The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-09-04

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The object or The government 's|
to preserve the good IN our present
business organization. It's eliciency.
Its economies and TO prevent and
destroy its evils. business emcien-
cy IS necessary for the common well
fare; high degree OF organization
is necessary for efficiency; but such
efficiency must promote first the
welfare OF the ordinary citizen. ana
such business organization must be
based on that fair dealing and equal
opportunity that are a part OF the
great ideal on which this nation was
founded.
re INCREASING eontrol Of the In
terstate Commerce .Ctnnnission over
railways has enforced fair dealing
and equal opportunity The Federal
corporation income tax has laid the
Foundation for higher desree or
corporate regulation The bureau
or eorporatfons has increasin q en-
forced efficient publicity Of eorpor-
ate affairs and brought the force
81 intelligent public opfnfon 70 bear
on Business abuses, ana the pepart-
ment Of JUST lee has sought % en-
force ezisti & avs.
The result has been great al (
arce ID The solution Of gTeat 81
81 40 single act Or statute can
settle t It stroke. ne profess
INST Be SLOW ii It IS % fhe effective;
but existfrie law based Is e Is be-
= ~ - : - 80 "a , N =
In = erforced fntel1i gent and far
seeing action has been necessary to.
destroy abuses ali d ito protect more
fully honest efficiency while 1aying
81 ainls before ii American people
the real facts upon which pubic.
opfrfon must adualIy be formed
FaIze c'optests.
he Istofy OF wlas tine book
q rs the fraudll eit Roosevelt con-
tests, I, al the Chicago CONVENTION Is.
zone into at 6uie length and It Is
charged chat these contests were
based upon ur n ortilys motives and
were. deFised for the sole purpose OF
deceiyihk the public, and malklng
Trouble for Taft This Is apparent
from the fact that regularly eject
ed Taft delegates IN every case were
seated IS practfea1ly unan inlous
vote. the roosevelt members OF the
CON iii tees iflli1g with the TAFT
me m befss d the votes.
esTheFe were institutsd agatnst
2aS Of the dele ties regRIaE1S' elect.
ed for Tart contests on behalf %
kRooseyeit These contests were
.avowedfy instie ated not for the
!. purpose OF really seeutlnE seats u
ithe convention not Tor the pnEpose
of addncing evidence y hieh Would
Head any respectable cour to elter:=
tain. the contests but for the pl1r-
lpose OF deceivfng me public into
the beiief that Mr.. Rooseyelt had
more votes than he really had Will
the conventions and prip1a were
in progress for the selection OF delz
egates. This Is not only neeess
inference from the cha aeter of the
contests, but It ws9 boldly avcAyee
by the chief editor lie new per
S5Sgned by mr., AInnsey WHO nus 80
Mr.. RposeyeIt,s chief financial and
supporter.
l23s contests were reduced
sby. abandonment formal or IN SUBJ
stance to The very fact
OF these. 164 FRIVOLOUS contests IT
self reflects upon the genuineness
and validity or the remainder.
PnbIisity PIedged,
Promises are made i'm the text
book that the fullest publicity will
be. given to e6ntributtons made 90
this years campaign expenses OF the
Republican. party: IT IS asserted
that while the pledges which eae
Democrats nave made under this
head have been '.yague and speT
cfo1s. ., the Republicans have ac=
tuaIly prohibited. through epnblts
can. legislation in Congress. corpor7
alton contributions TO campaign
funds and provided for absolpte
far in excess Of that vague
~. promised By the Democrat com
mittee.''
GOVERNOR WILSON, the Democratfci
is not forgotten in the
book. In probing into his early ~ /
the compiIers OF the text book draw
attention, to the fact that ar. Wis
son. like many an once seeker, can
not appeal To- the sentiment lily Of
the public on account OF a elf9madef 4
inan's rise from poverty. His grand
father ana father, e. is solemnly4 as
rs9 Z, ~ =, ,y1I,orn ~