The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-26
PROMINENT NEWSPAPER MAN
PAYS JUST. TRIBUTE
Unsolicited Letter from MIR. RobertM. Lynn,
Managing Editor Of the Richmond
Evening Journal

ties In oncialdom. felt sure you were
uhuer the displeasure OF the Governor
"Unitcd BOnrd" Peteriny Out.
concerning the United Board" little
need be said. The history of the 5pro-
)ect is contemporaneous with tho Mann
administrations Pressed by the Gov
erhor In his first year in Office md
passed by the Assembly OF 1910. the
p'ii establishing 1t was promptly do
iatured' by the succeeding Assembly
OF 1912. The old State Board Of ARri-
culture and the old agricultural col
lege AT Blacksburg-thc two chief ag-
ricu!tural agcncies--both at their own
request. were left OFF the United
board whose membership ever since
hhs been limited TO the Governor. tho
superintendent OF Public Instruction
ana The demonstration agents Tho
iei1 Assembly may abolish even what
IS left OF the United Board"
One thing in this campaign that
ought to arouse indignation is the UNI
fair manner III which some of your
critics have sought to prejudice unin.
formed voters against you by suppres-
sion or the facts. For example. In their
statements concerning the report az
the legislative auditing committee OF
1906. above referred to, they have never
at any time told the voters that that
report. concerning your department.
sa i'd: 1T is Il pleasure to note that there
has not been any shortage In this de-
partmcnt." Another omission of tho
same sort is discovered In what they
have said about membership on tho
United Agricultural Board" Choo.-
Ing only that which tended to advance
their cause. they singled out you alone
AZ having no membership on that
board. though they knew full we'll that
neither the State Board of Agriculture
nor the agricultural college had mem
bership on IT.
In Virginia there is no room for an
agricultural trust In our agricultural
system there is no place for politics
Had the United Board" project worked
out as some Of your enemies hoped IL
would. there would have been erected
In the Commonwealth a piece of az
elaborate and skillfully made political
machinery as Virginia can boast In
defeating that bll--for amendments
adopted In 1912 practically killed it
believe that you and your board and
the agricultural college board perform
ed a service the value Of which even
you have not fully realized. a moro
plant parsonage in your position
would have submitted TO the powerful
political Influences that were brought
To bear and have made the best terms
possible.
Department Sure Footing.
Politics seems to mo TO have swayed
you in the conduct OF your department
as little as any man | know in public
life. And that our agriculture il on n
surer footing and that our farmers arc
more prosperous than ever before
must. in large part, be attributed 10
tho quiet steady. unrcmitting. CON
scicntious work you have done for
twelve years
We elected you TO attend to bust
ness; you have attended TO business,
and ] have no doubt the voters VIII
see 10 1t that yorr services ere retain
ed There is only one thing to fear
ever effective. sklllfully directed or
ganization OF Your enemies in the large
cities. Yet ! think a new day has be-
gun TO dawn In Virginia. and believe
that Progressive Democracy viii sound
note on August 18th that will strike
terror TO some OF those who rule over
US now. and who sought vainly TO rule
you.
AS a Democrat of this kind wish
you we'll
Very sincerely and truly yours
ROBERT VI. LYNN
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