The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-29
BYRD AND TUCKER
ADDRESS MEETING
Speaker of House Tells How
Selfshness Has Resulted in
Industrial Servitude.
TUCKER TALKS on POLITICS
Urges Trustees to Work to Keep
Schools Forever From
Political Influences.

As a result OF a policy of selfshness
us fostered by the protective tArin sys-
tenn, this whole nation has passed into
industrial servitude. The remedy 10
In the Individual desire for honesty
and fair play. So said Richard Evelyn
Byrd, Speaker Of the House OF Dele
gates, addressing the general meeting
Cf the Virginia Educational Confer
cnce yesterday morning under the aus
nices OF the School Trustees AsSocia-
ton
Following him came Harry St
George Tucker. who pressed home the
principle that public ONCE In q public
trust and not a private snap. He told
how public men are trustees for the
! people. and how frequently they are
ialse to their trust.
IF the great public school system
! Of Virginia ever perishes from the face
Of the EARTH" said Mr.. Tucker. 'it
will be because OF politics in the
! schools" The audience approved this
i sentiment by prolonged applause.
w. H Whiting, Jr. presiden, Of the
' trustees, was in the chair. +. I. BriGgs
, Of Portsmouth. acted as temporary
| secretary.
Byrd IL Speaker.
| Speaker Byrd, the first speaker. said
! in part:
Il fully recognize the great function
| and the great responsibility Of the
! teacher. l recognize him a. one OF the
! most important contributors to those
social forces. the play OF which de-
! termines the direction in whist 9 ma
| ton Is moving. He 10 the most DO
tential factor In moulding the opinions
Of those who later Will establish q
public opinion which, in this country.
IL the real government"
Further discussing the same thought,
Mr.. Bryd continued
because public opinion - general
! optnion-averaGs opinion-the opinion
Il the average man-it necessarily de-
ponds for It's force and direction upon
the individual units whose oombina-
ton into societies constitute Q nation.
Government in tho long run fairly
represents the average intelligence
and average morality OF the people
. governed"
Must CsaSuep SeaAsAnesA
The individual n the basis was then
gone into. and Mr.. Byrd said:
, "A conquest Of any national evil
involves first Of all q conquest ovel
, ourselves. II 10 not possible to re.
fern any public wrong Until In our.
, selves We reform the vicious instincts
. which are faithfully reflected from the
|, people OF the government
, We cannot receive equity from thu
government unless We. - individuals
are willing to extend Il 20 our neigh
borR
"A striking instance Of this 10 foun<
in that economic her00y We call
protective tariff.
Such . tart6 10 dssignsl to enable
one man 20 get what he has not earned
. from another man who earns what ns
does not get This abuse Of law % due
TO the selashness OF individual oommu-
mites Each district wants proiec-
ton for what Il produces. or. IN oshel
words. the right to demand exorbitan,
ard srtinciaJ prices for such produ
, 4 Congressman who seeks by Law
some special advantages for hts o.,
district ands that he must yield sim.
, lar advantages 90 other districts. ~
equally wronS and 0smoralissnG q
the nation
AS . result .f this policy. srsa,
! ana dominating Industrial groupS
arise. which, though hated ana feared
owe their coutsaSsd exisssnos to sh<
sslnshnses Of the eonssissssui tsrsa
Of the nation. ~ the result Of shis
, policy Of selashness. the whole sasjos
has gone into Industrial sesvtssAe~
TUsAss - TsUssessAsN
Harry - George Tucker. prssssss<
Sy Ms. whisisG. laid down these post
slates: ''Useiesy 70 the trustee Ter SOW,
eminent government 10 the tSussss FOL
man. man 10 Tie tSvstss for he sai'
snts God HE given h,0L"
Proceeding Mr. Tucker so shai
Governor and Congre00men and legs.
lasors, - vel - school oocislo. as<
trustees fcs the people. TIE ecAeo
trustees. hs sasA are - imperssss q
the 0overnos, though their ssissy h
not cutie % large TeacDesa. - ~
eshOula - bessss DajA Ao1 ~ Wea'