The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-16
Dolce of People
On eeive Topics
Schools and county courts.

.,sitor Of Ihc Times:
Sir-As ii seems to he n popular 1ad 10
fire sduihs for publication 'nto your
.laactuu!, ,toDaiyis . rev tiHfl = Ray 49,
backwoodsman may not al mo 'helr
way .nto the waste baS-e'p IL thes sie
,5hor. and diversified.
I viii start ly saying, III relation 10 the
division OF the school fund, that the best
argument in It's tavcr-tstrchS enough
without considering any ot1er-ls the
great and abiding Injustice 1T docs to the
white child. III taking funds that ought
4, Ia Ippueu 10 ms ecacahon and Nc
sto1yine 1lacrr sratGitouSIy upon the in
fn,ior rage The effect o. tlrfs has been
10 ilvlG 5act;, and .n.giil say draS dos|.i.
the white cliiid 10 the level Of the in
fcror race, without materially benetit-inG
that race: for 1 am ;oid LNaL an e%-
.,er-icncc OF aaout twent5- ycars as Com
monweaitlrs attorney demonstrates The
fact that eight out of every Ten OF 'he
1,rusecirions conducted during that unc'
were against Inc partially educated class
of young negroes, who had just education
enough to prevent iaho1ins for a iiT@!i-
hood. 20, eno1Sh - lire was'tou. Il, ana
tcnco the resort to crime Aorat: Is j"
wise 10 educate criminals:
CIR people will all be so-.Ty TO Sec TIC
Constitutional Convention do away Wlih
1he monthly gathering of the County
court BESIDES .le Inconvenience ana s't-
1,c;,se OF keeping prisoners in Jail waiting
5or trial ny d District Court it VIII
break III, one OF the principal attractions
OF country life by destroying the orpor-
xt;;:ities for. social relaxation. hofSe-tf:o-
ing. :stuinp-s2eaiSine, etc, wl.snh arc so
.reeIy INDUCED IN. Country people arc
1:ct The ones who are cslamorinG Tor
more economically administered govern
,neut. when that economy dei'TlvcS Ilcn
OF rights and privileges which they nave
,,u,oreti from -'tfic time whereof Tie
,.emory of mar 1unneth not 10 .Ec CON-
1rzry.'
Third. The principal thing 10 which
=, sir. ia call the attention OF the Press
ana The boards of trade Of osar Virginia
cities is the running of trains Ola The
railroads. Can't YOU, gentlemen. change
your tactics. and try 10 induce tue raj
road companies 10 give Country people
al, early morning train into our Virginia
cities and Il late afternoon out! we
know tina. your arguments for d str1hatrs
.hc carly morning papers are good, so
.ar. as Won are concerned: but 1T matters
little what time OF day Your papers reach
The farmer for he seldom or never mas
Zinc TO read ill tie duties of INC cay
:lro over and he is sitting around ms
coy firesde at night
AS the railroad schedules now stand
Generals, il, accordance with the wish
ravr.-fssea in tho editorials Of the i'reSs:,
thee 'ountryrlan must leave home n t!!e
aftcrnoon, and III so doing leave his farm
and family entirely unprotected at liSht,
.hc time above all others when he should
lac present. III order to carry his mic Oh
trade 10 his nearest town.
II looks q. little singular that TIC h"iifas
al trade in Richmond and petersburg
have not taken up this matter ana
7,ustlcd il TOR All it's worth 9Aev q"
no. evidently consider Uaking The sea-
beard Air Line Railroad for example,
that there arc about 10000 citizens III
wen,lerE surg Il iS3 in Brunswick ana
7snM0 in Dnwidoiic who would Ike 10
20 I, one of our Virginia cities in the
morning TO trade. and return at nisht,
aud vet that railroad h's IVY" ~" al
trains between Richmond and Pctefspufs
both ways. for the convenience OF ''ie
s.i,jes. while the countrymar, VINO wall
10 trade with them. Is put 10 Inc SSii"ns
disadvantage CT leaving his fanny at me
mercy Of the criminal part OF the COM
muntv if he does SO.
What the countryman wants IS a lraH,
into Richmond at least by ~ n NJ. an"
starting on the return about J. IL
In the dim and distant past 'aehce nc
Iyau, tho writer has counted $50 wagons
a. day from MecklenburG, BrnnSW1ch, anu
oven North Carolina, loaded With TOBACCO
and cotton. going into Petersburg.
.'A word to the wise Is suihcient.
HAYSEEp.
McKenney. Va, Feb l4th. lap-'