The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-16

gress and he lnnnbnsted the rules o
tho House In merrlcss manner.
He said he recently asked Congress,
man Lamb why II was that Speaker Cam
non was such an Rtttocrat, and why rep.
resentatlves snt like oysters until allowed
to move by the Speaker. ITS awful. but
It's true. replied the congressman, and
then he explained the rules.
~ told him never expected to go Ia
Congress-, said tho Mayor, but X
wern there, j would break that rule or
bc dragged out dend.
~ would tell tho chair was the
representative of the people OF vir-
Finia and would be heard, or make
trouble from Muine to Texas. La Fol-
lette said the other day he would like
to be In the House, so he could put
his district back on the map.
III am revolutionist. but want
to revoiutionizc backward, and that is
why am trying to take the people
back 10 fundamental principles
Bask to Religion.
Coming back to religion rs the foun-
dalton and basis of all government the
speaker said:
Religion not only prepares man for
eternity. but when nation departs from
religious ideals, 1t is on the broad road
to ruin.
II tell you, people arc not reliable I'M
less their morals arc straight. Civiiza-
tion and government cannot exist without
moral law. The abandonment Of moral
law means the decay Of the human race.
You may deceive yourselves for while,
and flourish like n green bay tree. but
the end lis us certain MS God lives. Rcl-
gion, after all. is tho only basis and in
spiration for the obedience to law
The Mayor said Mr. Carnegie, on his
recent visit here. had expressed his de-
sire to see the country advance along In
telligent lines but that all the wealth
OF all the people would be useless unless
expended to accomplish higher things
Would Bar Them Out,
The Mayor discussed the Petit amend
n1ent to the Constitution. keeping cor
poration attorneys out OF legislatures. at
some length. and declared tlramatically:
No man has any right to represent
anything on Gods earth In legislative
bodies save the people, and IL he Is
false to his trust, he deserves to be de-
graded. The meanest thing he can
possibly represent there Is himself"
Great applause.)
III he Is not man enough to serve the
people faithfully, he is a coward and
traitor
"couneimen ought to possess intelli-
these are seldom found in them.
We are about to have a primary here.
and, without referring to any one n
particular. say to you that the time
has come when the people should de-
mand men OF intelligence and informa-
ton. II a man shows Indifference to the
moral code, he Is unfit to represent the
people anywhere.
III he will be profane, indecent and
fSSStp NfxSai To- Ill
not to trust him.
IF the head of any city department
makes mistake. you know who to hold
responsible, but there is sort of
general slab-slded looseness in the Coun-
Gil. resulting from the ignorance and in
competency OF memberA that you emit
put your hand on the spot, II 1t happens
there.
May Guess Result.
Suppose some of the things done by
City Councils could be tried in the courts
what do you think would be the result"
asked the Mayor. amid great laughter.
He said some people seemed to think
there was much disagreement between
himself and the Council. but he showed
mat, out OF eighteen vetoes sent in.
fifteen had been sustained
Under the head of Legal I.awIessness.,'
the Mayor fairly scorched lawyers in
Councils. who help TO make laws. and
then seek to get them evaded IN the
courts. His language was direct and
severe. and his manner reminded one OF
his first campaign.
The man who sits in the Council and
helps TO make laws he said. savagely,
and goes into any court and seeks to get
them evaded is a dirty traitor.
The lawyer who defends criminals
and accepts stolen goods as fees is no
better than the thief himself
stolen goods. and they deserve to be
There are some lawyers here who
live on stolen goods. and they deserve
to be dlsgraced in the public eve
The Mayor severely arraignedf corpora
ton attorneys for representing private
interests in legislative bodies. and de-
clared that the time would come when
the people would say you must step
down and out
The speaker emphasized the value of
franchises. and said dramatically:
Gust think of stupid half-drunken,
ignorant men sitting in your Councils
to give away these valuable things!"
The Mayor spoke for nearly two hours.
and was often applaudcd.