The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-10
VIRGIL Highland for u. s. Senate and His Platform

should be applied and the people
should try 10 obtain for every dollar
i expended dollars worth OF value or
service. II economy and efficiency are
employed. true patriots. will not mur'
muir or complain at the growing bur
den OF taxation. For waste and need
less extrnvaganca. they Will and should
hold The public serTants 10 strict
account
In this age OF agitated conservation
seme little effort should be directed to
conserving tho nn1ion's finances. We
should not make bonfire OF billions
just to enjoy the blaze.
shall favor a re-adjustment OF our
eysten of taxation along any feasible
lines which will yield the required rev
enue, and | believe that system can
be devised, In the administration or
which the taxpayer Will not be re-
qutred to employ the services OF an
expert accountant to enable him 10
make out his tax return. The present
federal. tax laws are grossly unjust and
negotiable in their application. They
discriminate hashly against the en-
terprising man with ideas and ener-
gies seeking to win a competence IN
the business world in favor Of invest
ed wealth. Changes should be made
eliminating this discrimination. As
revision OF these laws Is now under
consideration by Congress-. and will
probably be- effected before the end
Of the summer. ! shall not enter into
an analysis of tho workings Of the
present tax system. but will pledge
myself to the enactment Of m eQrit-
able system Of taxation which Will
yield ample revenues for the govern
msnt needs.
Commerce During and After the War.
The term in the United States Sen.
ate for which I am a candidate will
begin March 4. 1919, and In all human
probability, will corer q period not
only OF war. but Of pesce, following an
American victory. This win DO a most
important period in our history from
the standpoint OF national domestic
legislation. The national policy VIII
affect tha welfare Of the people OF the
whole country and particularly the
people OF West Virginia. Ours is a
state OF vast natural resources and In
'duBtrial possibilities. The develop
'nent Of one and the achievement OF
the other will affect the well-being Of
every citissn Of the state. No other
people In the Union have more at
stake In determining national policies
favorable to productive deyelopmen
The owners OF tho mines farms and
mills In West Virginia, together with
those employed in them, arc vitality
interested In this question OF national
policy.
IN tho past. the motto Of the Repub.
Ncan party has been. In time OF
peace. prepare for war" Even our
political opponents have learned by
bitter experience that heiplessness
does not inquire safety Let us add
another motto OF the party. TN time
Of war. prepare for peace" In the
midst of the great struggle now In
progress. every great commercial ma
ton, except our own. is giving active
consideration TO commercial interests.
not only during. but after the war.
Our allies, France and Great Britain.
are studying as never before, the
problems Of future trade Even now.
trade commissions representing Brit
ish industrial interests are IN South
America surveying the situation and
planning with wise foresight TO avail
themselves Of every atter-the-Var op-
portNnitr.