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

died that question in their platform.
You can't tell whit they stand for.
But YOU do know just where the Re-
lpublicans stand. The Republicans
believe in the enactment of local OPP
ton law now, and believe that In two
years from now, after the local option
law has been given fair test. that
an amendment to the constitution
prohibiting the manufacture and snic (.
of Intoxicating liquors should be sub
mittcd to the vote of tho whole peo-
pie. challenge the Democrats on
this. They do not leave this question
to the people.
also believe another thing that
would help to do away with our fam
lily troubles is a uniform primary elec-
ton law. believe 1t is right. stand
on that pledge of the Republican par
~ and II I am elected your governor
shall work for 1t.
thank you for your kind attcn-
tion.
Senator Reed Speaks.
AT the conclusion Of Mr.. Glass
cocks address, Hon. Stuart f. Reed
nominee for secretary OF state, was
introduced neatly by Mr.. Maxwell.
Mr.. Reed was greeted with prolonged
cheers, and throughout his address
heartiest applause was given him.
Senator Reed prefaced his address
with an eloquent expression OF
thanks for the treatment he had re-
ceived at the hands of the people,
among whom he had resided since his
early manhood, and declared thatsno
people could have treated any one
better than the people of Harrison
county had treated him. He said he
was infinitely pleased over the honor
of being entrusted with the banner
OF a political office next to that OF
governor and his highest hope and
sublimest pleasure was to carry 1t to
triumphant victory and at the end of
four years return 1t without a stain.
Mr.. Reed alluded to the place OF
meeting as historic soil, being the
place, where was set in motion un-
der the Republican banner the moye-
ment that resulted in the creation or
the State of West Virginia. the speak
er exclaiming that the Republican
party rocked the cradle of West vir.
ginla and in fact West Virginia be-
gan her career with the Republican
party. The first seven years Of the
State the Republican party estab-
lished her principal institutions, the
university, the Weston asylum, the
deaf and dumb school, three OF the
4 L.
all the glorious free school system.
Republicans then taught the infant
state the steadier steps of statehood.
Four Best Bills.
Here Senator Reed took occasion
to praise the county ticket, assuring
his auditors that it was made up Of
honest, capable men. who would keep
| the trust reposed in them. In this
connection he named the four Bills
on the ticket, extolling them all and
urging all to support them all. They
are Bill Taft, Bill Glasscock. Bill
Hubbard and Bill Morris. "the four
best Bills" exclaimed Senator Reed,
that have come down the pike since
the Mckinley bill"
The speaker told of a speech made
In the opera house here ten years ago
by Governor MacCorkle at the close
OF the latter's administration and the
end of Democratic rule in the. state,
in which MacCorkle told his dream
of the development Of West virginia's
resources and the construction Of the
Panama canal. MacCorkle claimed
that the canal must be constructed
before West Virginia had developed,
but the speaker cited figures showing
that the development had gotten I'M
der phenomenal Roadway before the
canal was started. Under MacCorkle
there were but $50 mine openings In
the state, now there are over 700,
and the silences of the great virgin
forests have been disturbed and the
woodlands axe is resulting in untold
wealth. Where were the solitudes
and silences then are cities illumined
with electricity.
Railroads and Schools.
Reviewing the work Of the Repub- 4
lean party the last eleven years 1t has
been in power In the State Mr. Reed
stated that 1000 miles Of standaisl
guage railroad had been built and a
school house for every mile of rail-
road constructed in that time.
4 The protective tariff principle was
illustrated by the use of a jelly glass.
showing the cheapness OF price COM
pared with those of years ago, and
Mr.. Reed went exhaustibly. logically
and conyincingly into the part the
tariff had played in the creation and
operation of tin mills in this country.
something that Bryan, William Il.
Wilson and others declared few
years ago could not be in the United
States. The story of the factories OF
clarksburg and indeed the whole
country is the story of the Republic
can party.
The beneficial effects of the Re-