The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-29

omically administered, most hearts,
ll,y indorse the position taken by The
four aehdnents to n our Present q Cone
stitution that drc to. be VOTED on at tho
cerely hope and trust that the inpre-
yew % asntereTted and mpartial
vail to the end that the proposed
amendments or harmful alterations OF
our present organic law may be cons
signed to eternal oblivion by the votes
inc guardianship OF the public inter-
fsts must. be lodged somewhere. and
the question may we'll BIO asked. no
prvle ssf r. ha ndss olq is prGs y u
C,oinnercialism and graspinS greed
abe p 5p n unb b and !,
interested I position. the editors OF free
eM ~ untra1nmeled journals should be
public veal
they are not actuated by the desire
m ap r enrih phoic office. but of al men
temporary lesislatoIna i mness, W indeed, it
pc the members OF the legal proression)
t Inc editors OF Virginia are best quail
,ia 10 adpise the busy people how to
thtr, On thls important issue. For any
fnents Is to condemn them.
In opposition. to the extension OF the
te o nin sessions It is only necessary
Legislatures In passing 80 many new
ana unnecessary laws In restrain. OF
the rights md liberties OF the citizens
ample hf coYssed nabts y tbss gnom matters
the sanes e OF he st aaes 50 ,hs @aMG
that the lawyer. much less the aver
age man, cannot expect TO keep track
of them.
Tho general and prevalent popular
opinion that our laws are too voium-
often Heard that the s sou fs
not meet oyer once in five. or even in
ten years.
amendments would be akin 10 fthe the irss.
in that 1t would render easier the pass-
age or nasty and ill-consldered leRisla-
ton and would increase the number OF
our already unnecessary and super
iiuous statutes.
!. The effect Of the amendments remov-
treasurers 70. two successive terms in
office would be 10 give these officers
practically life tenure. as has been
proved by past experience. 1t would
have the pernicious effect OF Great.
ns many ~ ss inc asa Il 's a Gs s
Office fas their personal possession and
tant amount TO their own property. til
but Justice. however. to the treaHur-
ers and commissioners OF the revenue
who now hold office in Virginia to
state that. so far as the writer knowa
or is Informed, they are excellent men.
with whose management and admins
tra, ,nmn Of nth their offices no fault T. TO
guaranty that the worthy gentlemen
TO the age of Methuseiah, or even thai
or Abraham. The object OF those OF
IN la
amendments lis not TO make any attack
upon individuals. but to defend and
protect the Democratic theory Of rota
ton IN office. Let US turn deaf ear to
holders trust that the State would go
TO the demnition bowwows II the
doctrine OF rotation in office should b.
allowed 10 have sway with reference 10
treasurers and commissioners OF the
revenue.
time -honored and Fundamental tene,
OF the Democratic party, practiced by
the fathers and fortified and sanction
ed by the history and example OF our
national government and the exper-
fence OF every State in the Union. II
is one OF the bulwarks of free instltu-
tons, and constitutes the surcst found
alton of representative popular govern
ment Whence comes this demand
that tr-easurers and commissioner Of
the revenue shall be restored to eiigt.
bility for successive re-eIections Tor
indefinite periods. unless IL emanates
from those who expect 10 receive the
benefit? VIII the people so relax their
vigilance as to permit the ofice-holders
to carry out their own personal objects
and promote their own interests in tho
matter of two of the proposed amcnd-
ment? l trow not. Rise freemen, In
your might. and protect your sacred
rights with the ballot.
W. ID. PATERSON
September 8, 1910.