The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-05-16


men who are connected with no fac
tions-your best men. The result
will be that the people viii give
them unanimous support. 1t be
hooves US above anything else to
eject the popular branch of the leg
isiature at the coming election. /
would be willing to sacrifice the elee-
ton Of governor and OF every con-
gresham to do this. But we1do not
have to sacrifice anything.
Boss rule and ringism in West
Virginia is thing of the past. The
people will see to it that fair men
are elected to once. :
@iwe are wealthy state. We
must guard our state We must
stand for everything that has for its
betterment the citizenship of West
Virginia. Our great coal deposits
have Just been touched and our great
oil and gas resources as well.
MY greatest love is for West vir-
glnla, and II you make me your gov
Iernor, my first love, my frat pride
will be for the Mountain State.
Il said in my platform that /
stood for good roads. l would urge
that certain class of prisoners be
sentenced to work on the roads OF
the state under the supervision of
the agricultural officer in building
trunk lines throughout the state. It
is as easy to have good roads in
West Virginia as to have good
schools.
81 want to speak to you about ed
ucation. The future citizenship OF
the state depends upon how much
education we give the boys and the
girls. l stand for everything that
tends to educational betterment.
We must have more schools, more
school houses, more high schools in
this state. 1swant to congratulate
you here on. having such public
spirited citizens as your board of ed
ucation who will build such school
building as you have here. We must
also give our school teachers the
consideration and the pay they de-
serve. advocate more education.
This is the solution OF every prob
lem.
Il am for fair and equitable en-
iployers' liability law. Capital needs
labor and labor can not do without
capital. n we are fair we can get
together upon some equitable solu-
ton OF the problems that arise.
"As to agriculture, 1T is to our best
interest to stand for the betterment
of conditions as TO agriculture and
Northumberland I will advocate
this.
Il do not drink liquor. If. the
proposed amendment is carried and
am governor. / will see that it shall
be carried out to the letter. If it
should not, the actions OF the peo-
pies majority in the legislature will
meet with my hearty support.
'lf elected l will stand for econ
omy. l will stand for publicity.
People should know what their Of
ficers expend. Il stand for complete
publicity in every department of the
state.
II stand for public service cor:
poration commission. II we have
this, the men can determine whether
each industry in the state is receiv-
ing It's due consideration. There is
only one way for the people to get
relief at the present, and that is by
special enactment. The relief de-
ponds upon how skillful the lobby
lists are as to how long action may
be postponed"
The meeting was very enthusi-
astsc one Throughout. many of the
telling poirks in the address being
roundly applauded.
Following the speech making
those present were invited to meet
the doctor. and many ayailed them
selves OF the privilege, finding him
very pleasant, and agreeable man
to meet in social way.