Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-09-10
WASHINGTON SPECIAL
By D. W. GALLO

informanation that moulds the pub
lie mind, either for the letter con-
ditiops, or the inflaming OF semi
ment, against such, and it is there
fore a very responsible position, to
be newspaper writer, more than
the simply being good writer, one
should be an honest man, and from
that standpoint give to the pnblic,
the condition as they really exist.
Were the sentiments contained in
the Presidents appeal to the Ameri-
can people, for neutrality, in the
present crisis abroad, to be followed
more, in the matter of home affairs,
the sentiment Of the country would
be greatly improved, and the read
ers Of the public press, would know
the great good that has been saved
to this country, by having,
waiting" President, and
they could then fully realize, what
might have been.o
The President has kept Congress
in session almost continuously since
his Imagination, and with the mem
bers of both houses, has been al
work keeping faith with the people
who elected him, and the accom-
pllshments, SO far, are conceded by
all fair minded persons as good, and
in many cases, the very ones, who
would malignsthe President and the
policy of the Democratic party, ten
tavely approve of the lettering of
condition.
Members of Congress are paid
salary, and the complaint, that the
President should have left Congress
at home and the people rest is
not well founded, and in fact ground
less, as there was work to be doue
and they were paid for doing it, and
NOW, the universal opinion is, the
President was right, and of course
in all his public acts, since assum-
ing the head of this great govern
ment, and the leader of his party,
be has been right. Eas subsequent
events have proven.
The Democrat party in its plat
form, pledged the revision of the
tariff, downward, and the President
in conformity with that pledge, con-
vened Congress, .and the pledge
was kept, and after trying to find it
to be failure, the opposition, have
in many instances, conceded it, as
a wise adjustment of the burden
then of taxation, whereby the. rich
as. we'll as the poor must contribute
to the expence of running the gov
eminent, which was the result of
taking the taxes off of the necesaries
of life and passing an income tax
law, whereby the rich may share a.
like with the poor man, in providing
the means to run the affairs of the
government.
Never before in the history of this
country, were the laws SO adjusted,
that reasonable tariff tax was pro-
yided for, and at the same time,
tax was provided whereby the man
Of wealth, should out OF his album
dance, make fair contribution to
meet the expence of the government.
and this equitable plan, is proving
itself very pleasing feature Of Mr..
Wilsona administration.
During the discussion of the revis-
ion OF the tax-laws, the Capital was
invested, with The usual Lobbyist"
which has hung around the law
making body for years, but when
the President was made wise Of this,
like the brave President, that he is,
he claesed them as -'irsi e U , AMI
with an intinlation, that ii il or nili
not be reconized by the adminstra-
ton, and as result, the Capital is
being cleared Of the class OF men,
who make big money OF doing or
preventing certain things, and
the lobyistss business, has largely
come to an end by the honest effort
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