The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-07-11
CANDIDATE SWIFT
he States Ms Views on Leading Questions.
To The Free Lance:

To The Free Lance:
Ina response 10 the desire expressed by
many that the candidates Tor the Demo
cratic nomination for the House of Dele
gates should indicate where they stand
ON some OF the questions claiming the at
trntion oi the public, take pleasure IN
outlining my po-itiOnan and expressing my
views ON some OF the mon, important
questions OF the day.
As the liberties of the citizen and the
stability of democratic form oil govern
lnrnt are dependent upon the intelligence
and rnlightmcnt OF the people, most
earnestly and will heartily advocate, II
nominated and elected, the eXtrntipn OF
fine term and the hettcrment Oi the iaclll-
ties of our public schools and liberal
treatment of our State University, the
the rapstone of the free school system OF
this state.
Being con, inccd. as am. that the ma
tcrin advancement OF our county ana
Stat. has been seriously retarded 10y the
lack OF good roads. earnestly favor "A
wise aud intelligent system OF public
road Improvement aud believe that \ir-
ginu should have "a State Road Depart
ment with "a competent and efficient
head: that the convicts oi the state
should be- used in road building, ana
that the present system of hiring them
ont To individuals and firms To compete
with free labor should be- abolished. The
National Government approprates hun
drpds of millions of dollars for our rivers
and harhorS. Why not give Us some
thing for public road building where the
farmers would ENJOY some OF the b"Ie-
fits ! believe tine time II near at hhnd
when tine National Government Will lrnd
lis aid iu building public roads aud !
promise. il YOU nominate and elect me To
the House ui Delegates, To see To II that
Spot-ylNauia IL among the first counties
Inn the State Co benefit 10y such apprOpri-
alton and that she receives her full share
of the National aid.
stand squarcly for the single book
list and believe that the multiple list
should De- abolished ~ soon ~ 1t can bf
done without mourning too great expense
10 the citizens oi the state. and that VIZ.
giuia should have the benefit IN her con
tracts with publishers OF what il termed
In diplomatic parlancr, the most favor
cd nation clause
The children Of today ara the citizens
of tomorrow. and ! am convinced that
the future welfare of the Stat" requires
the amendment and enforcement OF
WISE and saIutary laws regulating the
employment OF child labor in factories.
and prohibiting the sale OF UNIV holrsumr
and aduitcrut .d food.
am iu favor of such modification OF
the land registration laws of our State,
SO as 90 enable the pur,haScr of home
10 have ~oiur guarantee that the title ~
beyond question.
believe the State should treat ia "a
GENEROUS and liberal manner the COni-d-
crate soldier. thus showing her apprel'
alton of his valiant service, and prom
i-a If nominated and elected, 10 support
"a measure having for it, purpose such "a
RESULT
hrIi.N, 100 the -trictr~t enforcement !
the present pure election laws ui our
State and the enactment of such amend
mput- thereto aS may render them, i
possible. more efficient. and that SOM"
pmu should lr dew ~cd 10y the democratic
narfv to relieve candidates OF threNpcuS''
of urinary elections The practice oi re-
ouirng candidates To- drirny the eN-
prnse- OF a primary election Is unwl>e
aud undrmocratic, and viii often tend To
prevent men of ability with limited
means from aspiring to office. whenr
they might render efficient service To
their State.
The interests of ihrcounty and city arr,
I'm my Judgment. mutual. Whatever
tends 20 promote the material progress
and welfare of tine county. IN Ike proper
ton adds to the growth and prosperity
az the city. lmpoyerish the county and
the merchants and business men OF tn"
c;tv will soon feel the effects. lmpover-
i,h the city and the farmers who sell their
produce iu this market will soon ieel the
result our interests arr common. We
are. 10 % certain extent. lnterdependent
n We have good roads the farmers are
benefited thereby, so are the merchants
and business men OF fredericksburg. The
growth and material prosperity oi the
Ity t. dependent. 10 large extent, upon
th.. advancement and prosperity oil the
surrounding counties, and the lahored
effort made in the fredericksburg Jour
nal of the ~th instant by one signing HIM
self Voter lWho 10y the way, ! am in
formed. r. kind Republican assuming
the roll of adviser and cOunsellort 10 Dem
ocrat,l ocfeatc the impression that /
regard the interests of county andcity az
di~-imilar and conflicting and that there
is ~ great division line between Freder-
ickSburg and the county Is without
foundation in fact and so known To the
writer Granville r. Swift.