The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-25
THE GRANDFAT
CLAUSE ASSAILED
Dr.. McI|waine and MIR, Meredith
Oppose 1t.
WOULD DISGRACE THE STATE
Strong and Plain Language Used by Goth
the Speakers-Eisht Between
the Two Medical
Colleges.


DR.. N1cIlwaino mado his second speech
ir the suffrage conference last night.
Mr. Meredith spoke for half an hour
and will conclude his argument Tues
DAY night, the conference adjournins at
10 O'Clock until that time. Mr.. II. c.
Stuart will then introduce and advocate
q. new suffagc plan, the features Of which
he declines to divulgc before then.
Dr. Mcllwaine devoted but little Of his
time to advocating specifically his prop
city qualification of $50 suffrage plan He
declared that it was the only plan that
would be acceptable to high-minded Vir-
Ginia gentlemen, who had inherited hon
csty from generations back.
The Doctor mentioned several bankers,
lawyers merchants and others who had
implored him to prevent the passage of
an understanding or grandfather clause.
He said the most astonishing thing in
this world to him was how eighteen Viz
Einia gentlemen on the Suffrage Commit
tee could ever have permitted themselves
to be beguiled from the paths OF polii-
cal rcctitude sufficiently to ever consent
TO recommend such a fraudulent mon
strcsity as an understanding clause It
with an evil, could soon learn to en-
brace and love it, and quoted Pope's celc-
brated Stanza about vice being q mon
stcr of such hideous men.
CHANGE OF MINDS.
The Doctor said the committee had at
first the same horror of the understand
ing and grandfather clauses as he now
had. and the people of Virginia always
did have and always would, but they
j,aI no f-1ljt
they had actually got SO demoraiized
they now honestly believed it was the
best and the onliest fruit in all the gar
den Of suffrage.
The speaker said he would not be sur
nrised at men of North Carolina, Louis
lana, South Carolina, or some other
States, accepting .s.s~h schemes. but for
hgh-borl, honorable, liberty-loving, hon
est Virginia gentlemen for a moment en-
tertaining such a proposition was to
him one of the greatest surprises of his
nfc. When he referred to the people of
Virginia he did not include The vile, low
down wretches with white skins who had
no more conception OF the duties of citi-
zenS than 50 many cattle He made an.
other strong argument for a property
qualification as the best means of hon
cstly purGing the electorate Of undesira-
hle white. as we'll as colored, voters, and
said it was the only honest and constitu-
tional way.
MIR. MEREDIrH,S VIEWS.
Mr.. Meredith devoted his half hour 10
denunciation of the understanding
clause lie even said that he would in
fiEitcly prefer the present suffrage ordi-
nance to any of that kind lie could not
stand the thought of a dishonest suIfra g.
scheme.
He viii Tuesday night take IN ana
advocate the Turnbuli PLAN wilich has
a SloV property qualification with exemp-
tions for five Years 20 descendants Of
solulefs ana TO sons OF property-hoidcrs.
There was not q quorum present hit
there was great interest manifested in
the speeches by those who attended
ifIe Colleges ncard.
The Committee on Educatio, cove a
hearing yesterday afternoon to mcm bcrs
of the faculties Of the University College
of Medicine and the Medical College or
Virginia on a. resolution proposed by the
former institution TO prohibit the state
from making appropriations to the latter.
DIR. Stuart Mcclure, of the UNIVERSITY,
College, had made a strong appeal at a
former session TO prohibit the appropria-
ton, and cited figures to show that the
Medical College OF Virginia did not need
this State aid. He also took strong
grounds against the appropriation of any
4Niiuso ioi IioIeSSttidi Stlucdtlon uIltll a
common school education had been given
to every child in the State
Yesterday afternoon DR.. George Bcn
Johnston, of the faculty of the Medical
College of Virginia, made a Very strong
and vigorous reply to DR.. AcGuire. He
showed that the Medical College, besides
giving tuition 10 many State students,
had, in addition. in return for S4l, 600 ap-
propriated by the State. expended over
$4,000 in tho erection of buildings ana
other improvements on the property
owned by the State.
DR. Johnston also gave an Interesting
history of the fight which the University
College had made for many years on the
Medical College until he said it had
assumed The ia turc Of a. vendetta. In
answer 10 the claim that no appropria-
ton should be made 10 equip doctors by
the State, he cited a former effort mace
by. the University College to get the state
TO take it and appropriate Slo,Vo d year
towards its su9port.
LETTERS WERE READ.
DR.. Johnston read correspondence of
several years ago, wien the University
.C.oliepa sent out circular letters to I'M
derrra4,,ates of the State University
Medical Department III an effort to in
d,,ceS tl,am 10 attend the college here
1Ia re,d a letter written by DR.. Mcguire
10 en,leayor to set pressure brought on