The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-13
'TheBMylcCu:,e Case.

Undoubtedly lawlessnessI has been en-
5couragea BY the inconhpe Of courts
to administer ustice. The Judges seemed
more anx Gus to sustain fine spun theo-
{ries of law and practice than to SarrlycEnt
the real merits Of the case. They had SO
much tenderness for the theoreticalfrlg
OF the prisoner that they lost the proper
consideration for the rights of D tho cons
munltyG to protection from crime, and con-
scquently as guilty mer continued ito es-,
cape tust punishment, the community boz
came more and more Indignant; 5#nnd
doubling the ability Of the law to do JUS,
itice Iii a criminal case, proceeded Il to- do
execution itself. despite tho law. Isl
Tho sure remedy for lynch law is COM.
ipetent Judge and jury law. IS N. AZ II.
Al We, are beginning to see some 81 this
competent ana #efflcaclous5 1. law sini 'vtr-l
;ginia, and we will see the good results
too. II " ;3}3 II ~ 553t: M
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"A Real Good Roads M ovenent.
88 The Good Roads Committee, ". n. Ruff
fin, chairman, OF tho Commercial 5Associa-5
ton, Of 8Danyille, recently nndo a report
ito the organization, in which 3 It was
recommended that d meeting be held ut
an early date In the interest of this ip,-l
portant subj The commit tcc very
properly contend that road improvement
Should bein work Cooperative between the
State and the counties, zach doing it's
part. 5t5"Assumng that the labor in road
building is one-half the cost" say tho
committee. ''wc believe I hat this can he
done provided the state will furnish conf
jalls, and feed, clothe and guard them
free Of cost to the countless. We fur
thera believe hatitwith the labor furnish
cd them many OF the counties WILL FUR
5nish the balance Of money needed either
by an increase Of the tax rate. "a bond is
sue, based upon capitalization Of the road
tax. or5the Increased revenue under the
assessment ofN1905, or some other plan
acceptable to tho people of each county
1T should be remembered that the pros
5curement OF convict labor as mentioned
will require a pract ical revision and re-.
enactment sof our present convict law.
Tho issuance of our county bonds must
also DO the subject Of legislative enact
Inent. This can be dono In one general
bill atthe session Of 1906 g. N s
report Of the committee was
adopted by tho association, and 1t was
decided to hold a meeting In Danville on
January 3lst at S o'clock ana invite TIC
attendance or j. II. Weddington, super
&intcndent&of road building In Mccklen-
burg county N. c.; M. ". Richards, land
and Industrial agent OF the Southern Anil-.
way; lion. Martin Dodge, national drec-
tor OF good roads, Washing ID. CT;
PrefessorJ. III. Holmes, State geologist.
Raleigh, N. CT d. A. Tompklns. Char
|lotte Observer Charlotte, n. c.; Hon. e..
Nv. lloinerY commissioner OF agriculture,
Richmond, Van Virginia State Board OF
Agriculture; II. I'll Edmunds. editor Of
Manufacturers Record, Baltimore, Md;
the president, secretury.and members Of
tho Virginia Real Estate Agents Assoc
'ciat!on,5 a representative from each COM
mercial association IN tho State. through
our local post q representative from each
OF the II. p. =. posts in Virginia.,
tho Board OF Supervisors ana Common
wealth's attorney Of Pttsylvanla coilu-
ty, Influential citizens from enoh Of the
seven districts IN Pittsylvanln county, or
corporation Judge, mayor ana City CouK-
eli, the professional and business men
Of our city, such farmers us may be IN
.Danvile at tho limo Of the meeting
and such other guests rs the Committee
OF Arrangements may select
1t was stated In m editorial article in
yesterdays Times- Dispatch that the State
OF New York proposed to improve its
rouds on the ico-operntirc plan, The state
| has nut horned an ISSUE of s5o,000,O0O In
bonds for tho construction Of goou roads
and during the next ten years there will
be an expenditure OF s5,0OO.OuJ annually In
road Improvement. the State constructs
| withln'its borders Under this plan the
State Will pay 70 per cent Of the cost,
the county 81 per cent, and Tho town I'M
mediutely interested Is per cent. by an
nual lax lcvIes. The State Win take tho
Initiative and Will not only do its part,
but viii stimulate the counties and towns
TO join IN the work. IN this way com,
munity 81 interest VIII take the form Of
practical corporation, II As also implied
that the state win exercise n general
supervision oyer the construction of Tie