The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-04

4 result IN business tagnation or Snn:
settle and disturb well established
laws, laws that may have proved their
i wisdom and bene acience bysa decade
1 q more OF trial. 4 I, !.
We, are told on The one hand that
the States have delegated too much
authority to the National Government
! and on the other that II tha Federal
AUTHORITY could be extended along Ger.
|tain lines 1t would be better for both
J the State and the Nation. 81
r There must be organized govern
mnt, otherwise society would be in q
state Of confusion and anarchy. Gov.
eminent Is the machinery invoked and
devised by man for his benefit and
protection. Government was made for
the people and not the peopkt for the
government. Cool government in
spires confidence. encourages business
makes for the contentment and happt.
NESS Of the people and promotes pros.
perity. Good government insures the
protection Of life, liberty and prop.
erty. the right to acquire and hold
\ property and enjoy the fruits OF ones
industry. labor and thrift. Good gov.
eminent means tha happiness. pros
I perity, success and welfare OF the peo'
pie. 80, %
/; How to bring about good government
should be the aim Of the highest states.
! manshlp. 1t Is the problem Of the
! centuries. The evolution Of society
works continually towards good gov.
eminent. Man surrenders some OF his
natural rights that he may secure
through government better protctlon
and 1rrger, rights.
The chief aim OF good government
should be to secure to the Individual
+, the largest measure OF liberty and pro.
ttctioni. and the enjoyment OF the
fruits Of his labor.
This Is not the time anil place to
discuss generally good government, or
how 1t shall be best promoted and Sc.
cured. nor to discuss policies or what
my purposes may be In the admins.
tration Of the high Office to which I
have been elected and upon the duties
Of which I rim abnnt 10 enter. Those
will come up at the next session OF
our legislature. | will then try to make
plain what I conceive to be the wlsest
and best policy to secure good gov
eminent to the people Of our State.
i It will not be amlss, however, for
ME 10 say now tim. good government
will compel all things necessary to
! making better. conditions and this vel.
f., fare OF the people. Looking towards
good government, among the things
! now engaging the attention ofthe PEG.
Pile. is the proper regulation Of rail.
roa1s. trusts and Tie great corporate
, combinations, not only In the interest
! Of the people. but in their own inter.
est. believe In regulation, hut not
In interference with the proper bust.
ness management OF railroads and the
great corporations. The people must
be protected against the oppression
and abuses OF railroads, trusts and
! corporate combinations and generally
against corporate and individual
greed. The limit 0, regulation. how
ever, should be to correct and pre-.
vent wrongs and abuses of all kinds.
, do not want to be understood as
holding that a bushes Is necessarily
bad because carried on by a corpora
ton. All depends upon the nature Of
the business and the manner o: con-
Quoting It. q
The State needs development. In
creased population, more capital. more
Investments. more railroads, and In
order to get these things she must be
Just and fair to all interests.
Under good government. the State
will compel and guarantee pure cleo
lions. n free ballot. no unlawful Use OF
money IN elections. and see to It that
the free, unbiased will OF the people
at nil times decides all elections.
To have good government there
snollldtpe Just Nnd 1nlr thHatlOn: anu
the burdens OF taxation should rest on
all property, equally and alike. No
property owner should escape bearing
his full and fair s.,hre Of taxation.
In my Judgment the greatest obsta.
Gle In the way Of arriving Mt n wise
and proper conclusion MS to what Is
and what Is not good government Is
selhshness. II We could forget self
when studying this question and think
only OF what is best for others. we
would be materially aided in our at.
tempt to solve the question. -t4
l would not have you think that |
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