Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-02-26

We taken that course, ! do nOt believe
we would now be hearing such hue
and cry" for war preparation.
1t looks like we sowcd to the wind
and will reap the whirl wind.
Restrictive Legislation.
II has been said by one OF our great.
est statesmen That that country is best
governed which is the least governed.
This means, in effect, that we can
have too much restrictive legislation
for the welfare of the country, so
much SO that business will be ham.
pered, and business men will natural.
ly become uneasy and hesitate about
going into business, or, if in business,
will be very timid about continuing in
the past two years.
No man is going to invest his money
In business enterprises Of any kind
unless he sees a reasonable oppor.
tunlty to make profit from the in.
vestment. And when business is
hampered, the first to feel the effects
is tie ,ahoring man whose living dc.
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When his joD is gone his :. lng is
gone. Ana when he can not get
money with which to buy, the man
from whom he buys must suffer. and.
as a consequence, we all suffer more
! or less.
Therefore, our Legislation should be
directed toward the encouragement of
business rather than to retard or
cramp it,
me main reason why the protective
tariff legislation Of this country has
brought good business conditions is
because Of its encourag cement TO busi.
ness, rather than cramping it. And
While encouraging business the pro.
tective tariff had the effect to pro.
duce sufficient revenue, together with
our internal revenue, to pay the ex
penses OF our government, eXceDt in
war time, without rcsorting TO sta,1D
taxes on notes, bonds, deeds, telephone
and telegraph messages, etc
Honesty in Politics.
believe we should be as honest
| in politics as we are in business. or
| religious affairs.
This means that have great con.
tempt for any man who Will Jump
upon some poDu}ar wave t. carry him
I into office, when he l.rows there is no
sound foundation fer the move. When
posing as leaders Of the people. wa
| should stand like mountains AGAINST
every unsound doctrine. And when
we KNOW a proposition il wrong, we
should not be afraid to speak out for
lear OF losing or missing some Office
Or position.
Anu 1t is very reprChensibIe in a
| clhGIuate Tor office to promise M
| inerous people positions, knowing at
| inc very time he can not fulfill the
! promise to all Of them, thus puttino
| them to expense and trouble ard cans'
ing great disappointment.
Graft.
mere be many who seem to think
IL not wrong to rob the public treas.
dry. They consider themselves hon.
est and yet participate in plunderinp
'he puANc treasury, and actually 20 to
church and look sanctimonious. Pnt
let's see Are they honest?
me money in the public treasury
comes from taxes collected either, ii.
rectiy or indirectly from the peoola
ana the man who votes the D1h1ic
moneys for improper purposes is q
CRATER, just as much so as if he wou1d
steal from an individual.
And had just as well add here that
the Congressman who takes the view
that the only duties of his high office
are to hand out Offices and vote an.
, preparations Of the public money has
a poor conception Of the place no
! holds.
Economy in Government.