Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-10-15

Mr.. d. n. KEGS. of Jones Spring was
pleasant caller on Tuesday. He had
some samples Of his potato crop which
were very fine.
The members of the two citv COM
mittees, democrats aud republican,
met on Tuesday night last and endor--
ed the retiring members Of the CITY
school board for reelection. The retir.
ing members are one republican and
two democrats This is most foitr-
nate move for the schools. There has
been no politics in our schools under
the present board and the schools have
prospered as never before. They are all
good school men and deserve the en-
| dorsement they have gotteI.
Representative Serero F.. Pavnc,
chairman Of the WAYS and means COM
mittee, Is searching for Iife-like por-
trait Of the late William L. Wilson, of
West Virginia, who was chairman Of
that committee during the 53rd con-
gress, and author sfthe Wilson tariff
bill. With the exception Of Mr.. Will
sons picture the walls of the ways
and means committee room In the
capitol are adorned with handsome
portraits of statesmen who in the past
twenty-five years have been chairman
OF the most important committee of
the house.
The continued low water In the
Shenandoah river has at last reduced
the water power developed by the pow
er house of the Winchester and WASH
ington Electric RailwayICompany near
Millville. Most Of the manufacturing
plants in Charlestown and WInches-
ter, dependent upon electricity fur
| nished by the company have been dis
| abled by the limited power furnished
them. street lights, too, have been
greatly impaired. To obyiate future
trouble Of the kind the company has
| decided to build an auxiliary plant
| adjacent to the Millville water power.
In the new plant power will be gener-
ated by steam, the coal for the engines
to be hauled from the railroad at Mill
vile station. 1t will have capacity of
1900 horse power. Work on the new
| plant will be started soon, and it is
hoped to have it completed by spring,
so that if the water power becomes re-
| duced by season of drouth the COM
| pany will be in position to meet the
| emergency by next summer.
Timothy /. Ansberry, eTocratlc
| representative from Defiance, Ohio,
| was in Washington yesterday, and
made tine statement that Ohio is not
so strong in its Republicanism as it
used to be. He also predicted that the
| Republicans have a hard road TO travel
the next year or two. Speaking Of po-
litical conditions in the State, he sale
sour Republican brethren are rak.
ing the State with fine toothed
comb for suitable man TO nominate
for governor in opposition to Judson
Harmon. The governor is q hard propo-
sition for them, because he is able and
square, and wants to give the people
a hrst-ciass business administration.
This he has done so far, and will con-
| tinue to do. He has made no blunders,
| aud while some of the local Democrat
ic leaders are of the opinion that he is
not quick enough on the trigger in the
matter of displacng Republicans now
in office, still it must be remembered
that the people. generally consider
such things rs inere incidents Thus
far the Republicans have been unable
to name man who can successfully
contend with Harmon for the COVER
norship, and | simply reflect the opin-
ion Of people generally when 1 say
the governor will succeed himself, ard
that means nomination by The Demo-
| Gratis for President in 1912.
81 believe Ohio is not with the pres
ident CD the tariff or on his indorse-
nent of -enator Aldrich. Republicans
| who were for an honest downward re-
vision of the tariff do not believe the
| Payne law is the best tariff bill their
party ever enacted. Ohio went Dem
ocratic last year, not only OH the cleo
tion of the governor and treasurer, but
the Democratic congressional tickets
actually had majority over the Re-
publicans; and this, / believe, justifies
my opinion that Ohio is not stand
| pat tariff State. The great body Of the
| people of Ohio demanded substan-
tial reduction in the tariff rates, and
SO voted last November, and inasmuch
as the Payne laws is no better thar
the Dingley law they have agrievance
| and will not accent the presidenfial