Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-10-29

bidder, but also favored foreign
corporation rather than local enter
enterprise in the city of Richmond.
Mr.. Chapman proposes to correct. all
these evils, but as this said contract
for books does not expire until June
| 80, 1919, hardly see how he can
correct this evil during his term in the
senate, if he should be elected. . If
his party has been in power for
more than u quarter of century with
absolute control of the affairs of the
State, and has not done so, will Mr..
Chapman do it, and is he greater
than his party?
Mr.. Chapman's platform also fav-
orr an economical administration of
all the affairs of the State and re-
duction of the expenses thereof where
it can be done, etc. Since | first went
to the legislature in 1904 have seen
the general appropriation bill of this
State increase from $7,50O,000 to, at
the regular session of 1914, when the
last general appropriation bill car
ried $15,000,000, an increase of 100
per cent in a periol of ten years, and
while | have always voted for increas-
ed appropriations for public free
schools, asylums, and prisons, | have
| tried to increase the pensns of our
confederate soldiers. yet | have con-
stantly voted against the unneces-
sary increase of useless appropria-
tions, and especially for the Increased
/ salaries of State officers, thereby in
creasing the burdens of our taXpay-
ers. 1t cannot be said that the re
publican party is responsible for the
constant and growing increase of the
burdens of taxation in this State, be-
cause, as above stated, the Demo-
Gratis have been in absolute control of
the financial affairs of this state for
more than n quarter of n century.
Mr.. Chapman's platform favors the
| increase of pensions to confederate
soldiers. Not only does my platform
stand for this, but it has been left to
republican senator (and | am proud
to have been the one to have introduce
ed the bilD, TO pay the old confeder-
ate soldier 500 u year, payable quar-
terly. My record upon this question
speaks louder than Mr.. Chapman's
platform, because his party, as above
stated, has been in power for more
old confederate soldier is receiving Il
sum so pitiful as should bring the
blush of shame to every citizen of the
Commonwealth of Virginia.
Mr.. Chapman's platform also fav
ors IL change in the appointment of
he delegates in the general assembly,
and advocates that representation in
the House of Delegates shall be bsaed
upon the population of the respec-
tive counties, and favors n separate
delegate for the counties of Tazewell,' >
and Buchanan. In this Mr.. Chapman
and myself are in one accord, but !
am surprised at him trying to mislead
the voters of this dictrict into be-
lieving that he can carry out his
promises in this respect at this time,
because section 43, Article of the
Constitution of Virginia reads as fol-
lows:
"The apportionment of the State
into senatorial and house districts,
made by the act of general assembly,
hundred and two, is hereby adopted
but a re-apportionment may be made
in the year nineteen hundred and six,
and shall be made in the year nine
teen hundred and twelve, and every
tenth year thereafter" Therefore,
there can be no eapportionment OF
the senatorial and legislative dis
tricts of Virginia until the year 1922,
and when Mr.. Chapman offers u bill
to carry out this part of his platform,
he will not only violate the oath that
he takes to support the constitution of
Virginia, but will make himself appear
ridiculous in the eyes of every member
of the Senate of Virginia.
l hope it will be your pleasure to
re-elect me as your representative In
the Senate of Virginia on the second
day of November, and l hereby
pledge myself, if elected, to use my
best efforts for the moral and mater
ial advancement of all the people of
this great district, regardless of poll
tics, as have done in the past.
Respectfully,
J. POWELL ROYALL.