The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-05
THE PEOPLE'SF FORUM

fsi 10 WILLIE, Narcn B.
Editor West Virginian:
In regard 10 the nurse bin which
was turned down ar the hands of
Governor Dawson !, ought TO index al
few points 10 those who are adyocat.
ing woman suffrage. as after The gov
ernor made his explanation IL was so
plain that the dnliest mind ought to
comprehend the idea that 70 sign d
BIN Of Ike nature although perhaps
the bili was meritorious and not only
thai. hut was advantageous, SO far as
the nurses were concerned. and also
TO the public where the necessity OF a
nurse was required, but no one can
censure his honor for the stand he
took as to the matter as II now looks
md reaily Is IN q conservative legal
point of view.
In fact IL would be unconstit utionail
as far IS this state was concerned.
but what looks so strange to the many
readers concerning the bill is that
those most instrumental in framing
the bill IN as neat a shape as It was
frame did not take into consideration
those most material points mentioned
by his honor as II looks like II they
couldn't set the bill through the gold.
en- gate they would iaHe 1t over the
garden wall. or else; they rather un,l
derrated the governors Judgment as
to the affair one or the other, Judging
from the face OF the bill only,
slic writer is an advocate OF the
woinans rights. and nurses rights and
much regrets that the bill did not
meet the, approval of the governors
signature but 1t seems as though his
honor rather corresponds with that OF |
aivirginia judge in the Bywaters muir
der case in regard to llnwritten law
Who says all the legal law in Virginia
is written. No doubt Governor Daw.
son takes the same view, of AFFAIRS In
Vest Virginia. no doubt In the. least.
A law protecting every honorable |
Profession should be made and be
maie Constitutional and iron clad from
start TO finish and every Individual
posing as a professional ought to ne
WILING or compelled to submit to a \
rigid examination by authority beyond
reproach or suspicion OF fear or ia.
Sor. then the worthy, honest and pras
teal would stand a ghost of a show
With Influential graTt, and sun flower
knowledge, and the professional man
or individual should stand first and
foremost and abovS all but and only
on conditions and those conditions
should be the true, sensible merits
w;iiphS said indiyidue1 or professional
was in self possession of by natural
and practical experience not gotten BIZ
in..,senee or red. tape from some power
In position to domineer regardless OF
the will or wishes of the general pub.
tic whose lives. liberty or business at.
fairs may chance to rall in to their
power.
AT that rate and on those conditions
only can life, liberty or business at.
fairs stand, shadow of show for
their rights at the hands or those nee.
essarily to be entrusted with power ~
administer unto others In manners
properly prescribed as circumstances
demand. If anything is an imposition
and compulsory fraud showed on to |.
the people it is sun flower, red tape
bowed up. pop-goes-the-weasel pro-
fessional and there is no exception to
the rule whatever. There could be a
little more said on. the above promiscu.
Gus article, but at present the case
rests. As ever. the
LONE STAR.
= s@say, It don't look much like
dogs ought to go mad now since they
have the right Of track and their own
way about most everything, does 1T
Poor Sheep, Bah! Ban, Keep quiet and
sfiddoo.
Double Wedding at Mononaah.
A double wedding occurred at the
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