The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-24
GOVERNOR HATFIELD
Continued from rir., Paxel

atoms that have threatened 10 dis.
charge their employees IL they refused
TO vote for their candidates for gov.
ernor, the speaker asserted that he did
not believe the stalwart m-ountaineers
OF G Virginia would lie supinelS
down and permit themselves TO be
shackled BY those p~underers who
seek to sack the state by placing an
executive in the governors Office that
would do their bidding. The governor
felterated mat he was not responsible.
TOT Judge Robinson's candidacy and
did not tell any state employees 10
/, support him. He offered TO contribute
one thousand dollars to the campaign
fund of any candidate that could prove
that he did.
He said:
! have now served a little longer than
three years a. Governor OF West viz
gina Upon my Inauguration was
confronted with a serious strike zitua-
ton which had been waged FOR some
thing Ink" a year. and which I succe-ued
IN adjusting within a comparatively
short period ] was also confronted bV
a Hood winch left many OF our peopls
homeless and fricndlcss. and this di.-
tr'ssing situation had my attention un-
ul a substantial measure OF relief was
assured to all that were found iu dis
trtsS. This was made pusSibl. through
tnc phil"nthr"py OF the citizens OF our
I was called upon soon after that to
l%settle a strike which was IN existence
h the NcW River coal field involving
10000 men. which I was successful iu
in tire. days. aud which settle
mcnt brought p-ac, To- IA, industrial
section" OF our state ami transferred
the strike struggle Go another state
where millions Of dollars w,r, eNp.ud-
ed by both sides IA their
Efforts For Supremacy.
CARED th' attention uf th' citizen
snip 81 our state to th" fact that Their.
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october. 1913. Ia Juu.. 1913. went
before the BOARD uf Regents. which cone
uols th' educational institutions of th,
STATE. and Informed them that IA. STATE.
finances would NOT permit 81 m. Inc
crcasing OF salaries OF t,ach-rS al our
dluor'ut STATE institutions. or the tm-
pl"N mcnt OF additional teachers. for tine
hck or FUNDS. l also communicated
20 the Board OF Control by letter that
thcy would not he enabled To- 'Npcnd ap-
p~r"prittlouS made iy tine Legislature
Tor additional buildings to |rslt,y, the
crowded condition OF our hospitals and
educational institutions. which were
badly needed. bsDuuS, tho LEGISLATURE
had iail'd &" provide revenue Co take
care OF % appropriations they had
made our revenue available Tor 1879
and 1871 for stat. purpuS,S-uIarluE
our population at q million and e. halt
was only Sl"" per capita 80 stat, ID.
Critics Challenged.
j visited our state institutions and
made a c"Wplct" Investigation for my
S'u. ! found Ga, uu4ortuuatt p,upl.
IA our asylums being kept az a per
capita cost ~ SIG per year. where The
aNefaE' cost per capita annually Of
lh'Sc same institutions iu other States
Is So" our institutions had %. tho
! equipment necessary 10 give our uufor-
inmates tho attention they should have.
take th' position. gentlemen. thaf
these unfortunate kith and KIN are en-
titled in th. best that can %. had
l 'iaIlch-" th' critics who HT, howl
lht M ttm'-wuru CRY uf 'tAfra,u-
A'hl''- Ut has been been the Demo-
cratic slogan IN Wet \irgiuia Tor th.
past twenty years. They upuIi.d an.
same argument Co national government
under Republican administration. until
,h'} Were successful m 9t--throueh
th' mt-t"rtuu" ct "a divided I~s.puhncau
phflN-suu tho cost OF the Wilson 4f-
mi~ui~truti"n has exceeded hy MANY mill
Mons M largest PRECIPITATION bII ever
passed by a Republican Congress You
u" not hear tho Democrats enc ans.
INNS about 90" increased cost OF adj
HIhl~lTtil'n 900 Tho national govern
mont. nor dn Nuu hear them saving any
thIhE about taxing oar own p,orI. far
m MAINTENANCE cot 'h' Federal govern
,N,',' revenue. war and other
nl4ull"uS thN ideas lHid against Our
people. taking from th. states .,,r.
%llltnHI' method ui AVIATION for Tho
m~'ln''n"uc' OF state and local govern
h,nt. and making % necessary for our
'itiN'H~ 10 nay fuN upon their ur1rar-
.u""i only ur"n their business to
MAINTAIN The Federal government. hut
ih' stat" as we'll. instead Of a~s.-stur
% against imports. s~ has aIuy1,s ~,
tratiou.
Y, 'h'Ts" ~ 'Ntra,asence in the
,'hdH't or state government that s
being hcrald'd broadcast o., fb. n.m-
"'i' press OF the STATE. I- being mad.
+. d'u'l i"r fl' purpose Of diy,rtiur
Wh'l. sad" loot that i- being carried on
'i'i own party IN fh' tdmiuisfr4-