The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-13
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preventable causes of dependency. II
Is essential for the cause OF public
charities that there shall be maintained
a wise public opinion which shall per.
meate the entire state. This it should
be the duty OF a board of state charities
to foster and develop"
Mrs. barrett mt Her Best.
Expressing her delight at having tina
conference meet upon Virginia soil.
Mrs. Barrett told OF her first visit 10
Richmond and her hurried departure
with the thousands when the city was
evacuated. II first understood tho
value OF public relief at Appomattox"
she said. when we had to appeal for
food after seven days OF suffering
II remember can of condensed
milk. 1t tasted so good that have
always liked 1t, and so have my chill
dren. Indeed, they inherited It"
Her subject was the need and value
of State supervision Of public and pri-
vate charities and she pointed out tho
reasons why the institution. supported
by private donations. should be kept
under the same rigid light which was
thrown upon the institution supported
by funds voted directly by the people.
Anybody that Is afraid to be inspect
ed ought to be ashamed OF his work"
she said. as the audience applauded.
ANY private institution that Is afraid
| to have its books inspected ought not
to receive support"
Drove Congress Into Line.
In connection with the work In
which she Is engaged, Mrs. Barrett had
to secure State charters. She found
| this easy and the documents WORTH
less, and she decided to ask for a ma
tional charter.
/, when went to see a New York
lawyer about It," said she. pleasantly,
..he told me that Con gress would not
grant 1t by special act, and that
might sooner expect the Angel Gabriel
to come out on Pennsylvania Avenue
to blow his trumpet for my personal
amusement. But want to say that I
ers everything and anything else that
we women might want to include. But
1 tell YOU, 1t is a sin to give charters
| to men or women who refuse to have
their properties inspected.
Now just take the -question, OF
legacies. In our work we have re-
ceived many, and all we have to do is
sign receipt. II should die tonight
/ my minor children would be taken
care Of in the distribution Of whatever
property have. II there was no trus-
tee the courts would say how the
funds should be expended. But give
q legacy to an institution and nobody
knows what becomes OF 1t unless you
have inspection and supervision. I
strike high note for private and pub
lie charity, for the protection Of money
given to the poor the same as that.
given by the State.
DO you know have never seen
second-class man as secretary OF
State board OF charlties? It Is wonder
| full how God has guided the selection,
and l am praying that He will do the
same in Virginia. There are some
boards which know nothing and can
answer nothing until they see the sec
| retarys report. We are not going to
have any such State board in Virginia.
Hear me say we are not going to have?
The board has got to make good in or
der that its term may be permanent.
/ do not believe in Swomans rights to
the extent of voting, but contend that
they should have finger in the pie in
the management Of these institutions.
There are some women who stick
their nose into everything. and who
4 gossip. have known few with that
2 weakness. a State board. composed OF
men and women will do more good
than one composed OF men or women"
Western Girl to Front.
!. Miss Barnard Is one OF the few wO-
Il men holding State office which comes
up to the Commonwealth Cabinet type,
when we began to think OF the seri-
i Gus problem of statehood" she said.
st frew upon us. for it meant that we
1 had to frame laws and a Constitution
for 100000 people and millions more
who would come after US.
I After the movement was launched
i T got an Oklahoma newspaper to give
me transporAti to st. Louis and Chi
|cago to find out about juvenile courts.
child labor and humanitarian and So
/ cial problems. I spent four months In
st. Louis. In Chicago I met Miss Jane
i Adams and others. who showed me
the best and the worst, with a. view
to keeping the best for my State. Igno-
rance, poverty, crime and disease We're
the great problems with which we had
i to deal. In my ignorance l thought
that poverty was due to the million Of
accidents in one year.
"As I had studied and understood,
4 the next question was to impress these
i facts upon a million and a half of peo-
i Pile. The power Of the press appealed
to me. Edward Markham, Luther Bur-
4 bank and men of that type wrote arti-
4 cles for the paper which gave me trans
4 portation. and by the time the first Con-
Institutional Convention met we had
4 aroused public sentiment along these
Hines.
Roo.evelt's Great Act.
| NOW dlIl <tlidlu Nlldl gu WpAA I LIZ
prove my plan. but in Oklahoma /.
found that the Farmers Union and the
4 Federation of Labor We're called in
mass meeting. and working with them
1--we framed up twenty-four laws that
we wanted enacted as planks In the
platform.
eve sent out lettersto the delegates,
asking how and where they stood.
When the convention met we had 70
of the liz signed up. But after the
Constitution was prepared came the
j question as to whether or not the
President would sign it. His party
urged him to veto 1t for political rea-
sons, but like a man he measured up
and wrote the liberty Of 100000 peo-
pie and opportunity for ALL Il
! Before the Constitution was signed.
and while. there was a world OF I'M
certainty and doubt, Miss Barnard
heard of the National Conference of
Charities. She went to Minneapolis.
She wanted to speak and present her
case. The chance was given her, and
she paid the debt by the statement last
night that It's stand In her favor had
/ In