Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-19

" i%naleqnatcly provided for and hun.
lrcds of these poor un%fOrtunatcs, who
we're deserving Of our tcnderest care
md sympathy, were incarcerated i'll
ails end crcwdcd in cells with Grim
mails and fclons. Since Democracy
as had control this disgrace has been
Eliminated, the ns:rlums at Staunton
md at Williamsburg have been en-.
argcd, : new asylum has been erect
ii Il Marion and today there is not
ne or .hoSe unfortunatos i'm nil this
,road commonwealth who is lot taken
are of and properly and amply provid-
ri fer.
"BcfCrc Democracy came into pow.
4 not Il dime was appropriated to en-
nuragc or tn devclon agriculture, al
though these following that pursuit
vcre the main creators OF wealth IN
his State n constituted more than
hree-fourths of its citizens. Democrat.
e power has witnessed the creation
IN this State OF an agricultural depart
.llent with increasing appropriations
zach year, which will develop, encour-
& and make mere profitable this pur-
Huit.
Those who dominated the State
Irior 10 Democratic control made no
provision for Il department of laboI.
:teccnt ears has seen the creation
" h Dcmocricy of Virginia Of n bu.
eau of labor. the efforts OF which are
lirccied TO procure benefits and bless.
ngs for these who toll in shops and
II factories and To cndeayor To pro.
',ire for them n larger share Of the
'ealth which their labor creates. De.
nCcracy proposes further to Increase
he work II usefulness of this depart.
nent.
Yet Taxes Are Lower.
"a more splendid record of improve.
heht. OF betterment, OF progress, can
lQt. dare say, be presented by the
state administration Of a single State
n The unicn. To have obtained all
Ihcse increased benefits, to have pro-
cured all these new and great bless
iies, the people would have willingly
Consented 10 increased taxation, but
-iSten! Listen! All this has been ne.
;':mpilshef, all these increased appro.
'rlatlons nlade for good and noble pur.
,oseS, u Democracy has actually re.
luced state taxation from 80 to 35'
.ents ON the 500. This wonderful
hicven'cn h3s heen possible. first,
~ Scrnpu!ons Honesty and in
ADMINISTRATION, second, by creating
ie" sources of While par
les IN other States have hcon content
O declare In platforms and i'm speeches
u an income tax, the Virginia democ-
:acy a loldl. imposed an income
aN Oh ono per cent. on all incomes of
over sGoo. thus forcing wealth to nay
rs snare oil governmental burdens.
oihce ~ came into power, Democracy
las reached out lis hand and collected
urge revenues from the granting of
1harters 10 corporations, from the prnr.
KS OF banks, from telephone, telegraph.
.NHrcSs and transportation companies
u has CONC 10 the railroad companies.
'fently increased tho amount OF taxes
ncnlrcd from :'icm md has ,i;,lc
mem pa? n faircr share Of the tax
burdens. Under tho new constitution
Il new franchise tax was imposed upon
norpnraticns. which last year yielded
the State $500, 1896.
Its a Splendid Record.
This is the splendid record the
democracy of this State has made dur.
ing IT'S administration of twenty
MI. swanson said that the great
hchieYements of tho Democracy In the
past furnish proof of the great good
IL would accomplish In the future AMI
lnstiled 1t In receiving in the coming
erection an overwhelming vote of con
fdence,
He then described tho various re-
sources OF Virginia in agriculture, in
minera deposits. in river and harlor
Facilities, in water power. and tho
glorious future which awaited her un-
der honest. wise and b"usiness-like adj
ministration CT State affairs. He nrom.
iiscd II elected governor, 10 do what he
could 10 develop the material re.
sources CT Virginia and produce in
dpstr!al Development and bring capital
within her border, to improve public
roads II make further progress AMI
Improvement in tho public schools.
lie closed with an earnest appeal
to the voters to continue in power the
Democratic party with It's splendid
record and grent good and reforms 1t
had brought to theSState.