The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-24
SMALL CROWD GATHERS TO HEAR
GOV. COX TALK TO BOOSTERS"

est OF all wars. founded upon a moral
Issue. 4 have grasped hands" he
said, with two distinguished soldiers
VINO state that they are willing TO hight
any foreign country In the world. but
would resTet TO have to do H. regret
TO state that we stand in the shadow
OF a great war. and war is indeed
shocking TO our better senses. | am
not willing TO yield the life OF a single
one OF our men for all the Mexican
Old Glory. bathed In the blood OF four
wars and the tears OF noble women
without accounting with almost a hun
dred million patriotic citizens" Gov
ernor Cox expressed a hope that there
would be no war and that Old Glory
would be soaring over Mexico City by
the time the snow flies.
why Is there fewer peopIe on the
farms than thirty. twenty. or ten years
ago and what Is wrong with the coun-
uyE he asked. In answer he stated
that there was four reasons why the
people leave the farm. First. the
country people are leaving on account
OF bad roads; second. bad schools !:
third. poor churches. and fourth, the
unequal scheme OF taxation"
In speaking OF the first reason he
stated that the paving of the nation.
al pike from Indiana TO Wheeling
viii serve 10 remedy this in Belmont
county To extract the old national
road from history would retract one
half the glory and one-third OF the
achievements of the American people.
The civilization OF the West and
Greater West passed over this road.
Good roads are necessary TO the coun-
try district as we'll as the city.
To construct a good road is TO
erect n transportation system from
the country district to the city" The
governor then explained 10 the farm
ssrs how the money is secured to pay
Tor these road improvements. One
half mill Is levied upon every dol.
lars worth OF property in Ohio TO pro
vide the fund for good roads.
The road from Columbus to Wheel
ing viii probably be completed in two
years. About S5.O00.000 will be ex.
pended on good roads in the State OF
Ohio. and Belmont county will get
about one-third of this sum.
Bad Schools.
In taking up the second OF the rea.
sons. bad schools" he stated, I'VE
need a modern county school sys.
tenn. The smaller schools have de
clined. and many leave to attend the
schools in the cities. Education Is
necessary in forming. and scientific
, farming is now being taught in the
schools. II is not necessary to have
many hands on the farm at the pres
ent time, due to the labor-saving ma,
chinery. Owing TO the slight attend
ance. the country schools should be
consolidated. the pupils would have
better teachers, better buildings, Sc
cure better education, and the teach
ers would get a living salary.
The new school law is especially
valuable TO the hill counties. Under
this law. superintendent Is appointed
FOR every forty school teachers De-
signing people attempt 20 pull the wool
over the eyes OF the farmer relative TO
the costs OF this new system. In Bel
mont county there are 342 school teach
ers, and nine district supertntendents
who receive "A salary not TO exceed ST.
goo per amman. The money for the
commissions and superintendent Is Sc
cured from excise taxes on corporations.
Doing away with the annual eNamina-
tion and four teachers examination
SSO4O6 will be saved and We will have
modern system OF county schools
Poor churches" the third reason was
briefly discussed by the governor. The
conditions in this case are the same az
the school lie urged consolidation and
thus be enable to pay the preacher
enough 20 live on.
warnea' Tax Law
The Warncs' Tax law. was the fourth
remedy advanced hy Governor Cox. Co
ing back TO the Mckinley administration
Governor Cox told OF the efforts OF the
Mckinley commission TO determine what
was the matter with the method OF taxa
tiOn. II was discovered that the sys-
tom then in use. had been discarded by
Germany 400 years before. The com