The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-03
STRONG APPEAL
TO DEMOCRATS o.: J
State Chairman Ellyson Urges
Every Voter 70 DO His Duty
Tuesday.
A REBuKE TO REPUBLICANS ;.
Wants Majoritics So Large That
Present Claims of Republicans
Will Appear Ridiculous.

st,,o Chairman j. Taylor Ellyson IS
.,aa Ia AZ tight the following strong adj
dras. and appeal to the Democratic
voters OF Virginia;
Richmond Va Nov. /, 1905.
IN Tho Voters OF Virginia:
.rbcre has never been day in vir-
u;,,,l s,nce before the war between tho
e,,,av when taxes on land were lower
than they are to-day.
There has never been day within
4hot neriod when our schools were IN Del
tor condition than they are now nor d
dav Wien there were more children IN the
schools. nor day when more money was
an,,ronriated for the cause OF education.
There has never been q day In all this
zinc when lie, liberty and property were
safer than now, nor a day when famlly
could sit under It's roof with more
serene sense o: protection by law. me
A hnb,ic credit OF Virginia was never more
fAhr,nly established. Olr three per cent
bonds are selling about par
II is an obvious and historical lact thh.
n Nj ~ these benign conditions have been
A Fought about by the wisdom and pa
1Aotism OF Democratic measures. feace
: r,1k,ns throughout, the CommolWea commonwealth,
ara high hopes for the future, wen
founded. I'LL The breast OF our people.
SiT.ll these conditions be rudely shaken
shat ,Athe arhicvers and sponsors OF these
coma rr1Ynations be rebukcd! shan con
nh q II. and gratitude give place 70 cold-
hca r1e i Experiments: Shall virginia ne
ap. IA ,sscd upon the wave OF CRUDE ana
selfish ,olitical ambitions?
All soi the departments OF our Suate
government, the executive, judicial ana
t.lcRlsia tive,s save been well administered.
Delinqnencies have been rare, ana nave
Sheen swiftly punished. That public ONCE
is a public trust has been cxempliiled
as well as taught BY our public oiiIciais.
Dirntty and dccency have been respected
Fesamplit,ed ard enforced; and tie Com
monwef,lth Of Virginia has been placed
by wisdom. moderation and economy M
the financial and physical conditions. and
In the frame OF mind for the most stHbl'.
progress and for tho highest attalnmehts.
We have in our Treasury, over ahd
above our expenditures. 1905, 900 OF money.
which has accumulated BY reason o. ~
dictous measures which theS Democratic
marty arranged and put In execution.
With one hand It garnercd this harvest.
while With the other it lowered taxes OF,
land. Under the new Constitution, inc
tax on real estate has been reduced ive
cents. The revenues since 1883 have IN Z
b creased s1.773,5o0. In 1883 the tax on
railroads WAS sl4a,00o; In so4. se2t,ooo.
IN that time taxes on telegraph and tele-
nhone lines have Increased 1000 per cent:
taxes on express companies nearly ,5oa
per cent: and subjects OF taxation not
taxed In 1ss3-suc1 as steamboat com
panIcs. charters, franchise taxes, In
comes now bring into the State Treas
ury s2e4.oo0 a year.
It might be rightly expected TINT with
sucl, fruits OF It's labors the Democratic
party would receive from the people OF
This Commonwealth at the coming cleo
ton on the 7th OF November the over
whelming majority OF the sufrrages OF the
people. Is
We have then to elect Governor,
Ileutenant-Gov Attorney General.