The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-05

Corkle) advice. the crowd appreciated
the humor OF the Ex-Governor. and
frequently oheered him
Like the other speakers. ex Governor
White spoke OF the wonderful wealth
Of the state and how by tudicious
legislation the state could and ought
to make rapid growth industrially.
advancement along this line had been
mace recently and predicted even more
rapid advancement in the near future.
DIR. Hatfield then delivered his inaug-
ural address.
The Inaugural Address.
Gov Hatfield said.
Before proceeding To the qualifica-
tion which the constitution prescribcs
FOR the chief executive. | want To ex-
press my deep sen Sc of appreciation
of the confidence reposcd In mo by "A
majority Of the voters Of this State
the commonwealth Of which / have
the honor Of being n native son.
The campaign which resulted in r1y
election was peculiarly one Of vilifi-
'ation and misrepresentation on the
part OF my opponents. and some who
claim to belong to the party to which
have the proud distinction Of being
"a member. am especially gratitied
hat similar tactics were not INDUCED
In b. me or my supporters.
ISSUES and principles were advocat-
ed. and promises Were made tina;
shoul6 I be elected. the right OF a ma
iority OF the people tn rule would be
preserved: and so far a. in my pow
or. I would use my best Efforts To-
guarantee the exercise of their DELHI
crate judgement to control their gov
eminent and those representing IL.
and assure the people political. social
and Industrial Justice
What He Will Strive For.
I shall strive To conduct my admin
iStration to meet with the approval
of the great masses of the people.
and not the politicians.
am Republican. believing as all
well thinking Republicans do. in the
onward and upward trend Of progress
i've principles. which has marked our
party's achievements. since its inspir-
alton 10y Lincoln.
In the patronage OF my administra-
tion. the representatives Of my party
will have first consideration hut the
'N'' AAa'Il W. All' IT hNt gwen ne sun "
be fairly and impartially meted out.
No party. class or creed will have
special consideration. All shall he
treated alike. Careful consideration
will be shown to all. with special favor
to none in the dispatch OF public
business
our state. situated as 81 is. In ono
Of the richest mineral zones in the
world. outside Of the precious mineral
class. contains moro hituminous coal
than Ohio. Pennsylvania and Virginia
combined. ranking second in coal pro-
duction. hut thirty-fourth among tina
states in the value of its manufactured
, products.
II IS a daily occurrence that n great
bulk Of raw material shipped ont OF
our state ~ returned from the manu-
facturorS OF either states To- he sold
10 our citizens as finished products.
Again We SEQ train loads Of our
cooking and hy-product Goals shipped
into other states to furnish the grea'
/ iron and steel industries NJ prices
that are not remunerative to our op-
orators and ~ the same time. fixing
a standard of wages for the miner
which is an injustice To him. by rea-
son OF the long railroad haul 20 mar
ket.
Statistics will show that the coa'
industry In this State IS anything but
prosperous under present conditions