The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-05-13

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ture 81 regarded sa aInsat iatal to the
veto power offhes GSxSGnof, for it "a
fwells known that during die last few
years It has been the pruning knife
Iot the Executive which has kept the
appropriation bills; within the limits
of the public revenue. ~ g., D.
For years It Has been the custom
Of the Legislature to send the appro-
priation hill to the. Governor during
the closing hours Of the session, and
in following the. late decision Of the;
Court it will now he p6ssible for the
Legislature to preventGthe Governor
from exercising his offciM prerogaSr
tive on the appropriatiotHbill. =. -
r. Those who oppose Unconstitutional
Convention admit the present instr NJ
ment is Inadequate for the state, but.
advance Sghe argument stAht a new
Instrument could not be pSrfect and.
that the state might do e Oklaho-i
ma stunt and make a%crazy-quilt in
stead of a:conBtitutioht, Jt;: -
<':5 The, Glasscock idea tfa Consti-
tutional Convention is the only means'
of relief is practically saKsTed by ev-
|ery official of the: stats, aNof whom:
will support, the head IofstH$ admin
stration I'M an. effort to- organize,
pnbhci3opinion before thaShext Seq
sion Of the Legislature. 4 Dawson,
when he retired from tie Executive
offices, left 'behind an improved and
more equitable system of taxation;
Glasscock& would leave aBSthe biggest
achievement Of his administration
a;more perfect organic law.
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Former Secretary ofSState Charles
Wesley Swisher has. returned
to';the ,capital from the East He:
STOPPED 1T Washin ACTON rwitb}a goodly
bunch 'oa West Ytrgtntans$#h call
ed at the White House andsfol Pres
ident Taft what an excellent selection
former Governor Albert 81. White, OF
Parkersburg, would he for Internal
Revenue Commissioner the place
now occupied by John G.. Capers, Of
South Carolina -. :! ...s.9:. :
: While White lras not ~Bseff.active
III seeking the p1Aee, seer vffsm@@
er and other friends have; been boom.
ing him for the position .antlftha for
mer Governor would not turn the Of
fer aside if it was presented, for the
position carries with it emoluments
or $lo,ooo' per year. ~. y 4
f.! While President Taft made no pro, Il
misses to the West Virginia >deiaga-
ton 1t is said there was intimation
that West Virginia would be recog-
hized, and the Chief Executive stat
ed he would give the matter his con,
sideration, aa he knows. White init
mately and lis perfectly familiar
with his qualifications for the posi-,
ton. gt.:...@4' So =. ,.nr'
! The West Virginians told the Pres
ident that the Internal Revenue Com
missioner belonged to. West Virginia
and the Occupant OF the White House.
was, cited to several instances where
West Virginians had held the office.
Uncle Nate Scott, whose seat in the
upper body Of Congress, has been
seriously threatened in the last few
weeks, was the last Of the West Vir-
gin1a statesmen to hold the place,
and he resigned to take a seat in the
United States Seante.' I
The coal operators are. pleased
with the news from Washington that
the aggressive insurgency of Senator !
Stephen B. Elkins had practically as
sured a. continued protection to THE !
coal industry and that 1t was expects |
cd the Senate would place a straight |
duty of SO cents ton on coal. 80
The Dtngley law carries with 1t a
duty OF 81 cents per ton on coal, but |
admits, culm or slack into the country |
on duty of Is cents. The Cape
Breton operators have taken advan-
tage Of the latter provision and prac~
ideally all the Nova Scotia coal COM
ing into the country is Of the culm
variety or grade. .... Il
The fight against free coal has been
led In the" Senate by Senator .Elkins,
Who ts in full sympathy with the coal
operators Of his state, who have
protested against the provisions OF
the Payne bill. The West Virginia
delegation In the lower House was
not OF sufficient strength to prevent
he incorporation Of the free coal pro-
Vision in the Payne bill.
ngressman Joseph Holt Gaines
g threatened with opposition for re-
election In the Third District for
'eat'on of his stand for, the Payne
'ilL The name of Judge Grant p. |.
dan, of Kanawha county, widely Il
snown throughout the state az one
" the smoothest Of those who play
no Political game and at present the
'oIfttcal leader In Kanawha county,
mentioned as a probable entry In. L