The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-28
GOVERNORS MESSAGE TO LEGISLATURE

male voters were registered under our
present system and there was no regis
ration Of the women voters. special
session To amend the registration law
would be inevitable later and second
registration would be necessary. causing
great deal Of extra expense and con
fusion; Then. IL goes without saying
;hat the women should b" admitted in
20 the primaries and allowed 10 particl-
pate in the nomination OF candidates.
To b" given the privilege "f voting Tor
! Sandidal"S after they are nominated but
denied tho right to participate in III"
nomination Of the candidates would DC
an anomalous situation.
In addition to all this. the women Of
he state. who favor suffrage for their
sen. very naturally and very properly
feel that they want the men OF West
Virginia 10 participate IN their en-
Reimbursement and they would tcel hu-
INFLATED at the thought Of suffrage be-
:ug extended to them by the men or
ornsr states. solely. without the aid or
assistance of tho mon Of their own
>,at.. Both Of he larger political par
'jHS are committed IT, ihr suffrage am
"adWent through their platform decia-
~atlnuS. az we'll a through tho utter
puces nr their national leaders. cnnse-
lu"n'ly II - in II" sens" partisan
question. but is one upon which mem
hrr@ - hu,h parties can unite.
The hush s,'"sr at living - the one
s.~.r,,,. question ,uurruutng the aver
.runnd'ti,.~ continue very high and Il Is
M, pos. nj. To- r.dlr" thNm To- pro-war
rr,s> hv iNEI~lr'iun. However. th"r"
NJ. instances where CXtnrtIun IL pra"-
'.,.rd whcr" VnrcaSOnsh!" profits are
'anrI, >, Gral"r>. purchas "r% being un-
able lu rrI"Ct Themselves. Such cases
have bees, brought {" my attention,
nav. irr.u Nur "ritSS. a. hay" been IN"
local autn"rijl'S. /" d"al with them.
Tho Federal Department Of Justice has
been nlaku.E an effort 20 deal with this
ul"sfiOn aud has accomplished some
, hing in that direction. numerous prose
cutIonS HAY lnc been instituted 'hrouSh-
gu; the country. However. It's machin-
cry * not sufficient L. properly and
fully cope with 1t. Nor should the
state leave q question Of this character
ard this seriousness 10 the federal gov
eminent. Il iS the duty OF the state 10
protect its citizens against wroncdo"rs
no matter who they ar" or what the ma
tUrc of the wrongs inflicted by them. l
am aware that - - - G'ttlcult problem
80 handle. or" which should he ap-
; .yuu,!r-d ,trei ally, ihuughtiullv aud IN
"a .ut"lliCrut manner. There should be
:,r reckless assault upon people doing
f. ..I;'mat" business IN a legitimate way.
III present .I'uni1"n - = temporary
rur TIL" condition VIII eventually
rcnr ji-"lf. Increased production ami
~" Crr'rug off N or exports (Which
i..;'.r hHS already st M VIII bring
''..r ~, pr.-'s "f manutactureS pro
.'r:,T> TIL, falling OF IN exports Is
ne. ~ tn" druoralzZNd condition Of
to- IN .NChauC" and may continue for
Ions time. i - almost certain thar
he price peak Of manufactured articles
not deter tn profitccr from praCticing
ovtOrtiOn where he * able TO do II.
Then. there will probably BE- little re-
9uCtiCn in prices Of food products until
Cter tho rrNl harvest tn" cases of
nXtortlon can b" reached. not only in
Of NJ a - rod DT1dictS