The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-28
at the recent election is an intelligent
and enthusiastic farmer.
Woman's Suffrage.

| ana Enthusiastic Id:ueE'
Woman's Suffrage.
| believe the time has come When
the right of suffrage should be extend
ed to women. Our constitution pro
vides that only male citizens shall vote
and that no person, not voter shall
be elected Or appointed to any State
county or municipal office. Is this
right? II a woman has property she
must pay taxes thereon!the same as a
man; but she can not be elected or ap
pointed to any Office. She can not be
appointed a trustee OF a school or a
notary public. Lam in favor of amend
ing our constitution so as to give her
all the rights and privileges that arc
guaranteed to our sex.
Constitutional Convention.
! believe we should have a constitu,
tional convention. Our present organ
Ic law was not anything to boast OF
when adopted. However it has suf.
feed for many years. But we have
long since outgroNn it. was made
for a State Of 10000 people, in round
numbers At the time Of its adoption
we had practically no industries and
our great natural resources were not
even thought Of At that time we had
but few elementary schools, no high
schools and no normal schools. Our
State was truly In its infancy. We are
now fifty years old. Conditions nave
changed since our State was admitted
into the union. We need new laws 10
meet new conditions and in the enact.
ment OF these laws we should not be
hampered by constitution that was
not made for existing conditions.
Fidelity Banking and Trust Co.
In September, 1912, the Fidelity
Banking and Trust 20. OF Bluetield,
failed, and on the 22d OF that month |
approved the appointment OF Christie
pher L. Williams as receiver Of the
bank, he having been appointed such
receiver by Samuel v. Matthews, State
Commissioner Of Banking. Mr.. Will
liams was appointed upon the recon-
mendation OF the Deputy Comptroller
OF the Currency and was recommend
ed as a man OF great deal OF expert
cnce as receiver OF banks and in work
ing up cases OF criminal nature. He
accepted this appointment at a salary
OF $4,000 per annum during his term
Of service which may be terminated at
any time. Before his appointment
had a conversation with him and r-'
uuested that If lie took charge of the
bank that in the discharge of his du
ties as such that he make careful in
vestigGtion OF the criminal liability d
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any person or persons who might III
any wise be responsible for the fail
ure OF said bank, and in a letter adj
dressed 10 him on September 20, 1911
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want to emphasize what | said to you
here that any criminal act in the con
duct or management Of said bank mus
be published regardless Of who the OF
fender may be-"
Criminal and intermediate Courts.
recommend the repeal OF all the
laws heretofore enacted creating Grim
inal and intermediate Courts with the
exception of the one creating the In
termediate Court OF Kanawha county
and the one creaTing the Crimina
Court OF Mcdowell county. ! find thai
the courts in these two counties have
r large amount Of work TO do and more
possibly than the CircuiE Courts could
properly attend to, but as to these In
ferior courts In the other counties o.
the State | am fully satisfied that thu
work can be done,by the circuit courts
of these counties without entallinG
any unnecessary hardships upon any
one. | look upon the most Of these
criminal and intermediate courts as
unnecessary burdens 10 the taxpayers
Parole Of Juvenile Offenders.
Something ought to be done to pre-
vent young boys from going to ou'
jalls and other prisons. Numerous
times during my administration boys
fifteen and sixteen years OF age have
been found guilty Of carrying reyoly
ers and other deadly weapons in vic
lation oElaS and II Is mahdatorysu por
Ithe jpstite Or Judge before whom thes
are tiled ID sefld them IL iails Tor n
|lieast SIS month"; / am very much u
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