The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-08
WILLARD SPEAKS.
Lieutenant-Governor Addresses
Big Audience at Williamsburg.

Especial TO The -Dispatch.)
WILLIAMSBURG, VA, June 7.--Licu-
tenant Governor Joseph e. Willard adj
oressed a large crowd IN the courthouse
here tonight, commencing at $3.50 o'clock.
Mr.. Willard arrived on the G:32 train from
Richmond, and was met ut the station
by Chairman r. j.. Spencer and CONF
monwealth's Attorney n. T. Henley, and
was escorted TO the Colonial Inn. The
meeting was presided over by Mr.. r. l..
Spencer who introdueedsthe speaker. Tie
house was we'll filled many standing in
front of the doors Mr.. Willard In lis
opening remarks said that he had az
ambition TO be Governor of Virginia, II
very luudable ambition he considered IT..
a position any man might be proid to
occupy. Mr. Willard declared It had been
said Of him that he WAS not a native VIZ
gnlan, and, therefore, should no be
elected Governor. In answering the
charge the speaker said that he was a
virgninn by selection and through choice
and deserved More credit than man who
was native born and n Virginian pcrforue.
Mr.. Willard said that he had been
charged with being rich man. In answ or
to this he said there was not a nDii
III the court housc who was not trying TO
make all the money he could. 1T is not
l. W
| Virginian, hut what he is. stand upon
| my record; upon that | will either stand
| or fall. ! believe in fair doa for every
man: stand for progress When people
| became satisfied with the condition th6n
| they begin a retrogade movement"
| Mr. Willard said he was the first can
| tho better education Of the masses, lie
! said that when the next Legislature
meets, It Will find n surplus IN tic
treasury Of $4,000. If elected Governor
| he would advise the expenditure of the
greater part OF ii on The primary schools
Give a boy good start in the primary
Schools" he declared, "nnd If there Is
anything in him he will make his was
TO tho higher schools. If YOU want to
sec your old stats. regain hcr prestige
you must give the boys Il fair field and
the best possible opportunities
! Mr., Willard advocated the working OF
the public roads with convicts' lie sait
that under the present system Of hiring
convcts to. the DAVIS Shoe Company
they come into direct competition win
honest labor, whereas the Davis Shoe
Company paid only forty-three cents {
employed honest labor paid from sl,5o t
S2W per day, The good roads idea, tn,
speaker said, had not originated Will
any one candidate, II had orisinaled i
looking around for u popular platform
and when they discover one theS get o.
It at once.
Mr.. Willard saidhe was the irst car
didatc to advocate the single book lis
and WHEN his competitors round il wa
popular they adopted 1t. al once. In clos
ing, Mr.. Willard said that the old ide
Of the office seeking the man had passe,
e man waited for this office TO see
him, he would be moulding IN his gray
while the office would be filed By III
! ~. If successful he would go into olilt
absolutely free ana tlntrameed.
b Colonel Willard spoke for AN hour and
thanked Tho la,ies, quite d number
whom were present, for their astendunn
AZ the close Of bis speech Mr.. Willal
Was congratulated by 4 large number
the audience, many Of whom mel hi
y for the hrst time.