The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-03
AND FINALLY Boosted OF KNHEG
REPUBLICAN GUBERNATORIAL
CANDIDATE.

Sri notice that Hon. 1fHu l.. ltns"n-
btmrru is running f.: the Stat" SenN'"
with particular speed and success III III"
Democratic newspapers. also notice
that anon. his most ardent supporters
are Il very considerable number Of local
Democrats. i also notice that h. ~ ais"
making use Of an editorial from the Dom
ncraiic Charleston Gazette. which Is Il
vicious and malicious attack up"n III"
Republican state administration, upon IL
large INA jority of thu Republican members
| OF the Legislature and singles out R"S''n-
: bloom for praise because he deserted ms
! party, refused to act as 4 ktpubllr;lIl
! with his party and naturally therefore
: WIS m object ut prai$" To the l'"il"-
: cratic partiSanS. We who are ft:puh-
lic;lns arc not surprised I" see the rraiS"
: If Ern IT, ku$rnblo"u in tn" l'"it"Gratlr
/ p;lprrS. for from III" day when II" ru-
! tered the Senate. although '!"cteH from
! a strong Republican district. he has
! iccu conserving and cn-urcratinE with
! tho Democrats aud helping destroy the
; Republican i'lrty.
! In the lcCiSlativ" session ~ IVA. the
! first in which Mr. EOSrnAiu"m Srrrcd. h"
] brought justly upon his head the cor
! dcruuntiUu Of Republicans of the FIRST
! Senatorial district 10y abandoning ana
/ turning his hack upon rcroGniI1d f'"-
! publican policies FOR the past sixteen
I Years Since thu Incmor.lhlr tax fight in
1905 West Virginia Republicans as =
| body, and those OF northern West Nir-
: GINA particularly. lave held that tn"
! great natural commodities produced Ill
! this state particularly natural gas.
! should pay special license taxes. laat
! more than two-thirds Of this EaS Is car
| ri"d out of the state and the state Is
hcinc made poor 10y having il taken
away. Therefore,. tn" static should de-
! rive some special revenue from II ana
tho tax would also operate I" keep the
cas n. home for our own local conSum-
crs and local manufacturers.
Kosenbloom's Vote
!" In 1915. when the Legislature met
! there was Il deficit in the state treasury.
! due to the loss Of the liquor licenses
,und now revenue had To he provided.
In accordance with the Republican poll
rirs and principles. the Republican. ma
: iori,y Of the liuuc Of Delegates prompt
! Is framed and passed what was known
lS ,b,. Pierce bill This hill imposed Il
small tax upon gas carried over twenty
! live miles in u pipe line. IN" lax was
J less than Onc-tCth III Il cent per Thousand
cubic feet. yet It would have raised
! $500, 10000 revenue. tho most OF when
| would have como from tho consumers
! outside Of the state Of West virginia.
That bin was supported by All the Nr-
publican members Of thu House from
! Tho four Panhandle counties. 1t WAS
slpDOrtcd by thu almost solid member
shin IF Republicans in the House of Del
cratrs That bill was sent I" the Sen
ntr ON March .. 1915. On March :? on
motion TO take the bill up for c"nSid"ra-
ton out OF its order. Senator k"s"n-
bloom demanded an aye and n" vote
and, on the roll Call. he waws one "i the
eleven members who voted against TAX
ing the hill up. On March - the bill
finally came up for action in tho Senatr
and was defeated by vote Of IL TO IL.
ON this ballot n small number or fc-
puhlicRs. Iosenbl"om included. joined
with tho Democrats to defeat tn" bill.
Observe this. Every one OF the Votes
cast for the bill were cast by Rcrnh-
licans faithful to tho party. and every
Democrat voted against the bill anu
! Ruscnhloom voted with them,
Nor Is this all. Following out the lin"
OF the Republican policy the t"uS"
rr Delegates passed HouS" bill NJ" -.
known as the Duty bill. This bills rur-
puSn was Il special tax on coal pr"du"-
ton sufficient to pay for the stat" mir"
,, inspcction and the maintenance" al thr
state mine hospitals. In this state III"
insurance companies IhiS ''' W. - 80
spcrtiou, and tn. banks pay for their III
sncc,ion, but the MINIS have never ra!d
fnr minn inspection. Th" mine h"SpI-
/ tails have brcu kept up by the stat" for
! thirty years, almost for IN" Special h''n-
Gilt Of the coal mining sections and III"
. miners alonr Why should til" stat"
! maintain 4 hospital for tn" II ! mining
sections and not for ohio. l;T""k" ar
! hancock counties? When the stale
badly needed funds it WIS proposed that
, the mining interests should bear III"
! burden of these things created Tor It's
! benefit. The Duty bill had that rur-
nose. Tho DUTY hill was supported by
| all Republican members "f the ll"uS".
members from Brooke. Ohio. Marshall
and Hancock counties included II
! passcd the House Of Delegates aIn! went
] L, the Senate on March 10, 1919. ON
March 10. Zen l.. E"scnblonm voted
twice against considering this bill and
on the same day. IN IT," final action "i
! thu hill. the rnuctnE claus" "aS stricken
ont and the bill killed, the vote h"inS
llttn H. l,oSruhlnnm. with tire" other
Republican representatives. voted Win
| the Democrats Ia accomplish this. Will"
! IA Republicans voted t"r tho bill. los
cnblooms single vote. IL east properly,
would have been sufficient 10 prevent III"
| cnactjng clause from being stricken ""l.
and his vote and that nf tho Other Ike
publican Senator from this district. cast