The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-16

find l have to buy {. new book for him;
so much for' the multiple list. With
single list the book would be useful III
any county"
Bad Book Keeping.
Coming back to what he termed cold
blooded business Mr.. Willard attacked
the system OF bookkeeping in vogue in
the auditors office.
He paid n high tribute to the honesty
ana general high character Of Auditor
Maryc but he thought the system of book
keeping in the department was defective
when 1t was impossible to learn within
ten thousand dollars the amount stolen
| BY Shepherd and another clerk a few
years ago. "Ihc duties Of the auditor
are very few" he said. care few now.
He thought one of the auditors should
have charge Of disbursements, the other
OF receipts.
He declared he had opposed q State
corporation commission, but after further
study Of the subject and observation, he
had come to approve the section of tho
Constitution creating the commission.
Mr.. Willard said. regarding the Mann
bill, that in so far as it sought to regu-
late and crntrol the liquor traffic, he
approved it :; in so far as 1t sought to pro-
hibit the sale of liquor, he opposed 1t.
He thought it should be amended so as
to give the applicant refused license the
right of appeal even to the Supreme
Court.
Mr.. Willard closed with an eloquent
peroration. and was loudly applauded.
Judge Mann Last.
81 hope shall get through before the
benches COOL Judge Mann began. The
| hour Of 3 o'clock had arrived. A good
| many people were leaving. Mr. Keezell
| introduced Mr.. Mann. II am glad some
/, OF the ladies are still here said Judge
Mann, for the bill for which / fought
| and am fighting is primarily in behalf of
the women and children of this Common
(, wealth" The Judge declared Captain
| Willard had stolen his speech from one
he had himself delivered. "He didn't
steal the jokes" he added quickly
/ "Thosc jokes have been old in Nottoway
I for q long time. He was hurried he
said "and would have to cut his speech
! all to pieces Judge Mann said he
had never blamed Mr. Willard for being
rich II wish were rich" he said.
Were 1t not for tho principle involved
would say that IL my friend would
transfer to me his estate would throw
up this canvass and go home. But a
| principle is at stake"
| IF all the wealth of the Morgans. the
| Carnegies and tho Rockefcllers were Of
] fcred to Induce me to give up this strug-
| gle for temperance; for the home, as
| God is my witness l should refuse.
| Judge Mann discussed at considerable
length the revenue. producing features
| of the Mann BILL He showed how plain
1t was that If there were to be better
schools. longer terms and better teachers
| there would have to be more money with
| which to pay for these. The Mann law
would raise the money. 4,
! III l am Governor Of Virginia Will
DO a member of the State Board OF
Education; and pledge to use my influ-
ence to have n single list of books
Adopted Judge Mann declared he
agreed with Captain Willard that we
/ should do what we could to keep our
people at home. But he said we ought
to keep the homes of the old State pure;
we ought to do what we could TO keep
our boys at the fireside instead of Tempt
ing them to the doggcrcs.
| Discussing the old law, Judge Mann
said he knew q case In his county IN
which every man, woman and enid III
the community save two men had pro-
trested against prantng of license for
a saloon at n place, yet the court had
granted the license.
He made up his mind that II he were
ever lin position to aid in the rcmedyinE
of such a condition of affairs he wout
labor to remedy It. His law provided
that in places Of less than five hundrcC
Inhabitants where there Is no police
protection, majority Of the Inhabitants
shall endorse the application for license
He alluded TO the fact that three nun
dred citizens Of Rockingham had signed
n petition requesting the passage or INC
Mann bill. Tens of thousands OF names
were signed to petitions praying for th'
passage of the bill. 1t became, Il law
! by an overwhelming majority, Il have
but single vote" said Judge Mann
"who passed that bill? cialm the Nam
bin is Il Democratic measure, passed bA
IA Democratic Legislature, signed by
Democratic Governor and claim IT y
Democratic policy.
THE law said Judge Mann, replylnt
\ to the statement by Mr.. Willard mat J
h was not definite in It's effects, ha'
i closed up over seven hundred saloons
\ had taken temptation away from youths
Y had Increased the revenues
\ Judge Mann concluded At 1850 O'clock
\ WALTER EDWARD HARRIS.