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MONDAY. NOVEMBER 4. l?Ii. '
TUK FOIX* TO-MORROW, VIR.
GIMAISM
is for the Democrats of Vlr
to decide to-morrow whether
will put Virginia in the front
Sir Of the Democratic line of march
f drop to the .rear with an unrepre
itive vote. It is for them to give
-'withhold from the first Virginian
whom they hare had an opportu- j
,- to vote In sixty years the largest
cast in the Old Dominion under j
present Constitution.
The question Is not whether WH- j
and Marshall shall have Vir- j
ila's vote 'n the electoral college;
fa a certainty. The vital question .
Whether e shall give them the |
ete support to which they, are
td. If the full Democratic vote |
j ipaflnff in the Southern States, the
ttle nominees will secure a:
of the popular vote aa well j
g majority of the electoral college. ?
'the Democratic vote Tuesday la
that fact will awell the hope
[..ether parties to make eventual In
:into the integrity of the Demo
party In Virginia: If the Demo
t rote Is large, the other parties
st construe It ss evidence that the
erattc party Is unimpaired by di
but comes up to the polls with
|4 front.
pjjjteerr Democrat who Is loyal to his
win vote Tuesday. If any man
ijks that his vote is not needed to
Democratic success, let him
ihfer what the effect would be
the party If all other Democrats
ok the same position in regard to
r..votes. All Democrats are under
>n obligation to go to the polls.
' the ballot box is the one crucible
rhlch party loyalty can be tested,
the voter who contemplates
his ballot for Taft or Roese
, or any other than the Demo
candidate Tuesday remember
by so voting he will probably
the power of his ballot in
? elections for the next four years.
'Democratic party has the power to
-the test for voting hereafter
Democrat-'c primaries la whether
r'iBpt the individual voted for Wood
Wllsort in 1912. If there be any
st who contemplates casting
i AjOmpllmentary vote for the Progres- i
-Republican or Republican cand*
Tuesday, let him consider that if
does so his vote will probably be j
Blees for four years. The vote
htm who does not vote for the i
I tic ticket Tuesday will prob- j
count for nothing In State elee- ?
for the next four years.
To the polls to-morrow, Virginians! j
tap the call of your community, of !
party, of Virginia For the first
In sixty years a Virginian will
iter the White House; let him enter
the vote cf every Virginia
rat behind him.
IRK OF IMStMkMCSr CAM.
PAIOA.
sTo finer demonstration of the
?gib and solidarity of Richmond's
interests has ever been
the wonderful increase in
Ihlp and Income cf the Cham
af Commerce In the present active
Every loyal citizen should
proud of an institution that can
la slss and influence nearly
ro-thirds ha a faw daya To ad-i
Ibers to the original 810
to be a tremendous amiil
hut pew that Its accomplishment
sustain. It la convincing proof of
spirit of co-operation and energy
At rapidly putting Richmond in
treat rank of American cities
|pTbe g?Hsnisii of the committees
rko have made this Increase possible
ire earned the gratitude of the com
Lsualty, Stet ?nJy for their actual werk.
(M for the lesson they have given of
t can be done by determination
enthusiasm We trust that the
tew daya will raise the figures
Iss above their own Urge Lopes.
As organ nation that asshsea and St?
unk east pof-ntial power for
ttrial and social betterment ma.-.-i i
Its members hip Is of vital import
to the city. It la aa lntir utuent
ascane of which b g plans can be
and puabed to successful cr.
*-->.< aa Its strength and its "ppor
are ten times greater than
taSaresgtb and^ opportun ?ties of in
MPviduel parts It has the ssomen
aad authority that com? with
i ties, (t sets "team" work
|sgs| ,t the hapbaasrd results of
d:e> . eafort, I? represents all of
\fnm% o. 3 and labors tor the good of
[gal I 3 t'.Sl
the .u....ed:ate isspsass to this ISfel
|a*U i to get together sad help means
ear sastaeas end prof saslessl
Save the right eg Ms!. They res
tasst waatevsr heaps the eeesass
heips them Tkfcj kisd sf stele
The
rfoses to i< the Chussbse sf
1
f alotpal affair*, eeery addltlsa to UM
jeteie and business eqnia?sat ef K<ch
.mono, means a greater opportun'ty
for Um individual. By Joln'ng with
others, he opens np new Heids, and |
upon his own skill and energy da
penes what advantage hs may make
of them I
The Chamber of Commerce has
.grown fast, and will continue to
grow. WUh mors members, thousands
(of dollars more to spend In exploiting
j Richmond and the support and co-op
iteration of the municipal government,
t its future Is full of glow'ng promise. |
FBWEB KLECTI %-H OFFICER ES- j
?BNT1AI, TO POPULAR HI I.E.
Of all the crimes committed in the
name of the people, none Is grester
than misleading them into acting
I against their own Interest under the
delusion that they are enlarging their
rights and liberties. Deceived by ths
crafty clamor of demagogues, the peo?
ple have time after time surrendered
their welfare to the selfish manipula- j
tlon of the few, but the surrender ,
was always because the people were
made to believe thst thsy were in- ;
creasing their power. As Burke put it,
"tiie people never give up their liber
ties but under some delusion."
Shall the people ruler' cry the
enemies of popular government In Vir?
ginia at this hour, in their attempt to
persuade the people to vote for the
proposed constitutional amendments
which would permit unlimited tenure
of office . to city treasurers and city
commissioners of the revenue. The
electorate is being deceitfully led to
believe that the present constitutional
limitations upon the tenure of city
treasurers and city commissioners of
the revenue are restraints upon the
rights and liberties of the people?
obstacles to rule of the people. Edi?
torial demagogues, either constitu?
tionally misinformed or intentionally
misleading, havs circulated this false
and deceitful Impression, and have '
doubtless deluded many of the peo?
ple Into thinking that they are de?
prived of freedom because two city
officers under th?" present Constitution
have limited terms.
The fallacy of this demafrog'c clamor ,
lies here: ths measure of popular lib- !
erty Is not the number of offices filled |
by popular election. That government '
Is not the most democratic which has
the longest ballot or the largest list
of elective offices. A genuine popu- j
lar government Is one In which only ,
those offices are elective which are '
important enough to attract and merit
public examination, and 'n which few
elective offices are filled by election
H one time, so that ample public ex- |
amlnatlon may be had of the can- j
didates offering. Many adm'nlstrative '
offices require only clerical ability, and
in such offices the people csnnot be
expected to Interest themselves. If
the people sre not Interested, the of- '
flee should not be filled by election, I
because. If the office Is so filled, the !
Incumbents often take advantage of
the people's lack of attention to them !
and perform their duties inefficiently
and detrimentally to the public good.
What is there about the offices of
city treasurer and city commissioner
of the revenue that Is interesting to
the people? What can candidates for
these positions do to show their fit?
ness over r'va] claimants for the po?
sitions? What can any candidate
promise more than routine efficiency?
The people are never Interested In an
office which can be conducted in only
one way. Tbe question at the polls .
narrows down as to which candidate j
shall draw the salary.
Too many obscure offices are now j
elective. The more obscure and unin- j
feresting to the people the office, tbe j I
weaker the control of the people over j1
it Only 'mportant offices should be I
elective, offices lsrge eno-gh to focus
upon themselves the attention of the
people. Offices wh'ch require that ex?
pert administration which can only
be secured by the Immunity of the :
officeholder from political interference
should be surrounded by that Immu?
nity. The people cannot be deluded
by demagogues if the confusion
caused by multiplicity of elective of- <
ft es to be Blled cease to exist; tbey
cur.not be misled If they free from po?
litical control those offices which can- i
not be Justly administered unless dl- {
vorced from political 'nfluence. I
riSISTRATl S AMP HOO?EVEl.T. I
Is there anything In which the Musel
of liisiory will not repeat herself if shs
, Is given time? Colonel Roosevelt
throughout his t ?mpalga has claimed
', to be tbe embodiment of "democracy."
to have inherited a combination Jef
i fersonlaa ar.d .?.????-man mantle. Mia
"ptogrcsstvene>s." he lias iterated sac
reiterated, was the only simon-pure
true demociacv. ail SdhUS was pervert
ec. spurious and <.? x> . and he ha*,
tesorted to sfi rndl?ss variety of speci?
ous argument and artful assertion
to convince the people of his right Of
pre-emption to the claim aforesaid and
his utter personal ur.seifi*!,neti.
In a speech he made just after be
was wounded by s frer.xled fanatic he
said "I am not thinking ef say own
sicceis. I am not thinking of my swn
life, or of sr.ytb.ng connected with me
personally. 1 am not speaking of my?
self el all. I give you m> word, 1 do
got cars a tap about b'ing stabbed, aot
a rap. What I care for is my country "
On oce occasion Ftsistratua "the cele?
brated Ailienlan em obtain- d tc
tyranny of Athens." appeared Is in<
agora snd exhibited wounds. Inflicted,
ha said, in a foal attach of his poli?
tical fo? a his fees because hs was s
friend of the people. Is jwslice to
Colonel R*ose*eit It mast be ebroaicled
that he did aot affirm ha words that his
weaad was laSJtoted by his political
fees: bat the parallel or estecideees Is
sasaodM early interesting and sugges
broadsr mom kr the following Crom
Borr'? "History of Oreeee." quoted by
a. correspondent of tbe Nation:
By proteasing democratic doctrines,
and practicing popular arts, he < Plots
tratus) ingratiated himself with thoae
extreme democrats who, being bitterly
opposed to ths nobles and not satis?
fied with the Solaalan compromise,
were outside both the Plain and the
Coast (ths two old parties). Ptalatra
tus thus orgsnised a new party. . . .
It Included . . . many discontented
men. . . . With this party at his back.
Pisistratus aimed at no leas a thing
than grasping the supreme power for
himself.
In comparing the lives, ths acta, the
protestations, the methods, the appeals
and ths "new party" recourse of the
two, really it would seem that the
greet Athenian apostle of advanced
democracy was but the protagonist of
the great American Progressive. Their
records run in a singularly harmonious
and similar current towards a com?
mon objective. J
thk motive behind the ballot.
Democracy is such a sounding word,
so vague and magnificent, so splendid I
a veil for a dim belief, that we are ,
prone to forget that it means noth- 1
ing but "the people." Its processes
suggest the slow movement of a glacier,
but in reality democracy is only some
millions of democrats, plain human
beings, wrought upon by astoundlngly
varied emotions and beliefs. To-mor
row these tumultuous atoms will go
to the polls and vote, and each vote i
will be governed by personal mo- .'
tives, so complex snd yet so simply j
human that It is like answering the
Sphinx to tell why men vote thus ,
and so. I
Probably most men believe they vots j
according to reason, yet nothing seems
clearer than that ths majority vots j
according to sentiment Tbey don't;
know what they want, thsy feel what
they want. But so far Is fseling a
better guide than reason that ths
result will hs as It should, for It will
satisfy ths most voters.
Some will vote for the candidate of
their traditional belief. They will re?
main Democrats or Republicans be
cause they always have been, and to
leave the party of their fathera would (
be to break one of the conventions
that keep them sane and on the
straight path. They are party men by
inertia. Others will change from their
past allegiance Just for the glory of j
change. They have the nonconform- '
ist temperament. They are restless,1
experimental, impatient of ths rules,
even when they lay down the rules
themselves. They are not Independ?
ents, but lovs variety.
Too many will vote for continuing j
their own peace and plenty, because
peace and plenty Is their platform. !
Officeholders, tucked into snug berths,
will try to tuck themselves Tri more
firmly. The opulent and well-fed ben- ,
eflciariea of special privilege will dis- '
cover many plausible reasons for do-1
ing their little to make opulence and '
good feeling permanent In their lives. '
They will vlewwith alarm what threat?
ens the padded luxury and lordfy power
they love.
Theorists will vote for their theories,
and faddists for their fads. Some tag
from a platform will obscure for tnem
all bigger issues. Many a sentiment- j
allst, f?ll of tbe new faith of social j
Justice and brotherhood, will Join queer j
companions In his blind desire to hur
ry ths millennium. Women who vote
will probably be moved by moral Is- j
sues rather than economic argumenta '
and the Justly celebrsted feminine In- j
tuition will be worked overtime. j
The disgruntled and down-trodden, j
in fact or fancy, will vote for what- j
ever revolution seems most likely to.
put them oa top. The workingtnan
will vote honestly for his own Interest,
though doubtless often sadly misguid
ed aa to whsre It really lies. To a i
large group of Americans the elec- <
tlon will have all the characteristics
of a sporting event. They will gamble'
on "Old Teddy" or "the Professor" for.
the inexplicable reason that he, for
tbe hour. Is "their man." and they
want to back a "winner."
Finally, millions of Americans will
consider almost prayerfully their own
hopes for a fuller snd sweeter life,
thetr duty to their fellowmen and pos- :
terlty. the clstms of truth and equality
and Justice, the promises they 'hare
heard snd the solemn promptings of
their own consciences, and having re- '
cetved what light they could*, will vote ?
aa freemen of a great nation.
What will guide your hand to-mor- .
row? _ j
A Terkish army In little red fes hats'
doing a Marathon bach to Constant!-,
nople must be a funny sight.
Among other products for which Vir?
ginia is Justly famous may be men?
tioned President*
The campaign managers might write]
light fiction after to-morrow.
That Harvard beat Princeton at foot?
ball has absolutely no political slgai
By casting her largest possible vote
for Wood row Wilson to-morrow. Vir
. glnta can make amends for her fsll
! ure to instruct far him st the Nor
,' ik convention.
J Vote sgalaat ths proposed constftu
; lions, amendments serai'ttiug city
treasurers aad cty commissioners ef
the revenue unlimited terms of of?
fice, a vote against these prop seals la
a vote against the officeholders' trust.
De grape seeds saaas append lett's?
on. leek la the Progress!vs platform
and Sad oat
Washing! oa. JocTerssa. Madison,
Monroe, MsrHssa. Tyler. Taylor aad
Wtlooa,
What *a prattler ttsaa a long, cleea
By Roy K. Mooltao.
Ths Ci . .?
Who makes us think that black: as
! ? whito
' Down at the town hall ovary night?
j Who's full of bunk and full of tight?
I The orator.
? Who sees naught but a aky that's
blue?
Whoa optimistic through and through?
I Wbo claims the earth and all In view?
The campaign manager. >
If we will try his brand of pills?
Who hands out patriotic thrills?
j The candidate.
Who passes out the punk cigars
And argues on the trolley cars?
(jVho sidesteps, feints and ducks and
spare?
I The wrird heeler.
i Who has to stand for the harangue
I And listen to the entire gang.
But ain't converted worth a hang?
j . The voter.
According to I neie A beer.
Lorn Hlgglns says he alts on the
fence and watches the trains go by
bekua it la cheaper than sitting on
the train and watching the fences go
by.
Hank Tumma alwaya quits work at
the opening of the Tom and Jerry
season.
It is a poor milliner who can't tlx
up her own Paris styles without going
out of ber own shop.
A feller kin hear more things that
ain't so in a barber shop than In any
other place in town.
Elmer Spinks says he will never fol?
low the British custom and wear aide
whiekers, because they would later
fore with eatin" huckleberry pie.
When they call anything on the bill
of fare by a foreign name that you
can't understand. It la generally some
form of hash with a gravy on It.
Something must of happened to Miss
Amy Perkins She left for West Ulck
eyville yeatlddy. snd nobuddy has re?
ceived a plctur postcard from her yet.
Outside of the lawyers and the life
Insurance agents there ain't much of
a population in this country.
What uas become of the old-fash?
ioned teller who used to carry a red
tooth brush lc his upper vest pocket?
Princess Gagarine, of Russia, says'
American women are too thin. But
still It Isn't possible to see through
them sometimes.
One more thing in favor of Woodrow
Wilson Is that Secretary Jim Wilson
has not sought to establish relation?
ship. I
Although there Is nothing about It
in any of the national platforms, most
people will continue to swat the flies
But It will not be real prosperity
until every man has a pair of suxpen- .
dera for every pair of trousers.
Pram the HlekeyvlUe Clarion. # !
Hod Spink Is dlggin' a well so deep
that when be is in the bottom of It he
kin hear She Japa rplottin' against
Am er iky.
Miss Euphemia Perkins, our poetess
of passion. Has written a poem for this
?paper, and same will be published
when she antes up 5 cents a line, which
Is our rates, the same as for cards of
thanx. Simplified spelling is great
stuff, for the editor that uses It don't |
have to spend any time reading proof.
Nobody knows whether it is right or i
not, not even the feller that invented it.
Old Uncle Abner says he was treated
by a doctor the last time he was down
to the city. It ain't known what he i
took, but it's pretty near a cinch be j
took a little llcker.
The last time this town went local
option It was pretty tough on the old
topers The only places where they
could buy licker was the following:
three drug stares. William TIbbltt's
general store, upstairs over the livery
stable. Hank Tumms's boathouse. Jed
Frlnk'e blacksmith shop, Anse Judson's
toolhouse, Purdy's flour mill, Tilson's
barber shop. Deacon Stubbs's corncrib. j
Hod Peters's henhouse, room 3C5, Hotel j
Hoppetown. and at the rallrud station
baggage room.
Swaxey Creek is flooded, and Ezra1
Hark ins. our local weather bureau, has
consulted his rbeumatix and says the
creek is goin' four feet and three
tenths higher. When It comes to
weather. Uncle Ehra Is not only a
bureau, but a whole bedroom set.
There is three feet of water In the
basement of William TIbbltt's general
store, and fishln' through the knotholes ;
In the floor Is all the rage. Grandpa j
Bibb ins has caught one rubber boot
and a second-hand sine washboard.
T. Egbert Peavy has given up Ms:
plan to locate down to the city and
has :-.ocep-.ed a lucrative position as
floorwalker In Amos Butts'a livery,
stable.
Old Ab Jones Is a regular end seat
hog. Three women fell over him try?
ing to get Into the amen corner In
the U. B. Church last Sunday.
Voice of the People
Oeweenasewt Central ef Tabseca.
To the Editor of The Times-Dispatch
Sir.?I Inclose a letter of five pages'
to Mr. A. B. Hanmer, Republican can?
didate for Congress In this district.
J- EDWIN BOWMAN.
Mr. A. B. Hanmer:
Dear Sir.?I have carefully read your |
explanatory letter, appearing In this
week's Issue of Charlotte Gazette. In
an sir er to mine of previous issue, snd
I am frank to say that your letter falls
utterly, to my mind, to present any.
constitutional ground for the tobacco
bill you advocate.
The section of Constitution cited byj
Abe Martin
If your erffe sold your overcoat fer
a dollar ss' s half la July It's s sign
jsOOAS
loag hard winter an* a tardy
Kraut has jumped C It
DOES THIS KffiAN YOU, GENTLE READER?
_By Jolm T. McCtttehcoii.
m9mmm. what ?aaa it ???*? when jaa mm* a ma ku bo *aia?Oaa* f " _ ...
-Wfcr aenar. It meana-UT. aaa a4?*-tt mean, ha*? aart of ae trood-ajroak. wtetty^emanx ttflfe aad ?mtar
go ant aad rot* on ?lection aar.**_
you provide* solely for the power to
tax. The power to go Into business
to buy. manufacture aad aell one of
the sreat staple crop* of the country
cannot be read Into or from said sec?
tion, so simple, definite and clear. It
would be Just as logical to aay that,
because the government taxes whis?
key, it should buy ths corn and rye.
manufacture and aell all the whiskey
made. Would you stand for this?
Still further, as you know, the govern?
ment has the right to tax wheat, for
instance, but would you aay it is con?
stitutional for the government to man-:
ufacture all the flour and control the
price of bread?
No, sir; ths power to tax has ever'
been a governmental function, resist?
ance to which resulted in our free?
dom. Shall we tarn back, in our dem?
ocratic inarch, and put our country
under a monarchical system of con?
ducting other enterprises than public
functions? The power to trade and
traffic has ever been a matter of pri?
vate enterprise, and to have It so waa
coupled with the "resistance" men?
tioned above.
Tour reference to national banks,
numerous citation* of court decisions,
are alike absolutely irrelevant, simply
serving your latent dealre to obscure
the perfect clearness of the point at
issue.
I believe there is a remedy for our
tobacco farmers other than have our
democratic "government go Into a
monopoly of the whole." Even your
own o. Ol P. Is at present heavily en?
gaged In "trust busting." How can
you so thinly contravene the settled
policy of every political party In
America to-day? Is not the need of
the hour to control what monopolies
"we have, rather than fly to those am
know not of"?
J. EDWIN BOWMAN, I
Defeads MeCnllseh. #
TO rhe Editor of The Times-Dispatch:
Sir,?On last court day. October 28.
Kr. H. D. Flood aaw lit to assail the
character of Mr. E. J. McCulloch. his
competitor for congressional honors,
charging htm with being a defrauder
and with allowing his sureties on his
county treasurer's bond to be mulcted
for his default, while he covered up
his own property In his wife's name,
and he also sought to throw discredit
on the president and other officers of;
our State union.
While I am not advocating Mr. Me
Culloch's congressional aspirations. I'
deem It fair aad Just to htm aad to
the officers of our sssociation. as well,
as to the members who elected thorn.,
to publish the following letter from;
Mr. McCulloch. since this charge waa
made over on this side of the mountain I
too late for Mr. McCulloch to dsfead j
himself hers in person perhaps.
C. E. JONES.
President Farmers* Co-operative aad
Educational T'nlon of Fiuvanaa Co
Ceryebrook, Va, Nov. z, Itlff.
Mr. C EL Jones, Carysbrook. Tav:
My Dear Sir.?I have your letter of!
October 2?. la which you write as fol?
lows: I
*T beg to call your attention to the'
charge brought against yon at Fal-1
myra yesterday by Hon. H. D. Flood
ta a speech there explain lag bay posi?
tion on the tobacco bill, aa follows:
That sons* years ago, aa Irsaanrur of
your county, you had defaulted far
in.*??; that the oaas waa finally com?
promised by the Stats aad the securi?
ties were mads to gay ap I7.ee? far
you, aad that you made over all of
your property to your wife,
no one ha
-ft la painful far am ta have to call
your attention to this, but I thtak M
In Justice to you should be done.
?Of coarse. If this Is
torily contradicted, yon
pect to get many rated la
tkm.
I thank yon far hail? siIIham.
Flood would not make
in my senary,
known. In fact, be spasm ta
ty last week, aad
against me. I sea
because he knew it was false, aad that
it would he promptly tsstrndlsbid by
the pasple of asp eeaaty who know
me. The facts about the
that ta is*?. while I was tisnsaisr af
t Co ant
TsoTetoert
Democratic
people
I carried many tag tickets far. Ik sea
as well aa other iiTSjallina, until I
became heavily ha vet* od. I was not
sued, hat sinfissst Jsdgmssl fa saver
?r the os?sty af sm lass art far the
amsaat af nearly Slt.Seu. as*t In ~
then t
?ome of the penpts wwa awed see ?
money have not rat said It all.
jp ESTPoiirr yji
Against the Amendments
The voter* will find themselves called
upon next Tuesday to vote on three
propositions amending the Constitu?
tion of the State. _
The body that framed the present
Constitution of ths State of Virginia
was composed of men like Moore. Hun
ton Goods, Thornton, Daniel. Thorn,
Braxton and others of recognised abu
lty and character, an* for our own
part we shall be ?slow to undertake to
amend their work, _. .
As to ths election of the commis?
sioners of revenue and treasurers In
cities and towns, we should oppose
the amendment. If It were really a
matter in which we were directly con?
cerned._
So far as we can see. we are very
well satisfied with our State Consti?
tution, and we shall certainly vote
against all the amendments.?Manas
saa Journal _
I The people of Virginia should see to
it that thi**bold attempt to change the
Constitution of the Commonwealth at
the command of a handful of men to
be benefited thereby Is made to fall. It
can be done If a majority of the voters
will carefully scratch their ballots
Tuesday so as to vote against the pro?
posed amendment?Petersburg Index
Appeal. _____
The question which the voters of
Virginia have to decide when they pass
on these amendments at the polls next
Tuesday Is whether or not they sanc?
tion the action of the State Legisla?
ture In passing legislation In the In?
terest of a certain class of citlsent In
plain violation of the language and
spirit of ths Constitution. The voters
killed the amendments a year ago. and
their re-enactment by the General As?
sembly was class legislation pure sad
simple, Mewport News Press
Do not overlook the fact that on
next Tuesday you will he called upon
to "Vote on certain amendment* to ths
State Constitution. One of thee con?
cerns the question ss to whether city
treasurers and city commissioners of
the revenue shall be called to continue
indefinitely In oases. _ __
There Is much talk about a J*?*;
chine" or "Odlcoholders* combination
In Virginia, and the Dully ?ews be?
lieves there la a great deal of troth
In what Is said We rtn?rely hellers
that the Democracy of Virginia la to
some extent ,*u?aohloe-ridj^n^ We
believe Shut there Is ss olnceholders
alliance that la sot wholesome sad not
"wi hope ths* the voters of Buck?
ingham County will oaetthoto Tote
to prevent these officeholders from
continuing m office more than on.
term. There are eome ergsmenta to
he mads ss both sides of the question,
hot Just st thbj time to Virginia,
when tie T>moers*le tasrty la onder
uotos a searching of hearts, aetf-ex
?nVuuUtoa snd eelf-purtflcatlan. we do
??Y think that the voters ought to
take say chances -
S?s advise sB voters ss read the
ballots very carefully sad see that you
vote as your eonselesee dictates.
If you think that you ought not to
take any chances to the present stt
watlon to the way cf perpetuating an
gassPssW ?Jltsaree ?? 2fc"
vote to prevent tkewe etaclals from
continuing to esses. It, oo tke other
band, yon think ft win* to perpetuate
n croup of officeholder* in office for
life, then vote accordingly.?Harriaen
burg Newa.
The Evening World hope* that ovary
one of Its friend* aad reader*, who la
a voter, will give careful thought to
the amend?ent that make* It possible
; for city treasurer* and commissioners
I of the revenue to succeed themselves
I This amendment will appear on a
! ballot In next Tuesday's election, and
each voter will record his Judgment.
We appeal to and urge Virginians to
' do the right thing?that la. mark their
ballot* bo aa not only to defeat the
amendment, but to make It possible
for Virginia to retain tome portion of
! independence. A few of the point* we
i ask them to study are as follows:
The submission of the amendment
at this time Is a direct and flagrant
violation of the Constitution.
Ths Constitutional Convention, com?
posed of earnest and thoughtful Vtr
I gin tans, appreciated the necessity Of
i limiting the tenure of office of treas
urer* and commissioner*, emd they*
adopted a measure providing for such
a rule.
An organization of officeholders*
having la view the financial advan?
tages of their Jobs, and caring noth?
ing for the best Interests of the State,
succeeded In getting the Legislature
' to Indorse a plan undoing what the
Constitutional Convention had enacted,
In other words, politics and selfisbnest
I were made superior to sound sense
? and thoughtful ?ttdxenahtp. _
County treasurers and commission
! ers were victorious. City treasurers
and commissioners lost out Now. be?
cause a good law* was abolished and
. a bad law adopted to suit county offi?
cials, people are asked to go a step
further for cMy official*?that is. not
only abolish a good law and adapt a
bad law. but to violate the Oonstlta
! tlon.
1 The regulation established by ths
' Constitutional Convention ta limit ths
tenure of office wss Wholesome and
righteous, and would have brought to
j Vlrarinia a cleaner political condition
I and a far more effective system of
j administration. Bat It seriously Inter?
fered with privileges enjoyed by a
few scare Individuals, and so the Leg?
islature and voters were buttonholed*
cajoled, persuaded and enticed, until
they forgot the part of manhood and
i the duty of citizenship aad meekly
yielded. They are aaksd to yield
1 again, and because the Constitution
I was a barrier to speedtneea. the Legis?
lature Ignored It and in a most un?
seemly manner hastened to obey the
I will of Its master*. It submitted the
' amendment two years sooner than tt
1 had a right to do. had it abided faith?
fully and properly by demands of saw.
Are voters going to Indorse such a
procedure? Af* thsy going to destroy
every vestige of ?beJr rights aad
fasten more securely the chain* of
ignominious servitude? Or will they
think and act IntsMgesrtly aad wtesly
and well?
On November S, when they go to
the polls to vat* aa this amendment
they win have on on* side the tntsr
est* and pochetbooks of n dosen poH
tlclaae- on the ether side, the wel?
fare of* their State and the dignity af
? the Const!twtica. We pray that they
may do what la right.?rloaaok* World.
My only u anhat was, j Isdalsred the
people of ay county until I auphsaaS
reepouethle for their taxes. Fliaai let
M be thoroughly understood that not
one of ay sureties ever paid a dollar
for mo. but I aatJsded Oka Jedgmiat
elf.
I I naee never made euer sty stsssilj
to my wife to seeds paying my debts
My wife end I botb sura sewswrty.
-and 1 carry a bank account all the
thaw, and bare been fee sense years
and ass sew. one of the directors of
the Bank of Buchanan, which is the
all asaest bank la the twenty My bank
BSteuat with rhu Bank of Buchanan
lass been ha sty samt euer since im.
und has seeer bees handled is the
ssnsna of say wife.
I wish as emphasise that ssoh state
aasnts mm set he made about aae Is
ssy county, where I ass known, such
oasotfonwseTttg? 11?ada should only in?
jure ths people who use
Tory truly yw
K, J. MtoCVL?>TjCH
Ta, Bow. i. mi
Mutter of The Tissue-Plspstch
d Ban isessaOss* yes ? kne ens n o
f think wfB be as sn se?
ts vtrsfstsns auseisTty. it
bun just Che sasraal amass ha the bo
when mm enters the White Horate ea
March 47"
-Glee it up' Ore* it
the arc up "What will he say~
-Why. h*U aay "
Wi
To the Editor et The Ti mes-Dispatch
61r.?I noticed year ecstatic artiest
la yesterday's Timet-Dlspatch aa a
prospective trust company?capital aad
surplus, 12.0 >e. eon. Als? r~Tr In i till?1
comparison of little Richmond's flann?
el*! institutions with Atlanta. Iffew Or?
leans, aad?think of it!?Baltimore
the latter ?*?.?>? city be in* -the eery
rival-" Tea remember the fable of
the as and the freer, sad what the free
tried te do. and what heap tat?, as
to year tewa and BaiOrasrs. yen can
??iss which Is free;. T L?" ~
^^VrJ^raton, vn_ Ttmw. ?, lpW^
NahoiialSt-lw mmwiCfyitWkk
Sasbpccf rf> ClWCs^hT #f 3** I
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