Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1915 — A VERY INSTRUCTIVE ADDRESS. [ARTICLE]

A VERY INSTRUCTIVE ADDRESS.

Hon. W. L. Wood’s Talk to High School Was Very Favorably Commended Upon. Representative W. L. Wood addressed the pupils of the high school Thursday morning on the work of the recent legislature, and told of the procedure in enacting the laws of our state. His talk is said to have been most entertaining and instructive, and was spoken of by the teachers as being one of the very best talks that has ever been made before the school, The talk was precisely along the lines needed and was not delivered in a partisan spirit. Mr. Wood made a very favorable impression indeed with both Pupils and instructors. Mr. Wood’s idea of the duties of a legislator, as he stated, is to represent his district—his constituency —and his state; that he should not be a mere partisan and only support or oppose such measures as this party colleagues were for or against, be the measure good or bad. If a measure was worthy of support, he supported it, no matter what the political color of the author’s lhair might be; and if it was a bad measure he opposed it, even though it was urged by some republican member or clique. In fact, he held that a legislator should be broad enough to rise above mere partisan politics and labor for the interests of the whole people. If we had more legislators who believed in this idea, and practiced it, our legislative bodies would be in better odor with the people and we would all get a more square deal.