platform adopted by the
Democratic party in convention as
sembled in this state I find this dec
laration: 1--WE condemn the Repub-
lican party for its legislation which
has had tendency ito retard the de-
velopment of the state and prevent
the Introduction of capital therein for
the purpose"
This is serious charge against
us. You will observe that the dec
laration is broad and apparently re-
fers to all the laws enacted since we
came into power. II by this dec
laration they meant and intended the
tax laws, or the license laws, or the
amendments to our school laws, or
any other of a number of laws II
might mention. they should have
said so. We either have a right to
demand a bill Of particulars or take
the declaration to mean just what
it says.
In the 12 years that we have been
in power in this state many new laws
nave been enacted and many old ones
amended and 1t would be Impossible
for me in the limited time that have
to discuss all of them, but let us look
carefully and thoughtfully at some of
this legislation which has been so
to the development of
this state, according to the declara-
ton of our Democratic friends.
Many Good Laws.
The Extraordinary Session OF the
Legislature of 1908 passed law pro-
viding for the investment OF sinking
funds established for the purpose of
paying of the bonded indebtedness
Of any county, district. school dist
trict, independent school district, |
ely. town or village in this state.
In other words 1t provides that when
any bonds OF any county, district,
school district. town or village shall
hereafter be issued as provided by
law, and sinking fund established
to pay the same, and any money shall |
have accumulated in said fund, 1t
shall be the duty OF the proper au-
thority of the county. district, city, |
or village, to direct, by order entered
Of record the investment of such |
sinking fund And this law further
provides that II the sheriff treasurer
Or other custodian of such fund fails