Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-19

MOI be expected to discuss at length
I'm the presence OF my distinguished
friend IA subject upon which h" Is an
EXPERT, and about which he has de- '
voted not only time AMI labor. but
has brought to Its consideration II
strong and we'll trained mind.
We have made great Improve.
m.nts: we have established state
highway commission. and put II IN
,he power Of the several counties
of tn, State to obtain without cost.
scientific and valuable information as
to the bes, system OF roads for each
locality and the best methods to be
used in ID. establishment Of such a
system. We have provided Tor III"
sentencing Of short-term conv!c'S to-
the road force instead OF TO the p"ni
Tertiary. and thus coniribni" to the
moral uplift as well as n" bodily
welfare, of our prisoners. ANA IN
doing this We have prevented any
comp.titicn with honest labor ana
made the work OF the convict reduced
10 the benefit Of the people whose
!
Room for Improvement.
"Thrrr is room for m,r'' improve
ment, however. as the counties sp'nd
annually more than million OF dol
lars. principally in patching up roads
in tn. rling and summer to be
washed away IN the fall and winter.
I believe that II every county. hay.
ing suitable rock or road material.
would purchase rock crushrr and
other road machinery. and use one
half CT the money expended each
year in permanently improving the
worst places. that in time the quest
ton would. with the help OF the State.
b. solved. and the Improvements
would be at once manifest.
Gubernatoriai Appointments.
Under our present constitution the
governor has 10 make good many
appointments. and has 10 act as a
member of the board OF education
for the appointment Of division super.
intendent of schools. which under cur
present system is a most important
Office.
Il hcld tia. the position OF COVER
nor is great public trust and its
power should be used for the best
interes, OF the people. and in making
my appointments. If I shall he chosen
by the people. TO exercise this power,
I will select men Of character, intelli-
gencc and fidelity. and to the extent
of my power will see to it tina: the
duties CT their Offices shall be faith
fully discharged.
Questions Of Taxation.
Every enterprise and work OF tn"
State must depend in very larg" de-
gree upon the resources OF the State:
that is, from its income derived from
taxation. And here as every where
else If each individual would bear his
fair share of the public burden that
| burden would BE- light upon all. and
the State would prosper to a degree
| unknown under the present system.
That Virginia has been we'll managed
by the party in power cannot be de-
MED even by our political adyersaries.
We do not have TO so very far back
in our history TO reach the years when
the State had TO struggle for iIs exits
tencc. and when it did not have tn"
funds with which TO discharge the
interest en- its public debt. Now
! without increase OF taxation. but on
the contrary with reduction OF five
cents on the hundred dollars. We not
only pay our interest but have anti
cipated by two years the establish
mcnt Of Our sinking fund: our credi,
Is as good as any State in the Union.
Cur securities stand high en- the
markets of the world and We have
an annual surplus rot far from The
million dollar mark But while all
this Is gratifying. there is sill room
for improvement and progress and
IL favor the establishment q any
proper method by which the burdens
of the State; may b" EQUALLY born" by
! every one Of its citizens in proper
ticn to the value OF the properly ne
owns.
inspection Of Banks.
The inspection Of banks for the
protection Of dep sitors and stock
holders is purely business propn-
sition. Upon tho stability OF our
banking Institutions depend In very
large measure. the prosperity Of our
people and the Success Of business
enterprise.
The end sought Tor IS absolute
l c: nfdeuce in thu banks based on
methods which jus'it! the confidence.
| Bankers who's" "hods and prac-
ticc is in accord with we'll cstablisht
principles O: conservatism honesty
and fair dealing do no; object to tho
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