The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-06


beliigerent. ! remember the utterances
OF Two great men. nov numbered amongst
the tnmortals. whose names ana glory
are the heritage OF our common country,
though q fratricidal war revealed TO US
their greatness Your own INDUSTRIOUS
Lincoln gave utferance 10 the sentiment.
with malice towards none, ana charlty
towards all. - whilst our beloved chieftRin.
Robert l.. Lee uttered the words. Duty
* the subliu1est word i'm the English
language" ( now propose 20 you that
We rebuild the fabric Of our union with
these declarations OF our heroes az lis
foundation stone. and begin anew the
race of progress and glory. and that
foundation will be eternal
VIRGINIA AND NEW JERSEY.
Mr.. Joseph Bryan president OF the
Good-koads Association Of Virginia, also
spoke of the friendly relations that Tor
more than one reason have existed be-
tween the people OF Virginia and New
Jersey. in abiding 10 the warm ieellnkS
that exist IN Virginia for the citizens
81 New Jersey. hc cited the hearty vel
come which the Trenton delegation re-
ceived some years ago IN lsichmonl'
while on their return from Yorktown.
When We determined to improve our
roads, Mr. Bryan said We appealed 10
New Jersey, at the suggestion oi tenera
Roy y. Stone. You, gentlemen, nave
overwhelmed Us with kindness, and
want to thank you on benat OF the
represent. and on behalf OF the stare
OF Virginia. Whether We can emulate
YOU IN the building Of goOd foaus OF
not, We can certainly do so IN INC gen
erous hospitality OF true Americans
MR. DIGGS SPEECH.
Mr.. Digs, OF King William, who was
the last speaker, made the following
significant remarks, as chairman OF the
House Committee on Counties, cities, anu
Towns.
lie said.
"Mr. Speaker Senator Mushbach has
said that 10 was very appropriate that
he should speak FOR Virginia, as he Is
not native Nirginian, but was norm III
Sussex county. n. j.. that Nlik-hlans
ike to boast OF d long line OF ancestry
and that be could trace his origin back
TO the three Hebrew children-Shadrach
Aiushbach, and ADednego. II the reason
given by the disAns uished Senator l. cor
rect. il is peculiarly inappropriate thtl
should not speak for Virginia. since
was born a Nifginian, and lived q Nir-
ginian. ana cannot trace my ancestry 20
the Jewish tribes.
We did not expect TO toe called on 20
speak We came to listen and 10 learn
how 10 build good roads with Httle
money ana expected to remain silent
im0ibo your IDEAS bottle up our elO-
quence, tand carefully save J, 10 spring
on our inoitendlng constituents when w
return home. We are very willing TO be
taught by any people from whom We
can learn.
1T Is true that Virginia has given 10
America Jefferson 10 draft laws,
Monroe TO lay down doctrines that stand
the test OF time prolonged applause,
and Marshall to cOnstrue laws and
constitutions. but Nirginlans have never
heEl so hlgoted, so narrow minded, ana
so cOnccted as TO think We cannot learn
from Others We are compelled 10 ac-
knowledge that We have already learned
from New Jersey 20 our advantage New
Jersey has "A statute FOR taxing her oys-
ter bottoms. Virginia has followed 80 her
wake. and now her oyster industry is
yielding her an annual revenue oil from
$4,000 to 10000. New Jersey, | believe
makes her railroad property pay all thv
EXPENSES or her government When VIZ
ginia first begun To charter railroads she
exempted every company from taxation
Dy the terms 81 IT, charter, but, seeing
The vast amount OF property that vas re-
lieved from taxation. She has followed
ia the wake OF New Jersey, repealed the
exemption clauses in the charters, and
now q very large tax Is raised from
railroad property and thus great bur
den is lifted from the farming lands and
other real estate IN the ola Dominion
Being 70 well pleased with following New
Jersey in these respects. We decided 20
come 90 her again ana ascertain, If W.
could. how 10 Improve our roads, or as
General hundiey has said, how to mend
our ways.
MY colleague has said that thirty
years ago the New Jersey people, along
with others. came to Virginia 10 teach
as how to mend our ways. / VIII say
that ~ took us thirty years to learn the
lesson YOU tried TO teach US. lie has
spoken for the older men Of our State.
+ shall speak for the men who have risen
up since those days. He has spoken as
one who has served his State in time n.
war and In time Of peace. ! speak as a
young Nirginian, who. as best ! can, am
trying 10 serve my state and my country
when the war-ciouds have passed away,
and - sunshine OF peace and goodwill
spreaus over our land. / agree with him.
there is no new South, but the Old South
revived, and our older men and young
men are now working in harmony, trying
10 build uD the waste places Of our
mother state. and place her where she
has always stood, in the first rank OF
the sisterhood Of States. (ApDlause)
"But why should not Nirgiutans hks
the people of New Jersey? IL Is true we
Virginians like 10 speak Of our State as
the oldest OF the C0mmonwealths, and
boast OF her being the mother Of States
and Of statesmen. but We cannot forget
that New Jersey rs one Of her original
thirteen older sisters. IL is true Virginia
gave 20 this country a Washington, whose
portrait ( notice now hanging on your
wall. 10 lead the Revolutionary soldiers
10 victory but how could brave gen
eral lead unless BE- had a brave command
10 follow. and New Jersey gave 10 Mo
her full quota Of the chivalric men that
made his success possible 1t is true that
there IS erected al yorktown, on York
river. i'm the State of Virginia a marble
shaft To tell 10 pOsterity and the coming
ages that 10 was on that spot that the
final battle WIS fought which won Tor
our fathers a glorious Independence. But
it makes our hearts, as American citi-
zena swell with pride and patriotic emo
lion when We remember the hard-fOusnt
battles OF Trenton, Princeton, Monmouth
and Germantown, the fOrerunners o.
Yorktown. fought on the soil Of New
Jersey State
nittee on Counties, cities, and Towns,
whose humble chairman am in behalf
Of the people Of Virginia. in behalf OF
my Colleagues OF the Virginia Legislature
with me here to-day. ) beg 10 tender 10
you. and through you 10 The Assembly
OF New Jersey. our grateful thanks Tor
the courtesy shown and tho honor done
10 the representatives Of the Ola DO
miniOn state
The reception committee. which look
od after the welfare of the visitors Ia
the most perfect manner, and which ac-
cOmpanied the Nireinlan5 10 MyertOni
Burlington county, consisted OF the i0i-
lowing members.
From The senate. Messrs Poster NJ.
Voorhees, (chairmaD, Colonel william
Sklrm, Judge kuhl. From the Assembly
Messrs. Joshua BOurtOn. Amos ". har-
rison, NJ. Alpugh. George Wudes, j.
I'DWtfrf lfOm the view Jtl~'J DN'tF tv"A-
Road Improvement Association. Messrs.
T.. G.. Harrison chairman Clayton Con-
row. EnOch Evans Charles J.. Van
Solver, Charles r. Harrison, John X.
Wilson, John AibertsOn. 4. G. Wood,
samuel T.. Allen. G. X. WISE, John LIP
pincott.
THE IMPROMPTU MEETING.
The impromptu meeting held at the hall
Of the village of RivertOn was an inter-
esting one and certainly highly inter
esting TO the visitors from Virginia. Mr.
r.. q. Harrison called the assembage
10 order and on behalf Of the State
Gocd-ROads Association. extended cor
49, ....f-I.,... 80. Nf..,frfanu WAS