The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-25
Upholding the Governor.


constituting the suggestion made by
the Telegram and other Republican
newspapers that the president of the
state senate and speaker OF the
house OF delegates should be men in
sympathy with Governor Hatfield
and the state administration. They
would have 1t appear that the sug-
gestion carries with 1t the, idea that
Governor Hatfield should be the boss
OF these presiding officers and The
remainder OF the legislature as well.
There Is nothing OF the kind In the
suggestion but merely cooperation
in carrying out the state platform
pledges and the personal platform Of
Governor Hatfield which the people
approved when they elected him gov
|ernor.
The governor himself 1t is under
stood. will take no active hand in
the selection of these officials as he
has absolute confidence in the Re
publican side of the legislature and
firmly believes that 1t will carry oul
the. legislature promised the people
What particularly worries the Dem
ocratic press In this connection is the
known fact that the legislature will
stand back of Governor Hatfield and
carry out the pledges he made as the
standard bearer Of the Republican
party. That press did its best to In
duce the people to. repudiate Gov
ernor Hatfield and the Republican
party pledges as well as the person
al pledges made by him. But Hat
field and the party were sustained by
Overwhelming majority at the recen
election. The Fairmont West Vfr
ginian in the following diagnosis cor
lrectly tells what ails the Democratic
press in this respect:
The Clarksburg Telegram ant
other Republican newspapers have
frankly stated that the speaker o
the house of delegates and the pres
lident Of the state senate should botf
be In harmony with Governor Hat
fields administration. To this state
ment the Democratic papers take ex
lception and try to make It appear
that the legislature viii be nothing
more than a tool in the governors
hands.
There is nothing wrong In the sug.
gestion that men friendly to Gov
Iernor Hatfield be chosen for these
places, but there is the best of rea
son why such course should bt
followed. We do not believe the
governor should dictate to the legis.
lature as to whom it may choose fol
the places and we do not believe
that he will attempt it. We do be.
lieve howaver, that the administra'
ton has enough friends In and ou
of the legislature to see to 1t that
the governor Is given a free hand II
carrying out the policies Of the Re.
publican party in the state and tc
redeem the platform pledges he and
his party m.des to the people. This
was made an issue in the campaign
and the voters approved the govern
or's administration. and sent men te
the legislature to- carry out the un-
fulfilled promises. II they, fail they
will violate their agreement with the
people. n ;sisi.
1t would be very difficult, yes i'm.
possible, to find men for the posi-
lions OF speaker of the House anc
president of the Senate, and who
could muster enough following =
get the nomination in the caucus who
are opposed to the governors pro-
gram. We believe all good Republi-
cans are in sympathy with the adj
ministration and it will not be nee
essary for the governor to be uneasy
las to whom the legislature will select
as presiding officers.
The administration will be held
responsible for such laws as are
passed or for the failure to pass any
that have been promised and why
should not the legislature and its or
ganization from top to bottom be in
full accord with the administration.
1t IS not the fear that the legislature
will be bossed by the governor that
lis worrying our Democratic friends.
but the. knowledge of the fact that 1t
is in sympathy with the policies OF
the governor is what gets their hol-
llow-horned ruminant of the genus
capra.