The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-27
Sitr,ation wen NIet:

C1IUdI1Ou
Everybody is happy That sizes
up the situation as 10 the Work q
the extra session of the legislature
lust ended. SO. far as Republicans
generally IN this state are concerned
OF course. 1t is naturally true that
Democratic politicians along with tne
partisan Democratic press are not az
All pleased. They had hoped there
could be no reasonable solution OF
the rather annoying situation sanons
Republicans arising from the falnre
NJ the regular session and the first
extra session of the legislature TO
provide necessary state revenue
measures. They had hoped that the
states financial embarrassment would
continue And. of course, they are
not happy
in conaection with the Democratic
state of mind, 1t Is we'll to add sheIe
that the Democratic course IN Ine
LEGISLATURE will get that party notn-
ing In the future The Democrats
record shows that Democratic legs
isfors solidly opposed what revenue
measures were passed and then tr1ed
70 force the passage of measures
which would have practically doubled
the amount of money to be raised os
taxation. Democracy first contenoed
that no revenues were needed anu
then with. Characteristic 1nconslst-
ency stamped its contention WIZ IN
plainest insincerity by attempting 20
double the amount of revenue TO De
raised
On the Republican side, such dir
ferences of opinion arose at the reg
Mar and first special sessions OF the
Legislature that 1t would have been
folly to attempt other than a reason
able compromise at the last extra Ses-
sion. Wisdom prevailed and Splen-
did compromise measure known as
the omnibus bill, trlparte IN NATURE
as it really contains three bills: was q,
the. result The Republicans 1ouno
no difficulty in passing this measure
however displeasing it was to the
Democratic side-nor SO much on &C
count Of the contents of the bill as on
account of the fact that the -Repupi-
cans had agreed on a measure me
situation called for the give and take
policy on the part of the Repuohcan
members and II was very w1selS-cs.t-
RED out with the result that quite
acceptable revenue measures were
enacted. and the state saved from
bankruptcy and discredlt.
one of the features of the omnibus
bill provides for an increase IN the
charter taxes on both domestic ana
foreign CORPORATIONS. estimated 20
bring in about 100000 additional
revenue; the one-han of one per
cent tax on the net incomes OF corpo-
rations which probably will produce
100000 annually: and the <olrecs
levy of fourteen cents on the hundred
collars of personal and real property
In the state. estimated to bring III
$40a, 900 additional revenue.
In answer to the complaint oy
some OYER the failure to pass PRO
S5ucfion tax on coal, oil and gas. II. Is
but fair to direct attention to tne
fact that the new Law places three ao-
additional taxes on those interests,
namely. a: direct tax of four cents on
{he hundred dollars valuation,
In a1nount just one-half of that laio
ON them by the federal government
Thus these interests have. not es-
: caped as is the belief of some
Most of the needed appropriations
which were vetoed by the governor
at the regular session have been re-
stored and the state Institutions
thereby reasonably provided tor-
All IN all. when considered from an
unbiased viewpoint and with sincere
desire to bring out the whole truth
the work of the recent session W.
quite excellent and viii prove safis1
factory to the people in its operation.
The passing OF prejudieial judg::
n1ent against the measures adopted
before they have been tried out VIII
not avail in the end.
Governor Hatfield and all those as
socfated with him in meeting the sit
uation so we'll are certainly to De
commended \ and the Republ1can
niens5ers OF the legislature with few
exceptions merit much praise. for the
Heat work accomplished under cir
cumsrances which once threatened t.
preclude the same
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