Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-02-22
IFS Work New Over.
LEGISLATURE Passed the CCaVen"
ton Bill.


after engrossing the public atten-
ton for weeks, and calling forth
fiowerv and frey eIoquence IN thr
Assembly halls. las passed h9'h
houses and is now the law THAI
will govern the constitutional con-
vention that has been ordered by
the citizens of the COMMONWEALTH
The bill as il nov stands, Is tue
original Flood measure, wilma Few
amendments, which 90 not n">ei ,
,,llv change it.
it provides for 100 delegates, who
ore TO be elected on the fourth
Thursday in Nav CHE 22rd). the
convention is to assemble on the !
l2th day Of June, The pay Of the
delegates will be 81 per day, viIh |
the Same milage and privileges as
members Of the General Assembly
When The revised constitution Is.
completed, copies Of it vii be rlac-
ed in the reach of every voter, a!'er
which it will come up for rat,hc9;
ton or rejection by the Q"ai'.aF"
voters under the present con'u'u-
ton. -. 49,,
In cor neclion with this matter
important questions have apre"t!et'
some On the surface and some JoS'
under. Many Of them Gre Ct a c' AZ.
"ntor tbat noint in the direction OF
trouble for the State and fer tbs
democratic party.
The chief menace to the demo
cratic party, we think IS the
INCLINATION of some Of It's leaders to
RIM things pretty much as they
please lust because the party has
the power.
occurred in the House just before
The bill passed. and that was the
resolution of Maj. Barclay provld-
inc that It was the seize OF 'he
General Assembly that the dele
oates to the constitutional conVen-
tion shall be nominated by the
House of Delegates districts and
elected by an entire vote OF tue
sIute," This would have brought
ali doubtful districts safely III the
democratic column, but the reso-
lusion met with few supporters
and after a lively debate was
aaeeotoa We were pleased t
see that Hon. Wm. NJ. Meal
lister too; il hand in the Ugh
against the resolution. In "i'
speech against it, he SAID he wa
not opposed to limited number o
Delegates at LARGE hnt ;, va ~" l.,
terably opposed to nominating D.
a vote of the state at large. IL
declared that there were pract!ca
difficulties in the way OF adoptIn!
the resolution, to say nothing o
the improperly of passing it; tina
he represents ii district winch
naturally republican. and that H.
did not desire it or any other SIM
]arly situated district to elect del
egates by the votes OF the second 0
third congressional districts.
Mir. McAllister further declare'
that district that could not nom
mate a Democrat and elect him >.
the vote of the district. ought t
be represented by Republican
and that it was a monstrouS prop
osition and undemocratic, and un
lust for the Tooth Of the democra
ic voters Of the state to nominate
man and then bind the remainh
90 1OOths to elect HAN.
Every fair-minded democrat i
the state, we believe will agree wit
MIR. Nc Al}ister, and they will heart
ilv endorse the action Of the legl$
lature in turning down a resoIutlo
that had for its object such boI(
high.handed, unpolitic and undenI
ocratic game.
Let few Of these political trlci
sters. who think that the democl al
ic party's large majority in til
state will warrant there doing Jn'
"anv old thing" frd their way
seats in the constitutional conve,
ton. and then YOU will see tIoubi
10 end of it, especially for the den
ocratic party.
The citizens Of Virginia (n'
the Democratic party} have wor
to do. Just the initiatory steI
have been taken aud tire r""i wVr
is vet to be. If in her history the'
has ever been Il time that good CT
liens should step forward, withol
regard to parties, and do and adv
cate clean work it is now.
A constitution is to be formt
under which all NEST live, and
rear as is possible all citizens shon
he treated alike and share ahk
70 work for the common good al
not for the few. should be the CHI
aim. What should be the best II
terests Of the whole state and n
any particular section should be t
idea governing that body.
That this high standard may
fully met the greatest care shou
beused in the selection of the me
-. A mind that can not reach beyol
the limits Of it's own congresslon
district should not be chose
NJ. Joon IN rol;t;cs should be 0I