Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-05

depend on that If I can prevent it.
lo teacher viii be dismissed. if he is
competent, becaUe he is a Democrat.
nor VIII one be employed simply be-
cause me is Republican. The age i'm
which we live is too enlightened to al
low anything like that TO be done. Be
cause our educational work has been
urUstiuted t0 political purposes in the
past, is no reason why it should be
done iu the future. IL viii not be
done. it iJ is I'm my power TO prevent it,
and I do not arrOgate TOO much 10 my
SELF 90 say hat I believe it is in my
power t0 stop IT, should it ever be at
tempted.
Since the State University was placed
under u0u-partisan control TWO years
ago. it has almost doubled i'm It's at
tendance of students, and in it's useful
ness iu educational work It's curricu-
um is equal 10 any like school ia the
west Or south Ii shall be my purpose
,1 DO everything I'M my power 90 double
-s growth and usefulness during my
.IuuistraJ iGu It is not claiming TOO
much ,o say that this can be done. Tt
IS not arr0gatiug too much TO say that
DO win DE done
COMPETENCY AND EFFICIENCY
viii Doe the only requirements of its
faculty The question will not be ask
ed as was the custom i'm a large part
of the last quarter of the century.
"Does the applicant with systematic
regularity vote the Democratic ticket?'
{ DO not disparage men for voting the
ID ftsf1 .F
avail them anything when they apply
for q situation in our schools unless
they are otherwise educatiOnally quail
fled for the positions they seek. These
pledges. my fellow citizens 1 will faith
FULLY carry out.
Much stress was placed upon c0rpJr-
ati1us hy cur Democratic friends during
the last campaign. Upon this question
uy views were expressed freely, and
without reserve an over the State. l
never could see good reason why an
Incorporated body of men should be
prosecuted or prosecuted simply for the
reason that it is q corporation. l am
not now. nor was i ever an attorney
for corporation; but l have always
.7rsht to- Dee fair with all individual
citizens and all incorporated bodies as
-eU. have invariably opposed trusts,
and T always shall; but when q mum
her of men form themselves into a corr
r1rate body for proper business pur-
p1scs. 4 never felt it TO be my duty 10
throw obstacles i'm the way of their sue
cess ON the contrary, ] have lnVdrl-
abIv deemed it 90 be my duty to aid
Them i'm an proper undertakings. West
virginia can never be developed with
cut The encouragement or all sucn
Ill vem6uts and enterprises as these.
Tr is mistake 10 create prejudice
AGAINST men who organize Tor Po.lllcal
rurposes and pursuits. Instead OF few
er CORPORATIONS i'm West Virginia
WIS Ned MORE OF THEM
Instead of crushing out those we have
slre.fv i- is our duty to invite others
81, come among MS TO aid us in the de-
,51opmcnr of our almost iLeNhausuole
,..,,-,1 resources. Ii shall be my UNI
.v-errfrg aim TO be fair and just win
.u Individuals and corporations VINO
may come TO West Virginia during Jhe
reyr four years. TO east their lo's WIN
r. ana become citizens OF our crowns,
rrnsrer1us commonwealth. Will
therefore take no stock now or ever IN
The nonsensicaI cry. of Down with tn M,
,fen man and corporations Such talk
is qnarchv. and anarchy will never Sc
ure am enduring f0otho-d IN our
switzerland of America, ~ The am
s~cbisrs have said that they will blow
MS nm. We will blow them up. Our
cfviIization is too far advanced . Pr our
people to tolerate such mt IL