The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-25

\ on tho other hand. tho most heayl.S
taxed people are tile most highly c.v,tihea.
whether II be coiTc enfe s'le y, g. :
II ,f,,,s,,tI,ie,,t.c OF the taSat!ori. " was 9
Yotle use for taxation In the cdu tl l.l
K md elevation of humanity. The speaker
\ showed that even though born Door
material things, the new born base Wa
sgthe heir of all the thought and culture OF
4 all tho ages.
Shifting About Now.
1,rs Alderman referred i,umoronslN 70
X I'M timc when the South was al, agrifcslii-
{ t,,rai people. and the North did all the
manufacturing, showing how tre i INV,
product of tho Southern farm was sen 's,,.5
A 4 !, wav FOR manufacture and hrongft p '''.
II IA enId III an immense advance III us
s nav. form. and contrasted conditions ~,
that day with those of the present, Whel'
tj,c snn,h IS beginning to 10 ner soWi
n,annf "a ctiiring to Il large extent. Tue
\ spepkcr stated that he had thought so,l'sr
54limcs that Nlrginans were 100 p,oa ~
hit wl,ei, lie saw her statues any - -
4,.inwtf stle achievements of her grcal
s,,,s Ia Mad concluded that their pride
WAS justified. 1t would not do TO depe'iu
g,,nn,,p the mast, however glorious. Lie ~
& constant fight, and the men ana Wo my,
or to-day have great duties res
tics. opportunities. 5 81, - ,,or
SBS DEPRESSING for a moment the spe l.s>
referred to the 'Recollcctions OF 49,. w,
-s4S5fc,.,l Tee. by his son, and paid anu
soinc tribute 10 him, mentioning. among
other things. letter the great soiu.e.
had written in 1862 stating that ne WIS WIS
i roinu Ia attend an educational meeAlttS,,,
Reynttinr again to the changed co cor. !.
2 4tjons In tho South, the speaker ~ i,n., 1s
6 picture OF the towns along me ahnSxs
Ing tho wonderful growth OF i,uust' &c dle
asIfes the south is now living. - ,,ns
Ito talk Of money IN q, y, g. 8, ',his way.
Money is only form of powe,r anu N ,l me.a
Should know how to use u right 10 , 1''mNe
life 4 richer IA sweetcr and tnl,er ., ,,nsi
term there you will find tic gr re, es
y nroductivity Massachusetts was IN ~ ,! eSa
annie Of this truth. There the children a.e,,
ofthe state received an aw ), &c 90
months schooling annualN.3 lncluen!.I,i,ssi,
V tj,cI sneaker stated thatst was but 1u ~
Y ia Virginia to say thai In pfoPprlio,l, ~, ~
her revenues this State was doiils ,r ~ neo
4 for educa ton as Massachusetts. me p .a.
pie were realizing that euuca .iol' vas -
best investment of money
To-day's Heroes.
~ Alderman paid a tribute TO the men
nifty and sixty years OLD lofty ums VIM
splendid heroisn, our CIVIC a \ y. ~,
came from the and praveiS a ,n,,, saves
IN net the future and bore tneHS '.;. y
like men in the new conditions. !.ss 81,
men. hc declared, are the cleanest, slla
est clcarest cut heroes in American y, y
to-day tmus be Yer! I; s,,,a :, 10 homage
of his soul. They have fought herolci'i ~
tie grim battle incident to cnange, %
4 tras Tie audience warmly apt'' ,,eare'
Or ID, Alderman then enumerated the 4. is-
sues and purposes iii the platform 81 the
co-opcrative Education co on, :;
First, we TO- nave oh ahl''f. Vas
wrong that the urban popula s 3 y,
have an educational advantage OIL NY
country boys . s5 !. y, 3, Ia Z
attractive, clean. sanitary school houses Use,
u, N IN II make the school room q ha -.
3penitcntial place. None is 100 soou,
The children Of many HINES MIS-
were the courthouse and tho lnll, a,iu 3iie
has Thcen almost TENTED sometimes. nc !;
said jocularlS. to stop at ne Jail =
4 of the hotel. M I'LL A e. 4 .i,,s
Progress Ne seek, said the speaker, that
Nc should offer greater ton &iot
teachers @ we want also expect ssupcrrS,i-- y
sion, and we need the rural a'ia Ny
I were essential 10 better rural cducaiio on
IA facilities. for no movements SO close, !,
$%lr allied to education as that LOT sopu
roads. For all these reforms we need
d Ibis when we arouse public sentiment
and appeal for 1t. III order ,, 70 get y
IF 1herc5lnust be some sacrifice. Ihe money
must be raised by local taxation f,lle
speaker carnct tly appealed to strong
/ men and women to enter into TINS move move
nlcnt. y
$Ss In closing lis address Dr. Alderman
drew II striking picture of the parade OF
Confederate veterans at reunion . q !
a New Orleans and described his thoughts,
feelings and impressions! as be looked
s upon that great gathering, noting the
spiritual lightgsin the eyes of the old
soldiers. He offered an eloquent culosy
of those men and Of their hcroism. and
appealed for the same spirit In the great
struggle of today. :.
@ Among those in the audience were:
u Major T.. 4. D. Myers, Judge .. T..
6 Cru,np, John Rutherford John G. Wal
ker, Rev. Lee Traylor, ": ". FoX,
DANES w. Gordon, S. II. lIouliam. j. r.
Glasgow, G. G. Valentino, Rev. NJ. Smith,
Edmund strudwick, Charles Boshcr,
+ Archer Anderson. Jr..: r.. f. Pcyton, DR..
Il z. j.. IIobson. w. G. Bentley.