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The Charleston Mail in discussing
the reference Of Governor Glasscock
concerning a general State primary
law ii his address to the State Teach
efs Association says:
The expression Of Governor William
i. Glasscock upon the subject of a
general primary election law,as made
before the West Virginia Education
Association atithe Burlew on Tuesday
evening OF this week, in which he adj
yised the teachers that such a law
would result in the. nomination and
election Of the best men Of the State
to8flie Legislative and other offices and
i1ipre % the good Of tnes chools of
the state by the adoption Of better
school laws, and in which he asked
the cooperation Of the educators in
shaping sentiment to bring about such
alaw was yoiclns the sentiments of /"
growing majority Of. the people Of
West Virginia and the Mail has heard
considerable favorable comment from
members of both Of our great political
paroles upon the expression OF the
Chief Executive The need, Of gem
efaI primary election Jaw is now rec
oFgniaed Republicans and Democrats
alike. and while we doubt not that, re-
eardless Of what party should control
the next West Virginia Legislature, a
law Of the kind desired will be adopt
ed We vet believe that every Republic
can Who mas been. or who will be,
nominated to a legislative office should
earIymake up his mind that a primary
election law shall be one of the laws
enacted at the next session, and that
he should early shape his course to
that end The espolsal OF such law
viii help the candidacy OF any man,
ana can but increase the vote that will
be accorded him N me general cleo
ton IN November. A general primary
election law is easily an administra-
ton measure. It was advocated by
Governor Giasscock IN his campaign
for election; and our recollection is
that every utterance regarding the
proposed adoption of such a measure
drew forth Applause and comment of
approval. Had we a general primary
election law operative as Of this year
the condition Of the party throughout
the State could not be otherwise, than
greatly improved, over its present
status. and several counties now
threatening to swing into the Demo
cratic rank would be far removed from
such a prospect. The mind OF Gov
ernor Glasscock on this question is,
We believe, the. mind OF threefourths
otthe Republicans Of tile State. A lie.
publican Legislature as the result of
tile November elections will unques-
tionably result in the passage Of such
alaw. The Democratic idea, too, be 1t
known, is fast swinging around to the
same conclusion.
The members Of the Educational AS
B ISOLATION, Independent of what may be
their political Views, Ocan largely aid
III shaping further sentiment for the
adoption OF a general primary election
law, The influence of the teachers in
behalf OF commendable legislation is
Approaching. IL has been felt to CON
siderable effeot in the formation of
school laws now prevailing. For in
stance, should the district institutes,
Of frequent occurrence Throughout the
entire State. n institute assembled &c!
solve upon such a law, and should the
county institutes, the round table gath
erlugs and other educational assem-
'blages rally to the aid of the proposed
ieglslation along this line, It would be
given q boost among the best thinking
people Of the State such as It has new
er before received. Every teacher in
every county, town and city school
could take up with their pupils this
subject and give it.an airing by debate
and otherwise as would forcibly- bring
II 10 the attention of every patron Of
every school, and until insistance upon
the adoption Of such a law would be-
come general sndsconfined to neither
otthe political parties. Governor
GIasscock, in his word to the teachers
concerning this matter. was brief, but
tothe point and earnest, and the Mail
advances the hope that the members
Of the Education. Association will re.
member what he said and at once be-
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