The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-24

CHEF EXEC uTiyE SETS FORTH
THE PRINCIPLES soF! REPUBLl.
cANisM AND sPLE EAps FOR SUP
PORE,
lIlE EssFORsPIRTYH HARMONY

81 = III liIl N p a, III
HARMONY Throughout the State 10
Needed and the Governor Puts Up
A Strong PIcaa aFlrs
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, w.
VA, Sept q Goyerno w e. Glass:
cock, who ~ spending several weeks
here tors the benefit Of his health, to-
day formerly made public an address
to the Republican party in this State
This address was authorized by big
ReGablic conference which was held
here last Monday. The full text Of
the address Is as follows:
gThe history Of the Republican par.
ty is d record of achievements, Of the
solution Of perplexing problems, Of
Legislation and execution Of laws re.
decting public sentiment and for the
pabiic good. The administration Of
President TAFT has been conspicuous
III this respect. We can say with con
tidence that no party has ever. &C.
complished 50 much in the same length
Of time and no party will today go
before the people and advocate tho
repeal Of any important Legislation
Of the last quarter of "a century not.
withstanding such laws were enacted
after a most bitter and determined
light, and without the support Of any
conslde derable number Of Democratic
votes. We especially appeal to the
Young men Of the country, and TO stu.
dents Of history generally, and ask
them to carefully Investigate the rec.
ordB and Try to I determine what the
history Of the country would have
been if the questions solved by the
Republican party, and according to
Republican principles, had been de.
termined by our Democratic friends
and according to the declarations Of
that party as contained in their sew.
aral platforms.
We hear some criticism Of the
Payne Tariff Bill passed at the last
session Of Congress, but we have not
heard Of any leader Of the Democrat
10 party in West Virginia favoring
Tree coal or free lumber as advocated
by certain Republicans and Demo.
cfats I'M Congress- and as these are
the schedules most bitterly assailed
and q these products Of our State
would have gone on the free list II
the OPPOSITION had been successful, We
appeal to the voters Of our State to
trust the party that has always legis.
slhted in the interest of development
aud progress rather than assist to
powera party that has more than once
declared In favor ef tariff for reye
nue. only The Tariff laws enacted
BY the Republican party have con
tributed more to the prosperity o.
our State than all the Democrats
promises or enactments, and our fu
tire welfare can only be assured BY
continuation Of the wise policies
that have already done SO much fol
us.
For almost fourteen years Wes
virginian has had Republican STATE
officers and Republican legislatures
We challenge our Democratic friend!
To name one law enacted in all tina
time as a party measure and by {
party vote that they would repea
Il given. the opportunity to do so
They denounced and opposed the new
tax laws; will they repeal them /
given a chance? They do not sa!
so and we are confident they woult
not. Why? Because the taxpayer
of this State are paying less b.
direct taxation for. the support o
their State government than ever be
fore In It's history. Last year it wa
about 100000, this year it will b,
less and Of this 100000 the publ,
service corporations paid almost one
fourth. It Is true we collected from
the taxpayers a little more than $500
900, but more than s4O5,Ooo of thl
amount was turned tnto the distrl
butable school fund, and sent bacl
4 to the counties for the support o
their free schools. There are fe,
States In the Union where the tas