Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-01-25


BY Him He Will Call a Special SEES
sion So His Pet Schemes Can Be
Exposed and More Money Spent.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Jan. 22.-
Unless the present legislature pass.
es those measures I promised the
people would be passed during the
~campaign,I shall call a special SEES
sion Immediately upon being inaugu-
rated and keep the Legislative mill
grinding until every pledge is fulfill
ed II it requires a session covering
the entire four years Of my admins
t%ration," declared Or. Henry d. Hat
field, governor-elect Of West Virgin
ia, in an interview ranted a cor
respondent here today.
Il regard overly promise in both
the Republican and my personal dec
laration as sacred and solemn obli-
cations to the people of West Virgin
IL, which must be carried out to the.
very letter. There is going to be no.
loaffng on the job in bringing these
measures TO realization. / have been
a legislator myself and / know what
can and what cannot be done. Fur
thermore know when a legislature is
inclined to show a loafing disposition,
but | want to assure you that so long
as | am governor there is going to be
all kinds of trouble between the loaf
ers and myself. | did not serve four
years in the senate for nothing. | in
tend to make full use of the expert
ence / gained as a member of the up-
per branch and rs it's presiding Off
Ger, in this fight OF the people for that
which is their rightful due.
THAT | will be called upon to exert
my authority ! do not anticipate. Ev-
cry member of the present legislature
knows how | stand and I feel certain
that every Republican member, at
least, is in sympathy and accord with
the principles which / have outlined.
There may be. in fact is, some differ
ence of opinion among them as to the
best means of carrying into execution
our plans, but that is only to be ex-
pected and is not a serious obstacle.
| believe that the Republican major
ity is just as anxious as ] ma to get
together on all our promises and to
enact them into the law of the state.
I'VE are working with an unani-
nifty and sincerely of purpose that
will make possible the enactment of
practically all of u pledges before
the close of the present session, pro-
basis. There is still plenty of the reg
ular session left in which to accom-
plish the desired end. To do it, how
ever, the Republicans in both the
house and the senate must work out
a mutual understanding on all impor-
tant bills through caucuses and con-
%ferences, held outside the regular leg
~islative hourse. This will mean hard
work and much of it but it is a plan
that will bring satisfactory returns in
more ways than one. 1t will enable
the Republicans to get together on
these measures and to go into the leg
~islatiye halls prepared to proceed
promptly to business in bringing them
up to be voted on, where otherwise
day after day might be wasted while
proposed amendments and changes
are fought out on the floor.
Let us get down TO it on this basis
and fill Il promises in every detail.
Then let us continue the march of pro
gressive Republicanism by going after
and enacting other legislation, which
though perhaps not promised is equal
ly as essential to accomplish the great
est good to the greatest number"