The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-30

Ipense OF shedding the same be borne
| BY the public, thereby giving the
poor man the same opportunity to
| be a icand tdaterfor a nomlnations that
| is. now enjoyed by those who are
Iabfekto pay the entry Fee whicls at
times, for sinisterspolitical purposes.
is made prohibitive to the man of
limited means.
Good Roads.
Realizing the importance of en-
lcouraging agriculture; and the gen.
Ieral development of the state, we
pledge ourselves and our representa-
Itives to the supportfof good roads
Legislation by which statewide
system of good roads may @be even,
Itually evolved. and would suggest
Ithat the statetprovide a. fund for che
cooperation with3the: counties in the
Iconstruction Of good roads.
State Administration Commended.
We comend the state sadministra=
Itton for the splendid condition OF
the state treasury, Notwithstanding
1.-The fact that more than halfrmtl-
| lion dollars inerevenue has been lost
! totthe state by the passagenpfi the
prohibition amendment. We point
with pride ostle splendid state ms
stitutions of every kind andacharae7
ter which ;istand as lasting monu-
nents to the!good business sense and
Judgment Of the able. progressive
and constructive state a1ministra-
lions whose destinies' have been so
wisely guided by the hand of the
Republican party, tile pioneer in ae-
velopment.o OF. our great free school
gystem, nur oormal schools and uni
yersity, and the various penal and
eleemosynary, institutions, with their
splendid appointments and econom-
ica1 and; efficient management.
Virginia Debt Question.
We condemn the Democratic party
for its negligence andi4indifrerence
during its lease ofGtpoWer u in tho
state, extending over a period Jot
more than quarter Ola century, u!
dealing withEthe VirginiaIdebt sues
ton. and for its failure and refusal
to give this question honest and IN
.telligent considerations and commend
Governor HIND: Hatfield, Attorney
General A.SA!sLil1eysald atIle other
ablei counsel, .oE Vest Virginia, the
Virginia Delft Commissioned which
our fellow citizen, the Hon. :Jollni;WYl
,Masonp isschairman,f for their aggres-
.siiye. sensible and business-like hand
ling of thist experimentation, ana
for their, efforts in showing, for the
,firstgtime,i that this state lis entitled
to more thanq $4,000 1000 in proper
credits, which have;i mott heretofore
been allowed ,gand which amount. it'll
now seemsslllas actually been saved
to the tax payers of the state by their
wisdom, hard. work and efficient
handling Of the, question. 4
a. Great Record.
We glance, backward with teeilnsSs
OF pride and reflections of seryteess1
ably, and 1lonorablyyrendered the peo-
rle Of West Virginia, when we view
the long list OF. constructive and'pro-
eressiye ilegislationsthat the Republic
can party, hasygiven; this state with
In the last sixteen years, and ,obserSs
along the: highway of progress suctt
permanent ullteSlOISSRu 90 -
tax laws; by which the railroads and3l
other big corporal lions are forced to,
bear: their just,proportion Of the bur-
dens. OF taxation under fair ana =
adequate assessment, which compels
them 10 nay taxes upon the true and !,
q tua1 value of their property the !,
same as individual tax payers are re T, { i
ouired to do; the .workman's COM com;
nehsation Law. which has already,
been the means OF distributing many
thousands of dollars to injured work
men and their dependent families
within the few months It has been
In. operation; the creation Of the
Board Foi Control, by which great
economy has been shown in the oper-
alton Of the. public institutions Of the
state; the creation Of the Public Ser
vice Commission, that has rendered
such splendid account OF its service
since its organization; the submits
sion of the Prohibition Amendment
10 the voters Of the state, giving the
people an opportunity, to wipe from
its borders tho b1ighting influence OF
the.sliquor traffic: and many other!
progressive laws, making a record 3of
which thu; people of all political par
Ei,s5,, SseI i,Istl Z tnroud. and |onc that,