The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-04


orally u Vest Virginia depiore ihe
iicona lstency q Governor Giassc5e
ana mat they should slnatleallg
endotse TIE following sentiment Is.
expressed BY the TAFT club OF
Ilankwha county recently BY resolu-
ton:
Resolved, That the Taft Club OF
Kanawha county. West Virginia. de5
clares its allegiance to the Republic
can party. and endorses the national
administration under the wise and.
eficlent leadership 81 President wiz
liam H Taft and that this club ap-
peals not only tosthe Republicans Or
thls county. but Of the state OF @est
Virginia. 10 give their nndhyided ana
earnest support to his denomination
for a second term. for the following
iTeasonss '=ssi
rs Rirst2 s1he administrationio Of Pres
lidelt Taft shas, beenf in accordance
1ywTtR the dseiarationssof the national
convention which nominated him ia
E1sOs.
Second: He has with courage and
consistency used every effort and I'M
fluence to carry out the provisions
and pledges of the Republican nation
al platform of that year.
Third: He has enforced impair
italy and effectively the antitrust
laws. His administration has sue
cesstnlly prevented arbitrary in
crease in railroad freight rates: ~
Fourth: He has encouraged. and
his officials have secured the conyic-
ton of violators Of the law notably IN
the sugar frauds against the govern
ment and in many other cases equally
as important. a31 z. - ,. S.
Fifth: sHIs administration has
changed the postoflce department
Into practically self sustaining
branch OF the government for the
first time In the history of our coun-
try and increased the efficiency In ex-
tended service and increased the sal
aries of the postofice employees over
s14,OOO.OOO.OO.
Sixth: By his policy he has pre-
served over 100000 acres of the
public lands to the use of the people
thereby preventing the exploitation of
this vast public domain by speculative
interests and corporations. Y
Seventh: His successful admins
tration of the construction of the
Panama canal has reflected glory to
our nation BY the speedy, Industrious
and honest executionsof the creates,
project Of ancient OF modern times.
Eighth: His foreign policy has
won the respect and admiration OF
the world and his advocacy Of inter
national peace has given him first
place among the great statesmen Of
chfistendom,
Ninth: Recognizing the difficulties
of procuring an ideal tarif, President
Taft has provided a'tarfff board hay
ing for its purpose the adjustment
and regulation of the inequality Of
the tariff due to changing conditions
Eofs trade and manufacture. thus re-
moving in large measure this import
anti matter from the domain Of pol
itics. He has approved a tariff bill,
that represents a revision ON, the
lines of the Republican doctrine OF
protection to home industries and
American labor, keeping steadily in
view that one of the purposes of a
tariff is to secure fair wages to the
American workingman and markets
to the American farmer. He has
never approved a single schedule
that raised the rate of duty on a sin
gle common food product. Every in
crease that he has approved was
made on luxuries and articles other
than Of ordinary use.
Tenth: On the important questions
Involved in the relations of capital
and 1aobr he has been Just and judi
cial. recognizing that only in a fair
treatment of both can we have a
happy and prosperous country.
'a.Be it Further Resolved. That 1t is
the sense of this meeting That the
administration of the Honorable viii
liam E. Glasscock is worthy of, and
has the approval Of the Republican
party in West Virginia, andyt is n
matter of great regret to thesRepub-
leans here assembled that the en-
dorsement which they extend to the
Honorable Mr.. Glasscock's official and
administrative action must be with
held from his personal political &C
ton, and it is peculiarly depiorable
to the Republicans here assembled
that the titular leader of the Repub-
lican party in West Virginia, receiv-
ing from his party and endorsement