The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-14

State President .. NJ. Gannaway.
Guinea Mills. Va, June %. 1911.
The Virginia Division Of the Farm
ers' Educational and Cooperative
Union of America, through its eNeCu-
tive committee. has adopted the fol-
lowing as part of their legislative pro-
gram. They nope the people of Nir
ginia will give these measures their
hearty support and that the Farm
ers' Union, through its president, wSli
receive a communication from each
pirant for office in Virginia, ex
pressing his views In regard to the
same. They also request the various
papers in the State TO publish it.
First:
A bill ab0lishiug convict contracts
in the penitentiary and providing for
the employment OF the convicts IN
phosphate plants and lime kilns own
ed and operated by the State at cost
and the remainder of the conVicts
upon the public roads.
A bill to amend the present law
relating 10 fertilizers. so as to compel
the manufacturers To stamp the aualy
sis upon the bags so to show both
available and Gnavaiia bIe ingredients
bill providing for larger State APP
preparations for primary and high
schools and providing uniform length
of terms for the same, So that the
poor may give their children such
edueation near home as viii fit them
for a business life.
A bill providing more liberal ap-
preparations for public roads.
A bill esta hlishing works by tho
State for producing lime and furnish
ing same al cost
A bill Amending the child La Dor
law.
A bill aboiishing the fee s4stern and
providing regular salaries for public
officers.
A public utilities bill providing for
the regulation OF ali public service
corporations.
I A bill providing for this initiative.
referendum and recall and corrupt
practice act.
A bill for the election OF all pub
lie officers by The direct vote OF the
| pointed by civil service process so ad =
minigtered us TO insure appoint me- t
according to merit.
! A bill for the establishment OF a
monopoly OF the tobacco business by
/ the Federal government for the pro-
lection OF the tobacco farmer against
/ foreign governments and the Ameri-
can tobacco trust
|. A bill permitting farmers TO COM
[ pAir AlEtt pAbuAStS SD0 it6Aai6 same
TO their mutual advantage. modelled
after those Of the State OF Kentucky.
/ Opposition TO the influx Of foreign
pauper tabor. and In favor of strsn-
gent laws governing the same.
For more elastic and oomprehen-
sive system Of school laws.
/ A bill prohibiting gambling in all
farm produce.
A bill providing for a general par
GELS post
We favor the eSta blishment of a
system OF grading and storage plants
With branches in all cities through
which farmers San sell. their prod
ucts.
We are for government economi-
cally conducted in the public inter
est
We are opposed to all forms of sps-
cial privilege and TO all representa-
tives. regardless OF party who sup
port the same.
(Signedl
u. NJ Gannaway. president: c. Cor
dan. vice. president; H. l.. Petty
secretary; A. r. Thornhiii, State
business agent: T. II. Steele, organ.
izer and lecturer.
Executive committee. G.. s. esar-
dan. J. w. Cawthorn. u, NJ. Blsnken-
ship. W P. Massie.
We are organizing rapidly and viii
soon spread all over tho State.