The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-19
LEGISLATURE


platform Of 1919, and re-ahirmed by
the Republican platform this year.
part of these promisess has already
been enacted into law and q contin-
ued and united effort will guarantee
a full compliance with every promise
made. Unless q Republican legisla-
ture is elected this year. the efforts
stands for the principles endorsed by
a majority of the people OF our state,
will fesult In the marking Of time and
the state will be greatly retarded Up
its progress The election of a legis-
lature hostile to the state administra-
ton will give no opportunity to carry
out the platform pledges made to the
people.
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. indicass
how the Democratic party still STANDS
upon this tax question, the Demo
cratic legislature in 1911, at the first
opportunity given to them in legis-
lative way since the election of Gov,
ernor George Wesley Atkinson, passed
a bill though the Democratic house
of that year repeating this law, and
the measure which they sought 70
enact in It's stead was muv-- Ike thete
old re-actonary idea OF direct taxa
ton. which would have been inequ1-
table. oppressive to the farmer and
the masses, but favorable to the big
business interests Had it not been
for the fifteen Republican senators,
we would have refrigerated to the re-
dictionary days of the MacCorkie ad-
ADMINISTRATION, during -..t2k -,1.riod the
corporations were enabled to get al
most a death grapple upon the state.
Governor Hatfield pointed out
among the achievements of the Re
publican party the abolition OF the Zee
system in state offices, by which thou
sands of dollars annually now go IN
to the state treasury; the repeal OF
the old 3b-cent direct tax; the plac-
ing of matters Of taxation in local
Ievying bodies; the public accounting
law which shows the real financial
condition of counties, cities and
towns; many permanent improve
ments have been made at the state M
stitutions all of which have been
DIaced on q business basis under the
state board of control, saving thou
sands OF dollars annually; the stare
penitentiary has not only been mace
self-supporting, but turns into tne
state treasury several tnousan1 u w,
lars a wear: the state board OF healtn
has been made effective In preventing
and stamping out disease the Blue
Skyr law, which prevents the neeclng
~ the public by tget-rieh-quick
schemes: the prohibition law which Is
the strictest in the couutry; tine
workmen's compensation law wnlcn
protects the families of the working
men from want: the public service
.SaI1 Y-aRlIIatAS nuNilC
Service corporations; the hydro-elsc-
trio law which conserves the water
nower OF the state; and many otleF
progressive measures when are ousS
to Republican progress.
.aThese ACCOMPLISHMENTS said Gov
ernor Hatfield, merit the connaeRce
of the people in the efforts PUT lQrtn
by the representatives o. lhe nepu .lu
Iican party and warrant the comm
uation Of support by majority 81 the
neoule Of the party now in power IN
the atata. In order to insure further
Y,,.oerrea<; in the matter OF perfecttug
many of the laws now In eject
Among the platform pledges yet I'M
fulfilled, the governor pointed pps
such measures as corrnpl practlces
act and q primary election law. He
roint.f ont that the Democrats at
tenonted to enact acknowledgements
laws both through proposed regis
tration law and primary election law.
and that the Democratic party has ~
S,-ays stood for q limited franchise. He
tn1S ~ the dangers OF eiecting a Dem
ocratic Iegislature, which would give
the corporations control Of the state 3. !. I
- the state along Democratic lines,
whicI, would make It almost impos-
sihie to wrest the state from them
q 6afe.
: e 7ss,rI1is Is battle for the continua-
,,on rf achievements by the Republic
can party said Governor Hattisld. |
a Repul1lican legislature, supporting
~ Sfafe administration, means q con-
I'M 81 the development Of eur
Earming industry. which has maze
more Re rapid strides the last few years
hen dnrina the preceding half cen-
. s,, rvs Ii means continuation OF the
development, just BEGINNING, Of orr
good roads y stem n spelt ~ |
s1aSIs i1sws pssssd bx tl.s lsst leels