The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-08-27

profitable returns. and outside capital il
seeking investments MI this the Nir
ginia Democracy would have ny believe il
due to their wisdom alone, and that tn,
national Republican administration ant
Republican measures are entitled 10 NJ
credit therefor. whereas these happy
conditions are due solely to the wise pol
icy pursued 10y the national Republican
party.
We also declare our unalterable oppo
stion To criminal trusts, and To every
illegal combination of capital but We
wage no war on combinations of capita
for Legitimate purposes. and we arraigr
the Democratic party of Virginia, which
has had abs ute control Of every branch
OF the Stat pvcrnment for fifteen years
for its fnilur to enact any law or take
any steps IT, .ontrol. prevent or punish
such criminal trusts and illegal combina
tions oi rapi al.
We enter oIr earnest protest against
the srhemc { promulgate the new Con
stitutiou wi hout submitting it TO the
people. or oiuhmitting il 10 an abridged
electorate as being illegal aud in viola
tion u the solemn pledges made to the
people OF Virginia by the Democratic
convention bich met in Norfolk. and by
the legislatur in the law assembling the
constitutional Convention.
We earner ly demand liberal State
pensions for our disabled Confederate
soldiers and their widows, who have
been cruelty D glectcd and so grossly De.
ceiyed by the Democratic party, which
has pretende to care for them by voting
niggardly pensions, and then appropria-
ting only moaey enough to pay them an
average of lout - per capita per an
mum.
We favor r. ,id economy in the admin
istration Of bur state government, and
we charge H. Democratic party with
wanton extrayagence and wiliul waste,
with creating many useless officers who
ar Daid sat- 4,eN ~ .g, Sq4EsYddu" rhtanif'
petent management Of our state institu-
tions and our public schools.
We are opposed to any increase OF the
poll tax because it would impose an un-
Just burden ON the poor man. The pay
ment of the pool tax a. prerequisite oi
voting has heretofore been tried in this
state and proved such source OF bribery
and corruption that the law was
Indignantly repealed. and we have no
reason 10 expect better results in the
future
We condemn the Democratic party Tor
not having changed the law OF fellow
servants as construed by our Supreme
Court Of Appeals during the fifteen years
it has held undisputed control OF every
branch OF the State government, and we
pledge the people of Virginia, if given the
opportunity to do so, that we will enact
into law the employers liability bill that
was asked for by the employees OF the
railroad companies, and which was pre-
sented by them to the last Legislature o
Virginia and defeated by the Democratic
party.
We advocate the adoption ofsuch lawi
and such regulation as are proper an'
necessary to insure the effective and per
manent improvement of the public road
of the Commonwealth.
We denounce the acts of the Democratl
legislature in its attempts to destroy tn
life of the great oyster interests
the State, by leasing to private partie
the best and most thrifty oyster rock
under the false guise of their being de
pleted and useless, when they are nov
the most valuable and profitable ground
in tide water for prOpagating oysters
We favor the return of these yaulabl
possessions TO their original owners, tn
people of the whole Commonwealth.