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

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HOW HE ST ANDS

favor the reduction of expenses
in public affairs. and fewer employees
| by the legislature, as enunciated In
cur platform.
/ am in favor of Tax Reform in its
! best sense and point with pride to
! the great progress made by the Re-
I publican party OF West Virginia in
! the equal distribution of the burdens
| OF taxation among the owners of all
property of whatever character or de-
scriptfon. And 1 pledge my best eff
! forts to secure any Improvement in
/ the tax system of the state which ex-
lperience may show. will be TO the best
I interests of all the people. The nav
| tax laws are the creation of the Re
publican party and II it shall be
found that they should be revised or
amended in any particular. think
they should be revised and amended
by the friens OF tax reform, just as
the tarfR laws should be amended
and revised by the friends OF protec-
ton.
About Corporations.
am in favor of encouraging cap
ital to come into this state for invest
mena and its amplest protection; l
favor the employment of our people
at good wages; the building of more
railroads, more factories and manu-
featuring plants in our towns and
cities. West. Virginia needs more
railroads and railroad building should
be encouraged. While railroads and
corporations should be protected IN
all their legal rights, they should be
required to do their duty. treat all
shippers fairly and alike. take no
part in politics and confine themselves
strictly to doing the things for which
they are Incorporated. Corporations
doing public business should be the
servants and not the masters OF the
people.
I subscribe heartily to our national
and state platforms, and the princt-
ples and policies set forth in both
believe in upbuilding society, In
good schools and letter educational
advantages for the people. believe
In the education of our people so that
they may grow stronger in virtue and
| morality. The best way to make so
ciety better is to make the individual
better.
/ believe in the Roosevelt policies.
am Taft Republican. believe In
~
| around American. the ab1est and best
eouIpped man that could have been
named for president. and I believe
he will make one OF the greatest
! Presidents the country has ever had.
Taft's election will help to restore
: confidence and build up business.
( Bryan's election would lessen con-
fdence and further disturb and unset
J tie business.
Equal Rights For All.
! l am not rich man. but have
| no unreasoning prejudice against
/ wealth. and believe that every citizen
should be given the equal opportunity
/ to gain a competency for himself ana
family / believe people should ger
I all the wealth they can honestly out
+, the rich should not get all the earth.
! The poor man must have a chance
/ stand for equal rights and privi-
/ leges for all men.
believe in UNFOLDING the courts
and in the execution of the laws with
out regard to persons. l am opposed
to all forms and schemes of dlshon-
csty, extravaganza and graft, In the
public service and out OF 1t, and am
opposed to all corruption in and out
4 OF politics. l am opposed TO cor
ruptionists everywhere-and especially
am to grafters aud agents of cor
poratious and individuals hanging
around the Legislature attempting to
corrupt and Influence legislation;
am opposed to spending nancy IN
elections beyond what is absolutely
necessary in conducting campaigns IN
the distribution of literature. listing
voters and paying the expenses OF
public meetings and speakers. 1 an
basolutely opposed to all forms Of
corrupting the ballot and improperly
influencing voters and to bribery II
every form. We must have pure
elections and the full. free and un
biased judgment and will OF voters
EXPRESSED in their choice OF candi
dates for office.
Agriculture is still the leading In
! dustry of the state and like all Other
industries should be aided and en-
Ecouraged in every legal way by prop
, err legislation.
FavOrs Good Roads.
favor the building of good road!
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 eficien
Esystem OF road building should be
The state OF West Virginia has
! more coal than the state of PennsyL