Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-10-14

himself Of tha business ability anfMor
al honesty of each candidate for office
and in supporting the man with these
qualifications.
No administration can be successful
unless it sees that no man obtains
from the citizens that which he doas
not earn, and that every man receives
1ust COMPENSATION for his labor or
to make a more honey illustration
the poor person who receives one dol
lar from the city poor fund is entitled
to the same consideration. no more
no less, than the financier who wishes
to obtain a franchise.
Thele are many men who would
rather shoulder a rifle and march to
battls than dare to oppose wrong
backed by any influential citizen
Some Of you may doubt this state
ment; some wonder why. will tell
you. 1t is because there is no indiffe--
ence when soldier is in the field.
Ths nation is watching, but when the
public official is trying to do his duty
Mr.. Gooa Citizen Is attending TO hif
private affairs and cares little What
happens.
NV fellow citizens of Virginia. m,
CO. workers In municipal affairs an
brother members of this convention
thank you for the honor Of address
! ing You AMI sincerely trust that yo'
will return to your homes determines
. to see chat your public offices are ad
. ministered as sacred trusts SO far as
Il is in our power to assist the city. off
: cials.
It Mayor Marquis Jones OF Newpo1
It News spoke interestingly of municipa
taxation.
a The feature of the closing dav OF II
re convention was tine able address !
to Mr.. Barton Myers, Of Norfolk, ON Il
as subject, "The Fundamental Reauisi
q an Honest Ballot
t. After paying his respects to the dem
~ cratic machine MIR. Myers. in speak il
re- of On district conditions, said in par
in Recent investigation Of fraud
lie the congi essional pripaasy inthe secol
er district has brought that district III
ch the limelight, and the State Press Il
Ter roundly denounced the shocking CONF
ny lions disclosed; but it seems probal
is that the second district is no wol
|. than some others wheIe guilt has
is been exposed only because there
.ch been no investigation. To the ere
cal of the second district be it said that
ew is the first to have demanded 'ho'
ID. cleaning. The responsibility re
ori ON the entire state for its failure
require legislative enactment OF
adequate primary election law and
the existing condition in relat
thereto.
..The difficulty of purging regis'
IN ton books is d,sas srous.
IL present conditions are herita
~ .sThe struggle for race suprem
Oc00 Cld6S VI 0AOOoAoh SASS~S
Ike vitiated political morals. The VI
still circulates ;political perjury, Il
ton and trickery are not condemned as
the same crimes in business notw
ing standing that they are more dest
-. tive in their effects.
10 At Il: 45 this afternoon the Les
cot elscted the following officers for
ensuing year:
les President r E Steed of Mort
Viaa presidents First, Mayor
Davis Reed of Portsmouth; sac
az Mayor Marquis Jones OF New
Vir- News third J. Frank East OF Norl
lock Seer etary and treasurer-L.C. brl
and of Portsmouth.
alden Cape Charles was selected az
state next place Of meeting, the date to
7ayt fixed by the Mayor OF Cape Cha