Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-02

DAILY PR
raphy which sold In Bristol, Va.-Tcnn,
Oh the Virginia side of the line for
Sl.24 cents, could be bought on the
Tennessee side for 81 cents.
| Referring to the plan to consolidate
public schools in thinly settled dis
tricts. Mr.. Willard said that the State
had no right TO close u single one Of
these schools. The idea of hauling the
children To schools III Wagons, IL said
was not feasible on account of the bad
roads in most of the country districts
AS 20 Good Roads.
| Upon the good roads question the
| candidate dwclt for some time, remark.
ing at the outset that if all OF the ho,
air the candidates had dealt out during
| this campaign could be turned into
| paving, the roads of the State woulhl
be covered with asphalt. lie went on
To say that the farmer needed good
reads In order To compete with the
farmers of the West; that i'm some in.
could get his produce To the ocean
cheaper than those in the State of Vir.
Sinia. lie made light OF the idea that
the Federal government would assist
the State in its rGadbultlins and said
hat Virginia would never get good
roads until the people themselves paiI
for them. Continuing on this subject.
he said that he would not give more
money for roads or vote for bond is.
sues until he know that the money was
to he scientifically and intcliscnlly
spent.
Work the Convicts.
Mr.. Willard said that he favored
working convicts upon the public roads
and al the same time wanted tile SAM.
tary conditions Of The prisons I'M
proved. lie said that convicts at work
upon the roads did not come in c0n,pc
tition with honest labor nearly as
much as they did when worked in the
pcnitcntiary. In the pcnitcntiary he
said, they work in the interest OF indi-
riduals, while on the roads they are nj
work for the Commonwealth. against
which they have sinncd
Business Revival Needed.
The need of Il business revival was
discussed thoroughly. The speaker lie
clarcd that what Virginia needed was
system of laws by which capital
would be invited To come here and dc
vclop The latent lands. I'VE want pro.
per immisrntiun,' lie went ON to say.
Il would rather have five men with
$2o,O0O To come to my county than one
man with four hundred thousand dol
lars, because those five men would be
producers"
MIR. Willard stated with emphasis
| that the greatest thing that the Con.
StitmtiOnal Convention did WAS to ere.
ate The Constitutional Conventions He
pointed ont The great duties ana pow
crs invested in the commission and
promised that. although he had plclg-
I'd an Office to no man and, il elected.
would take his seat free and untram.
inclct. that he would name honest,
fairinindcd AMI capable men as mem.
bcrS Of The commission.
Auditors Office.
In speaking of the need of bsuincss
administration of the States affairs,
the speaker said that, although he
would not say Il word against the gal.
liant gentleman who at present held the
Office of state auditor. he believed that
the affairs Of The auditors Office should
be conducted in more busincss-likc
and systematic manner. lie recalled
to- mind the fact that man now in
the pcnitcntiary robbed the auditors
Office for six years
To the Ladies'.
ton at the presence OF IL number of
After paying Il graceful compliment
To the ladies, expressing his gratilica-
members of the fair sex, MIR. Willard.
i'll conclusion, said III you approve of
my record and or what stand for and
if YOU believe that | am the iittcst man
TO carry out what ! stand FOR, then and
only then do ! ask for your vote and
your support. | am seeking this OF.
flee and want 1t. The old theory that
| the Office should seek the man has
been exploded In this day and gcncr
alton If man wants IL thing and does
| M ON .tfi