The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-08


less. senatot Martins expenses vet
twice as great As Governor Montag,to's
Mr. Swansoi1's nearly twice as great q
! Judge Mnnns, and Mr.. Wizards cor
| sldcrnb1y moro than Mr.. swanstot1''
Therefore, it, Is ,1ot fair to denout1coNth
primary and declare It must be aba1idonc
simply fecause IT has proven to be OK
pensive to the candidates. We hay
never Thought that It was lust or 900
public policy to compel the candidate
to pay the expenses OF tho election itsel1
and before another primary Is held, som
means mist bn devised to relieve tlfsR
If TINT burden. But as TO tho persona
expenses Of the candidates they must .
| borne by tho candidates themselves, N
matter what method Of nomination We
may adopt. Must we abandon our reg
4ulnr elections and choose our officers O
government by mass meeting simply 20
causo It cost money to conduct tho1n
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Free Books for Negro Children,
In calling Tho attention Of tho Virginia
tax payers to the fact that the Rep'1bli.
can proposal ito supply free books TO the
pupils Of the public schools would mean
free books to negro children as well as
to the white children, we have not meant
10 excite race antmosty nor TO show
an unkind spirit towards the negro.
Wherever It has been seriously proposed
to dlvido tho school funds In Virginia
and givo the negro children that part of
It which the negro race pays into the
public treasury, this paper has raised
Its voice IN protest and resentment. we
are proud that Virginia., has dealt fairly
and generously with the negro race IN
providing schools for the education or
negro Children and wo have no doubt
TINT tho money thus expended was well
invested. If the negro children OF THIS
State had been allowed to grow up IN
ignorance, without ang' training or dlscl-
plinc. heaven only knows what a state
OF affairs we should have had.
But It is fair anc It Is reasonable ana
It is judicious that the negro should 30
made to pay ns much rs no Is ape 70
wards the support Of the public schools
and the white Taxpayers should not be
called upon to give the negro more than
IL necessary. Under tho present law the
local authorities are required to supply
free books to INDECENT children, and there
Is no discrimination between the races.
On this nccount the city of Richmond
paid last year nearly $1,000. We do not
know how much Of this went to the
negro race but, the negro children got
their fair proportion Every negro child
who was unable to purchase books was
supplied with books at the public ex-
pense, but 1t is shown from this very fact
that most parents, blacks as well :.s
whites, are able to pay for books and we
cannot see any reason why the state
should supply free books to those who are
able to pay.
10 sum 1t all up we are perfectly will
ing that the negro children shall have
their schools at the public expense, and
we are perfectly willing that negro chill
dren who are unable to purchase books
shall have hafp fIeo ofscost but we are
thatssWhite Taxpayers shallssbe
called upon to give books to those negro
children whose parents arc abundantly
able to pay5for them. THERE'S nothing
unkind in that. Indeed, 1T ls>sto the
negro's interest to3make him as irldepen-
dent as possible.