The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-08
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To /. {. OGDEN
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HEAR HIS SPEECH
Wheeling Publishers Discus
sion of Issues Wins Him
Votes In Harrison.

Votes In Harrison.
, ShinnstOn W. Va, July 7.-Spe.
ctalD Hon. H. G. Ogden, candidate for
! the Republican n0miuatlOn to the INIT
! ed States senate. ended iwo-day
! speakiuE tour of Harrison county when
he spoke to an audience OF over a thou
| sand men and women here tonight.
! MIR. Ogden was given an enthusiastic
welcome by the people OF Shinnst"n ana
! nearby sections Of Marion county. Iao
! senatorial aspirart was born on farm
! but Il few miles north of here. and spent
a great part Of the afternoon renewing
former acQuairuanccs and ccment!ns
! old time friendships. AS he said. Il wa"
! a trip To tho playground Of his youth
] and filled with many tender memories.
During the course Of his address. Mir.
/ Ogden said: My father was born on n
! farm just four miles north OF Shinnston
! und his mother was born on the same
! plot Of ground. My father moved away
| from the farm. hut I'm later life return
| cd own ihat same farm today, and
! when my lfc's work Is nearing It's end
! hope to do as my father did and re-
: turn 10 the odd farm that I may spend
! the last years Of my life among tho
| surroundings and with the people love.
: am proud TO have sprung from the
! good old English stock which first Sci
/ tied In and developed the West Fork
valley: | am proud to call them my
ancestors. and ! am proud to call many
| of you in the audience my relatives
| In introducing Mr.. Ogden, Hon. w. J.
| s. Harmer OF Shinnston, said: NJ.
. Ogden iSa constructive statesman, n
! progressive thinker and loyal West
i
state he has M pcer: "a a Republican
! re stands pre.crn~nt for his f1delity
! TO the party and for his loyalty to !ts
traditions"
Enlightened by Trip
Mr. Ogden. discussing at some length
! the industrial advancement ot West
Virginia during the past decade and the
prospects Of a more progressive future,
said that in a recent trip through south
ern West Virginia he was amazed at the
enlightened conditions on every hand.
Particularly was this trUc OF Mcdowell
county. where he spent several days.
he said.
! Tt was A revelation to me" said Mr.
: Ogden, ito travel through the black
hills Of Mcdowell county. 7 had heard
of them all my life. but just as Black
Hills had no idea Of the great So
cial and industrial advancement ac-
complshed among those hills in the last
ten years. The Black Hnls were there.
and they were black. but lying between
those hills were broad and fertile val
leys settled with an industrious and
thrifty people. living in good homes,
educating the children in good SCHOOLS
and land plowcd IN gigantic and eff
riAnt mining concerns. In many ways
tho mining villages Of Mcdowell coun-
" are better places in which TO live
than a similar village in many OF the
Eastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania
coal regions. They are cleaner. more
/ sanitary and are supplied with excellent
roads leading TO all parts OF the county.
Good Road Program
while am speaking of roads. I wish
10 make the passing remark that the
good roads movement In West Virginia
IS Just commencing. The NIFTY p!llion
dollar bond issue recently passed will
not be sufficient and when the bonds
mature they will be paid by taxation,
and more taxes levied for continuation
os the work West Virginia Is just be-
Ing inoculated into the advantages and
necessities of improved roads and where
ever they have already been built Is
now recognizing and captal!zing the IN
creased valuation these roads give to
the physical value OF farm land. as we'll
as to tho increased opportunities for
the enjoyment OF social intercourse and
Individual happiness"
Reviows His Record.
Mr. Ogden spoke at length on his
accomplishments during his participa-
ton in state affairs through The Wheel
Ing IntelliGencer. of which ne had been
tho editor for over twenty years. He
told Of his participation In the enact
ment OF the tax reform legislation in
1908. which law moro equally d!stribut-
ed taxation and incres sed the revenue
Of the state hv many thousands OF dol
lars. He appealed very strongly 10 the
many women present when he told them
~ his championship OF the equal suf
rragc cause, stating that he was among
,he pioneers Of the movement in West
Virginia and that he continued his ad-
vocaCv Of equal rights until the amend
mcnt was passed by Congress. He re-
counted S:a-T Sthc~ struggles In which
hc had participated which We're for the
hetterr1cnt Of the state and the people
within It's borders. Among these strug-
giles he mentioned the Workman's Com
ponsation Comm sslnn and the two cent
railroad fare both of which he was in
strumcntal in having enacted into laws
The Social Problems.
After a discussion Of state and ma
iioral affairs generally and particular
X Mr. ogden closed his address with
an appeal 10 tho people 10 give ConSid-
Grafton To the social problems hcSetting
them on ever lido. Nc called their
special attention to III" case oC the
American boy and girl and The depend
ont mothers ~ fth" country.
EVERY child born under tho Ameri-