The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-23

2 FAIRM0NT WEST VIRGINIAN
tssstigated. " CIV ouid snggest that
an grand Jurors be- drawn by tie
clerks after advertising the time %
dtagS5ls in ire presence of Wit
nesseS nfz thaE ~ member OF another
political party be added to the list
OF grand Jury commits toner's where
the two. clerks of the courts belong
TO- one political party J
State Wide Primary Election Law.
mary election law. and request our
reRressntatj lives In the legislature to
MAZE II theft, aim and purpose to Sc
cure the pa sage Of such l e, law, pro
Shall Be made by all political parties
en-. the sqme. day. tlIgt they be. con-
Quoted under tlic :fgen efqT, election
laws o9f the state apd that the ex-
peinSse az holding Tbs, same be borne
by tie public, Gereby, giving the
poor man the same opportunity to
be d candidate for q domination that
is now enjoyed by those who are
able To- tIfaytthe.entpg fee. which at
|timess;4 for sinister Political purposes.
IS made prohibitiye to the man of
limited means.
= Good Roads.
Realizing the Importance OF en-
couraging. agriculture, and the gen
crai deveioR.KeA& q the state. we
pledge Ourselves and our representa-
lives to the support of good roads
by which statewide
SYSTEM of, good, roads may be even
lually evolved. and would suggest
that the state provide fund for the
enumeration with the counties in the
construction of good roads.
state Administration Commended
We GBiienH' the state admfnistra-
tion for the Splendid condition OF
the state treasury, notwithstanding
iIki fsGi that more than half mil
lion dollars in revenue has be$ts lost
0'the state by the passage f the
|prohibition amendment. WeIlR1iht
mitsi. pride to; the splendid st4ts in
ists1utions Of every kind and d4A fac-
.tor which stand as lasting Itphu-
ments to the good business sqn tnd
Judgment Of the able, SrosrtssiVe
and !. constructive state administra-
lions whose destinies have been so
wisely guided by the hand OF the
Republican party, the pioneer in ue-
yelonmcnt OF our great free school
system, nur oormal schools and UNI,
ycrsity. and the various penal ana
aieen,osynary institutions. with their
splendid appointments and ecoho'h-
ical and efficient management
Virginia Debt Question. j,
uIo conIlemn the Democratic party
for its negligence and indifference
during. It's lease of power In the
stntc extending. over period OF
more than a quarter Of a century III
dealing with the Virginia debt cues,
ton and foryits failure and refusal
IN give this question honest and IN
tciHeett consideration, and commend
Gdydrnor rIIynD. Hatfield; Attorney
General A. Ashley ard the other
allie counsel hf West Virginia, the
Virginia Debt Commission, OF which
our fellow citizen, the Hon. John w
Nfasansis. Shabxiuufi, for their aggreS-
siye, sensible and business-likeTI hand
hing of this important question; and
for thcfr efforts in showing for the
first .tinrc. that this state is entitled
TO more than $4.OO0,O00 in proper
credits, which have not heretofore
EbSGi' al1o@Gd, and which amount /!
now Stems, has actually been saved
10 the tax payers Of the state by their
wisdom. hard work 'and efficient
handling Of the question.
~ A Great Record.
We glance backward, with feelings
OF pride and reflections of services
sbly and honorably rendered the peo'
ple of West Virginia. when we view
thh long lfstSof'constructivc and pro-
gressive legislation that the Republt'
can party has given this state with
in the last sixteen years, and observe
laIong the highway Of progress sucr
Permanent milestones as the Dawson
lax laws, by which the railroads ant
other big corporations are forced tc
bear their just proportion of the bur,
dcns of taxation under fair ant
adequate assessment, which compel:
I(hem 70 pay taxes upon the, true anc
1actla1 value Of their propdfT thu
sane AMI as individual tax payers re
1dIired to do; the workmNhIHfS fom'
f pttcsninsatifon law, which has t3eadS
. been the means OF distribMtiHE fans
thousands of dollars to injufed Hork'
men and thetr. dependent t4iiie'
Within TIL, Few months it his been
lin operation; the creation of the
BOARD of Control, by. which great
economy,has been shown in the oper'
alton of. the public institutions of the
sto. tho creation of the Public Ser