The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-20
JUDGE WILLIAMS
To v|RG|N|ANS.
Southwest Candidate for Attor-
ey-Gencral Appeals to Demo
cratic Voters.
.FAvoRs SINGLE BOOK LIST
Presses His Claim Also on the
Ground Of Party
Loyalty.
.FAvoRs SINGLE BOOK LIST.

Hon. Samuel w. Williams. candidate for
the office Of Attorney General, gave out
yesterday the following address:
To the Democratic Voters of Virginia:
~ appeal to you to give me your sup
port in the primary for the nomination
Tor Acknowledgement of Virginia.
"a As one who in his youth sadly felt the
need of schools, am all earnest advocate
%of the cause of public education in Vir-
giniu- The condition of our finances war
rants the belief that in the near future
Virginia will have ample resources to
develop and improve her public free
4 schools, and the great need OF the schools,
therefore, is not SO much Il want OF
money as ii is the want of proper adj
ilninistration Our new Constitution says
lin plain language that the State Board
lof Education shall select the text books
for use in the public free schools; my
construction of this plain provision is
that it means what 1t says, and this
duty must be performed by the boilrd
Itself, and cannot be delegated To COM
4 'mittees in the counties and cities.
Only three members of the Board OF
Public Education--thc Governor, Attor-
ney-General and Superintendent OF Public
Instructlon-are elected by the people.
favor the single list OF textbooks. MY
opponent Major Anderson. Is on record
in favor of the multiple list. The issue
between him and myself, on this impor-
3tant question, is plainly and sharply de-
fined; the Democrats who vote at tho
primary must decide between u.s. My
nomination will commit the party to the
support of the single list of school books
Major Anderson's nomination, on tho
other hand, will commit the party to the
support of the multiple lists. The single
list means uniformity of school books. at
greatly reduced prices, as compared with
the multiple lists and present prices
The party primary plan having been
adopted there will be no party conven-
p ton: the Democratic record must be our
platform: our new Constitution for the
first time. will be discussed In a purely
Estate canvass; 1t has not only settled
fs the question of white supremacy, but has
3inaugurated a new era in our State; has
slowered the rate of the peoples taxes,
and at the same time increased the vol
y ume of our revenues, by imposing upon
+ the corporate wealth Of the State just
and fair proposition of taxation.
Is The Attorney General has many inn
q portant duties to perform In connection
K with the Corporation Commission, which
is one Of the most important branches OF
our State government. If elected, pledge
myselfEto a faithful, dilgent and fear
A less performance of these duties, with
fairness both to the people and to the
& corporations.
H. The Constitution provides that tine
General Assembly shall enact laws pre-
venting all trusts, combinations and mo-
nopolies inimical to tho public welfare"
It often becomes necessary for the
Acknowledgement to take the initiative
and to institute proper legal proceedings
to correct corporate abuses.
i have always been an earnest advocate
of the rights Of labor and Of the labor
ing men, at the same tmel having due re-
4 gard for the rights of capital.
If elected will strive to do my full
duty, as the legal representative of the
State and the people on all of these i'm
portant questions.
At the close Of the war came out of
the Confederate army q beardless boy,
BY dint of hard work was able to OBTAIN
my license as a lawyer In 1869, and have
z since diligently prosecuted the study and
practice of my chosen profession. In the
great political battle of 1886. ut the call
OF my party. 1 resigned the circuit judge
ship. accepted the Democratic nomination
for Congress In my district, and went
down In the general crash Of that event.
full year; but ! had the pleasure Of hnv-
ing recorded In my favor more Demo-
cratic votes thanihas even been cast for
any candidate for Congress In my district.
have at all times endeavored to re-
spond to every call made upon me by,
my party, and shall ever stand ready
to do so. 1 am the only candidate be-
fore the primary who resides in the SOUTH
west portion OF our State. We most
earnestly appeal to the Democrats in
other sections of our State to give us
mt least one representative on our State
ticket.
Pledging myself to a cordial and active
support of our ticket when nominated,
z confidently submit my humble claims
to my acknowledgements of Virginia. i
am Your obedent servant
SAMUEL w. WILLIAMS.
Wythevile. Va. Juno 10. 1906.