The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-08
Which reelected tho most credit on the
state in Baltimore
t.oi Ind NdycrfI.rncn,

! - go N''iS "HSc' continued Senator
folN's. and that WAS when Richmond
was advertised to tn" world lbs, r.r-
tam people (thc Citizens Nssociatiunl
as "a S3,'pn.pO0 corporation. and !. .itf.
zen Of another city called attention 1,
| inns miserable showing and / realized
mat iHchmond is a 100000. OOo corpor.
atlon suggested to this man that
perhaps the 100000 was In, amount
turned in FOR taxation
lhls board should hear every da,
| an 'ompiaints filed with it's clerk. and
consider the demands of citizens.
nope sh"ll be chosen at the meeting
n'Al tuesday OF all the stockholders
III Ems municipal corporation mark
| me SAID all and not It clique II Is
| those corporations run by nttl. cliuu,s
! That viii prove the downfall of MI
| l"'i tu's year think HAY. not
altogether failed in public service. ana
asa Tor promotion IN this government
| business
Wants n Chmncr.
Dixie was accorded Ia John .lIirsrh.
! berg AS ne arose He too said h. ,y.i-
"a candidate for all the people. and NOT
for a clique. His four years m the
Council he thought. merltcd FOR MIN
public approval
81 framed he said. the amend
ments TO tho Administrative Board
ordinance. including ali DEPARTMENTS
under that body. If this is "a GOOD
thing. all should be included nave
served tho city In tho Council. and
without pay, SO far as could SOC. 1t
is useless for me to tell YOU what
l nave done since the moment l was
born. refer YOU to the ncwspapcl s
tor further facts. would hayo told
YOU all in Il different way and It
would have cost you less.
They say L am youns. What off
ference does it make how young a.
man is so that he gives YOU rcsults2
have not been lucky enough to have
horit a large estate Give John Hirsch-
berg a chance"
Asks for Promotion. :
William =. Knowles said he be-
lieved ne Was competent TO I'LL the
bill. Ills life was an open book. ana
a scrutiny had failed to reveal any
thns save that he has a good posi-
be bar to promotion.
IL have handled $1,000. goo or your
money he said. and have boon
checked mp by many. includins
great gas accountant from New ork
promise you hrst-clnss admins
tration. viii give the taNpayers SER
vice and viii pay the men Tor what
they do
Auditorium Builder.
Former --ayor Carlton Mccarthy
began by expressing his pleasure at
saying 4 fcw words in a buildinE for
whose creation lac mad becu the INST
public man TO say "a word wv hat
ever happens TO mo or 10 rihei oaudi-
dates" he said. tho people are Go h"
congratulated that at last am audi
cnce has been secured that rs really
Interested in the affairs OF the city
This is about the only place IN
Richmond where the people can come
and have speeches. hope d soc the
day when each sectidn. perhaps each
ward shall have hall where the cit
izens can talk over their affairs nope
this and moro handsome, but this one
should stay where it Is.
Il am as much opposed rs any one
to any small class which might under
take u run the affairs oi the city
would oppose any such proposition. II
elected. hope ii viii be by All classes
of citizens. CERTAINLY. shall ice inde-
pendent and shall owe no tavors to
anybody
Here somebody wanted u know why,
then. MIR. Mccarthy was on the citi-
2ens ticket. but he WAS sGbdued. Some
body else made some inquiry about
"nigsers,' but the speaker did not un-
derstand 1t.
Experience Needed.
Captain Mccarthy. in his re-
marks about the necessity FOR expert
cnce in governmental affairs. l have
long been in public life. d. not UNI
dertake to say there are not people
who can run the affairs Of tie city. but
more and more the fact becomes appar-
en- that government requires eNperi-
rnce y mistake viii be made ii you
elect man not familiar with govern
f,f. AN tai 20 ire
q business and should DO conducted on (
business lines as far rs possible. but
no man VIII be on this board Sixty I
days before he finds out that other /
principles than those OF business are to
be onsidered-questions ~ the con- /
stitution. Of law and also of the de- |
mands Of public opinion.
Tho success OF the Administrative |
board must be largely dependent upon /
the wisdom ana Justice OF tho CIV I
eouncil diner from those VINO say /
THIS election Will be the most lupor /
tant the city has had in twanty-iive
Years In my Judgment. the election |
al which The present Council was
chosen was far moro important The
-ounciimen have the power and should
be respected because Of that fact The
board must be largely under it's d.
rection | shall take pleasure in recor- |
nl%lnH the power. dignity ana authority
Dt the men you nave elected to the
council shall II elected, dischargo
my duties faithfully and impartially |
ana with ineXpressible JOY. for il is a
Joyous matter to me to serve the PEG.
PIE love. ana for whom 1 would he
willing to sacrifice my life"
stood for Progress.
Alderman John w Moore told how
ne had stood for those things he had
neheved 70 be right AS an Alderman !
in Manchester. he had favored an
worked for annexation. lie believed
In the Administrative Board ana four /
ward plans although they meant
voting himself out OF Office and wiped |
out the Identity of his section OF the |
city. and his own people did not then j
agree with them. But" he said. II
stood on the iioor OF the Council and |
sald would vote for that which was