The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-27
ENGLAND TALKS
Of LEGISLATURE
ArroINuY GENERAL WARMLY
PRArSRs GOOD ROADS Law AND
NEW SCHOOL LEorsLATIoN.
Commands solons for Their REFUSAL 70
Repeal the stats Primary Law.

ATTORNEY General + T. England.
grand chancellor OF the West virginia
grand lodge. Knights cc FEtn:aS' ar
rived in Wheeling yesterday 20 reHi"'"
in the Panhandle over Memorial oa!.
having Official visits 10 nGmn"r u.
ry,h,an lodges. lie paid an ou'c'al
yisl, 70 BLACK Prince lodge NO. IL "S'
evening.
Speaking to an IntelliGencer repor'',
yesterday afternoon. General f'nS'""'
commented upon some OF the good work
done hv the West Virginia legislature
N IS recent session He WAS rart''u-
,arly warm in his praiS" "t such CON
s,ructiye measures as the good roads
law and school legislation. ami conf
mcndcd tho legislature for IT'S REFUSAL %
repeal the state primary election law
Praises Road and School Lavs-
I, will be remembered that General
England opposed the repeal OF INC pr'-
mary law. taking a stand opposite 10
that Of Governor Morgan on this meas
ure. Governor Morgan appealed 70 the
legislature for the primary repeater.
General England appeared before otth
the senate and house committees. and II
q was largely through his opposition that
the proposed primary repeal was nc
featcd. Commenting upon the work OF
the legislature. General England said:
The recent session OF the legislature
enacted some constructive pieces or
legislation worthy OF more than passing
notice.
The good roads law should and
doubtless will. meet the. approval or
mos, OF the best thinking people "t the
state.
The school laws enacted are step
forward along educational lines. These
laws will afford the rural and poorer
districts an opportunity 70 nave oetter
schools. Such progressive legislation
will enable our teachers to stay in the
profession. and our educational advance
raent will be more rapid
rord Making Good.
Captain George VI. Ford is entitled
70 special praise for advocating such
progressive and constructive legislation
Keen your eye on Superintendent Ford
He is making good. and will continue 10
do So Watch West Virginia take her
position higher in the educational ranks
among, the states OF the nation.
Again tho legislature demonstrated
it's good sense and a desire for poo
pies rule by refusing 10 disturb the
present primary law. The person VINO
boldly clamors that the masses or the
voters are ClamorinE for the repeal or
tho present primary system fails, IN my
sentiment. The same force that was
working for the repeal OF the primary
law during the last session Of the leGiS-
lature will b" busy at the next session
trying to accomplish the same purpose
We must, therefore. continually be on
the watch
Government Of the People.
II am unwilling to see the affairs OF
this state transferred from the people
70 the hands OF few. That's what the
repeal OF the primary law would mean.
THE plan advanccd by tho enemies OF
the urinary is TO extend TO the ladies
In ono hand the right OF suffrage and
slip It from them with the other. The
women are not alone in their desire TO
have the primary retained as part OF the
organic law Of the state. but at least 50
percent Of the male voters are also OPP
posed to its repeal.
NO one should be a candidate Tor pub
Tic office who IS unwilling TO allow the
people TO pass on his or her merits ana
claims at the polls.
Let us still retain that government
Of tho people. by the people and FOR the
Deople."