The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-24

II has failed TO do tic platform should
read as follows:
The Democratic part, OF West Wis
sinia Is thankful that during the years
of chi!toh3W Watson aIScc orkie ring
tuic; with which The state has been
afflicted4tor two decades, ii has been
afflicted for two decades, Il has been
true to the catse VI the people. be.
cause the people have not permitted
~ to do anything.
The doctrine that governments
must be formed for the security and
happiness Of the people and that laws
must be adopted for the regulation Of
these governments are foundation
stones of our party.
We indorse the progressive Demo.
cratic platform adopted at the Baiti,
more convention and approve the
nominations of Woodrow Wilson and
Thomas R, Marshall because we can.
not 90 anything else In this respect.
There are no dissatisfied nor dis.
appointed Democrats In West Virginia
and We send greetings to State Sem.
TOR George w. Bland.
We favor the enactment OF a pri.
mary election law and point to the
- -
lact tAat we stu hold mass eonven.
IONS throughout the State as proof
OF our sincerity.
AT the root OF every honest election
IS an honest, lair registration. We
pledge the people that II we are sue.
eesstul at the polls we will pass n
harmless registration law protected
ny severe penaltieI
we oeiieye the time has come when
railroads and other public utilities
should De regulated by law and We
pledge our party TO enact such legis.
iation that the railroads shall be duly
protected from unreasonable methods
ot the public. We also approve and
hdorse the sentiments of Ran stal,
sIaker and others in this connection.
we FAVOR a municipal code law be.
cause the Republicans have. driven us
TO 1t.
Tax laws should be framed SO as to
put the necessary burdens of govern.
ment upon the people and not upon
the corporations or vested interests.
rms TAX law plank Is sore spot in
our political life and we make It as
priei as possible.
we reatfirm our belief that our
state government has become extrav.
aeant because 1t costs us more than
1t did when the population of the
state was less than half OF what 1t
Is now and also because there are
more State institutions to maintain.
We promise rigid economy in the
expenditure of larger sums OF money.
we favor the enactment OF a com;
pensation ACT PIX some king, ,orI other
out are not eefthh PSI H Mia Bintlj
The Democratic llarfE tBellegssi Ip
the protectionF 81 Property, falsot III
the law Of gravltation. I
Ned pr blsihessA methods demand
That Epur courts proceedings shall be
sStmplded3 and the costs of litigation
reduced. We promise to make this
reform by reducing the salaries OF
Judges and raising the fees OF lawyers.
NO guard system should be allowed
10 supersede the power OF the State.
We denounce as unjust the present
irresponsible guard system and send
our greetings to Clarence Nv. Watson,
ofIthe Consolidation Coal Company
1--WE most heartily favor the DR.! Hat.
held planSof building good roads in
The State and. promise. II elected to
Office, to call upon the federal govern.
ment to furnish the money for their
construction.
We know the public school system
IN this State is good thing but we
never we're In favor Of It and cannot
De now. We shall just say that edu-
cation 10 n Unn thing nn,i 1nT I, ,,x