Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-03-09

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or determinations to make
against any person who, in good faith,
enters into her citizenship and gives
his earnest efforts to making an hon
est livelihood and to fulfilling the du-
ties Of patriotic citizenship.
One word more of a personal char
acter While elected as a partisan,
after being unanimously nominated
by a political party in the largest
delegate convention ever held in West
Virginia, | shall nevertheless conf
IDENTIFY expect to receive the hearty
support Of men Of all parties in my
efforts to promote the welfare, pros
perity and happiness Of the people.
Ii il because we can all meet on the
common ground Of the public good
that this confident hope is expressed.
In the administration Of the laws u
in the upbnilding of our State we
should be first citizens and patriotic
West virginias. We a best serve
our State by joining hands on "a
common effort to administer all our
public affairs with an eye single to
the best interests Of the State. My
endeavor will be to represent the en-
tire people and to be Governor for all
the people.
The responsibilities of the Executive
are great and yet his powers at best
are limited. The incoming Governor
has no Legislature to advise with for
tTo years.
His responsibilities include the pres
s~eryation of the peace he is com
mander in chief of the militia he
must pass upon questions OF life ana
death, he is likely to be called upon
to decide whether the Legislature
should be convened in extra session ;
and he has the great responsibility OF
the appointment of members of the
various boards of administration in
charge Of the public institutions of
the State. The Executive does not
legislate in regard to or appropriate
the public funds; nor does he make
the laws or interpret them. His du-
ties are to execute and carry out the
will of the people as expressed through
their representatives and enacted in
to law. He has to do that largely
through:various boards of administra-
ton. The term of four years is long
enough to pass in review in my Judge
ment, the merits of every member of
every board, and the Governor who
has responsibility for four long years
should have at least the privilege of
passing on every member of every
board during that time. The recent
Legislature which met in biennial ses-
sion, has conferred upon me such
powers in a majority of the boards of
the various public institutions, and
it is therefore not out of place for me
to say that | believe in bipartisan
boards and minority representation
thereon at the same time having a
majority representation with a prac-
tical working majority. Power equal
to the responsibility should always be
conferred. My endeavor shall be to
secrue the best possible membership
for these boards of administration
and to promote their utmost efici-
ency. There is nc room on these
boards for those who wish to deal
directly or indirectly with the State
in furnishing supplies for these insti-
tutions, or who seek to appoint rela-
tiyes to service therein. The test of
membership on these boards should
be a d~isinterested desire to serve the
best interests of the State. This course
is the only one that will deserve the
commentator of fair-minded citi-
/ heartily endorse the words of
Governor Nash, of Ohio, who, in being
indicted into his high office last Jauu-
airy, speaking of the various intsitu-
tons said During my term of office
/ do not desire that changes shall be
made therein. unless the interests of
the inmates and the public good are
to promoted thereby"
Our State has been developing in a
marvellous manner in the past few
years. In the decade just closed our
population increased over twenty-five
per cent, and we today have about
one million people.
Our natural have been
developed i'll an amazing manner. Our
manufactures are many, prosperous
and varied, and in iron, steel wood
working, pottery. glass, brick, wooden
and refining industries we hold a
high place. We are the first in rank
among our sister States in production
of oil and natural gas second in coke /;
almost if not quite second in coal (;
and first in production of hard woods.
While these things are true and fill