The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-20
s.GIVE US a REPUBLICAN LEGISLATURE TO CARRY
OUT OUR PROMISES SAYS GOVERNOR HATFIELD
Administration Can Then Go
Forward In Redemption.
OF All Promises
Democratic Legislature This Year
Would Mean That Hands Of
Chief Executive Would
Be Tied

That the most important question
confronting the people Of West Vir-
ginia in this campaign is the election
of Republican legislature, was de-
clared by Gov. Hatfield in discussing
the political situation. It will be re-
membered that in 1912, when he was
the Republican nominee for governor,
DR.. Hatfield called attention to this
same matter taking the stand that 1t
was more important to elect q Repub-
lican legislature than it was to elect
him governor.
EST is matter of recorded history"
said the Governor. that the represent
atives of the Republican party in of
fee have demonstrated a greater
amount of efficiency and economic
value to the citizenship than those OF
the Democratic party"
.The election of Republican legis-
lature, he continued, will enable
the present administration to go for
ward in fulfilling the promises made
in the platform of 1912 and reaft1rmed
lby the Republican platform this year.
A part, of these promises has already
been enacted anto law and a continued
and united effort will guarantee full
compliance with every promise made.
Unless a Republican legislature is
elected this year. the efforts of the
present administration-whic stands
for the principles endorsed by a ma
jority OF the people of our state-w1H
result in the marking of time and
great loss to the state in progress. The
election of "A legislature hostile to the
present administration will give no
5opportunity. to carry out the platform
pied ges IA adj 81 to; the people by the
present administration.
The tax reform in West Virginia
marks the dawn of a new era for the
State and was brought about by the
party now in power. Its principles
were strenuously opposed by the Dem
ocratic party and particularly by all
the big interests of the State, regard
less of party utilization. To indicate
how the Democratic party still stands
upon this tax question. the Democratic
legislature in 1914. at the first oppor-
tunity given to them in legislative
way since the election. of Gov George
Wesley Atkinson, passed bill through
the Democratic House of that year re-
pealing this law, and the measure
which they sought to. enact In its stead
was muCH like LHelF aOiu lSaSIAoAAAy
idea Of direct taxation. which would
have been iuequitable, oppressive to
the farmer and the masses, but favor
able to the big business interests. Had
it not been for the fifteen Republican
senator's we would have refrigerated
to the reactionary days OF the Mac
Corkle administration. during which
period the corporations were enabled
to get almost death grapple upon
the State
Gov. Hatfield pointed out among the
achievements of the Republican party
the abolition OF the fee system in state
Offices by which thousands of dollars
annually went into the state treasury;
the repeal Of the old 35-cent direct tax;
the placing of matters Of taxation In
local levying bodies; the public ac-
counting law whieh shows the real
financial condition of counties, cities
and towns; many permanent improve
ments have been made at the state In
stitntions, all of which have been
placed on a business basis under the