The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-19
An Open Letter
From MIR. Meetze

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~ Permit me through the columns OF
mon inc ZINES I'M Dispatch TO express myself
Of the next House OF Delegates First
tffo me say to tho mem bers-elect OF the
OF Manassas. Virginia. am a candidate
always to the rules and wishes Of the
majority OF members OF the House eau
My hat IS in the ring. and shall re-
main there until the Speaker has been
Much has been said. Mr. Editor.
through your paper about the candi-
dacy OF Nessrs. Cox. White and VIII
been before the state as candidates
ever eve, since tho Hon. Richard Evelyn
the House. and Willie s ' they are 'FG ali
Mish them alone f8ns 59 ,ake ssne
say that nothing / shall say shall be
directed against any Of these gentle
best OF feelings for them. and am ready
10 go, 20 them and put my arms around
any OF them in tho most friendly way
and am not going TO say word
proclaim from the floor OF the House.
in regard to their position on the Jor-
dan enabling act in the last House.
this honor. for they have placed them
serves on record IN the journal OF the
House OF 1912, AS being opposed to sub
which the people had a legal right
Now. gentlemen. don't squirm or.
twist.
and twisted enough in the 1912
sHion. but the people are going TO see II
they e ynr mfks 5 YOU squiTm some mors e,
1912 was not asked 10 vote for or
against the manufacture or sale OF
ttioned To pass tho Jordan enabling
act; thereby giving the peopi. The
an election, when certain per cent OF
the qualified voters signed the petit
Every mans hands were united. We
wore not asked how We would vote
when the election was called. but only
asked to pass the necessary legisla-
ton. so those who were interested In
this question could have right TO cS-
press themselves by ballot, and l am
frank to say that we. House. and
the servants and representatives OF the
PEOPLE. have no right 10 derive the
could have voted to suit himself, but
when the time came TO vote the great
White got a beautiful bouquet pre-
sented by the liquor interests, for his
OF those flowers has long since passed
Mr.. Cox flibusteredd and offered
certain clauses. until. II the bill had
been passed the way Mr.. Cox wanted
II. II would not have been worth the
paper II was written on.
I ask you gentlemen to tell tho peo-
pie II you believe under our Constituo
House you should be considered as
Democrats. because YOU have said not
firing rii efforts and ability in that fight,
that you were opposed 10 leaying IL TO
the people. and maintain that when
the people ruling he is not a Democrat.
You may say that this has nothing
spsh hi but maintain that it has, and
will ask you another question; If elect
I'd Speaker would You I put fo such sn sn On
ting this question. or would you put a
majority of men on this committee who
pointed questions. J VIII admit, but
the people have q right TO KNOW now
notice, Mr.. Edit9r; in in i E9pr issue ssa,
Harry r. Houston, has side tracked his
sPeakesniPB r1n fTr Shs done ths
but nevertheless, I don't believe his
strength can be turned over TO Mr.. Cox.
or the nineteen votes claimed by MN
delivered to any one man
Because man promises to vote for
over owe 10 a, anyone else If see At to with
quest, but that would not deliver the
vote 7 am glad Mr.. Houston did not
make any such request, and ! call
upon ever member Of the 1914 House
and II they are being tied, ] call upon
him to free himself from the powers
that are weaving a net about him.
Let us all go to Richmond in January
FREE men, to vote as our conscience
dictates to us, and for the best interest
of all the people in the entire state.
we have a great deal to do. and no
time should be wasted in unnecessary
flibustering. for, we are elected by the
State So let us all go there with
only the good of our state at heart.
Now, Mr.. Editor. want YOU through
the columns of your paper. to put the
Important questions Of the day to the
respective candidates, in interrogatory
form, and ask them how they stand
upon the tax bill. the fee system, the
enabling act, or any other questions
that you may SEQ Mt to ask them, II
form they stand, we will be afraid to
make him Speaker of the next House.
call upon every member again who
is not now morally bound to any parti-
cular man not to have his hands tied,
but to come to Richmond as a. FREE
man, to vote as he thinks best when
the time comes to vote.
With the hope that the 1918 House
shall go down In history as one which
In our dear Commonwealth, and that
no bill shall be passed except SUCH as
shall be for the moral uplift and finan
cial strength of the State and society,
am
Yours Very Respectfully.