The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-05-23

A0NHAO SAt%@EAShAb VI t9Ao Sidtc VIII
be depends upon how much we do
in the way Of education to the boys
and girls. Ii altogether depends
upon what the future citizenship Of
this state will be as to how many
! colleges and how many high schools
you have in the state, and we can
not give too much consideration to
our boys and our girls. and build
school houses in every nook and cor
ner. and give to the country boy and
country girl the same consideration
that is given to the town boy and
the town girl in the way of an edu-
cation. It has been my pleasure as
a member OF the state senate to
stand for every law which had for
It's purpose the betterment of the
educational facilities and paying the
school teachers more for their great
service, 1t was my pleasure to stand
on the floor and fight for bill which
would give to the INDECENT children
of the state their text books, their
clothing and everything that would
put them upon the same equality
with the families who are better f.
nancially fixed then their neighbors
(applause); that bill, am proud to
say. your townsman, Senator cof-
man, supported loyalty, and it passed
the senate. but failed to become a
law because the House of Delegates
failed to pass it at its last session. We
can not do too much for education;
and of the one thing that Is neglected
more than anything else it is eduea,
ton. The Republican party gave
birth to the free school system o,
West Virginia, and we have on ar
average Of six and half months o.
:. schools in the state, / hope to see
the time when it will be eight ant
nine months, and the school teacher.
will be paid in proportion to the
great work that they do At the las
session of the legislature we had be
fore US a bill which had for its pur
pose the increasing of the superin
tendents salary to $780, and a!
there was great danger of that bill
being defeaed. and / went down upor
the floor of the senate. / was 81
afraid it would be defeated, that
went down upon the floor and ap
pealed to my fellow senator's to pas,
the measure. asked them. If the,
. didn't think that was a very small
consideration for a man who occupied
the high position as county superin.
tendent of free schools OF the state;
II they did not think he was justl,
entitled to that, and a great dea
more? ] am glad to say to you thai
that bill became law. 1t was moth.
ing more than what county superin.
tendents deserve, and they deserv;
more than what they receive.
For Primary Law.
Il said stood for primary election
law, and do. stand for prlmar,
election law properly guarded by j
corrupt practice act which will guar.
antee that majority of the citizen,
of West Virginia shall at all times
select their standard bearers who
ever they may be; and feel tina,
the citizenship of West Virginia de-
mands it and wants it. Should be
elected governor of West Virginia,
! will advocate it and l will continue
TO advocate 1t till it is made into a
law
i II said in my platform that !
stood for an employers liability law
The time has come in West Virginia
when this law must be passed. There
is no question in my mind but what
there is a medium in which labor
and capital can both meet, because
they are both dependent upon one
another. and one can not exist with
ouL IhS OLhSII anu therefore,, I1eIe
is no reason why they should not get
together upon the same common
ground and stand for what is fair
and equitable. / do not think there
is any question about that.
Favors the Farmers.
81 said again that stood for
whatever was necessary in the way
of benefiting the farmers of West
Virginia. We want, after our ma
tural resources have gone, to see
West Virginia prosper: we
want to see her educational facil-
tiles come up equal to and supass
any other state in the union: We
want to see our famers grow in in
teiligence; we want to see them
grow in scientific research; we want
to see them. grow in everything
that will make them as capable and
successful as any other agricultural