The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-16
STATE PRESS

'The Ellk and Water Primary BILL.
Tho milk and water primary bill proposed
by the Democratic COMMITTEES should never
be enacted into law. 1t is worse than no
law at all in most particulars. 1t was evil
IDENTIFY drawn by men who are at heart I'M
friendly to the primary system. 1t bears the
earmarks of tho politician. and tho po,iti-
clans want no primary. We urge our read
ers to let their representatives know their
position on this important question, and we
urge them to stand fast for tho primary
system. It Is tho peoples safeguard in the
choice of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Gazette,
Williamsburg.
AdJutant- Generals Salary.
It is to be noted with regret that the SAL
airy OF tho state Acknowledgement Is to be
raised. Evidently the salary which was sur
tclent for the late incumbent. who held the
office so acceptably for 30 many years. is
not enough for appointees under the new
regime. It Is pity for. the plain people.
not possibly think OF anything but raising
salaries. There ought to be some way to
stop this constant way Of golns after big ger
salaries. Tho Legislature might win long
The next thing Will. OF course. be move
10 raise tho salary OF that office OF no
itics. the school inspector. He ought In
4tlee to be paid more, because there is
possibility Of being able to put any
pties on him that others do not already
have ample time to perform. Let II be a
beautiful plump OF Observation-Disclosures
Shore Herald.
Tho v. p. I. Investigation.
This matter Is not personal one between
the president and certain members OF the
alumni or tho trustees or faculty. It Is ono
concerning an institution belonging to the
people, established and maintained with
their money and supposed TO be operated
ppr hat u
right to know ali about its management.
Evidently something is. or has been, wrong
with 1t. It has not dono the work 1t was
built to do and expected to do. We think
tho figures Will show that other institutions.
far less pretentlous and without any State
treasury or power behind them. have mads
Tar better progress proportionatey, We
had had constant rumors. hints, reports OF
m1smanagement. dssension and ,shortcom-
inEs. Where faults exist somebody Ia TO
blame. The public. when its own property
and interests are concerned. has the right
TO know what the faults are and who Is to
blame. All the facts should be mado pub
lie. Those who are right In the controversy
by publicity Those who arc wrong ought
to DO made known. Tho private investtga.
| tlQn VIII give occasion for unpleasant and
perhaps scandalous rumors and for all
kinds Of ugly surmises and suspicious, The
people should resent IT, and we think viii
! We cannot Imagine ono good result to be
| hoped for from conceslmont. It Is easy to
foresee many inevitable and unnecessary III
resuts-Foanoka Times.
Assessments Must he Equalizcd,
We note with satisfaction that one of tn.
| first acts of the General Assembly of yir.
/ GINA, which convened this week, is to pay
| attention to tho widespread demand for q
change In the method OF assessing propcrt,
| for taxation. The necessity for this has
| been apparent for many years. but durins
the past few years the inequalities havs
become SO pronounced that consideration b,
The gross injustice OF any system under
which property owner III one section Of
| the state rs forced to pay more than hi.
81 the government and another PRACTICAL,
| escapes taxation, lessons the citizens re-
speet for tho law, but when the burden Il
| heavier on ono person in a sneighborhood
than another, through y difference iii the
! class of property, the effect r. even worse