The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-07

.|CAPTAIN LAMB
TO THE VOTERS
To the Democratic Voters of the Third
Z. CONGREGATIONAL Districtt
On August 8, 1910, you will be called
upon to decide who shall be your party
nominee for Congress from the Third
Congressional District. I have repre-
sented you in Congress for fourteen
years and have tried faithfully to dis
charge the trust imposed in me. 1t has
given me pleasure to serve my constit-
uents whenever 1 could, and 1 have en-
deavored to guard and protect their
| interests In every way. During the
fourteen years which l have been your
representative the Democrats have been
in the minority. yet have succeeded
in securing for my constituents valu-
able legislation beneficial to their IN
terests. L will only mention few
| things which l have accomplished for
| the people OF the Third Congressional
1 District, VIZ:
Appropriations for the James River
Improvement which in the aggregate
amount to about $1.00O,0O0; appropri-
ntions for the building of the new post
office in the city of Richmond. amount
Ing to $4,000; appropriation for the
building of the new post office In the
city OF Manchester; free delivery OF
mails in the city of Manchester; appro-
priation for reimbursing various
churches dana god and destroyed dur
ing the Civil War; appropriation for
the Richmond College of $4,000; ap-
preparation Of $4,000 for the Rich
mond Locomotive Works: appropria-
ton of $4,000 to improve the National
Cemetery Road: large number OF
rural free delivery routes and many
other things.
AS above stated. these constitute but
a few of the many matters which l
have secured for my constituents.
) district who will cheerfully testify as
to the work which l have done for
them and the service 1 have rendered
them. The best evidence that l have
tried to make you good and faithful
representative is found in the fact that
over two hundred and twenty-five OF
the most prominent citizens OF the city
OF Richmond composed OF merchants.
bankers, lawyers, mechanics and labor
ing nlen) have voluntarily signed a
, petition indorsing my course in Con-
| gress and stating that l have been a
tAthful representative This petition.
, Voluntarily gotten UP and presented to
me, will be printed In Tho Times-Dis-
patch of Monday, August s. and ask
, your careful consideration Of the same.
My opponent has made but one charge
against my record of fourteen years,
namely, that l voted for tariff on
, rough lumber. However. my opponent
fails to tell you that the Dingley bin
~ NJ fHty1 1Nll
thousand feet on rough lumber and
that the vote I gave was reduction
, OF seventy-nve cents on each thousand
, rect. On the contrary, he makes the
unqualified statement that Captain
Lamb voted repeatedly against any re-
duction on the lumber tariff" This
statement Is incorrect and should not
have been made. The Democratic party
is not now, and never has been. free
trade party. The lowest tariff 1t ever
gave the country was the Walker tariff
OF 1916, and in that bill the rate on
lumber was twenty per cent. ad valo-
rem, which amounted to two dollars
per thousand feet on lumber. This
simple statement proves that l voted
for rate on lumber that was even
less than revenue basis. The Demo-
cratic party has always stood for a
tariff for revenue and against eXorbi-
interests. My vote on the tariff was In
keeping with this principle. The fact
Is that the majority of the Virginia
representatives voted as l did on this
II question, as did q number Of the DEM
ocratic representatives from the South
ern and Western States.
I have consistently and persstentIy
opposed Republican principles and poll
icies have fought class legislation in
every form; have stood at all times for
equal rights to all and special prlvi-
leges to none, and have opposed trusts
and combines In every form; but to at
tribute the enormous high cost Of liv-
Ing to the tariff exclusively is to be-
tray ones ignorance Of the present
conditions, which is without excuse
On many OF the articles that make up
this cost there is no tariff at all. The
! unprecedented exodus from the country
to the city, thereby decreasing the
producers and increasing the oonsum-
ers is one factor in the sum. The
committee appointed by Congress TO
investigate this subject gives hfteea
reasons for the high cost of living.
The output of gold and the Increased
i volume of credit money based thereon
has certainly raised the scale of prices
! the world over. 1t has always been 50
and will so continue, whether the tariff
be low or high.
bitterly opposed the Republican
Payne-Aldrich tariff BILL Even tina
Republican party cannot defend it's
many exorbitant and ubiquitous rates,
That party Ia now hopelessly split on
this very Issue. When the Democratic
party Gomez into. power, as believe 1t
will, the tariff will,be placed on a, rev.
enue basis, but lumber will not be adj
mitted free.
Having tried faithfully to serve you
| for tho last seven terms in the House
of Representatives, l respectfully ask
at your hands vote of confidence and
a denomination.
Yours respectfully,
JOHN LAMB.
August 8, 1910.