The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-09-03

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progressive states In road develop
ment. eventually tbs ead win be ID.
complished. and when It Is West vir-
ginia will stand peer in every aa-
complishment with any other state
In the Union.
Protection OF Laborers.
We are sound as people in our
ideas as to social Justice. We find
our state providing for those who are
injured in the mines and other hax-
ardous Industries. treated in our hos
pitfalls free Of charge. and assured by
our workhen's compensation law Of
protection when adversely overtakes
them, and that with practically no
expense to the injured, thanks to the
law newly adopted by-our legislature
I'VE are fair to our industries. We.
want to see them flourish and we
extend to them a helping hand when
ever we can to make more assured
this accomplishment. The public SER
vice corporations that furnish us with
the facilities of transportation and
that have made possible these great
Developments and brought success to
our doors, are entitled to fair con-
sideration and treatment, and to
tariffs which will assure a sufficient
return to remunerate their bond and
stockholders and continue the i'm.
proveinents which. are demanded Of
them by our people.
Our taxes must be equally distrib-
uted. and no good citizen or industry
owner will object to assuming his
equitable part Of the obligations that
assure the development Of our state
in keeping with the trend of accom-
plishments which are being achieved
almost as readily as the passing OF
time throughout our nation.
Our Nations Unpreparedness.
Our country must be protected
against invasion or the usurpation of
privileges which are ours by other
nations. All that has been accom-
plished in the centuries past by the
succeeding generations must be pro-
tected, and most especially those
solid, sober principles which go to
make up the guarantees contained in
that sacred instrument known as the
Declaration Of Independece.
"0ne of the immortals OF our ma
ton. fifty years ago or more, predict
ed that an invading army could not
make a foot print upon the Blue
Ridge or take drink from the Ohio
river in the period Of thousand
years. Great changes have been
wrought in other nations since the
prediction Of this great man, and
while believe his statement would
hold good at the present time, yet we
must not lose sight of the fact that
military giants have grown up since
that time that were not dreamed OF
then, and the great weapons of mod
ern warfare make the unpreparedness
OF a nation, regardless OF the patri-
cttsm and number of its citizens, a
weakling in contending with nations
who give their first consideration to
militarism and who depend for their
very existence upon their ability to
WELD sword. 1t is expected of us
by the world to have a voice in all
the international questions, and there
is only one way that we can maintain
this prestige as well as protect all
that has been accomplished in the
centuries past. and that is to be
strong enough from a military point
of view to support any position we
may take and to protect our citizens
wherever they may go. Wherever
our citizens go, so should our con-
stitutional guarantees.
Every patriotic citizen is willing
to contribute from his earnings, as
well as his brain and Drawn, to see
the integrity Of these great princi-
pies maintained. But first let us pre-
pare ourselves by the proper train
ing, so that we will not appear as
weaklings. but as stalwarts, equal to
and worthy of the steel OF any foe. :"