The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-27
STATE COMMITTEE ISIS Us
ADDRESS TO TIE PEll
PRESIDENT As kLE1
FOR IlVFORlgl4 1IC)lV

election OF United States senators by
direct vote of the people, and IN favor
OF woman suffrage. It denounces the
guard system now in vogue in sey-
eral of the industrial sections OF the
state" 1t declares in favor Of laws
prohibiting the cornerine of food pro-
ducts; and declares lin favor OF the
Initiative, referendum and recall"
we are sure that the Republican
voters of the state still stand heartily
by every declaration Of the Hunting
ton platform
The legislature of 1913 fuialled in
whole or in part several of the prom
.ises or declarations of the two plat
forms, namely:
The creation OF the Public Service
Commission. the Blue Sky law;
new and improved law concerning
road making, and proyidins for the
working Of conyicts from the peniten-
tiary and the prisoners in the county
jails and in the prisons OF nlunlclpat
corporations, on the public roads ana
streets; the Workman's Compensation
Law; the law concerning hydro
electric and other water power com-
panies, whereby they are placed under
the supervision of the Public Service
Commission: and as respects NINE
guards, the law prohibiting deputy
sheriffs and deputies of other county
officers from acting as guards for cor
porations, etc. In addition to these
enactments may be mentioned as laws
Of interest and benefit to the people
the act prohibiting Relating ana ais
elimination in insurance, sate-g uara-
ing reserves, and provision for super
vision OF rate-making by state IN
surance commissioner and the
amendments to the banking laws, de-
signed for the projection OF deposllofs
and the public generally.
Considering that the Republican
marty did not have majority IN the
state Senate, and that 9 spirited ana
distracting contest over the election
of United States senator lwnlcn
happfly cannot happen again1 lasted
during the entire session, we think
nc may say truthfuIIy that the work
OF the legislature Of 1913, IN quahty
and quantity is most commendaple.
iTre law creating the Public Service
Commission, with its wide powers OF
regulation and supervision OF pu6lic
service corporations, and the acI
known as the Workmen's Compels3a-
ton Law, are both excellent ana sas
nificant achievements.
Resnecting the additions made by
the Charleston platform, it may re
said that election of United States SEN
ators by direct vote of the people has
heen accomplished by amendment 70
fine federal constitution. Everyone
will agree to the proposition OF the
increased activity of the national ana
state governments In conserving the
public health. The last legislature OF
This state took an advanced step IN
that direction by amendment q eils
law governing the state board OIL
health. by q generous appropriation
To the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. League, ana
In other ways Every good citizen
too we think, will agree with the crltl-
cis1n of the guard system in vogue IN
1qr2 Happily, under the adminlstra-
tion of Governor Hatfield 1t has as
appeared, and where there was wal
and bloodshed there is now q state OF
comparative peace. We are sure Ina
tbe Republican voters of the state,
as well as the Progressives, favor ali
proper. adequate and Just laws a.
,.asnec+s the relation between labor
and capital, and the establishment,
az soon as may be, of cooperation ana
nrofit sharing between the employer
and +he employee The cornering OF
food stuffs and other necesslties Is
an evil that national and state Jaws
should eradicate. AS respects woman
suffrage and the initiative, referen-
H., nd recall. we understand that It
Iii Zoo -aorireS amendment to the state
constitution to bring these about; ana
no favor the submission OF sacn
AMENDMENTS to .the people for their
consideration If desired by adequate
petition. The initiative is OF the ma
ture Of the great right OF petition.
The referendum is not new issue;
NO amendment to state constitution
e effective until referred to the 'peo-
nile. and in our state no independent.
school district can be creaSea ull -l
referred to and approved by tne . pso-
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