The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-03-30
LEGISLATIVE
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To The Free Lance.
As one who believes in the doctrine Of
equal rights To ell and special privileges
To none" and IN the interest OF honesty
good faith and fair play, desire TO raise
my voice In answer TO that communica
tion OF few OF the ex-Confederates OF
your city In endorsing the record Of Hon.
Z. O'Conor Goodrich 10 the last Legisle-
ture, and while they may have acted In
good faith the writer can see behind the
curtains and can read the graiters hand
writing on the wall, which tells him that
the whole article Is piece OF political
tricKery resorted TO as q means attempt
ed to justify Mr.. Goolrick's candidacy
Tor reelection; and why necessary Sim
ply because his word OF honor Is at stake
by reason OF his open and voluntary
pledges TO the people OF this district dur
Ing his last campaign, not TO stand for
reelection; earnestly appealing as he did
TO the voters OF Spotsylvsnia county TO
keep inviolate and ever maintain the long
and well established custom between the
city and county In the selection OF q rep
resentstive. and how strongly he prom
ised the influence OF both himself and
that OF his friends 10 support of the coun-
tvs candidate this time. OH consist
ency. III Mr.. Goodrich was honest In his
appeals and pledges we have nothing to
say about him and this we can tell upon
his decision as to whether or not he is a
candidate Tor the Legislature; but II he
made those appeals and pledges simply
to catch votes aud with no regard as TO
their sanctity, | believe that every true
and loyal citizen will look upon him with
scorn and contempt.
MR. GooLRlCK AND THE PENSION LAWS.
Does he claim the credit for effecting
this general law; II so, who was the pa
iron OF the bill2 Render unto Caesar the
things which are Caesars and unto the
author OF the pension bill the honor he
has won for himself; FOR am sure Mr..
Goolrick does not wish to do the gentle
man an injustice by claiming the honor
OF the law.
Mr.. Goolrick and the FredericksburR-
Spotsylvania Confederate Cemeteries:
Why accord all the glory and honor to
Mr.. Goodrich Ter this movement? Does
not the law increase the appropriation
TO every duly organized Confederate
Memorial Association OF this State, hav-
Ing In charge cemeteries containing the
graves OF the Confederate soldiersP" Can
IL be said that Mr. Goolrick effected this
State wide law. and II so who was the
patron OF the bin and what were the
other delegates doing?
They referred to his faithful service aud
hard work for the repeal OF the non
parallel provision In the charter OF the
X. +. x p. X. Il Company, the location
OF the Normal School, the child labor
bill. etc.
The writer Is informed that Mr.. Cool
rick was very luke warm about the r. F.
a Z. repeal matter, and that the passage
OF such law was due mostly to outside
influence brought to bear on the Legisla
ture, Tor we can recall how Judge EN-
brey, representative OF Fredericksburg
Power Company, worked In the interest
oil its passage. writing as he did 60 every
Delegate and Senator before the Legisla-
ture had ever convened, and as am in
formed that he received in reply enough
pledges TO pass said law even before the
Legislature met. Various committees
from this city, Judge williams OF Wythe.
Ex-Governor Cameron and many other
prominent citizens OF Virginia all worked
In the interest OF said law end helped to
procure Its passage. and why discredit
all these and give the honor TO Mr.. Cool
rick, when even q Delegate, as the writer
IL informed, from Southwest Virginia. In
troduced the bill before the Legislature
MR.. GooLRICE AND THE NORMAL SCHOOL.
What wonderful achievement, and
who accomplished such results? Why.
the self-praising politician would pro-
claim, Goodrich OF fredericksburg. Is IL
not TACT that every Delegate and Sena-
tor from this section Of Virginia voted
FOR the Fredericksburg Normal School
and did not MIR. Goolrick have the &C
tive support and influence OF Messrs.
Aoncure, Powers. Page, Sims, Gravatt,
Russell and Others, and II so. could It be
said that Goolrick achieved the wonder.
and why such wonder, and without
Goolricks aid would never have been
accomplished. when we take In consider
alton that this Is the intermediate
ground between Farmville and Harri-
sonburg and as well fitted as either for
Normal School2 The State has estab-
llshed the school here and has appropri-
ated $50, 900 for that purpose, and why
necessary to return Goolrick to the Leg
islature? and you reply, "for the purpose
OF obtaining an appropriation to main
tain said school" Now don't you think
the State would be intelligent enough
without the aid OF Mr.. Goolrick to ap.
propriate reasonable amount for said
school, or else they would throw away
what they have already given for its es-
Establishment; don't you think that the
Legislature knows that the school has
TO be maintained and that Il will take
some money to do that?
Mr. GooLRIcK AND THE CHILD LABOR BILL
Was Mr.. Goolrick the patron OF said
law, and is Is not State law and does
not every other Delegate and Senator
who voted for IL deserve as much credit
&c he does7
MR.. GooLRICK AND THE WARD LAW.
lie not Mr. Goolrick embarrassed and
entirely Inconsistent IN his position TO
the Ward Law? Was he not paid by the
state to make sale laws, and did he not
vote for IL and afterwards attack its
constitutionality In his fathers court.
and did not Judge Goolrick declare II
unconstitutional and thereby affirm that
bis son did not know what he was
about2
The recent decision OF the Court OF Ap-
pesls In declaring IL constitutional has
folly demonstrated the fact that both the
Judge and his son have erred in the mat
ter?
MR. GOOLRIcK AND TIE ROAD LAW.
Why was Mr.. Goodrich so derelct OF
duty as to allow to remain upon the
statute books the law providing for the
division OF the counties Of the State into
road sub-districts when he must have
known that the same is in direct con-
aict with other provision of the General
Road Law OF Virginia7
We all know that the communication
In question was trick In
tended to catch votes for Mr..
GoOIrick and IL seems so reorat