Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-04-12
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.

CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
The young men want to 90 to the
Constitutional Convention Gas the
opening of a long and honored
career" and the older candidates as
the fitting close of one.-Richmond
News.
Most Of the Democratic opposition
to the qualification of the suffrage in
Virginia, it will be observed, comes
from those who fought the Constitu-
tional Convention movement until it
was indorsed by the party in State
Convention.-Norfolk Landmark.
The Richmond Dispatch says that
the Republican organization of the
State is opposed to the Constitutional
Conventions; and it has been an-
nounced that the Republican party
will nominate candidates for the con-
vention in the "white" counties of
the State.
We do not think that the present [
Constitution of Virginia is explicit
enough in many particulars, and
many new articles should he intro
duced into it. The best course for
Virginia is to have more law put into
the Constitution aud to have less of
it enacted by the Legislature.-Dan-
ville Free Press.
We see no occasion for raising this
question of eligibility. The best
material in the State is wanted in the
Constitutional Convention, and if
the people of any section shall elect
a member of Congress, or a Judge, or
any one else, to represent them, such
delegate will be admitted and no
questions asked.-Richmond Times.
The selection of delegates to the
Constitutional Convention is one of
the most important duties that has
ever confronted the voters of Vir-
ginia, and upon the wisdom with
which it is discharged will depend
entirely whether the new constitution
is to be good or bad, as measured by
the judgment of those who must live
under it.-ChdrlottesciUe it. PROGRESS.
ltis unimpeachable history that
the Democratic party is the party
through which three decades have
asserted that the Underwood consti-
tuition needs thorough revision. 1t
is equally incontestable that the Re
publican party wants the Constita-
tional Convention to let the Under
wood constitution severely alonel
They never have been heard to
grumble about it.-R,clmoad Dis
patch.
Whatever may be the choice of the
people In the case of the membership
of the Constitutional Convention
they ought to knife every corporation
lawyer who has fattened at the crib,
where he sells his soul for 80 much a
year. No such man should be al
lowed the power of lifting his voice
in the making of our fundamental
law, neither should he be allowed to
hang around the lobbies and use his
baneful influences upon members of
the convention. = Eastern Shore
Herald.
Halifax county has given the State
good example by selecting for the
Legislature two of her best men, a
lawyer and banker-men of brains 8,
position and affairs. 1t is evident
that in making this choice factional
lines and political alliances were for
gotten. The men were chosen on
their merits. We earnestly hope the
example of Halifax will be followed
throughout the State and we have lit
tie doubt that it will be. The people
seem to be thoroughly impressed with
the importance of the con vention
and with the necessity for making it
represent the best thought and char
acter and the highest purpose of
Virginia.-Richmond Ne,cs.
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