The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-13
SHORT RILLQL
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there anything said in my West Un-
ion address from which such a con-
clusion-cou1d be reached unless 1T be.
out of distorted imagination. "
Speaking further OF the Gazette'st
criticism Governor Hathe1d said:
II take 1t that just as soon as the
oficial screainer of the Gazette finds
he. has committed himself against the
policy advocated by the White House
commander he Will reverse him SELF,
tas those who are Connected with this
paper have always done heretofore,
and will assume .unbeErudgingly' the
position taken by the president
is easy for some people to change
their minds over night and reverse
their former. position In matters OF
greater or less moment for the ask
ing by one who has the giving OF
certain prestige and political posi-
ton. ". s H..
1rKe short ballot idea is q reform
in its nature which has mucn eco
nnomic value and efficiency and has
been adopted by many progressive
states and has the sanction and ap-
prevail Of practically all of the lead
ing men of the nation of dinerent
political persuasionss
E1 TIE governor pointed out that by
the adoption Of prohibition the state
viii lose about 81 $4,000 in revenue
each year, while the strike IN the
Kanawha coal field cost hall mil
lion dollars. The state tax was In
creased by I'VE cents in 1918 over
IL q12 and this produced from the per-
gonal property and real estate less
than $500, 900, or not enough to COW
Or the cost ofsthe strike. The state
| fax levy was, Increased by four cents
4 in 1914 over 1913 and. this will pro
duce about $S5O,OOO, enough to COW
I er the loss from prohibition ana the
amount necessary for the expenses OF
| the new department created py the
last Legislature.
..The people by their overWhelm-
i ing vote said Governor Hatfield,
wrote the verdict which adopted the
/ nrohibition amendment, and by this
verdict they approved Of the increas-
cd lew to take care of the Inevitable
iioss brought about by their action in
/ the adoption Of the amendment. The
people while writing their verdict at
the ballot box in November ~ = e1-
pressed themselves as Delne 1avoTa-
hIe 10 taking care of this three
tfnnrti,s 81 a million dollar item lost
| nv the elimination OF the legaliztng
OF the sale OF whisky from their
! state in the way of an increased tax
| to be borne by them, and 1t would
4 seem 10 me that it would be cons1d-
| ered as a gross insult to their tntellt-
! rence to have political party hold
1 this as bug-a-boo and po1nt 70 the
action OF the Board OF Pnplic MorA ~
az an extravagance In the laying OF
cents more Of direct ievy than "sts
| necessary for 10 8
Speaking OF the Democratic party
Governor Hatfield asked the Quesoion,
..yvhv does the Democratic party not
disc,iss It's own record Why 90
they not point to some real accom-
iplishmeilt achieved by their party 4:
| ..They possibly might become per,
sonal'', continued the governor, t.lsl
MONT 10 their pride as party repre-
CO., ting the classes, but if there Is
one great economic question LOT
4 l1ich they have stood. and to which
they. by their work, are able 70 point
IL, with pride. i have not been able 70
And II in the annals of the political
history OF this country. There Is
nothing in the COS that Is worthy OF
by the people. Hepl-
diatfon was rampant ana was tne SIG
can or their statesmen, In their pAat-
sr,-.n, and from their orators in the
'TOs. In 1893 free soup houses We're
the places OF obtaining subsistence
nv those who had heretofore been
fairly comfortable and thOught tnaC
they had laid away q sumcient
amount for the declining period OF
life. When the Wilson panic laid
waste to industries Of our counGfys
men Who had heretofore been COM
Portable found themselves beggars Up
An me streets. The same Identical
netii6tis that are being put into op-
ration ~ the present Democratic adj
Tniuistration whose representa- ves
are tf1iiiR to Hide their plumbers by
the fortunes Of war OF 1pre1gn ma
lions are tdentically the same prinG;1,sT
isies as were adv6ciE ~ that pn4:st
spd given 10 tbs peeRls g s Y S 9. q