The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-03-04


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Good iosefllilent's Chief Aim.
The chief aim 81 good Govern
ment should he 70 saetire Is lis III
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This s. not the tiiHe ia place IS
discuss generally good goyern4fen
ps how It shall he promoted ati:i
occurred. nor % diseliss policies or
what my purposes MAJ be ii the ads
fninistfatioa Of tie high oitics Isl
which hpye been elected ana UPON
the duties Of whssh i am about Is
enter Those WIN come up a thel
next session % our legislature. Il
WIN then. try r. make plain. what h
conceive 70 ,Gs the Misest ana best
policy tp, Secure good government tol
the paopIe OF our state.
Is; will not be amiss, however.
Tor me y Z, tq say now that good govern;
ment win compel all things .necessars
70 making better conditions and the
welfare of the people. Ia6oking to-
wards good government; among the
things now engaging the attention
of-ths people, is the proper regula-
ton Of railroads, trusts, and. the
great corporate combinations. no,I
only in the interest Of the people
but in their own interest. j 6eiieysH
in regulation, 5ut mot in itterfer-
ence with the proper business man.
lagement Of railroads and the great
corporations. The people must ID
protected against the oppression and
abuses Of railroads, trusts and cor
porate combinations and generally
against corporate. and individual
greed. The limit Of regulation,
however. should be to correct and
prevent wrongs and abuses of all
kinds. ! do not want to be under
stood as holding that a business IS
necessarily bad because carried ON.
by corporation. All depends upon
the nature Of the business and. the
manner of conducting it.
Just and Fair to All.
The state needs development,
creased populatlon,a mere capital,
more investments, more RAILROADS.
and in order to set these things She
must be lust and fair to all inter-
ests.
Under good government. the
State: will compel and guarantee
pure elections, free ballot, no I'M
lawful use of money In elections,
and see to. it thatsthe free, unbiased
Will Of the peopleSat all times de-
cides- all elections. Fl
To have good government there
should be Just and fair taxation;.
and the burdens OF taxation should
rest on all property. equal and
alike. No property owner should
escape bearing his full and fair
share Of taxation.
In my Judgment the greatest OBJ
stacls in the way Of arriving at. a
wise and proper conclusion as 10
what is and what is not good govern
ment:is seltlshness. If we could for
get self When studying this question
and think only of what is best for
Others. We would be materially aid
ed In our attempt to solve the ques-
ton.
1 Help the Helpless.
Il would not have YOU think that
believe / have solved the question
wh!ch he as been the subject Of the
best thought of the greatest and
best men the world has produced.
Far from it! do believe. howey-
er, there are some things that are
fundamental and without which
good government is Impossible. No
free government, such as ours, can
long exist unless we help the help
less. And when We help them intel
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