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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1906
Page
2
Local notice lists postage rates for Clarksburg WV mail service. Rates include 10 cents weekly, 25 cents monthly in-county, and 64 dollars per year by county mail. The fragment indicates second-class mail matter and pricing structure.
Merchants must submit advertisement copy for the Weily Telegram by 9:00 a.m. to guarantee same day insertion and by Wednesday noon for the Ly Telegram each week. Early submission improves service.
W P Hubbard of Wheeling for Congress and C A Ashburn of West Union for State Senate announce candidacies. Cyrus E Webb for County Superintendent of free schools and Hiram L Munday for County Commissioner announce their bids. B Brown Stout and James S Griffin also announce for County Commissioner with Republican support.
The Wheeling Telegram cites a Roosevelt letter to Representative Won of the Le ne publican caucus noting critics and past claims of deals with Speaker Cannon. It recalls alleged bargains on tariff revision and a forthcoming tariff message ahead of the next long session amid campaign chatter.
A new line of plaid silks and ribbons has arrived. The text notes plaids in silks dress goods and ribbons, priced at 1.00 instead of 1.35, highlighting a seasonal craze and a special sale.
The president defends the protective tariff, urges maintaining policy to support industrial prosperity, and counters demands for tariff changes. He praises Congress and the party, arguing reform must come through existing laws and anti trust measures rather than tariff revision.
In the convention the Kincaid motion was not amended to cover trunk lines only and the two cent fare resolution was defeated. The move was seen as a bid for campaign funds rather than a suitable item for a congressional platform. Mr. Riley is pressed to state which state taxes he would pass in Congress, and he answers that he would not pass any such law.
The piece contrasts Democratic and Republican views on the constitution and congress power to pass state tax laws. It notes a Harrison county Republican delegation backing a two cent fare, while the Harrison county Democratic delegation opposed it, highlighting perceived differences in public policy stances.
A remark noted among observers suggests Democrats favoring a two-cent fure but the idea prompted widespread amusement and debate about its feasibility and intent.
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