The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-18
THE PEOPLE OR THE PLUMBER
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THE PEOPLE OK The TLSNDI"
In 1910 the following questions were
submitted together in single pro-
posed constitutions! amendment to the
voters Of Virginia:
% Shall city treasures be allowed
70 succeed themselves indefinitely?
70, Shall city commissioners OF the
revenue be eligible to reelection
when elected by the people?
A majority ot the voters in the FOL-
lowing cities and Counties voted
Yes:
Cities-Alexandria, Bristol. Buena
Vista. Clifton Forge, Danviile. Hamp-
ton. Lynchburg. Radford, Richmond
Roanoke. Staunton. Williamsburs'
Winchester Counties-Accomac, Alex
andria, Amherst, AppomattoX, BEDFORD
Botetourt, Brunswick, Buchanan
buckingham. Campbell, Dickinson,
Dinwiddie. Fairfax. Fauquier, Floyd
Franklin. Goochland. Greensville.
Halifax, King George. Lancaster
Loudoun, Montgomery. Norfolk. Page.
Pittsylvania, Powhatan, Prince
George, Richmond Roanoke. Rocking
ham. Warren, Warwick, Washington.
Westn7oreland. Wise. wythe. York.
A majority in the following cities
and counties voted No:
Cities-Charlottesvill Fredericks-
burg, Newport News. Norfolk. Peters
burg, Portsmouth. Suffolk Counties
Albemarle, Allegheny. Amelia. Au-
gusta. Bath. Bland. Caroline. Carroll.
Charles City, Charlotte, Chesterfield
Clarke, Craig, Cu!peper. Cumberland.
Elizabeth City, Fluvanna. Frederick,
Giles, Gloucester. Grayson, Greene, Han.
over, Henrico, Henry. Highland, Isle
of Wight, James City, King and
Queen, King William, Lee, Louisa, Mad
ison, Mathews, Mecklenburg, Middle
sex, Nansemond. Nelson. New Kent,
NORTHAMPTON, Northumberland, Motto
way, Orange, Patrick, Prince Edward,
Princess Anne. Prince William. Pu-
laski. Eappahannock, Rockingham,
Russell. Scott. Shenandoah, Smyth,
Southampton. Spotsylvania. Stafford.
Surry. Sussex. TazewelL
To sum up, thirsy-eight counties
and thirteen cities voted for the
amendment, while sixty counties and
seven cities voted against it The
majority By which the amendment was
defeated was 1874.
The majority spoke against the
amendment, bu- the Plunderbund &C
complished resubmission OF the
amendment in divided form by de-
cIaring that the people did not know
what they were talking about. The
majority spoke, but the -Plunderbund
with threats of future punishme Mt
and future reward bulldozed the Gen.
eraI Assembly into taking the position
that the majority had not really spoh-
en-. and that the majority did not have
a cha%ce. T. vote as it wished to
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by WNel GINiHS pOSSI u ASooAiie
the minds OF men could the Plunde--
bunI ascertain that the voters in sew
en- cities and sixty counties, a MAORI
ty of the voters OF Virginia, were not
voting as they wished to vote or Were
IaIsled or mistaken in their votes
BY what means did the Piunderbund
secure the inf -rmation that the So
Oss voters who voted did not know
what they Were doing in voting and
csany wished 10 vote on the two
propositions separately instead Of to-
sether as one proposition?
Shall the judgment OF 5s.ess of the
people stand or shall the selfish de-
sire Of some few hundred offcehold-
els be substituted for it, Shall the
people rule or shall the Plundert7Ind
ruIe? The people VIII answer that
question in November by voting down
the amendments affecting city treas
gr.rs and city commissioners o. the
rreRue. The people have already
spoken and they Will speak again in
the same way AID no, IN ;he Ian.
gusge OF the tribe"