The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-08-12

The RtPJ Bl4lC;AN RECORD IN VEST VIRGINIA.
Republicans pleasure the coming " the EoH
recall what Republican adj
Years
constantly rNsp"n-
with m" progress
lines has led The ecn'u''" E''"
challenges the adj
into
this practically und"t the domino
selection
tho state
found r. railroad with proper
loss
found express
telephone and and pipe line companies doing business I'M
millions " dollars paying less taxes than
the grocery
holds OF coal and oil lands OF value which were not
correcting these
which had night foot " the
organized Democracy West Virginia. backed and financed
decisive battle resulting finally
all
public utilities the placing upon the tax duplicates OF over
that had before paid dollar Of
Virginia
after 1895 appeared At more than hV' times the Valuation mat "'
II.
Tn. Republican administration
office empowered TO carry out the re-
enforce equitable
assessment property UnimI
definite system OF accounting for public funds " "
n time giving definite super
responsible state "nc" Tn" law alone has
Virgins millions OF dollars
has brought clearly
and limited 'h"m
1t has short created efficiency and
R.pupl.n legislature followed
the enormous
fees paid made those Offices
far national H' save and
1t provided for reasonable salaries Tor county "
e, assuring wealth some
impossible and limited 1o'sn' salaries in the
financial legislation" these things alone make record
surtesnt to command earnest stHo
Republican
the Public ruite' law and created the 'u0ne service
a thought
relief OF injured IN
the provision OF reasonable "enoo OF adjusting
public service When Republican passed these
laws, thought Of this country At that time" no more man
legislation Today they have become IN" "
among all carefully perfected Its
yorkmens Compensation than West Virginia has and
no stat. ~oens Compensation Bureau
tho than West Virginia does
Finally Republican OF earnest EFFORT rave
natural gas tax law IA" ~h'cN seeks upon
TINS
small. charge privilege which they eny insure
return Of some small portion OF n " " ~
, ,,u.r from the stat. comfort and the
ven.nc. Republican legislature also passed " sep''
for the users OF natural gas "e'' "t ''
gas adequate preference to users other states
Practically these measures were 'hefed by the
solid opposition OF
Membership this point tho record Is Gle"
The Who'll. legislation monumental IN BIAS
OF Republican leadership
n, twenty Republican the institutions
West ytrEn. liberal scale Our University "
multiplied in usefulness and In size ten 0''' ~ 49,
~ ~ N. number had twenty years ago
Thu rh schools developed and improved
the teachers salaries largely increased w
. ,v. The Tuberculosis ''n'aTn
=, T t. tho girls reform school for boys " "
paratory colored children and tho 0reo . 49,,
o, IN. thought Republican administrators nave given " "
educational and humane inst,u, West Virginia
IN. DEPARTMENT OF connection with the state government
49, ,,,a and developed Of useful activities
under Republican ADMINISTRATIVE - "
In Improvement OF the state
n child labor the highest standards In the
victory and provisions for the safety Ire "e Inn" '
~ IN industry generally general and eff
,.,... .,u,,,,.-,ion IN
the the Republican Ao""""0"
t n.v ar. The Republicans OF
"e o OF action
N"' Republican state and the
ma % o. Republican Justify pride tho record
S''N -. tutureus people
p1sPLEAsED WITH cox n. i..su. Of nations wilson
Of eiNiled and