Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-07-09
! great President = william Howard

a great President - William Howard
Taft
The Tariff.
The pledge made by the Republican
party at its last National Convention
to revise the tariff mas been kept, and
q tariff law reducing rates upon many
articles Of general consumption, with
out destroying any industry on reduc-
ing wages has been enacted and has
proved to be raiser of ample rev.
enue for the necessities OF the grow
ing republic, and yet an adequate
measure of protection to labor to
manufactures mining and numbering
Railway Regulations.
Railway legislation has been enact
ed regulating rates and giving govern
ment supervision in the interest of ey-
cry shipper and producer. without OPP
pressing the transportation corpora
tons. and creating a court and en-
Ianging the powers of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, so as TO give
speedy and adequate relief. with
out disturbing values or investments
in those corporations.
Postal Savings Banks.
Postal savings banks or depositor-
les have been created, encouraging
thrift and saving giving the govern
ment's endorsement as surety, and
tending to draw forth the hidden saw
ings of the timid and turning into the
channels of commerce these idle sums
New States.
Two new States have been created.
and soon forty-eight stars will adorn
the Flag of the Republic, and self.
government be granted to the people
of New Mexico and Arizona.
Public Improvements.
Appropriations adequate to the
proper improvement of our great
waterways and harbors have been
made, and many new public buildings
for use as court houses, postoffices
and custom houses have been pro
yided for. including four new sites and
buildings in this district.
Pensions.
We favor the extension of our pen
sion laws to all those who, at the risk
of life an health, braved all the hor-
rors of war in defending the honor Of
she flag and the life of the Nation. so
as to provide generously for this COM
fort of the few remaining veterans OF
the Civil War. now feeble with age
and the infirmities caused by their
military services and to that end in
struct our Representative in Con
gress to vote for the retired volunteer
officers list, with part pay and pen
sion of dollar a day for those waol
were honorably discharged from theI
military or naval service of the Unit
ed States,
State troops or scouts and army
who were often pressed
into the military service during the
Civil War and did valuable services
with their teams, endured great hard
ships and exposure, and suffered i'm
prisonment should receive recogni-
ton in all proper cases by a grateful
government.
Pure Food Laws.
We approve the policy that provides
fer rigorous inspection of all articles
that are used as food, in order toI
guard against authorizations, unsani-I
tary preparations, and concentrations
injurious to the health of the con
sumer, and the proper branding OF
same in order that our people may
not bemisled or deceived.
Live Stock.
The inspection and condemnation
and destruction OF all live stock at
fected with infectious diseases, with
lust compensation where the owner Is
not in default, should be provided TO-
bv appropriate and effective laws
Agriculture Departm mt.
We approve the policy of the Agri-
cultural Department in its efforts TO
encourage greater variety and excel
fence III tue pTouucOS VI lne la III, Iii0
garden, and the orchard, of poultry
and live stock
Protection to Fruit Growers.
In view OF the rapid increase IN
horticulture and fruit growing in our
district, we especially urge the enact
ment of laws that will guard most ef-
fectually against the importation of
nursery stock infected with scales,
larva, eggs or insects hurtful or in
furious to our fruit trees, vines and
small fruits. and provide for the con
demnation and destruction Of all such