Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-02-10

Wednesday, Jan. 25, %
To NV Fellow-Citizens of Va:
I hereby formally announce my
candidacy for the office of Governor
of Virginia, subject to democratic
primary.
Me determination to become a
candidate for Governor OF Virginia
has been reached after careful con-
sideration, and with the belief that
ten wears of continuous service IN
the General Assembly have given
me AN adequate opportunity for
learning accurately the conditions
and needs of our people. If elect
ed to this high office, shall devote
nv earnest efforts to the material,
intellectual, and moral advance
ment of our people, while admins
tering the laws of the Common
wealth without fear or favor.
All progressive citizens favor bet
Ter schools. No more important
subject confron is our people than
that of public education. Vir-
ginia is not TODAY abreast with the
times IN the solution of this ques
ton, so pregnant with Importance
to present and faiuge generations
| | shall endeavor to make Our pri-
mary school system equal or SUI
perior to that Of any other State.
We should devote our every energy
to the building up of this system,
the Fundamental basis OF all efuca.
ton. Good primary schools should
= be within the reach of all children
without exception, in the Com
monwealth. I heartily approve o.
/, an educational campaign, WHEEL
!. will not only inculcate in our PEG
e pie an earnest desire, but will create
y in them an actual demand, for Sucl
facilities as will afford our children
a proper primary education. Great
D this demand; furnish the oppcrtun
. itv for basic or primary education
= and Virginia's young men "n'
women Of industry, with quicken
ed ambition. will open for them
selves an avenue to higher educa
ton On the other hand, if tn
j. State fail to furnish primary adu
Y cational opportunities, her sons all
IS daughters. whatever be their am
s. bltion or ability, will be unable t
Il Law the necessary foundation. Pr
t. mary education recognizes one {
n the most cherished principles
\. our government. Equal oppol
$, tunity to all" in that it gives
Il the poorest an opportunity so
If improve his mind that he can ent'
Te upon the responsibilities OF III
e. equipped to compete with those WI
at have been more fortunate.
fe greater expenditure for salarle
as equipment and longer terms
ID necessary to secure the pop
v, primary school. Oar increasln
Nv revenue, without additional tax
:" ton, justiies increased appropr'
tions for this purpose. f"y
better facilities for normal school
and more liberal appropriations J
their maintenance. l advocate Ct
.or most careful selection CT our pu
w. lie school teachers. They shou
w. be not only educated men a
,so women, but should possess I
20. ability to impart their knnwlpds
nd and shou d be opponents of all til
NV is highest and purest. The tr"l
civ inc Of the boys and girls of tod
Id is the making Of the State
tomorrow. | favor the single
system of Textbooks for PrIm"
schools. because it provides rqna
rs good books as the present S
tenn and al cheaper prices, IA
would. eliminate lnsPemIy loo
ID, contests III their selection.
heartily commend the mana&rmt
J. Of the Virginia State libra
ow e>peclaIlv that feature which.
,lic der Ger: ain safeguards. permit tn
nal LIVING at a d stance to have the
Of books. Libraries are no ION.
16 a luxury for The few, but necS
md s;tv for all classes of our cIilZ'
Jus and potent factor in the proI
lion Of education.
tbs Good roads are essential to
If uroper intercourse Of our ppoI
i've and to the development Of
agricultural interests. 1t cannot
or. denied that the condition OF