The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-03

the free school system Of .vlrglnla, 1t
had starved under Democratic ruie until
the rcadjustcr Republicans had come ~
and put tho system on It's feet again. Re-
garlIng the plank declaring III good
roads with Federal aid. he said tie lat
ter could only be obtained through The
Republican party and could be bGst APP
piled II the Republicans were III control
OF the State government flc charged.
the Democrats with employing y very
bad system OF bookkeeping and quoted
mcnt, made here last May. thatt he book
keeping system In the Office Of the audi
tor OF public accounts was 80 lad tlnt
II was Impossible TO tell within ton thou
sand dollars the exart amount stolen
from the state By J. II. Shepherd.
b Three Hundred Thousand had been
stolen in the past twenty years, he said.
n fact developed by q resolution offered
in the State Senate last year By Re-
publican. Mi
He denied saying at Roanoke that NIL
lions had been stolen. He had heard of
the defalcation OF many trensurcrs, he
did not know how much they had taken
Elect him Governor and he would find
out. Judge Lewis said he should not
be regarded as casting the slightest re.
Election upon the character OF his old
friend, Auditor Morton Marye. one
legged Confederate. as honest r1an IS
ever went on one leg or two legs.
The Constitution.
He attacked the Democrats fol- having
pledged themselves to submit the new
constitution 4 TO popular vote and then
having proclaimed IT. A change Of party
Is a good thing now and then; nov ls
the best time to change In Virginia.
III ever the Republican party IN the
nation gets to trying tricks on the peo-,
Die like tho Democrats Of Virginia nave
been playing on the people, Republican as
i am, I should hope to see II deteatea:
He thought It godsend that Benjamin
Harrison hod been defeated in 1892. since
1T ga-e the people chance 70 learn
what the Democrats would do when IN
complete control OF the country.
Judge Lewis showed two school BOOKS,
nrccsely, the same one bought on the
,ranneasee side OF the line In Bristol at
4 cost OF % cents, and one on the Vir-
rinla side for 25 cents. He cited this
as evidence OF the poor business methods
OF the Democrats. M
Judge Lewis spoke about two hours
The audience was rather restless towards
the close. 1t was not speech calculated
to hold tn cattentfon Of other than
calm, thinking men.
The Slemps.
Representative Campbell slemp followed
Judge Lewis in short speech. The gist
of his speech was that the people should
put the Republican party in power in
Virginia, because 1t is business party.
The Democratic party had about bank
rupted the State. he said, when 1t was
saved by the readjusters. Ihe Demo-
Gratis refused to appropriate dollar to
support the public schools until forced
to do SO. 3N
Claude Swanson says the Democrats
settled the debt question" he said. They
haven't paid dollar on the principal.
and every one of them in the Legislature
voted against the Riddleberger bill, which
did settle the debt
He bitterly denounced tho Democrats
for appointing a solfdly Democratic Elec-
toral Board In each of the counties, and
for not allowing the Republicans to tse-
lect the Republican Judges of ELECTION.
Mr.. Slemp used the term, THE poor
man. a number of times. saying Demo-
Gratis hadn't treated him with the con-
sideration they had shown tho rich
John 4Acker, Republican nominee to the
office Of State Treasurer, whose home
is III ROcRlnBHaHl, spoke minute tOt=lWo,
thanking his countrymen for their sup
port and then United States Marshal.
s. Brown Allen, of Staunton, told several
stories. not new, but they pleased tho
crowd nightly.
% "A Business Affair.
Bascom Slcmp. chairman Of the Re-
publican State Committee, spoke.
II look upon politics. and look upon
carrying an election as n business propo-
sitionn be said, a remark which caused
much applause. The Democrats had
probably spent 100000 in the recent pri-
mary, yet he said they hadn't got out
as big vote rs wasI cast for Judge
Parker last fall, lie thought. the Re-
publicans stood good chance to win In
the State. 1t was noticeable that Judge
Lewis nor Chairman Slemp would pre-
diet the Republicans would carry Vlr-
ginlu, But slemp, ST.. was not so cir
He rushed in and predicted
a Republican victory. Bascom Slemps
was the last speech, The crowd had
greatly dwindled when he concluded.
Judge Lewis will remain here tonight.
He will sneak al Rocky Mount Monday,