Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-06-26
10 cur own administration"

ana more nOpeIul. nLy years dSV,
we had four hundred teachers. Now
we have twelve thousand teachers,
and we spend twenty-five millions.
That's not SO bad for State that's
only two hundred miles long! Why,
when l taught school only few
years ago, the salary was twenty
eight dollars month for four mon
tbs. Now, it's hundred and twenty
eight for eight months. More than
fifty cents out Of every dollar in
taxes is going for education, and l
hope before long it'll be more"
Mrs. Morgan, as you may have
guessed is less vigorous person
than her big husband. She is not
opposed to woman's participation in
public life:
81 always thought it was all right,
if only they wouldn't run for office"
The Governor, on the other hand,
told with some pride of his own par
ticipation in the suffrage fight and of
the presence of Gladly" in the pre-
sent legislature. Even Mrs Morgan
approved of several lady school su-
pervisors," especially of one in the
home county, who was Democrat,
but a Every nice lady" And they
both attribute the Governors cleo
ton in large part to the women.
"They were better organized in
West Virginia than the men," he said
land l happened-to be the first can
didate they'd had a chance to sup
port
The Morgans do not take their
politics very hard; and they seem to
draw their friends almost equally
from the two great parties. In fact,
several Democrats told me that the
Governor had more friends in their
party than in his own. The figures
seem to bear out this contention, for
the Governors plurality in a three
cornered fight was the largest ever
given to Governor of West Virgin
la.
The next morning, in the Govern
or's office, | saw quite another side
of his character. His desk, as / en-
tered, was crowded with telegraph
blanks, partly scrubbed with vigor-
Gus pencilings. Some news agency
up East had wired for his opinion as
to whether Comptroller Charles l..
Craig of New York should be sent to
Jail for "sassing" federal judge.
Governor Morgan didn't know That
was why he was having such a hard
time phrasing his reply He didn't
want to say Eyes" because he didn't
know the facts, and might be doing
Craig an injustice; and he didn't
want to say NO." because he most
emphatically believed that if the
comptroller of great city like New
York had done something for which
an ordinary citizen would be punish
ed, the comptroller ought to be pun
ished, too. And a little more sever
he ought to have known
better.
The Governor had a strange case in
his own State, which concerned Herr
he of the uncovered flag,
and a traffic policeman, who pinched
him for speeding. The German Am
bassador was very much disturbed;
and he wrote to Mr.. Charles Evans
Hughes to say so.Here is the official
''Mr. Secretary of State:
Son Sunday, the I'd of September,
| went for an automobile drive in my
own automobile with members of the
DR.. Dieckhox, Counselor
to the Embassy, DR.. Johannes jan
teen, Mrs. Jantzen, and Vice Consul
DR.. Baer. We passed the town of
Bolivar near Harper's Ferry, West
Virginia, at 9:20 A. M. / drove the
car myself at about twenty-five to
thirty miles outside of the town of
Bolivar and slowed down to twenty
miles in the town. AS the street
mounted and was quite empty, there
being therefore no danger, | did not
slow down to fifteen miles. Sudden
ly, policeman who until then had
not appeared called to me to stop.
This | did directly. He asked me if
I had not seen the sign, Speed Limit
Fifteen Miles | replied that l had
and gave him the explanation men
toned. The officer said that that did
not mean anything, and that l should
have to pay fine Of $500. Il would
esteem it favor if Your Excellency
were kind enough to draw the atten-
ticn of the competent authorities to
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