The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-24


party In Virginia has been trying 4
get = proper. isgnliyed primary elec
ton law that would give to ever,
citizen the right TO record his vote
and have X duly counted, for h,s
choice for public Office. For ten
sears for some reason, this has been
denied while all the people Of the
/, state do not favor the primary law
Ns a substitute for the odd conven-
tien system. II IL certain that the
people of the State are unit IL,
desiring properly guarded, legal
lied primary law 10 accomplish tnesu
ends, il we are to havk a primary
system at all This system has been
endorsed by state convention after
state convention The State commit
tee has been called upon again aud
again 10 lend its aid. Elections have
been held throughout the State time
and time again under such primary
laws IS we have. and ! think in the
last ten wears ! am safe m sayInA
TIA; not one has been held that there
has not been the charge of fraud
and irreeuiarttv in the conduct of
the election. II these charges b.
true. haven't we representativs
government which is based on fraud +.
l. Il more desirable to have a fraud
ulorr rcpreScnt government
rather than one without fraud.
thoNSh We may nave 20 Nse NO ,' ,'o,
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HoNf'n 'f i'Soh mug 500 Spec'n-
IaI'$' IN M FFt9En 81 t0eept'fiiNe'
that 1ne FaN4ns power ei me govern
"eht S"eNtd ne used only to raise
revenue Tor pubic purposes ana that
10 employ taNs"ion LOT any other puf-
pose IS unsafe ana llteglhhate- from
tns view OF the taxing power We ra-
alcaltS dissent, we eeheNe II ~ not
otlly CONSTITUTIONS OUT highy De-
saaple IN many instances To use taN'
hu"n as one OF the instruments OF
the ponce power Of the state and the
nation the taxing power OF
the government provides one OF the
essential listr uihents TOT the eHec-
Ne welfare IeElslat4oh' Governor
4s"h cohoeihhS ~ the Progressive
p@i'y tec"Nl'hehds u ana proposes
~ nse ~ ~ " - 4eB.+aE NE ose>
NO more dangerous policy was
ever ehuhciated IMAM TINS. IL the
,aAihe power OF the government can
oe usea az a policeman billy to
asAfhther ttas heaa OF recelfitrauis, TO
'e a~tef'f mined HF TIT party tn power
u is the most dangerous claim OF
pp"er ever enumerated ny any par
aSs,, S"pppse' LOT instance, when Mr..
scented to him this fail by the collec-
tor 81 taxes he finds the following;
$1,000 school taxes. $3.50 road
taxes. $1,000 for courts OF Justice
slo.o0 for asyiuma. and $500 for
John Garland Pollard
What would Martin say 10 this
He would naturally ask the colIecto.
what that last item meant He would
say. i know nothing about II ex-
cept that ii is in the law of Virginia
paNs@o ny Inc IeGisia fhF@ ny which
not only Martin. hut every man in
virginia. ts compelled to pay $500
10 Pollard. Does that conform to the
above definition that no tax Ia leRi-
timate that is not for a public pur-
pose. Is Pollard e public purpose /
Because Pollard has gotten in mart |
nership with the legisla ture and in
daced II to put such tax on Tho +
people OF the State can IL be tpstt- /
fed Such a few weuid create a re-
setution in the State in twcntv-fo,,,.
hours Two theories of poyernnent
exist in This country today onn 10 /
that the government lis an institution !
70 be used to do the Their fa1iou,
the other is that government. La an
institution whose only function is tn ,
keep the other fellow from aotnp /
YOU.
An Infamous Law.
me first is the Republican the
CRY Of government, the second is the
democratic theory of government,
anu / hope to show you before
riose that We are living today under
la" no less Infamous than the one
mat / have supposed required Mar
'l!l 10 pay Pollard IS by way of tax.
The theory that the taxing power
may be used for other than public
purposes has been strikingly illus
.rated In our past history, When /
aas honored with a seat in the con-
sfess or the United States Armour
X company, Of Chicago. the great
OF hog hard. discover